SOC 3230: Criminal Justice - Fox (Spring 2024)

The United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics.

Archives and disseminates data on crime and justice for secondary analysis. NACJD is home to several large-scale and well known datasets, including the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), and the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN).

Provides inmate, population, and staff statistics. Updated weekly.

Resources that include sentencing statistics, impact assessments, retroactivity reports, surveys, and more.

Information on crime in the nation.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) serves as shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. CRS experts assist at every stage of the legislative process — from the early considerations that precede bill drafting, through committee hearings and floor debate, to the oversight of enacted laws and various agency activities.

CRS approaches complex topics from a variety of perspectives and examines all sides of an issue. Staff members analyze current policies and present the impact of proposed policy alternatives.