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This page is designed to assist students and members of the criminal justice field in their research of criminal justice projects

 

Note: Students enrolled in classes that are supplemented by MCOnline are encouraged to use those resources as well

 

 

 

Crime Statistics

 

bulletAcademic Crime Statistics Link Guide - US Crime statistics by state
bulletAmerican Lawyer Magazine
bulletBureau of Justice Statistics - The number one site for US criminal statistics
bulletCriminal Justice Central
bulletCrime Mapping Research Center
bulletBureau of Justice Statistics Criminal Justice Flowchart - shows the sequence of events in the criminal justice system
bulletCrime Statistics by State
bulletConsumer Law Page
bulletInternational Crime Statistics
bulletJustice Information Center - From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service
bulletJustice Information Center - Resources for Victims
bulletJustice Research and Statistics Association
bulletNational Archive of Criminal Justice Data
bulletThe National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics - A great searchable site
bulletThe National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
bulletNCJRS Abstracts Database
bulletNorth Carolina Justice Academy
bulletThe Odum Institute For Research in Social Sciences
bulletOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
bulletOrganized Crime - A crime statistics web site
bulletResource Development Statistics - From the UK
bulletSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics - brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources
bulletUniform Crime Reports - Requires Adobe Acrobat reader, which you can download from the site
bulletUnited Nations Crime and Justice Information Network
bulletU.S. Department of Justice - Great site for the latest statistics

 

 

Journals

 

bulletAll Law - A complete list of law journals
bulletAmerican Journal of Criminal Justice - from the Southern Criminal Justice Association
bulletCriminology - From the American Society of Criminology
bulletElectronic Journals and Periodicals (Psychology)
bulletThe FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin - Has some selected back issues available for viewing
bulletJournal of Applied Behavior Analysis
bulletJournals in Criminology
bullet Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture 
bulletThe Qualitative Report - An online journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry
bulletThe Society for Political Methodology - Has a vast expanse of online articles and working papers
bulletEthics And Justice 

 

 

Electronic Libraries

 

 

bulletCarnegie Mellon University Statistics Library
bulletHistory Net - Offers a wealth of virtual history lessons
bulletList of Libraries - A select list of on-line libraries
bulletDr. Frank Schmalleger's Cybrary - organized by topics
bulletSociological Research Online
bulletNC Live Research Library

 

Psychology Research Sites

 

bulletBehavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers - Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers is the psychologist's primary source for information on the methods, techniques, and instrumentation of research in experimental psychology
bulletEncyclopedia of Psychology - Over 2000 links are available. This site also searchable.
bulletIndex of Personality Types
bulletMethods in Behavioral Research - Developed by Dr. Paul Cozby, California State University - Fullerton
bulletMultivariate Behavioral Research - This journal publishes a variety of substantive, methodological, and theoretical articles in all areas of the social and behavioral sciences
bulletMyers-Briggs - The Dynamic Model - Site which explains the Myers Briggs model of personality
bulletParadigm Development and Articulation in Behavioral Research - The philosophical underpinnings of psychological research
bulletPsychological Tutorials and Demonstrations
bulletThe Social Psychology Network
bulletAmerican Psychological Association

 

 

Research Methods

 

bulletGlossary of Research Terms - Offers definitions of survey research terms
bulletGuidelines for Protection of Human Subjects in Research
bullet Qualitative Methods Workbook - By George Boeree
bullet The Qualitative Research Page
bullet Qualitative Research Resources on the Web
bullet Research Methods - A great site with links on methodology, as well as how various sites for research
bulletResearch and Writing Methods
bulletResearch Methods Resources - From Arizona State University
bullet Resources for Social Researchers
bulletSocial Research and Methodology

 

 

 

Social Statistics

 

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Basic Statistical Symbols

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Demographic Data Viewer - Create maps with demographic data

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Interpreting Pearson's Correlation Coefficients - Nice chart that helps in determining the strength of Pearson's R

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Introduction to Descriptive Statistics - Gives an excellent overview of many of the statistics used in the social sciences

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Mathematical Social Sciences

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Multivariate Statistics: Concepts, Models, & Applications - Very good site

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Selecting Statistics - Having trouble deciding which statistical test to use? Try this nifty calculator!

