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Criminal Justice definitions

Cop Speak: The Lingo of Law Enforcement and Crime
Philbin, Tom
REF HV 7901 .P55 1996

Cops, Crooks, and Criminologists: An International Biographical Dictionary of Law Enforcement
Axelrod, Alan
REF HV 7911 .A1 A94 1996

Crime Dictionary
De Sola, Ralph
REF HV 6025 .D43

Dictionary of American Criminal Justice: Key Terms and Major Supreme Court Cases
Champion, Dean J.
REF HV 7411 .C479 1998

Dictionary of American Penology
Williams, Vergil L.
REF HV 9304 .W54 1996

Forensic Science Glossary
Brenner, John C.
REF HV 8073 .B67 2000

Overview of topics

Assassinations and Executions: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence, 1865-1986
Lentz, Harris M.
REF HV 6278 .L45 1988

Bloodletters and Badmen: A Narrative Encyclopedia of American Criminals from the Pilgrims to the Present
Nash, Jay Robert
REF HV 6785 .N37 1991

Crime and the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia
Schmalleger, Frank, ed.
REF HV 6789 .C6884 1997

Encyclopedia of American Prisons
McShane, Marilyn D. and Frank P. Williams III, eds.
REF HV 9471 .E425 1996

Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences (3 volumes)
Siegel Jay A., editor-in-chief
REF HV 8073 .E53 2000

Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States: From Capone's Chicago to the New Urban Underworld
Kelly, Robert J.,
REF KF HV 6446 .K43 2000

The Encyclopedia of Police Science
Bailey, William G., ed.
REF HV 7901 .E53 1995

Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Blundell, Nigel
REF HV 6515 .B58 1996

The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
Newton, Michael
REF HV 6245 .N49 2000

Forensic Science Glossary
Brenner, John C.
REF HV 8073 .B67 2000

The Mafia Encyclopedia
Sifakis, Carl
REF HV 6441 .S53 1999

World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Penal Systems
Kurian, George T.
REF HV 7901 .K87 1989

World Encyclopedia of 20th Century Murder
Nash, Jay Robert, ed.
REF HV 6515 .E5325

Quick facts on specific topics

Briefs of Leading Cases in Law Enforcement
Del Carmen, Rolando V. and Jeffery T. Walker
REF KF 9614 .D45 1997

Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on American Criminal Justice
Barnes, Patricia G.
REF HV 9950 .B364 2001

Crime Classification Manual
Douglas, John E., et al., eds.
REF HV 6253 .C75 1992

Great American Trials
Knappman, Edward W., ed.
REF KF 220 .G74 1993

Handbook of State Police, Highway Patrols, and Investigative Agencies
Torres, Donald A.
REF HV 7965 .T67 1987

Juvenile and Adult Correctional Departments, Institutions, Agencies and Paroling Authorities, United States and Canada
American Correctional Association
REF HV 9463 .D57

The Murder Reference: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Murder in America
Harrison, Maureen, and Steve Gilbert, eds.
REF HV 6529 .M97 1996

North Carolina Law Enforcement Associations and Related Groups
N.C. Dept. of Justice
STATE M 3.5 115: L41 1990

Police Officer’s Directory
Contains comprehensive lists of links for worldwide law enforcement agencies, associations, listservs, “most wanted” files, and specialized units such as bomb squads, computer crime, forensics, etc.

Public Enemies: America's Criminal Past 1919-1940
Helmer, William
REF HV 6783 .H395 1998

Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Primary source for criminal justice statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

College and University Campus Crime Statistics
Campus crime statistics starting in 1995.
http://www.securityoncampus.org/crimestats/

Drug Enforcement Administration Statistics
This website contains statistics on drug use, drug seizures, and drug-related deaths in the United States.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/statistics.html

FBI Uniform Crime Reports
The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. This page links to information on the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and Uniform Crime Reports.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

FedStats
This one site simultaneously queries 70 Federal agencies for statistics and numeric data.
http://www.fedstats.gov/

Justice Research and Statistics Association
This site provides current information on State criminal justice research, programs and publications.
http://www.jrsa.org/

LexisNexis Academic: Statistical
http://wncln.wncln.org/search/tLexis+Nexis/tlexis+nexis/1%2C4%2C4%2CB/l856&FF
=tlexis+nexis+academic+universe&1%2C1%2C%2C1%2C0

Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (MAPS)
A center (formerly known as the Crime Mapping Research Center (CMRC)) established by the National Institute of Justice to advance applied and basic research involving the analytical mapping of crime. This site includes information on grants, projects, conferences, books, and journal articles.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/maps/

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Provides downloadable access to hundreds of criminal justice data collections.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/

National Center for Health Statistics
The nation's principal health statistics agency. Includes statistics on topics such as births, deaths, infant mortality, health, etc.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Statistics
Links to criminal justice statistics.
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/Statistics.asp

North Carolina Crime
Crime statistics from the State Bureau of Investigation.
http://sbi2.jus.state.nc.us/crp/public/Default.htm

North Carolina Department of Correction
http://www.doc.state.nc.us/

North Carolina Department of Correction - Office of Research and Planning
http://www.doc.state.nc.us/rap/index.htm

Social Sciences Statistics and Data
The University of Pennsylvania's Social Sciences Library maintains a large collection of state, federal and international numeric data distributed through the university's Population Research Institute, the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), and various international government organizations. The data cover categories such as Business & Economics, Census & Demographics, Agriculture, Health, and Law & Criminal Justice.
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/socialsciences/socscistats/index.htm

Social Statistics Briefing Room: Crime
Comparative crime statistics provided by the FBI and the Bureau of Justice.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/crime.html