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The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime and the Community Capacity Development Office.The mission of BJA is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA's overall goals are to (1) reduce and prevent crime, violence, and drug abuse and (2) improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. BJA's website contains information about BJA programs, funding, and training and technical assistance opportunities. The website also contains BJA's publications, information on key justice issues, as well as resources for its grantees.

Keywords: Research Assessment Reports; Promising Practices; Websites; technical Assistance/Training; Funding

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Community Capacity Development Office, and the Office for Victims of Crime. The mission of BJS is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. BJS's website contains information about BJS programs, its publications, and its funding. The website also contains statistical information from a variety of sources about the following topics: crime and victimization, prosecution, federal justice system, criminal offenders, law enforcement, courts and sentencing, expenditures and employment, corrections, criminal record systems, drugs and crime, deaths in custody, homicide trends, reentry trends, and intimate partner violence.

Keywords: Research Assessment Reports; Tools & Models; Data; Websites; Technical Assistance/Training; Funding

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. BLS data must satisfy a number of criteria, including relevance to current social and economic issues, timeliness in reflecting today's rapidly changing economic conditions, accuracy and consistentlyhigh statistical quality, and impartiality in both subject matter and presentation. On this website, you can reach statistics on inflation and prices, employment, unemployment, pay benefits, spending, and time use.

Keywords: Data; Websites

Publisher: Bureau of Labor Statistics,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., (CALEA) was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority. The purpose of CALEA's Accreditation Programs is to improve the delivery of public safety services, primarily by: maintaining a body of standards, developed by public safety practitioners, covering a wide range of up-to-date public safety initiatives; establishing and administering an accreditation process; and recognizing professional excellence. CALEA operates as an independent, nonprofit (501[c] 3) corporation, and maintains a professional staff managed by an Executive Director. The staff conducts all administrative and operational duties as directed by the Commission. CALEA publishes a newsletter magazine three times a year, entitled CALEA Update, for its members and maintains a professional website. Its website includes information on CALEA, its programs, clients, and awards. The website also includes news and publications, employment opportunities, links to partner sites, and client-only resources.

Keywords: Research Assessment Report; Technical Assistance/Training; Data; Websites

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance website gives users access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. Users can search this database to find funding which meets the requirements and for which they are eligible. They can then contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply.Also available on this site are several aids to guide users in the writing of a proposal to apply for assistance.

Keywords: Websites; Field

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) is a non-profit organization comprising affiliated police practitioners, researchers, and universities dedicated to the advancement of problem-oriented policing.The Center hosts a website, which features problem-oriented policing resources and the POP Guides. The POP Guides include Problem-Specific Guides, Response Guides, and Analytic Tool Guides. The Problem-Specific Guides for Police summarize knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by specific crime and disorder problems. The Response Guides summarize the collective knowledge from research and practice about how, and under what conditions, certain common police responses to crime and disorder do and do not work. The Problem-solving Tool Guides explain how various analytical methods and techniques can be applied to improve an understanding of crime and disorder problems. Each guide is informed by a thorough review of the research literature and reported police practice, and each guide is anonymously peer-reviewed by a line police officer, a police executive and a researcher prior to publication. The review process is independently managed by the COPS Office, which solicits the reviews.Other features of the website include a POP glossary, library, learning center, and interactive trainings as well as information about the POP Conference and various awards for excellence in problem-oriented policing.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Briefings; Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The RAND Center on Quality Policing (CQP) provides research and analysis on contemporary police practice and policy. By determining what practices are most cost-effective and results-oriented, the Center's work helps law enforcement agencies across the United States make better operational decisions and consistently perform at their best.Research done at the Center focuses on four interrelated areas-best practices, performance measurement, use of technology, and force planning-to deliver results that help departments solve these and other problems.The Center is part of the Safety and Justice Program within RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment.

