Criminal Justice

“Administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.”

“Brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.”

Primary source for U.S. criminal justice statistics

NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice.

A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world through public opinion polling, demographic research, and other data-driven social science research.

"The Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting system (UCR) records detailed information about crimes, arrests, and victimization across Pennsylvania. The raw data is compiled and maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police, and presented here in visualization form for your convenience."

“Prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.”

Look under Program Areas (bottom left) in order to be directed to resources regarding each Justice Program (courts, juvenile justice, victims of crimes, and more).

Apply for a grant, help a crime victim, locate a prisoner, submit a complaint, get a job, and many other resources.

The Pennsylvania Judiciary Web Portal provides the public with access to various aspects of court information, including appellate courts, common pleas courts and magisterial district court docket sheets; common pleas courts and magisterial district court calendars; and PAePay.

The PCCD "Commission provides leadership in system-wide coordination and in building collaboration among public servants and private citizens representing all aspects of the criminal and juvenile justice systems and victim services."