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Criminal Justice Research Guide

A good starting point for finding resources in criminal justice

Specific Crimes

Child Abuse and Neglect  is a clearinghouse for the US Dept. of Health & Human Services. Searchable database of documents, links to Web resources; legal issues, related issues, state specific information; information in Spanish also. 

Child Welfare Information Gateway connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. From the U.S. Dept. of Helath & Human Services. 

Child, Youth and Teen Victimization is from the National Center for Victims of Crimes. Statistics and separate sections for various aspects of youth victimization. 

Correctional Boot Camps by US Department of Justice. A 307 page research report  on boot camps. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader®  

Hate Crimes --National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Definitions, causes, legal aspects, enforcement, facts & figures, related resources 

Rand Drug Policy Research Center from the Rand Corporation. Studies on drug control policy, annual newsletter (HTML or PDF), and related links.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime  details drug abuse, drug supply reduction, terrorism, human trafficking, treaties, statistics worldwide 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - US Department of the Treasury; concerning the complex crime of money laundering, both domestically and internationally 

National Gang Center includes the latest research about gangs; descriptions of evidence-based, anti-gang programs; and links to tools, databases, and other resources to assist in developing and implementing effective community-based gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies. 

Office for Victims of Crimes is from the U.S. Dept. of Justice; fact sheet and annual reports and statistics