National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Information on research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control More information is available at www.ncjrs.org Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) NCJRS is a federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people around the country and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control. Topics cover corrections, courts, drugs and crime, international, juvenile justice, law enforcement, victims of crime, statistics. Share and Learn Through E-mail Stay informed about new publications, grants and funding opportunities, and other news and announcements by subscribing to JUSTINFO, a bimonthly newsletter, and JUVJUST, an electronic mailing list that contains postings on a wide range of topics and resources related to juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and child protection. The NCJRS partner agencies publish hundreds of reports and other information products each year to share with you and your colleagues. The types of reports and their content are designed to meet the broad range of interests in the field and the audiences who use them. Most of the titles are available online through the NCJRS Web site. To receive notice of publications and resources that address your specific areas of interest, register online for the NCJRS mailing list at www.ncjrs.org/register and create a customized profile. Learn From the Experiences of Others NCJRS hosts one of the largest criminal and juvenile justice libraries and databases in the world, the NCJRS Abstracts Database. The collection, with holdings from the early 1970s to the present, contains more than 160,000 publications, reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the United States and around the world. These resources include statistics, research findings, program descriptions, congressional hearing transcripts, and training materials. The abstracts include the title, author, sponsoring agency, purchasing address, and journal citation, as well as a 100- to 200-word summary of the document's contents. Keyword and index term searches of the database are easy. With the search capabilities offered, you can quickly retrieve all the citations relevant to your question or area of interest. Pose Questions and Receive Answers Call upon NCJRS's expert staff to respond to your specific questions and requests: sharing statistics or referrals, discussing publications, providing details about upcoming funding opportunities, compiling information packages, searching for additional resources, and providing other technical assistance. Keywords: Urban and Regional Issues-Fire services, law enforcement, and criminal justice Resource tags: Current awareness; E-mail notification of activities; Reports and publications; Resources for science aware citizens Beginning of Bottom Navigation Links | About
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