Tips for Finding Crime Statistics
Crime statistics can be found online at the federal, state, and local levels. These statistics can be used to back up your argument in a research paper, to show change, or to show the effects of a certain policy or program. It is pretty easy to find crime statistics at the federal level.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Uniform Crime Report are great online tools for retrieving that sort of information.
Each state has its own Uniform Crime Report (UCR) that offers detailed statistics on various crimes in the state.
Vermont
To search for state crime reports, type into Google: [state] Uniform Crime Report.
National
International
Kreitzberg Library Books on Criminal Justice Research
Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology by Call Number: 364.072 M463b 2006
Criminal Justice Information: How to Find It, How to Use It by Call Number: 364.072 C929 1998
Essentials of Criminal Justice and Criminology Research: Explanations and Exercises by Call Number: 364.072 L345e 1999
The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice by
Based on Russell Schutt's Investigating the Social World, the most successful social research text to have been published in a generation, The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and adapted specifically for criminal justice courses and programs. The authors originally wrote this book to teach research design and techniques within the context of substantive criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field. The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Second Edition is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate students taking a research methods course in criminology or criminal justice.
Call Number: 364.072 B124p 2003
Perspectives on Evaluating Criminal Justice and Corrections by
A comprehensive and authoritative overview of issues relating to the evaluation of criminal justice/corrections 'interventions', this book draws on a range of theoretical, cultural and epistemological perspectives with authors from a range of disciplines and countries.
