Subject Resources - CJUS302/CJUS340 - Corrections/Community Corrections

Stats & Data for Corrections

Bureau of Justice Statistics
The primary source for criminal justice statistics and data.
Center for Problem Oriented Policing
The mission of the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing is to advance the concept and practice of problem-oriented policing in open and democratic societies.
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It does so by making readily accessible information about ways in which police can more effectively address specific crime and disorder problems..
Community Oriented Policing Services
The COPS Office awards grants to hire community policing professionals, develop and test innovative policing strategies, and provide training and technical assistance to community members, local government leaders, and all levels of law enforcement.
The Crime Report
Investigative reporting published daily by the Center on Media, Crime and Justice at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
National Institute of Corrections
Provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies.
National Institute of Justice
NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice

FBI Crime Report
Collection of Crime statistics in the U.S. as reported to the FBI by over 17,000 law enforcement agencies on an annual basis. Organized by type of crime.
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Work in progress - FBI is updating this tool
(former link: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm )
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Users can perform a simple search, a keyword search or browse by subject. Site also links for more information and provides topic guides for popular criminal justice research areas.
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
A compilation of data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State.

Correctional Health- CDC
Health, mental health and substance abuse problems often are more apparent in jails and prisons than in the community.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Provides extensive information on prison system. Use internal search engine for specific information
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Federally funded resource providing justice & substance abuse information and statistics. Alphabetical listing of available topics.
National Institute of Justice
The NIJ is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science.
Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides innovative leadership to federal, state, local, and tribal justice systems, by disseminating state-of-the art knowledge and practices across America, and providing grants for the implementation of these crime fighting strategies.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
OJJDP conducts and supports high-quality, rigorous research, evaluations, and statistical analysis across a range of juvenile justice topical areas.

Department of Corrections
Lists policies, facilities, research & statistics as well and resources for families.
Department of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Information on parole, policing, and crime statistics.

American Society of Criminology
Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
National Criminal Justice Association
Evident Change
formerly the National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Reference Books for Finding a Topic

Dictionary of Conflict Resolution, Wiley
Call Number: eBook
Defining terms, including haggling and mediator, this comprehensive resource will standardize the language of conflict resolution - improving dialogue and understanding among professionals and theorists and promoting uniformity and consistency in the language. It offers common and varied uses of terms, clarifies differences between terms, and recommends accurate usage.
Dictionary of Forensic Psychology by Graham Towl, David P. Farrington, David Crighton, and Gareth Hughes
Call Number: eBook
Entries (of between 500 and 1500 words) on key terms and concepts in forensic psychology arranged alphabetically.
Dictionary of Policing by Tim Newburn and Peter Neyroud
Call Number: eBook
Consists of entries, including summary definition, main text and key texts and sources, contributed by leading academic and practitioners in policing.
Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment by Yvonne Jewkes and Jamie Bennett
Call Number: eBook
The essential source of reference for the increasing number of people studying in, working in prisons and working with prisoners.
Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management by Rob Canton and David Hancock
Call Number: eBook
Contemporary probation practice is developing rapidly and is become increasingly professionalized. Probation officers are typically described now as offender managers, and the creation of NOMS (National Offender Management Service) has broadened the remit of the Probation Service. As well as bringing an increased emphasis on skills and qualifications it has also introduced a new set of ideas and concepts into the established probation lexicon - including institutional, legal, political and theoretical terms of its own as well as importing concepts from the disciplines of sociology, criminology and psychology.
Dictionary of Youth Justice by Barry Goldson
Call Number: eBook
This Dictionary explicitly addresses the historical, legal, theoretical, organizational, policy, practice, research and evidential contexts within which 'modern' youth justice in the UK and beyond is located.