Criminal Justice: Websites
Definitions of inequality or social inequality
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Web resources
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- Bureau of Justice Statistics
Statistical information on corrections, courts, crime, law enforcement, victims, etc.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Official site offers information about the agency, its history, and reports and publications.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs (U.S. Department of Justice) offers information on corrections, courts, crime and crime prevention, drugs, juvenile justice, law enforcement and victims.
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
Standard reference provides crime and crime-related statistics from over 100 different sources.
- U.S. Department of Justice
Official site for publications, strategic plans of the department, case highlights, briefings, and justice news.
- Uniform Crime Reports
Produced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, this resource brings together a wide variety of crime statistics from approximately 1995 to the present.
These web sites offer a variety of insights to social inequality.
- Income: US Census Bureau
- National Center for Children in Poverty
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children. NCCP uses research to inform policy and practice with the goal of ensuring positive outcomes for the next generation. We promote family-oriented solutions at the state and national levels.
- National Coalition for the Homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless works to bring about the systemic changes necessary to prevent and end homelessness and to protect the rights of people experiencing homelessness by engaging in policy advocacy.
- Social Inequality Working Papers
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The Russell Sage Foundation is an operating foundation directly involved in the conduct and dissemination of social science research.
- The World Bank: IBRD and IDA Working for a World Free of Poverty
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.
- United for a Fair Economy
United for a Fair Economy is a national, independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. UFE raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart.
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Congressional Research Service Report: The U.S. Income Distribution and Mobility: Trends and International Comparisons, November 2012
Congressional Research Service Report: Taxes and the Economy: An Economic Analysis of the Top Tax Rates Since 1945, September 2012
Congressional Research Service Report: Changes in the Distribution of Income Among Tax Filers Between 1996 and 2006 December 2011
Encyclopedia of World Poverty (2006) online
