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CJ 3346: Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

This guide was created to support the Criminal Justice Research Methods 3346 classes.

Suggested Websites

Bureau of Justice Statistics

To collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate 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.

European Sourcebook of Crime Statistics

The European Sourcebook Group is a group of experts that produces on a regular basis the European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics.

Criminal Justice Resources from Michigan State University

Very comprehensive list of resources on all sorts of CJ related topics

NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)

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.

National Archive for Criminal Justice Data

NACJD is primarily sponsored by agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice. Each of our federal sponsors (Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice& Delinquency Prevention and Bureau of Justice Assistance) provides data collections to the archive, funds secondary analysis of criminal justice data, and sponsors educational workshops on quantitative methods of criminal justice research through NACJD.

Browzine

 
BrowZine is an app available through Texas State University Libraries and allows you to browse academic journals by subject, easily review tables of contents, and download full articles. Browse to "Social Science and Behavioral Science > "Criminology and Criminal Justice" or "Law and Legal Studies"

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