Government Documents on Criminal Justice

The U.S. Government is a major producer of criminal justice information and statistics. Most federal criminal justice publications are produced by various divisions of the Justice Department. Other federal agencies, though, also produce publications useful to criminal justice students and scholars. Subject headings you may want to use to search for government documents in the Library Catalog include:

Crime--United States
Criminal Investigation--United States
Criminal Statistics--United States
Prisons--Law and Legislation--United States
Victims of Crimes--United States--Statistics

The principal U.S. Government publications index is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is also available online from 1994-present. The GPO Index covering 1976-present is another useful index to U.S. Government publications. Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 is a useful source for congressional and legislative criminal justice information. Additional indexes for researching historical government publications on this subject include CIS Index to the U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1789-1969 HSSE REF 328.73 C71c, CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990, and CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996.

The following Justice Department publications are located in HSSE Library.

Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Reports - Annual FBI report documenting criminal activity. Contains community, county, and campus crime statistics along with additional information. An excellent starting point for your research.	HSSE REF 364 Un35 (Older vols. in HSSE periodical stacks)
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics - Comprehensive annual report on criminal justice statistics. A poll of public attitudes on criminal justice issues is particularly valuable.	HSSE REF 364.973 So84 (Older vols. in HSSE periodical stacks.)
Preserving Life & Liberty (Justice Dept. perspectives on the USA Patriot Act
Bomb Summary	HSSE DOC J 1.14/7-7:
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin	HSSE 364.4405 F317
Forensic Science Communication	HSSE DOC J 1.14/18:
Terrorism in the U.S.	HSSE DOC J 1.14/22:
Asset Forfeiture Series	HSSE DOC J 26.29:
Issues & Practices in Criminal Justice Series	HSSE DOC J 28.23:
Research Report - National Institute of Justice	HSSE DOC J 28.24/3:
Perspectives on Policing	HSSE DOC J 28.27:
National Criminal Justice Thesaurus	HSSE DOC J 28.28:
Annual Evaluation Report on Drugs & Crime	HSSE DOC J 28.29:
Criminal Victimization in the United States	HSSE REF 362.880973 Un3c (Older vols. in HSSE periodical stacks)
National Corrections Reporting Program	HSSE DOC J 29.11/13:
Correctional Populations in the United States	HSSE DOC J 29.17:
Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics	HSSE DOC J 29.20:
Juvenile Court Statistics	HSSE DOC J 32.15:
Juvenile Justice	HSSE DOC J 32.19:

Other Federal Criminal Justice Information Sources

Government Accountability Office Reports	MGMT MF GA 1.13:
National Drug Control Strategy	HSSE DOC PREX 1.2:D 84/
House Judiciary Committee - Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) is a member of this committee.	HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/1:
Senate Judiciary Committee	HSSE DOC Y 4.J 89/2:

Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)

Internet Sources

Significant amounts of government criminal justice information can be found on the Internet. Links to a wide variety of government Internet sites can be found at the Gov Docs homepage www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/ . GPO Access a good source for current and recent legislative, legal, and regulatory information such as congressional bills, legislation status information, the Federal Register, and other materials.

Additional federal government sites include:

U.S. Dept. of Justice

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Bureau of Prisons

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration

Justice Dept. Antitrust Division

National Institute of Justice

National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NEW)

Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

U.S. Marshals Service