LibGuides: Administration of Justice: Websites

Evaluating Websites

Remember to always evaluate a website before using it for research purposes!

The Research 101 LibGuide shows you how to use the T.R.A.A.P. criteria to evaluate the credibility of all types of sources, including assessing websites. You can always ask a librarian or your professor for an opinion about a specific website as well.

MS Department of Corrections
MDOC protects and promotes public safety primarily through the efficient and effective custody and control of individuals convicted and sentenced for felony crimes. This is achieved by using sound correctional principles and constitutional standards. The current Commissioner of MDOC is Christopher B. Epps.
MS Dept of Human Services
As an organization, the Mississippi Department of Human Services is dedicated to serving others throughout the state and seeks to promote integrity, self-development, outstanding program delivery and excellent customer service. The agency also seeks to empower families being served to become self-sufficient and responsible for their future success.
MS Dept of Public Safety
The department includes the following divisions: Highway Patrol, MS Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Narcotics, MS Homeland Security, MS Crime Lab, State Medical Examiner, Office of Administrative Operations, Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy, Public Safety Planning, Motor Carrier Safety Division, Support Services, Public Affairs, Office of Emergency Operations, and Office of Standards and Training.
MS Dept of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks
The mission of this department is to conserve and enhance Mississippi’s wildlife, fisheries, and parks, provide quality outdoor recreation, and engage the public in natural resource conservation. The MS Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks is composed of five individuals appointed by the governor for a term of 5 years.
MS State Attorney General's Office
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer and adviser for the State of Mississippi on both civil and criminal matters. He represents public officials & governmental agencies and issues legal opinions that interpret state law.

Library of Congress Country Studies
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Resources offered include: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
US Department of State
On the US Dept. of State website, you can learn about the organization and the following topics:
- Policy Issues
- Countries & Regions
- Economics, Energy, & Environment
- Arms Control & International Security
- Civilian Security & Democracy
- Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs
- Assistance & Development
US Passports & International Travel [US Dept. of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs]
The State Department’s Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management (ACS) administers the Consular Information Program, which informs the public of conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security. Country Specific Information, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings are vital parts of this program. They provide Country Specific Information for every country of the world, info on US embassy and consular office locations, plus information about whether you need a visa, crime and security information, health and medical considerations, drug penalties, localized hot spots and more.
US Embassy
This website for the US Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions provides country specific information broken down by individual country/state and by regions/continents including: Africa; Western Hemisphere; East Asia-Pacific; Europe-Eurasia; Near East; and South & Central Asia.

Useful Websites

World Criminal Justice Library Network
This website provides a comprehensive look into the field of criminal justice. It includes annotated links to criminal justice agencies, institutes, and organizations for dozens of countries; statistical resources; extensive bibliographies on topics like capital punishment and corrections; a directory of web-based scholarly journals and serial titles; and links to newsletters, blogs, and forums.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
The mission of the NACJD is to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized 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.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Sponsored by the Office of Justice, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. NCJRS offers extensive reference and referral services to help you find answers to your questions about crime and justice-related research, policy, and practice. Other services include: a bi-weekly electronic newsletter, email updates, periodically mailed publications, and listservs.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
As part of the Office of Justice programs, the BJS strives 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. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100 published and unpublished sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. Since 1973, the project has been located at the University at Albany, School of Criminal Justice, and compiled and managed by staff at the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center in Albany, New York.
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Uniform Crime Reports
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the starting place for law enforcement executives, students of criminal justice, researchers, members of the media, and the public at large seeking information on crime in the nation. It produces four annual publications: Crime in the United States, National Incident-Based Reporting System, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, and Hate Crime Statistics are produced from data received from over 18,000 city, university/college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily participating in the program.
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
The CJCJ is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to reduce society’s reliance on incarceration as a solution to social problems. The CJCJ provides direct services, technical assistance, and policy analysis that work in unison to promote a balanced and humane criminal justice system designed to reduce incarceration and enhance long-term public safety.
American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section
The Criminal Justice Section has primary responsibility for the American Bar Association's work on solutions to issues involving crime, criminal law, and the administration of criminal and juvenile justice. The Section plays an active leadership role in bringing the views of the ABA to the attention of federal and state courts, Congress, and other federal and state judicial, legislative, and executive policy-making bodies. The Section also serves as a resource to its members on issues in the forefront of change in the criminal justice arena.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The UNODC identifies, analyzes, and monitors global drugs and transnational organized crime threats. On their website, you can find World Drug Reports, Global Reports on Trafficking in Persons, Global Studies on Homicide, Statistics, Transnational organized crime threat assessments, and more.
The Vault: FBI Records/FOIA Library
The Vault is the FBI Records' new FOIA Library, which contains 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies. You can search by keyword or by categories like: Anti-War; Counterterrorism; Foreign Counterintelligence; Fugitives; Gangs Extremist Groups; Gangster Era; Organized Crime; Political Figures Events; Public Corruption; Supreme Court; and Violent Crime.