Recommended Web Sites for Criminal Justice

The sites on this pages are recommended by your Division Librarian, Yolanda Garcia.
Please send her an e-mail or call her at (714) 564-6717 to offer your suggestions for adding to this page.

Criminal Statistics
A variety of criminal statistical sources

• Bureau of Justice Statistics
  Provides information on "crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government."
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
  Brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States. This site provides over 650 tables from more than 100 sources.
• Orange County Criminal Statistics
  The Orange County Sheriff's page provides access to criminal statistics to Orange County cities.
• Uniform Crime Reports
  FBI press release reporting statistics on selected violent and property offenses.

Law Enforcement Agencies

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF Online)
• California Highway Patrol
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  Links two significant statistical sources: Crime Statistics (describing the nature and number of crimes) and Hate Crimes (describing the number and location of hate crimes). Profiles recent high profile FBI investigations.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Library
  A fully searchable online catalog to a variety of resources covering the field of corrections and related fields of study including criminology, sociology, psychology, and business.
• Federal Agency Directory
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
  NCJRS, a collection of clearinghouses, is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world.​
• ​Los Angeles Government: Law Enforcement/Public Safety Agencies
• Los Angeles Police Department
• Law Enforcement Agencies Directory
  This site links those law enforcement agencies throughout the world that have web sites. Agencies are listed geographically.
• Orange County Sheriff-Coroner
• Parole Commission
• U.S. Marshals Service
• U.S. Secret Service
• U. S. Department of Justice
• U. S. Department of the Treasury