Criminal justice links

Search the following state and national sites to find more justice information, link to related resources or obtain contact information for justice agencies that do not have web sites. The links and contact information provided are neither an endorsement of other sites or agencies nor a comprehensive listing. 

• Criminal justice sites: Minnesota or nationwide
• Other related sites: Minnesota or nationwide

Minnesota criminal justice sites

• Council on Crime and Justice: Discover Minnesota-specific information on issues such as alternative sanctions, at risk families, offender services, rural violence, victim services and the council`s racial disparity initiative.
• CriMNet: Learn how Minnesota`s criminal justice agencies are working to create shared data systems.
• Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties: Find information such as corrections-related training, conferences, articles and books.
• Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association and Educational Foundation: Connect to city police departments and county sheriff`s offices on the web or link to other federal and state public safety agencies. 
• Minnesota Department of Corrections: Learn about the history of corrections, prison industries, state legislative criminal code changes over the last 10 years and restorative justice. 
• Minnesota Department of Public Safety: Access information and statistics from the divisions of: 
  • Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement 
  • Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 
  • Driver and Vehicle Services
  • Drug Policy and Violence Prevention 
  • Emergency Management
  • Minnesota Center for Crime Victim Services 
  • State Fire Marshall
  • State Patrol  
  • Traffic Safety
• Metro Gang Strike Force: Read about gangs in Minnesota and warning signs that a youth may be involved with a gang.
• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse: View literature on violence and abuse or link to other related sites. 
• Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission: Compare the model recommendations for sentencing convicted felons to reports on actual sentencing patterns.
• Minnesota State Court System: Review Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions, judicial district information and background on court processes, structure and organization. 
• Minnesota Statutes: Explore Minnesota`s statutes, session laws and constitution. 
• Office of Crime Victims Ombudsman: Access information on crime victim rights. 

Nationwide criminal justice sites

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: Find information on the licensing and manufacturing of firearms, the Brady Law, and arson and explosive statistics.
• Bureau of Justice Assistance: Access information on funding opportunities and technical assistance for criminal justice programs. 
• Bureau of Justice Statistics: Download data files and obtain statistics on such topics as crime and victims, criminal offenders, courts and sentencing, prosecution, law enforcement and corrections. 
• The Corrections Connection: Discover new developments and trends in corrections-related information — this site is updated weekly. 
• Federal Bureau of Investigation: Visit this site for information on America`s most-wanted criminals, missing children, forensic science and crime data. 
• Federal Bureau of Prisons: Gather statistics on federal correctional institutions along with inmate profiles. 
• Federal legislation: Explore this primary source of congressional documents, including bill texts and summaries, status of bills, congressional hearings and major legislation enacted. 
• Florida State University`s Criminal Justice Links: Connect to other justice-related web sites. 
• Justice Research and Statistics Association: Find out about Statistical Analysis Centers in the United States, Puerto Rico and Northern Mariana Islands; current justice-related programs and research; and upcoming criminal justice events. 
• Justice Technology Information Network: Check out law enforcement and corrections technology. 
• Legal Information Institute: Examine state and federal statutes and constitutions. 
• National Archive of Criminal Justice Data: Obtain various data sets from federal agencies for conducting secondary analysis. 
• National Association for Justice Information Systems: Read summaries of presentations — about criminal justice information systems — made at recent Conferences held by the National Association for Justice Information Systems. 
• National Center for State Courts: Link to courts throughout the nation, read the latest news on state courts and find answers to questions about state court administration. 
• National Center on Institutions and Alternatives: Review recent research and publications on criminal justice reform with a focus on sentencing policies. 
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Visit this collection of clearinghouses to access documents on topics such as crime prevention, law enforcement, juvenile justice, victims, courts and corrections. 
• National Institute of Justice: Reach information on justice-related funding opportunities and view online publications. 
• Office for Victims of Crime: Gather victim-related information including, state and local victim services and organizations as well as grant programs.  
• Office of Justice Programs: Link to a wide range of criminal and juvenile justice divisions coordinated by this office. 
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Inquire about juvenile justice grant opportunities and upcoming conferences and programs, or read documents on juvenile justice topics. 
• Office of National Drug Control Policy: Find information on federal drug control policy, statistics and research on drug law enforcement, drug use connection to criminal activity and juvenile drug use. 
• RAND: Read reports on crime and the justice system. 
• SEARCH, The National Consortium of Justice Information and Statistics: View publications of and access links to multiple justice system segments. Compare justice integration efforts and models among different states and counties.
• Social Statistics Briefing Room: Access federal statistics on such topics as crime, demography, education and health. 
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics: Acquire data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States. 
• U.S. Department of Justice: Find information on and publications from all divisions in the department. 
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency: Acquire data on drugs and view related reports and fact sheets. 
• Violence Against Women Office: Find research and statistics on violence against women, related federal legislation and regulations, grant information and links to other sites. 

 Other related sites in Minnesota

• The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation: Explore research and programming related to health and human services issues. 
• Datanet: Go to this online information system for summarized statistical information on social, economic and demographic conditions in Minnesota. 
• Minnesota County Attorneys Association: Read about the duties of a county attorney, link to legal resources on the Web and order Minnesota County Attorneys Association publications.
• Minnesota Department of Economic Security, Labor Market Information: Analyze statistics on unemployment rates, employment projections and regional economic and demographic profiles. 
• Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning: Gain information on such topics as student expulsions, school district profiles, and violence in schools. 
• Minnesota Department of Health, Health Profiles: Check out the latest statistical data on the health of Minnesotans on state and county levels for more than 200 indicators, as well as annual data on the number of births, deaths, pregnancies and abortions. 
• Minnesota Department of Human Services: Access the Children`s Initiative page for data on child maltreatment, out-of-home placements and family preservation. Other information found at the site covers such topics as MinnesotaCare, welfare reform and aging. 
• Minnesota House of Representatives, House Research: View nonpartisan justice research support provided to the Minnesota Legislature and committees.
• Minnesota Legislative Reference Library: Look over documents recently obtained by the library — which has an emphasis on legislative needs — read about hot topics and link to sites throughout the world.
• Minnesota Senate, Office of Senate Council and Research: Examine nonpartisan justice research support provided to the Minnesota Senate.
• State of Minnesota Staff E-Mail Directory: Search for state employee e-mail and mailing addresses as well as telephone numbers. 

 Other related sites nationwide

• Center for Disease Control: Gather facts about disease and prevention strategies and view publications along with numerous health-related statistics. 
• Federal statistics: Choose from a full range of statistical information produced by federal agencies. 
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Look to this site for a wealth of information on suicide, firearm injuries, and youth, family and intimate partner violence. 
• University of Michigan Documents Center: Use this guide for finding legislative documents and news on the Internet. 
• U.S. Census Bureau: Compile population information such as estimates and projections as well as social and demographic statistics. 
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services` Administration for Children and Families: Tap into this source of policy information and statistics on poverty guidelines, welfare, child abuse and neglect, and at-risk youth.