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Criminal Justice
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
Information about crime in the US, with current statistics, organized into categories including crimes and victims, drugs and crime, criminal offenders, law enforcement and prosecution, courts and sentencing, corrections, expenditures and employment, and criminal records systems.
- Criminal Justice Links
A directory of criminal justice resources on the Internet, including juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, drug and alcohol information, the courts, pornography, obscenity, censorship, forensics. ( School of Criminology, Florida State University)
- Death Penalty Information Center
Analysis and information concerning capital punishment, including issues such as race, innocence, public opinion, costs, deterrence, and clemency. Lists upcoming and recent executions, methods of executions, state execution rates, and the number of executions by state.
- Justice Information Center: a Service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Searchable database, with information on corrections, courts, crime prevention, international law, juvenile justice, and law enforcement; information on drugs and crime, crime victims, and criminal justice statistics.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Hundreds of tables and figures of data on all aspects of criminal justice in the US. (Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center, State Univ. of NY, Albany)
- Uniform Crime Reports
Crime reports for each state in the US. Searchable.
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
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Gateways & General Resources
- Alan Banks' Class Page
Intended as a resource for his sociology students at East Kentucky University. Of greatest benefit is a series of links to web resources on such topics as sociology, activism, Appalachia, the economy, think tanks, and government sites.
- Social Science Resources: Sociology and Anthropology
Links to sociology research sites. (Craig McKie, Using the Web for Social Research)
- A Sociological Tour through Cyberspace
Links to such areas as death and dying; marriage and family life; social inequality; gender and society; race and ethnicity; sociology of knowledge; demography. Site also includes general sociological resources, theory construction, data sets, research methods and statistics. (Michael C. Kearl, Trinity Univ.)
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Professional Associations & Organizations
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Social Issues
- CQ Researcher
In-depth analysis of current and controversial social and political issues. Archived from 1991.(CQ Press)
- Documents in the News
Government sources organized for current events research. (Grace York, Documents Center, Univ. of Michigan Library)
- Homes and Communities
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Poverty Related Links
A directory of poverty related resources, organized into such areas as activism, children and families, education, health and insurance, homelessness, income, urban issues and welfare reform. (Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison)
- Social Gerontology & the Aging Revolution
Information on the different aspects of aging, including information on old age across cultures and time, federal services and resources, aging related to the workplace, economy, family, and religion. (Michael C. Kearl, Trinity Univ.)
- Sociology of Death and Dying
Information and resources on the sociological aspects of death and dying. Death across cultures and time, funeral traditions, accidental death, homicide, suicide, AIDS, cemeteries, obituaries, death and religion, genocide, hospice, abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, and grief. (Michael C. Kearl, Trinity Univ.)
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Social Policy
- CQ Public Affairs Collection
A storehouse of public policy content, organized into 22 subject areas, including advocacy and public service, culture and recreation, education, environment,science. In depth reporting on vital issues, statistical and historical analysis, historic documents and primary source materials. Directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each major policy area.(CQ Press)
- Thomas: U.S. Congress on the Internet
Provides House and Senate information, links to congressional information. Full text of current bills, searchable by bill number or keyword, or browse by bill type. (Library of Congress)
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Social Theory
- The Durkheim Pages
Includes scholarly materials for the study of Durkheim and his theories, including detailed critical summaries of his 4 major works, reviews of recent books and articles, a timeline, a glossary, a bibliography. Searchable. (Robert Alun Jones, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Statistical Sources
- US Census Bureau
Data about the people and the economy of the United States. Includes data from the 1990 Census, with maps. (US Census Bureau)
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