Crime & Justice
Crime and Justice information is often difficult to find, mainly because the information comes from a variety of federal agencies from all three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. This module is designed to assist users in finding information on topics including corrections, courts, crime and crime prevention, the justice system, and law enforcement.
While the Department of Justice is the primary government entity concerned with these topics, there are others as well. Important documents and online databases are highlighed as appropriate. Statistics are always a challenge, so they have been given special treatment. Past training materials for this module are available at the Gi21 Training Sessions site.
Contents
Guides to Resources
- Online Databases
- Statistics
- Important Documents related to Crime
- Relevant Committees in the Legislative Branch
- Relevant Divisions of the Judicial Branch
- Relevant Justice Agencies in the Executive Branch
Resource Exercises
Subtopic Resources
Most Recently Added
Using the National Sex Offender Registry (Web Page)
Document / Last Modified: 26 January 2012
Using Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Online (Web Page)
Document / Last Modified: 26 January 2012
Provides several exercises to help users understand the BJS Data Online site.
Missing Persons and Missing Children (Web Page)
Document / Last Modified: 26 January 2012
Lists the major resources to help find information on missing persons and children.
Legislative Branch - Revelant Committees to Crime (Web Page)
Document / Last Modified: 26 January 2012
Several congressional committees are directly relevant to the topic of crime, and are listed here.
Judicial Branch - Relevant Divisions to Crime (Web Page)
Document / Last Modified: 26 January 2012
The judicial branch and the various federal courts play a key role in administering justice, but the system can be difficult to figure out. This guide provides some assistance.
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