Keywords: Websites

Publisher: RAND Corporation,; source: Research Institution; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Keywords: Websites

Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice, 2009; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Crime in the United States is an annual publication in which the FBI compiles volume and rate of crime offenses for the nation, the states, and individual agencies. This report also includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data. Since 1996, editions of Crime in the United States have been available on the FBI's Web site

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2009; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Data & Information Services Center (DISC) collects and stores data, including crime and justice data. Data are stored on various media and users obtain access to the data in a variety of ways. The collection at DISC includes major surveys from a variety of sources includingU.S. government data, and locally produced archival datasets. The collection is crossdisciplinary, reflecting research interests in the social sciences. Longitudinal surveys,macroeconomic indicators, election studies, population studies, socialization patterns, povertymeasures, labor force participation, public opinion polls, education and health data, andlocal/national/international governmental statistics are among the subjects represented.

Keywords: Data; Websites

source: Research Institution; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

DiscoverPolicing.org is a Web site developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to serve as a comprehensive career center for those potentially interested in pursuing a career in Law Enforcement.

Keywords: Websites

source: No; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Europol, the European Law Enforcement Organization's goal is to advance the success and teamwork of capable agencies in the Member States to avoid and fight terrorism, drug trafficking and international organized crime.

Keywords: Research Assessment Report; Websites

source: Government Communication; region: International; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

These criminal justice expenditure and employment data are taken from a special compilation of sources available from the Census Bureau's Annual Surveys of Governments, Finance Statistics and Employment Statistics. Levels of government covered are federal, state, county, municipal, and towns and townships. Information is included on total employment, total police protection, police protection with arrest powers, other police protection, judicial-legal employment, corrections employment, total expenditures, police protection expenditures, judicial-legal expenditures, and corrections expenditures. Types of expenditures include direct current, capital outlay, equipment, and intergovernmental. Types of employment include total, full-time, part-time, and full-time equivalent.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the InternationalAssociation of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation.Several annual statistical publications, such as the comprehensive Crime in the United States,are produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across theUnited States. UCR focuses on index crimes, which include murder and non-negligent manslaughter, robbery,forcible rape, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Keywords: data; Websites

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC), compiles information describing suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. The goal of FJSRCis to provide uniform case processing statistics across all stages of the Federal criminal justice system. FJSRC compiles information from federal agencies that describes person-casesprocessed through the system. FJSRC applies uniform definitions to commonly used statistics describing data from each stage of case processing. The data definitions used by the FJSRCare consistent with definitions used by other Bureau of Justice Statistics programs that report on case processing in state courts so that comparisons may be made between theFederal and state systems. The FJSRC website contains online analysis capabilities, a data archive, data dictionary, and publications the make use of data from the FJSRC.

Keywords: Data; Websites

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

FedStats provides access to official statistical information produced by the Federal Government. The FedStats website has convenient searching and linking capabilities to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on topics such as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, and farm production. The FedStats data can be searched by topic, program area, agency, or geographic location.

Keywords: Data; Websites

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) is located in Glynco, GA and is a training center for over 80 law enforcement agencies which include state, local and international agencies.There are two other training sites in addition to Glynco; residential sites in Artesia, NM and Charleston, SC. FLETC also maintains an in-service non-residential re-qualification and advanced training facility in Cheltenham, MD. This site is used by agencies that have a large number of personnel in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area.The ILEA (International Law Enforcement Academy) in Gaborone, Botswana; San Salvador, El Salvador; and Lima, Peru is managed and overseen by FLETC which also assists training at ILEA's in Hungary and Thailand.

Keywords: Websites; Technical Assistance/Training

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Criminal Justice Agency Report compiles compensation and benefit information of criminal justice agencies in the state of Florida. The report is a tool for evaluating compensation paid to criminal justice personnel and assists criminal justice agencies in determining the level of compensation required to attract and retain qualified law enforcement and correctional personnel. The report provides comparative data on topics such as pre-employment requirements, available insurance programs, annual leave, retirement options, special units, training programs, educational requirements, and full-time officer demographics.

