Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
Articles from popular press and scholarly publications, including peer-reviewed journals.
CQ Researcher
An in-depth exploration of current issues.
Homeland Security Digital Library
The nation's premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.
NOTE: Access to the database is only available if you are actually in the library.
Legal Collection
A collection of respected, scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies.
Lexis Nexis
General news, business, legal, government and other topics.
NCJRS Abstracts (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Contains summaries of the more than 190,000 criminal justice publications housed in the NCJRS Library collection.
Political Science Complete
Provides full text for more than 385 publications and cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 800 journals, including those of the International Political Science Association.
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
A professional society dedicated to the application of science to the law, the AAFS is committed to the promotion of education and the elevation of accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences.
Campus Security, US Department of Education
Includes: campus crime reporting training, handbook for campus crime reporting, the statute, regulations, data on campus crime, and resources.
Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool, Office of Postsecondary Education of the US Department of Education
An analysis cutting tool designed to provide rapid customized reports for public inquiries relating to campus crime data.
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
A pro-death penalty public-interest law organization working to ensure that the courts respect the rights of crime victims and law-abiding society.
Death Penalty Information Center
An anti-death penalty organization furnishing analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.
Forensic Sciences Foundation
A nonprofit organization studying the application of science to the resolution of social and legal issues. Objectives include: to develop and conduct education and training programs; to develop new ways to improve the forensic sciences; to promote public education concerning all disciplines in the forensic sciences; and to support research in fields relating to the forensic sciences.
Innocence Project
Seeks to exonerate the wrongfully convicted through DNA testing and to effect reforms to prevent wrongful convictions.
National Sex Offender Registry
Free national US search for registered sex offenders. Map registered sex offenders to see who lives in your area.
Online Criminal Justice Degree Programs
Use the blue navigation box at the top to locate books, articles, online journals and websites related to Criminal Justice; also offers information about degrees in Criminal Justice.
Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigations
Offers several annual statistical publications including: Crime in the United States,Hate Crime Statistics, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, and information about the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
The American Probation and Parole Association
An international association actively involved with probation, parole and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors.
Community Corrections
Federal Bureau of Prison’s site on community corrections.
Corrections Connection
Comprehensive news site dealing with prison and parole issues.
Human Rights Watch: Juvenile Justice
Advocacy site with international reports on juvenile justice.
Juvenile justice: Cornell Legal Information Institute
An overview of juvenile law with links to key primary and secondary sources.
National Institute of Corrections: Corrections Library
Online library, web site directory, popular topics, and news.
NCJRS: Juvenile Justice
National Criminal Justice Reference Service reference library on juvenile justice.
Prisons and Correctional Facilities - MegaLaw.com
Prisons/Corrections web resources, departments, and correction officer organizations.
Probation and Parole Statistics
Statistical information and publications about probation and parole in the United States from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Counter-Terrorism Committee
Website of the United Nations Security Council.
Department of Homeland Security
Official organization home; includes news on latest threats, advisories, planning tips, and job opportunities.
Operations Support
An overview from the US Marshals Service.
Web Sites on Terrorism and Homeland Security
From the UM Libraries Government Documents site.
Criminal investigation and forensic science: Sources for scholars and aficionados
A list of websites from C&RL News that focuses on free Web sites and includes a section on medical death investigation.
Criminal Law: Cornell Legal Information Institute
An overview of criminal law basics.
Criminal Law - Guide to Criminal & Penal Law
An annotated list of links; an overview and specifically in the United States.
Criminal Procedure: Cornell Legal Information Institute
An overview of the proceedings through which criminal law is enforced.
Criminal Procedure – MegaLaw.com
Criminal procedure cases, codes, and web links and resources.