Criminal Justice Resource Page
COPS provides you with the most current information on our programs, grants
and ongoing policing strategies research. Other resources with related criminal
justice information may also be helpful in learning more about community
policing and policing issues.
FirstGov
FirstGov is the U.S. government's official web portal. It offers a wide range of
online information, services, and resources. FirstGov is the catalyst for a
growing electronic government, and connects the world to all U.S. government
information and services. It allows users to search more than 51 million web
pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia, and U.S.
territories. Most of these pages are not available on commercial websites.
FirstGov has the most comprehensive search of government anywhere on the
Internet.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Since 1972, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) has provided
a clearinghouse for criminal justice related information. NCJRS is a federally
funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support
research, policy, and program development worldwide. NCJRS provides extensive
reference and referral services regarding crime and justice-related research,
policy and practice, an information network via e-mail notifications and
mailings, and access to thousands of published federal government reports.
Counter-terrorism Training
This portal website serves as a single point of access to counter-terrorism
training opportunities and related materials available across the Federal
Government and from private and nonprofit organizations. These resources will
help every law enforcement decision-maker develop strategic plans for
professional training and local emergency response.
The Community Policing Consortium
The Community Policing Consortium is a partnership funded by the COPS Office of
five of the leading police organizations in the United States. The consortium
web site provides access to a wide variety of policing publications, resources
and networking opportunities. The five participating organizations are:
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
National Sheriffs' Association (NSA)
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
Police Foundation
National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)
The National Crime Prevention Council is a national non-profit educational
organization that provides resources and services for individuals, communities
and governments focused on the prevention of crime. This website offers a
wide-variety of publication and products concerning these topics.
National Law Enforcement
Corrections and Technology Center (NLECTC)
This center funded by the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice
provides technical assistance and training on bomb detection technologies, crime
mapping, and technologies for corrections.
The Home Office
The Home Office is the government department responsible for internal affairs in
England and Wales. This web site contains valuable resources on crime prevention
and criminal justice resources including crime prevention toolkits and tips,
a discussion forum, research and statistics and drug prevention techniques.
Racial Profiling
Data Collection Resource Center The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has funded the
development of a Web-based tool to assist Law Enforcement Agencies, Government
Officials, Community Leaders and others in their efforts to minimize
inappropriate racial profiling. This web site developed in cooperation with
Northeastern University, offers a wide variety of information on racial
profiling including, legislation and case law, reporting and analysis, planning
and training and a resource library.
Links to Other Federal Government Agencies
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
Drug Courts Program Office (DCPO)
Executive Office for Weed and Seed (EOWS)
Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education (OPCLEE)
Violence Against Women Office (VAWO)
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the most
significant transformation of the U.S. government since 1947, when Harry S.
Truman merged the various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces into the Department
of Defense to better coordinate the nation's defense against military threats.
DHS represents a similar consolidation, both in style and substance. In the
aftermath of the terrorist attacks against America on September 11th, 2001,
President George W. Bush decided 22 previously disparate domestic agencies
needed to be coordinated into one department to protect the nation against
threats to the homeland.
Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP)
Executive Office of the President
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)