Keywords: Research Assessment Report; Websites

2007; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers is the Fraternal Order of Police with over 324,000 officers in 2,100 lodges. The FOP acts as a voice for its members who have devoted their lives to protecting and serving in our communities; through education, legislation, information, community involvement, and employee representation the FOP works to improve conditions and safety for law enforcement officers. The FOP maintains that the dangers and challenges faced by the police are best known by other officers.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Websites; Field

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

This table provides the number of law enforcement officers and civilians employed by city/town law enforcement agencies listed alphabetically by state for 2007. Previous data is also available. Since 1996, editions of Crime in the United States have been available on the FBI's Web site www.fbi.gov

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

This table provides the number of state law enforcement employees, the number of male officers, the number of female officers, the number of male civilian employees, and the number of female civilian employees listed alphabetically by state for 2007. Previous data is also available. Since 1996, editions of Crime in the United States have been available on the FBI's Web site www.fbi.gov

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Gulf States Regional Center for Public Safety Innovations is dedicated to building partnerships between law enforcement agencies, government, and community organizations to facilitate the implementation of Public Safety Initiatives. Their goal is to enhance public safety and to improve the quality of life through training and conferences. The Gulf States Regional Center for Public Safety Innovations' website includes information about the Center including information about their staff, board of directors, partners, and the Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI) Network to which they belong. The site also includes a training calendar and information about training courses offered.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

HAPCOA, the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, established in 1973, is the oldest and largest association in the U.S. of Hispanic American command officers from lawenforcement and criminal justice agencies at the municipal, county, state and federal levels. HAPCOA's website contains information about the organization, its members, chapters, andsponsors as well as information about their initiatives, conferences, and awards. The site also contains employment opportunities of interest to their members.

Keywords: Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Police Research Series presents research material on crime prevention and detection aswell as police management and organization issues. These reports stem from researchconducted or commissioned by The Policing and Reducing Crime Unit of theResearch, Development and Statistics Directorate of the Home Office. The Series includesreports on topics such as Attitudes of People from Minority Ethnic Communities towards aCareer in the Police Service, Flexible Working Practices in the Police Service, and ReducingSickness Absence in the Police Service.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Websites

source: Government Communication; region: International; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Established in 1962, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest archive of social science data. ICPSR acquires, preserves, and distributes, in an open and equitable way, research data and provides training in its analysis. ICPSR works to keep pace with changes in technology for archiving, processing, documenting, and distributing data and offers access to publications based on their data.

Keywords: Data; Websites

source: Research Institution; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) seeks to: (1) advance the science and art of police services; (2) develop and disseminate improved administrative, technical and operational practices and promote their use in police work; (3) foster police cooperation and the exchange of information and experience among police administrators throughout the world; (4) bring about recruitment and training in the police profession of qualified persons; and (5) encourage adherence of all police officers to high professional standards of performance and conduct. Founded in 1983, the IACP launches programs, conducts research and provides services to their membership across the globe. The IACP website contains information about the organization, its membership, a calendar, training opportunities, career resources, its resolutions, awards, legislative activities, and publications, including Police Chief magazine. The IACP Research Center contains information on events, projects, national policy summits and hosts its numerous research reports.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Websites; Technical Assistance/Training; Field

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) is a national nonprofitorganization of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, researchers, andpractitioners throughout government, academia, and criminal justice organizations. JRSA's mission is to promote information sharing among the SACs, enabling them towork towards common goals, and as a liaison between the state agencies and theJustice Department. JRSA conducts multistate research on statewide and system-wide problems. JRSA convenes conferences and seminars so criminal justice professionals can share information and hear about new research, programs, and technologies. JRSA's Training and Technical Assistance Center provides assistance on a wide range of topics including automated systems planning and management, crime analysis, evaluation and research methods, crime and prison population forecasting, and improving presentations through computer graphics.JRSA's website contains information on the organization, its initiatives, publications conferences and other events. The website also contains data, updates on research and evaluation projects, and information about training and technical assistance opportunities.

