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Criminal Justice Research Guide

A good starting point for finding resources in criminal justice

Legal Research

Legal Research Tips - Sometimes you need to look up a law to get an answer to your legal question. To find a law, statute, code section, or case, see the FAQs on this site from Nolo Press. Also definitions, statutes, federal and state links, local ordinances.

General Websites for Criminal Justice

Legal Information Institute - Cornell University Law School'extensive and user-friendly clearinghouse of legal information including statutes, executive orders, bills, and Supreme Court decisions. 

Justice Information Center - From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.  Links to Web sites and full-text documents of statistical data and scholarly research.  Arranged by broad subject

U. S. Department of Justice - Statistics and research about fighting crime, the justice system, hot topics, and crime victims, including violence against women and family violence.