LibGuides: Criminal Justice: U.S. Government Resources

Federal Criminal Justice Sites

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) The FBI doesn’t just solve cases and prevent attacks. We also provide a range of services and resources to our many partners and to the general public. That includes crime statistics, criminal background checks, laboratory services, training, victim assistance, and more.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
Office on Violence Against Women The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
United States Department of Justice Click here for links to 62 Department of Justice Divisions, Programs, Initiatives, and Components. For example, the DEA, Civil Rights Division, Elder Justice Initiative, U.S. Marshal's Serivice, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, and National Security Division.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Crime and Related Statistics

Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis The Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool is brought to you by the U.S. Department of Education. This analysis cutting tool was designed to provide rapid customized reports for public inquiries relating to campus crime and fire data. The data are drawn from the OPE Campus Safety and Security Statistics website database to which crime statistics and fire statistics are submitted annually.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Resource Center The Bureau of Justice Statistics, through its Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC), compiles comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system. The Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics (FCCPS) tool is an interface that can be used to analyze federal case processing data.
Uniform Crime Reporting Program The UCR Program consists of four data collections: The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the Summary Reporting System (SRS), the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) Program, and the Hate Crime Statistics Program. The UCR Program publishes annual reports for each of these data collections and a preliminary semiannual report of summary data each winter, as well as special compilations such as Cargo Theft Report, Human Trafficking, and NIBRS topical studies. In addition to the four major data collections, the UCR Program will manage the new National Use-of-Force Data Collection. And the FBI's interactive Crime Data Explorer tool serves as the digital front door for UCR data, enabling law enforcement and the general public to more easily use and understand the massive amounts of UCR data currently collected.