Subject Guide
Natalie Borisovets
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John Cotton Dana Library
Newark, N.J. 07102
John Cotton Dana Library
Newark, N.J. 07102
Subjects: American Studies, Communication, Criminal Justice, History - Global & Eurasian, History - North America, Journalism & Media Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Literatures in English, New Jerseyana, Political Science, Social Work, Spanish & Portuguese Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
CRS Reports
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) serves as shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. CRS analyzes and reports on current and proposed policies.
- CRS Reports
- The official site with all the most recent reports.
Criminal Justice
- NCJRS: Virtual Library Search
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service index to federal, state, local, and think tank reports, as well as journal articles.
- National Institute of Justice Topics
- Sections on corrections, courts, crimes, juvenile justice, law enforcement, victims of crime, and other relevant topcis. Includes links to publications and multimedia.
- Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice: Gray Literature Database
- Indexes "gray literature"--technical reports, working papers, government and agency reports, conference proceedings, etc.-- available online or in the Rutgers Don M. Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice.
Think Tanks
- Think Tank Search
- Think Tank directory from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Searches across over 1200 think tanks and research centers. Focuses on websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity.
- When reading reports from research agencies with which you are not familiar, be sure and check their "About" page (usually at the top or bottom of their web site.) It should give you a sense of their mission and possible biases in their reporting.