Keywords: Research Assessment Report; Data; Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Law and Order Magazine is published by Hendon Publishing. The magazine provides practical information for law enforcement to improve their operations and solve their problems. Law and Order offers up-to-date information on training opportunities, new technologies, proven programs and promising communications strategies.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Tools & Models; Websites; Field

source: Journal; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The FBI annually compiles data concerning the felonious and accidental line-of-duty deaths and assaults of law enforcement officers and presents these statistics in

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2009; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Matrix-Predictive Uniform Law Enforcement Selection Evaluation (M-PULSE™) Inventory is a pre-conditional screening instrument designed for law enforcement officer selection. It can be used either pre-offer to identify candidates' liability potential, or post-offer as part of a total assessment battery that includes historical, interview, and observational data. The M-PULSE is: (1) specifically developed for hiring law enforcement officers; (2) designed to reduce liability for law enforcement agencies by assessing job performance risks; (3) psychometrically sound; and, (4) easy to use.

Keywords: Websites; Tools & Models;

source: Other; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Run by the Pennsylvania State Police, the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission provides education and training programs for municipal police officers. Their website contains information about the Commission, including commission members and staff; the Commission's enabling legislation, rules and regulations, and links to other law enforcement and State government websites.

Keywords: Websites; Technical Assistance/Training

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The mission of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) is to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of data resources; through the production of original research based on archived data; and through specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data.NACJD's website contains crime and criminal justice data, available for download or for on-line analysis. In addition, the site contains publications, educational opportunities and conferences, and information about its sponsoring agencies and its parent organization, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Keywords: Data; Websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE) addresses the needs of women holding senior management positions in law enforcement. NAWLEE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve and further the interests of women executives and those who aspire to be executives in law enforcement.NAWLEE conducts training seminars to educate women executives in law enforcement in areas such as leadership, management, and administration. NAWLEE also provides mentoring opportunities for women in mid-level management positions and those new to senior management positions. NAWLEE offers opportunities for men and women in senior management positions to better understand how to retain and mentor women in their organizations.NAWLEE's website includes information about the organization and its board of directors, its programs, events, training opportunities, and its newsletter. The site also contains employment opportunities and viewpoints of top female law enforcement executives.

Keywords: Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) offers extensive reference and referral services to help its users find answers to their questions about crime and justice-related research, policy, and practice. NCJRS is a federally funded resource to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.The NCJRS sponsoring agencies publish numerous reports and other information products. Most of the titles are available online through the NCJRS Web site. NCJRS also 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 195,000 publications, reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the United States and around the world. NCJRS services and resources are available to anyone interested in crime, victim assistance,and public safety.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Data; Websites

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is a part of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR), administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). NIBRS data are archived at ICPSR. The data focus on a variety of aspects of a crime incident including data on the incident itself, the victim, offender and arrest. NIBRS is voluntary on the part of law enforcement agencies. The data are not a representative sample of crime in the United States. Data can be accessed from both the FBI and the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Federal Bureau of InvestigationNational Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Community Capacity Development Office, and the Office for Victims of Crime. NIJ's mission is to advance scientific research, development, and evaluation to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. To accomplish its mission, NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State and local levels. NIJ's website contains information about the organization, its funding, events, publications, issues and initiatives. The website also contains information on numerous crime and justice topics, such as law enforcement, corrections, and victimization.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Tools & Models; Websites; Funding

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) is dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field. Over its 67 year history, NSA has provided programs for Sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police, and others in the field of criminal justice to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their cities, counties or jurisdictions. NSA's website contains information on the organization, its president and board of directors, its programs, conferences, training opportunities, and publications, including Sheriff Magazine.

