Research Help: CJ 3135: Advanced CJ Research Methods: Statistics

Statistical Information

Statistics are considered primary sources and are great research resources. They give you concrete numbers to report opinions and observations. These are great resources to find statistics:

NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service) This link opens in a new window
Website of the U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service, an information clearinghouse for people around the U.S. and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Provides statistics about crime and victims, criminal offenders, prison population, law enforcement, courts and sentencing, corrections and the judicial system.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Provides information on the organizational structure of the Bureau, its budget and annual reports with links to the BJS as well as other government sites. Also provides information on prisons and parole, victims of crime and civil rights.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
he National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) preserves and distributes computerized crime and justice data from Federal agencies, state agencies, and investigator initiated research projects to users for secondary statistical analysis.
Source Book of Criminal Justice Statistics
1994 - 2007 are at the above link
1984 - 1993 are on the first floor of the library: Ref. HV7245.N37
Premier source provides access to information on the criminal justice system, public attitudes toward crime, nature of known offenses, and characteristics of persons arrested, judicial processing of defendants and corrections systems.
The 2012 Statistical Abstract of the United States
The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the US.
Uniform Crime Reports
- Classic source for crime and arrest information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including hate crimes, white collar crime, family violence, terrorism, and links to the National-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

- 1995 - now is online at the above link.

- 1975 - 1994 is available on the first floor of the library as Crime in the United States at : Ref. HV6787.A3