LibGuides: JUS 101: Intro To Criminal Justice: Databases and Websites

Databases

Cincinnati Enquirer (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Access full-text articles from the Cincinnati Enquirer Newspaper dating 2010 to the current edition.
Newspaper Source (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover full-text coverage from the 1970s onward of International, US, and local newspapers, plus transcripts of television and radio news coverage from the major networks.
Newswires (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Real-time full-text access to top world-wide news that users can immediately access by following the link in the record.
Wall Street Journal (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Access Full-Text articles from the Wall Street Journal from 2010 through the current edition.
Washington Post This link opens in a new window
Access an online version of the Washington Post newspaper.

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Websites

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
ATF is a unique law enforcement agency in the United States Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
An intel-driven national security and law enforcement agency…providing leadership and making a difference for more than a century.
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Our mission is to help protect you, your children, your communities, and your businesses from the most dangerous threats facing our nation—from international and domestic terrorists to spies on U.S. soil…from cyber villains to corrupt government officials…from mobsters to violent street gangs…from child predators to serial killers. Along the way, we help defend and uphold our nation’s economy, physical and electronic infrastructure, and democracy. Learn more about how we have evolved into a more proactive, threat-driven security agency in recent years.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930 to provide more progressive and humane care for Federal inmates, to professionalize the prison service, and to ensure consistent and centralized administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at the time.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
The FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 90 Federal agencies. The FLETC also provides services to state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement agencies.
Kentucky Court of Justice
Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet
National Criminal Justice Research Service
A resource for authoritative reports and statistics on a wide
range of criminal justice topics, including drugs, juvenile justice, and crime victims.
National Institute of Justice
The research and evaluation agency of the Department of Justice.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
OJJDP sponsors research, program, and training initiatives; develops priorities and goals and sets policies to guide federal juvenile justice issues; disseminates information about juvenile justice issues; and awards funds to states to support local programming.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
The Transportation Security Administration protects the Nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.
U. S. Customs and Border Protection
CBPis one of the Department of Homeland Security’s largest and most complex components, with a priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws.
U. S. Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face.
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This requires the dedication of more than 230,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cybersecurity analyst to chemical facility inspector. Our duties are wide-ranging, but our goal is clear - keeping America safe.
U. S. Department of Justice
The government agency that deals with criminal justice issues at the federal level. Particularly useful are reports and websites about national criminal justice issues.