Keywords: Websites; Technical Assistance/Training; Field

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) was established in 1983 to bring together SWATunits throughout the United States and around the world. NTOA's mission is to provide the lawenforcement community a communications resource for SWAT, patrol, crisis negotiations and other unitsthat support the resolution of critical incidents; a national law enforcement information resource library;comprehensive law enforcement research support; credible, cost effective training programs; and, qualityprofessional journals, The Tactical Edge and the Crisis Negotiator.NTOA's website contains numerous resources for members, including intelligence reports, file sharing capabilities, and critical incident reports. In addition, the site contains information on training, conferences and events, its publications, a resource library, as well as relevant news articles.

Keywords: Websites; Technical Assistance/Training; Field

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The mission of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) is to ensure equity in the administration of justice in the provision of public service to all communities. NOBLE seeks to unify black law enforcement officers at executive and command levels; conduct research; establish linkages and liaisons with organizations of similar concern; evaluate and recommend legislation relating to the criminal justice process; establish effective means and strategies for dealing with racism in the field of criminal justice; develop communication techniques for sensitizing police executives, police officers, institutions and agencies in the criminal justice system to the problems of the black community; and, develop mechanisms that will facilitate the exchange of information among black police executives. NOBLE's website contains information about the organization, its membership, sponsorship and areas of interest and concern. The site also contains a career center with job opportunities and other employment resources.

Keywords: Websites;

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Northwestern University Center for Public Safety was founded as the Traffic Institute in 1936 with a mission to save lives on America's roads. Today, the Center provides practitioners a comprehensive offering of accident investigation, police operations and management, and transportation engineering courses. The Center also sponsors university-level research programs, technical assistance, and conferences. The Center's website contains information on the Center and its history, its training and education opportunities, and its products and publications.

Keywords: Websites; Technical Assistance/Training

source: Research Institution; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) mission is to increase public safety and improve the fair administration of justice across America through innovative leadership and programs. OJP includes the following bureaus and offices: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Community Capacity Development Office, and the Office for Victims of Crime. OJP's funding webpage contains current funding opportunities as well as resources for grantees.

Keywords: Websites; Field

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Officer.com offers extensive resources for law enforcement officers via their website. Some of thefeatures include law enforcement news feeds and stories, directories of law enforcement related websites,career and employment resources, buyer's guides, a calendar of events, as well as information on keyfocus areas like leadership, police life, investigations, and technology.

Keywords: Websites;

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Police Assessment Resource Center (PARC) is a non-profit organization that, incooperation with monitors, law enforcement executives, civic and government officials,community groups, and other interested constituencies, aims to strengthen policeoversight to advance effective, respectful, and publicly accountable policing.PARC's website contains information about the organization, its services (like research, assessment, consulting), its key issues (like racial profiling and police use of force), its current projects, its publications including the Police Practice Review, and its monitoring efforts.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The mission of the Police Association for College Education (PACE) is to advance the quality of police agencies by encouraging and facilitating a minimum education level of a four-year college degree for officers. PACE's website contains information about the organization, its membership, conferences, job placement assistance, a technical assistance request form, a resource library, and a list of PACE's resolutions.

Keywords: Websites; Technical Assistance/Training

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a national membership organization of police executives from the largest city, county and state law enforcement agencies. PERF is dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy debates. PERF's website contains information about the organization, its active projects, and its fellowship program as well as a calendar, book store, employment bulletin, and free documents.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Police Foundation is an independent resource for policing. The mission of the Police Foundation is to help the police be more effective in all aspects of their work - from deterring robberies to intervening in family disputes to improving the relationship with the community. To accomplish their mission, the Police Foundation works closely with police officers and police agencies across the country. The Police Foundation website contains information on their work including their research,professional services, police fellowship program, communications activities, and publications.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Tools & Models; Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

PoliceLink.com is a resource-based practitioner website created by Chris Cosgriff, creator of the Officer Down Memorial Page and former Department of Defense technical consultant. News articles, employment resources, events, career development and training links, and other practitioner-targeted resources are available.