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Social Statistics -  A syllabus with excellent links that breaks down the basics of social statistics, developed by Dr. Stephen Marson

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Solution Manual to Accompany Statistical Methods for Criminology & Criminal Justice - An online textbook that explains why and how to conduct statistical analysis for the criminal justice field

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SPSS® - The home page for the software manufacturer

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Statistics Glossary - Maintained by Valerie J. Easton and John H. McColl

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Statistics on the Web - A great resource for statistical information

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Statistical Terminology - Maintained by the National Science Foundation

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The Statistics Homepage - An excellent electronic textbook that covers all you need to know

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Statistics To Use - Another general site about different types of statistics

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Organized Crime Statistics

 

 

Sociology Sites

 

 

bulletBureau of the Census - Statistical abstracts of the United States that contain frequently requested statistical tables
bulletBureau of Labor Statistics - Statistics on occupational injuries and illness rates, and violence in the workplace
bullet Data Resources for Sociologists - A great site listing publicly available data sets for primary and secondary analysis
bulletEducational Information Resources Center
bulletThe Gallup Poll - Poll trends
bulletMethods in Behavioral Research - Developed by Dr. Paul Cozby, California State University - Fullerton
bulletNational Vital Statistics Reports (NVSR) - Formerly the Monthly Vital Statistics Reports
bulletOffice of Social and Economic Data Analysis - An information clearinghouse that obtains information from government agencies
bulletResearch Resources for the Social Sciences - An excellent resource site for all the social sciences
bulletSocial Science Data Archives
bulletSocial Sciences Data Collection - From the University of California San Diego
bulletSocial Science Information Gateway
bulletSociological Research Online's World Wide Web Directory - Excellent resource for online sources
bulletStatistical Resources on the Web: Sociology - From the University of Michigan
bulletVital Records Information for the United States

 

 

Writing Sources

 

bulletAPA Publication Manual
bulletAPA Style Resources
bullet A guide for writing APA Papers
bulletCitation and Style Guides - Some great tips for research articles and papers

 

Search Engines

 

bulletAltaVista - A powerful search engine
bulletAsk Jeeves - A search engine that allows you to simply ask a question for what you are looking for
bulletgroups.goole.com - Archives UseNet Newsgroups and other popular forums
bulletExcite - Another powerful search engine
bulletFindArticles - A service by LookSmart, search for quality articles in over 300 publications
bulletFindInfo.Com - Another big search engine with over 1 billion web sites listed
bulletGo.Com - Powered by InfoSeek®
bulletGoogle
bulletInternet Prospector - Contains reviews and links to leading news resources
bulletInternet Research Assistant - Provides tips and links to sites, which will aid students in writing research papers
bulletIwon - Another great resource that will categorize the results
bulletLaw Search
bulletLycos
bulletMamma.Com - The mother of all search engines
bulletMETA Search Engines
bulletMETAspider 
bulletNews Directory - Search News and Magazines all over the world
bulletNorthern Light Search - A very useful search engine that will also categorize your results
bulletOnline Newspapers.Com - Search thousands of newspapers on the internet
bulletPsychCrawler.Com - Indexes the web for psychology resources
bulletResearch it - A one stop resource center
bulletSearch.Com - Provided by C | Net
bulletSearch Engine Colossus - An international search engine directory
bulletThe Big Hub - Search several search engines simultaneously
bulletThomas Legislative Information on the Internet - A great source to conduct searches on congress
bulletTools and Methods for Searching the Web - A great list of tips, and a huge list of search engines
bulletWebCrawler - Another old search engine standard
bulletWorldWorld.Com - News from around the world
bulletYahoo - An old standard for web searches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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