| European Social Survey |
| An academically-driven social survey designed to chart and explain the interaction between Europe's changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of its diverse populations. |
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| Sentencing Project |
| A good course for information about sentencing practices and racial disparities in the United States criminal justice system. "As a result of The Sentencing Project's research, publications and advocacy, many people know that this country is the world's leader in incarceration, that one in three young black men is under control of the criminal justice system, that five million Americans can't vote because of felony convictions, and that thousands of women and children have lost welfare, education and housing benefits as the result of convictions for minor drug offenses." |
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| New York Times Topics |
| The NYT Topics page provides an in depth look at a wide variety of topics. Each Topic page is comprised of news, photos, graphics, audio and video files published in the NYT since 1981. Some Topics of interest include Crime and Criminals, Criminal Sentences, Capital Punishment and many many many more. If you cannot access the fulltext of the article, go to Lexis Nexis from our Library's database page instead of purchasing materials from the NYT website. |
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| New York City Poll Site Locator |
| Provides location of polling places, as well as New York State and City legislative districts for specific addresses, as part of the Vote NYC site. |
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| College Navigator |
| This U.S. Department of Education site provides information on U.S. colleges. Great for statistics, including graduation rates. |
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| Dictionaries & encyclopedias for John Jay students, faculty & staff |
| The Library subscribes to specialized encyclopedias & dictionaries published by Sage, Oxford University Press, Gale, and other publishers. All are accessible from home for students, faculty and staff with current John Jay email addresses. |
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| Center for Problem-Oriented Policing |
| This non-profit organization publishes information about ways in which police can more effectively address specific crime and disorder problems. All of the manuals and guides on the site can be viewed free of charge. |
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| World Economic Outlook Reports form the International Monetary Fund. |
| A Survey by the IMF staff usually published twice a year. It presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Inlcludes an extensive statistical appendix. |
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| Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) |
| The FRED database contains economic data including interest rates, producer price indexes, GDP, consumer price indices, and many other number series reflecting the U.S. economy. |
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| CQ Politics |
| Excellent website with general information about American politics, including including factchecking, public opinion polls, and a presidential election map, as well as CQ's own political blogs. |
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