Keywords: Websites;

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

PolicePay.net is a police contract negotiator and arbitration team that provides contract negotiation to police unions across the country

Keywords: Websites

source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Policing.com was created to be a headquarters for community policing information. The website contains training information, including free on-line training, a newsletter, numerous articles, publications and books as well as information about how the Policing.com staff can assist police departments through consulting.

Keywords: Research Assessment Report; Websites; Technical Assistance/Training

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Public Safety Information Bureau works with law enforcement, fire, andemergency departments to develop a public safety database with over 70,000 contacts. The websitecontains numerous directories, over 5,000 public safety weblinks, mailing lists, and web shoppingguides.

Keywords: Websites

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from over 100 sources about the United States criminal justice system. The site is updated regularly as new statistics become available. Data tables are organized into six topical sections: characteristics of the criminal justice systems; public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice-related topics; nature and distribution of known offenses; characteristics and distribution of persons arrested; judicial processing of defendants; and, persons under correctional supervision. The website contains these data and assistance in how to access and use it.

Keywords: Data; Websites

source: Research Institution; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data are displayed in over 1,000 tables. Nearly 140 tables are presented on the organization, financial expenditures, and employment of law enforcement in the United States. These tables include information on federal, state, local, tribal, and campus police on issues including employment, payroll, and personnel expenditures and female and minority officers.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: Employees and sworn personnel of campus law enforcement agencies serving the 100 largest student enrollments in the United States, academic year 2004-2005Average base starting salary for selected positions in campus law enforcement agencies, by type and size of campus, United States, academic year 2004-2005

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: Operating expenditures of State law enforcement agencies by agency, 2000 Mean number of full-time paid personnel of police departments in cities with populations of 10,000 or more, by population group, geographic division, and metro status, United States, 2000-2006 Mean and per capita police department personnel expenditures in cities with populations of 10,000 or more, by population group, geographic division, and metro status, United States, 2003-2006 Number and rate (per 1,000 inhabitants) of full-time law enforcement employees, by geographic division and population group, on Oct. 31, 2003-2006 Full-time law enforcement employees, by sex and population group, on Oct. 31, 2003-2006

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statisics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: Federal agencies employing 100 or more full-time officers authorized to carry firearms and make arrests, September 2004 Federal offices of inspector general employing full-time officers authorized to carry firearms and make arrests, September 2004 Number and rate (per 100,000 residents) of Federal officers authorized to carry firearms and make arrests, by primary State of employment, September 2004 Female and minority representation among Federal officers authorized to carry firearms and make arrests in agencies employing 100 or more full-time officers, by agency, September 2004.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: Female and minority full-time sworn personnel in large city police departments, by size of population served, United States, 1990 and 2000 Female and minority full-time sworn personnel and ratio of minority officers to minority residents in large city police departments, by size of population served and city, United States, 1990 and 2000

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: Full-time employees and sworn personnel in large city police departments, by size of population served, United States, 1990 and 2000 Number and rate (per 100,000 residents) of full-time employees and sworn personnel in large city police departments, by size of population served and city, United States, 1990 and 2000

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: State and local law enforcement agencies and employees, by type of agency, United States, 2004 Local police departments, and number and rate (per 100,000 residents) of full-time employees, by State, 2004 Local police departments and full-time personnel, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Full-time sworn officers assigned to respond to citizen calls for service in local police departments, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Race, ethnicity, and sex of full-time sworn personnel in local police departments, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Minimum educational requirements for new officer recruits in local police departments, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Training requirements for new officer recruits and non-probationary officers in local police departments, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Average operating budget of local police departments, by size of population served, United States, fiscal year 2003

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: Average base minimum and maximum annual salaries for selected positions in local police departments, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Full-time community policing officers in local police departments, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Full-time school resource officers in local police departments, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Average base minimum and maximum annual salaries for selected positions in local police departments, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Average base minimum and maximum annual salaries for selected positions in sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Average base starting salary for selected positions in campus law enforcement agencies, by type and size of campus, United States, academic year 2004-2005 Entrance and maximum salaries, and mean number of years to reach maximum salary, for police officers in cities with populations of 10,000 or more, by population group, geographic division, and metro status, United States, as of Jan. 1, 2006 Mean and median salaries of city chief law enforcement officials, by city population, region, city type, and form of government, United States, July-November 2006 Mean and median salaries of county chief law enforcement officials, by county population, region, metro status, and form of government, United States, July-November 2006

