National Criminal Justice Information Service (NCJRS)
http://www.ncjrs.org
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. It also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

NCJRS Abstracts Database
 http://www.ncjrs.org/database.htm
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. It also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.bjs.gov
(BJS) collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates statistical information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operations of the justice system at all levels of government and internationally. It also provides technical and financial support to state governments for development of criminal justice statistics and information systems on crime and justice.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.albany.edu/sourcbook
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources.

Uniform Crime Reports
http://www.sbi.gov/ucr/crimeus/crimeus.htm
UCR is a city, county, and state law enforcement program which provides a nationwide view of crime based on the submission of statistics by law enforcement agencies throughout the country.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)
http://www.cpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/home.html
The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) is a branch of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research  (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. NACJD acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to computer-readable criminal justice data collections for research and instruction. The NACJD website provides downloadable access to over 550 criminal justice data collections free of
charge.

GPO Access “Browse Topics” and select “Criminal Justice”
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/pat
Because the content of each database is unique, the database for "Criminal Justice" will allow you to perform fielded searches to help make the search more specific. These fields make it possible to perform more advanced functions, such as limiting results by date or by section of the Federal Register, Congressional Record or Code of Federal Regulations, for example, but are tailored to the individual databases.
 
 

Department of the Treasury
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
http://www.atf.treas.gov
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is a law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Treasury with unique responsibilities dedicated to reducing violent crime, collecting revenue, and protecting the public. ATF enforces the Federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives and arson.

Arson and Explosives National Repository
http://atf.treas.gov/core/explarson/explarson.htm
AFT is a law enforcement organization within the United States Department of the Treasury with unique responsibilities dedicated to protecting the public, reducing violent crime, and collecting revenue. ATF enforces the Federal laws and regulations to explosives and arson.

Gang Resistance Education and Training Program Home Page
http://www.atf.treas.gov/great/great.htm
The Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program is designed to help children set goals for themselves, resist pressures, learn how to resolve conflicts without violence, and understand how gangs and youth violence impact the quality of their lives. G.R.E.A.T. students discover for themselves the ramifications of gang and youth violence through structured exercises and interactive approaches to learning. Through the combined efforts of law enforcement, the schools, and the community, we can make a difference in the lives of children across America by providing them with the necessary skills and information to say "NO" to gangs and acts of random violence. The data provided in this Repository furnishes statistical arson and explosive information to you from several sources. In this phase data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and the United States Fire Administration is provided. Future phases will expand the sources of data available, as well as enhance the Repository's capabilities to respond to your requests.
 
 

Office of Justice Assistance

Bureau of Justice Assistance
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA
BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal     offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to Federal, State, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded.
 

Bureau of Prisons
http://www.bop.gov
(BOP) prepares projections of the prison population and conducts
studies on such topics as recidivism, inmate programs, inmate
misconduct, inmate classification, staff behavior in the workplace, and
institutional social climate.

Office for Victims of Crime
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/welcovc/
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding to state victim assistance and compensation programs --the lifeline services that help victims to heal. The agency also supports trainings designed to educate criminal justice and allied professionals regarding the rights and needs of crime victims. OVC is one of five bureaus and four offices, with grant-making authority, within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

Justice Information Center (NCJRS)
http://www.ncjrs.org/topics.htm
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world, providing services to an international community of policymakers and professionals. NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the OJP Program Offices. It also supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

The National Institute of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
NIJ conducts business through its four main components or offices. The offices are of the Director, Development and Commerce, Research and Evaluation, and Science and Technology. Each office is  responsible for carrying out specific aspects of the Institute's mission.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org.
The OJJDP Web site is designed to provide information and resources on both general areas of interest about juvenile justice and delinquency including conferences, funding opportunities, and new publications and the comprehensive strategy as a framework for communities to combat youth crime.

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
(DEA) produces data relating to the enforcement of Federal drug laws.
 
 
 

Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://fbi.gov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Title 28, United States Code (U.S. Code), Section 533, which authorizes the Attorney General to "appoint officials to detect...crimes against the United States," and other federal statutes give the FBI the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes. At present, the FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes.

Uniform Crime Reports
http://www.fbi.gov/publish.htm
(FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting program collects data concerning the
incidence of criminal acts as reported by 16,000 law enforcement
agencies nationwide.

Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and to bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations, and principal members of organizations, involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States; and to recommend and support non- enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets. In carrying out its mission, DEA is the lead agency responsible for the development of overall Federal drug enforcement strategy, programs, planning, and evaluation.
 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
http://www.ustreas.gov/fincen/
The mission of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is to support and                strengthen domestic and international anti-money laundering efforts and to foster interagency and global cooperation to that end through information collection, analysis                               and sharing, technological assistance, and innovative and cost-effective implementation of Treasury authorities.

National Security Agency
http://www.nsa.gov:8080/
The National Security Agency is the Nation's cryptologic organization. It coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect U.S. information systems and produce foreign intelligence information. A high technology organization, NSA is on                        the frontiers of communications and data processing. It is also one of the most important centers of foreign language analysis and research  within the Government.

National Center for State Courts
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/
The National Center for State Courts is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of justice. It was founded in 1971 at the urging of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. NCSC accomplishes its mission by providing leadership and service to the state courts.

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
The central mission of NACJD is to facilitate and to encourage research in the field of criminal justice through the preservation and sharing of data resources and through the provision of specialized training in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data.
 

National Criminal Justice Association
http://www.sso.org/ncja/
The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) exists to foster the development of criminal justice systems in the states and units of local government that enhance public safety; that prevent and reduce the harmful effects of criminal behavior on individuals and communities; that adjudicate defendants and sanction offenders fairly and justly; and that use their resources effectively and efficiently.

U.S. Coast Guard
http://www.uscg.mil/
This web site reflects a commitment of the U.S. Coast Guard to provide global partners and American citizens with easy and timely access to accurate and essential maritime information and services.

U.S. Secret Service
http://www.treas.gov/usss/
The Secret Service is charged with protecting the President and Vice President of the United States and their immediate families; the President-elect and Vice President-elect and their immediate families. The Secret Service is charged with the detection and arrest of any person committing any offense against the laws of the United States relating to coins, currency, stamps, Government bonds, checks, credit/debt card fraud, computer fraud, false identification crimes, and other obligations or securities of the United States.

U.S. Sentencing Commission
http://www.ussc.gov/
The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government. Its principal purposes are: (1) to establish sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts, including guidelines prescribing the appropriate form
and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of federal crimes; (2) to advise and assist Congress and the executive branch in the development of effective and efficient crime policy; and (3) to collect, analyze, research, and distribute a broad array of
information on federal crime and sentencing issues, serving as an information resource for Congress, the executive branch, the courts, criminal justice practitioners, the academic community, and the public.

U.S. Marshals Service
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/
The mission of the United States Marshals Service is to protect the Federal courts and ensure the effective operation of the judicial system. The Marshals Service is    responsible for providing protection for the federal judiciary, transporting federal prisoners, protecting endangered federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminal enterprises. In addition, the men and women of the Marshals Service pursue and arrest 55 percent of all federal fugitives, more than all other federal agencies combined.

U.S. Postal Inspection Service
http://www.usps.gov/

Office of Inspector General
http://www.uspsoig.gov/
Evaluators and investigators are the fact-finding and investigative agents of the Postal Service OIG. Evaluators review postal operations, conduct systemic audits, protect postal revenue and ensure the integrity of the financial statements of the Postal Service. Investigators apprehend violators of the law and work closely with prosecutors and other law enforcement agencies. Their work also includes crime prevention. OIG investigators are authorized to carry firearms, make arrests and investigate postal offenses.