Guides: Criminology: Finding Topics and Topic Overviews

To Find Topics in Reference Resources

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world.

FBI Criminal Justice Information Services
The Criminal Justice Information Services Division—home to an array of services that are a lifeline to law enforcement and a cornerstone of protecting the nation.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service This link opens in a new window
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. Find bibliographic information and abstracts of more than 230,000 collection resources, including over 80,000 online materials and all known Office of Justice Programs' works

National Institute of Corrections Library
NIC is an agency within the U.S. Department of ustice, Federal Bureau of Prisons
RAND Justice Policy Publications, Safety and Justice Program
The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.

Human Rights Watch This link opens in a new window
Human Rights Watch is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups. Each year, Human Rights Watch publishes more than 100 reports and briefings on human rights conditions in some 90 countries, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. With the leverage this brings, Human Rights Watch meets with governments, the United Nations, regional groups like the African Union and the European Union, financial institutions, and corporations to press for changes in policy and practice that promote human rights and justice around the world.