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: State and local law enforcement agencies and employees, by type of agency, United States, 2004 Sheriffs' offices, and number and rate (per 100,000 residents) of full-time employees, by State, 2004 Sheriffs' offices and full-time personnel, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Full-time sworn officers assigned to respond to citizen calls for service in sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Race, ethnicity, and sex of full-time sworn personnel in sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Minimum educational requirements for new officer recruits in sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Training requirements for new deputy recruits and non-probationary deputies in sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Average operating budget of sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, fiscal year 2003 Average base minimum and maximum annual salaries for selected positions in sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Full-time community policing officers in sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, 2003 Full-time school resource officers in sheriffs' offices, by size of population served, United States, 2003

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Labor Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: State and local law enforcement agencies and employees, by type of agency, United States, 2004

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: State and local sworn police full-time equivalent employment and percent of total police employment, by level of government, United States, October 1980-95 and March 1997-2000, 2002-2005 State and local police protection full-time equivalent employment and payroll, by type of employee and level of government, March 2005 State and local law enforcement agencies, and number and rate (per 100,000 residents) of full-time employees, by State, 2004 State and local sworn police full-time equivalent employment and percent of total police employment, by level of government, United States, October 1980-95 and March 1997-2000, 2002-2005 State and local police protection full-time equivalent employment and payroll, by type of employee and level of government, March 2005 State and local law enforcement agencies, and number and rate (per 100,000 residents) of full-time employees, by State, 2004

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: State and local law enforcement agencies and employees, by type of agency, United States, 2004 Number and rate (per 1000,000 residents) of State law enforcement agency full-time employees, by State, 2004 Sex, race, and ethnicity of full-time sworn personnel in State law enforcement agencies, by agency, 2000 Starting salaries in State law enforcement agencies, by agency, 2000 Operating expenditures of State law enforcement agencies by agency, 2000

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics,; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Tables in this section include: Number and rate (per 1,000 residents and per 100 square miles) of full-time sworn personnel, service population, and reservation land area in the 20 largest tribally operated law enforcement agencies, United States, 2000

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Bureau of Justice Statistics , 2000; source: Website; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Center for Education Statistics is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States and other nations. On this website, you can obtain statewide information in elementary/secondary education characteristics and finance, postsecondary education, public libraries, assessments, and selected demographics for all states.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Center for Education Statistics,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Law Enforcement Recruiters Association (NLERA) is the largest law enforcement, corrections, military and private security human resources organization in the United States, with membership representing all 50 states and organizations at all levels of law enforcement and private security. NLERA's purpose is to assist law enforcement, corrections, military and private security recruiters and applicant investigators attract qualified candidates through recruiter education, dissemination of best practices, successful recruiting initiatives, and through networking among members, law enforcement, community leaders, and partners.NLERA's website contains information about the organization, its members, sponsors, and partners. The website also contains information tailored for recruiters, educators, and applicants. The applicant information includes job listings, test preparation materials, and law enforcement salary data.

Keywords: Websites; Technical Assistance/Training

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Blue Line helps applicants successfully apply for jobs in law enforcement. The BlueLine is a comprehensive source of law enforcement career information andpublic safety job listings. The website contains employment opportunities, employment resources, training, and the U.S. Police Officer Compensation Survey data, which ranks cities by compensation packages.

