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Sociology/Social Work/Criminal Justice Resources On The Internet


The Social Sciences Resources are divided into these groups: 

Indexes/Databases
Internet Resources
Journals
 Associations
Criminology
Social Work

Indexes/Databases


COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA Special Collections
Data on the Net---Search or browse our collection of 765 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more--University California San Diego
International Network for Social Network Analysis
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research---Access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data.
National Economic, Social, and Environmental Data Bank
Social Science Database Archive---
Social Science Information Gateway--- provides easy access to quality information sources over the networks. All of the resources that appear on the Gateway have been described, classified and entered into a searchable database
Social Sciences, Humanities, General Reference---Searches scholarly internet resources from the University of California
Sociology Cases Database Project---Database of cases which will be available for educators to use in their sociology courses, especially introductory courses
U.S. Census---Statistical

Internet Resources


Center for the Study of Group Processes
Centre for Applied Social Surveys---Provides short courses in survey methods and is developing a survey Question Bank for use by social scientists and social researchers in the academic world, government, market research and the independent and voluntary sectors
Consumer Culture: Resources and Links
Data Archive---Houses the largest collection of accessible computer-readable data in the social sciences and humanities in the United Kingdom
Dead Sociologists' Society---List of the various theorists, some biographical information, and a summary of their work--site also has resource links
Demography & Population Studies
Ejounal Site Guide--Guide to online journals
Institutions in the United States---Sociology departments in the U.S.
Julian Dierkes' Sociology Links at Princeton
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect---Gopher menu
Population Research Institute---Penn State
Population Studies Center---University of Pennsylvania
QUALIDATA---Provides information relating to the work of QUALIDATA and also provides links to other social science research resources
Rand---Nonprofit institution that helps improve public policy through research and analysis
Register of Leading Soc.Sci. Electronic Journals
Research Sources for the Social Sciences---From Craig McKie
Centre for Rural Social Research Website
Social Science Data Special Collections---Links to sites with statistical, etc. data
Social Science Resources Home Page---Nebraska Department of Education
Social Sciences & Social Issues---guides on topics pertaining to the study of people and their activites, customs,origins and institutions, as well as the larger social context and social concerns under consideration or debate
Social Sciences Internet Resources---Western Connecticut State University
Social Sciences WWW Virtual Library
SocioWeb---Provide sociologists with point-and-click access to the smorgasbord of sociological information available accross the World Wide Web
Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
Sociology--from Yahoo
Timeline of Sociology From 1600

Journals


American Journal of Sociology--table of contents available 1995-
CTheory---International journal of theory, technology and culture
Canadian Journal of Sociolgy
Future of Children---Disseminate timely information on major issues related to children's well-being, with special emphasis on providing objective analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective programs and polices, and promoting constructive institutional change
Gallup Organization---Gallup Poll and Gallup Special Reports
Interracial Voice---VOICE of the Global Mixed-Race/Interracial Movement
Journal of World Systems Research
Qualitative Report---Online Journal Dedicated to Qualitative Research and Critical Inquiry
Scholarly Journals Distributed Via the World Wide Web---University of Houston
Sociological Research Online---British Sociological Association
Social Research Update
Social Service Review

Associations


Alliance for Children & Families
American Society of Criminology
American Sociological Association
The Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences---voluntary group of Social Science teachers who have joined together to further the interests of Social Science teaching in secondary schools, Colleges and Teacher Training courses in Higher Education-British
Clinical Social Workers Federation
Council on Social Work Education
IASSIST
International Association for Social Science Information Service & Technology
INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
NASW/Texas
National Association of Social Workers
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Council for the Social Studies
National Institute for Social Work---British
School Social Work Association
Society for Applied Sociology
Southern Sociological Society
Western Society of Criminology

Criminology


AJAX--United States and International Government Military and Intelligence Agency Access
ATF
Bureau of Justice Statistics--U.S. Bureau of Justice
The Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research---The University of Texas at Austin
CopsOnline
Criminal Justice Gopher---gopher link to reports, statistics, etc.
Criminal Justice Links---Florida State University
Criminal Justice Links---Prentice-Hall
Criminal Justice Policy Council-Texas
Criminology Resources---American Society of Criminology
Criminology Resources---From WCSU
DEA
Death Penalty Resources
FBI Home Page
Federal Judical Center
Federal Web Locator--Find any Federal Governtment website
Justice Information Center
JUSTNET---Justice Technology Information Network
Links to Law Enforcement Sites
Nathanson Centre for the study of Organized Crime and Corruption Bibliographic Database---The Nathanson Centre is committed to exploring the challenge of organized crime and corruption, advancing knowledge, and informing policy on a broad range of issues, both domestic and international
National Archive of Criminal Justice Statistics
National Crime Prevention Council
National Institute of Corrections
National Institute of Justice
Police Departments by State
Police Officer's Internet Directory
Prison Information and Papers---Links to resources on prisons and statistics
Punishment and the Death Penalty
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Texas Commission on Jail Standards
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Public Safety--Convictions and Sex Offenders Registration Databases
UNITED NATIONS CRIME AND JUSTICE INFORMATION NETWORK
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Customs
United States Department of Justice
U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
U.S. Secret Service

Social Work


Council on Social Work Education
Department of Health & Human Services
Internet Discussion Lists for Social Workers
Licensing Boards and License Information---A list of all state licensing boards
Links to Job Search Resources for Social Workers
Links We Like--From Universtiy of Syracuse
National Association of Social Workers
NASW Code of Ethics
NASW/Texas
National Asociation of Social Workers
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect---Gopher menu
New Social Worker Online---Devoted to social work students and recent graduates
Pat McClendon's Clinical Social Work Page---Features good links, its strong points are the very informative articles and links about trauma and its effects
Schools of Social Work---Links to universities
Social Security Online
SOCIAL WORK EXAMINATION SERVICES
Social Work Resources---University of Kentucky
SocNet
SWAN---Dedicated to furthering professional connectivity and the overall effectiveness of social work through the advantages provided by computer networking
World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
This page compiled by Marsha Keenan  Last update January 2005
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