Keywords: Websites; Technical Assistance/Training

source: Professional Association; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The mission of the Urban Institute is to promote sound social policy and public debate on national priorities. The Urban Institute gathers and analyzes data, conducts policy research, evaluates programs and services, and educates the public on critical issues and trends.The Urban Institute webpage contains reports and other publications highlighting this research organized by issue area, sector, place, and population.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Websites

source: Research Institution; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Trends in Health and Aging are a collection of tables on trends in the health of the older population in the United States. The tables cover trends in health status, health care use and costs, health insurance, health risk factors and disease prevention, and many other topics. All of the tables present data by age group, sex, race and, where available, by Hispanic origin. The data come from a variety of sources in the Federal Government.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. The Census Bureau adheres to a pledge to honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share its expertise globally, and conduct its work openly. The goal of The Census Bureau is to provide the best mix of timeliness, relevancy, quality, and cost for the data they collect and services they provide.The Census Bureau website contains data on people and households, business and industry, as well as geographic data and information. Much of this data can be analyzed on-line or downloaded easily through available software and tools.

Keywords: Data; Websites

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The mission of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is to enforce the law anddefend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safetyagainst threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing andcontrolling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and toensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.The DOJ website contains information about the Department and its agencies, pressreleases, resources and publications, as well as employment opportunities.

Keywords: Promising Practices; Research Assessment Report; Briefings; Data; Websites; Technical Assistance/Training; Funding

source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Incident-level

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Police Employee (LEOKA) Data

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Supplementary Homicide Reports provide incident-based information on criminal homicides reported to the police. These homicides consist of murders, non-negligent manslaughter, and justifiable homicides. The data, provided monthly by UCR agencies, contain information describing the victim of the homicide, the offender, and the relationship between victim and offender.homicides. The data, provided monthly by UCR agencies, contain information describing the victim of the homicide, the offender, and the relationship between victim and offender.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

Hate Crime Data

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Uniform Crime Reports serve as periodic nationwide assessments of reported crimes not available elsewhere in the criminal justice system. By 1998, there were approximately 18,500 law enforcement agencies contributing reports either directly or through their state reporting programs.

Keywords: Data; Websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The agency-level data, where the unit of analysis is the police agency (or incident for Supplementary Homicide Reports and Hate Crime,) are comprised of five data files per year and contain information on: Offenses Known and Clearances by Arrest; Property Stolen and Recovered; Supplementary Homicide Reports; Police Employee (LEOKA) Data; and Hate Crime Data.

Keywords: Data; Websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The county-level

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The Offenses Known and Clearances by Arrest data files include monthly data on the number of Crime Index offenses reported and the number of offenses cleared by arrest or other means. The counts include all reports of Index crimes (excluding arson) received from victims, officers who discovered infractions, or other sources.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

This dataset was created to facilitate the conversion of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program state and county codes to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) state and county codes. The four UCR agency-level data files archived at ICPSR in Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data: [United States] (ICPSR 9028) contain UCR state and county codes as geographic identifiers. Researchers who wish to use these data with other sources, such as Census data, may want to convert these UCR codes to FIPS codes in order to link the different data sources. This file was created to facilitate this linkage. It contains state abbreviations, UCR state and county codes, FIPS state and county codes, and county names for all counties present in the UCR data files since 1990. These same FIPS codes were used to create the UCR County-Level Detailed Arrest and Offense files from 1990-1996.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, 1990; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The University of Cincinnati Policing Institute (UCPI) provides training, research, and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. The UCPI website provides information about UCPI including detailed information on its members, advisory board, and affiliates; current and past projects including links to research reports, academic articles, and technical reports generated as a result of the research undertaken by UCPI members. In addition, there are links to other policing and criminal justice related websites.

Keywords: Research Assessment Report; Websites

source: Research Institution; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No

The National Vital Statistics System is the oldest example of inter-governmental data sharing in public health. These data are provided through contracts between the federal government and vital registration systems operated in the various jurisdictions legally responsible for the registration of vital events--births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and fetal deaths throughout the United States. This page is a portal to the data, including published statistical data, interactive online data access tools, and downloadable public use data files.

Keywords: Data; websites

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,; source: Government Communication; region: Domestic; occupation: Not police-related; peer-reviewed: No