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Finding Information on the NCJRS Web site

To find information on the NCJRS Web site you may use one of the search tools or browse an extensive listing of topics.

How do I search the NCJRS Web site?
How do I search the NCJRS Library?
How do I search for justice events?
What is the Advanced Thesaurus Search?

You can perform a simple keyword search of the NCJRS Web site by using the search box available at the top of every page. Searched content includes Publications and Products, the Abstracts Database, Questions & Answers, Related Links, Justice Events, and other Federal Justice Web pages.

You may also create a customized query by using the Advanced Search tool.

For more information on Site Search visit the Search Help page.

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The Abstracts Database interface allows you to search summaries of more than 190,000 criminal justice publications contained in the NCJRS Library collection. The results of this search are abstracts or summaries of publications from a large variety of public and private sources. An extensive tutorial is available for the Abstracts Database and it is suggested that you review this to get the best search results.

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The Justice Events search interface allows you to search for criminal and juvenile justice, drug policy, and victim assistance conferences, meetings, and other events. The Justice Events help page provides you with instructions on how to get the best results from your search.

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The Advanced Thesaurus Search allows you to search the Abstracts Database using an extensive controlled vocabulary that is used to index contents in the Abstracts Database. A tutorial on the Thesaurus Term Search is available.

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How do I find information on a specific justice topic?
Is there a list of NCJRS publications and products?
Does NCJRS provide related links?
What is In the Spotlight?
Where can I find information on grants and funding?
Does the NCJRS Web site have a Site Map?
What is the schedule for posting content on the NCJRS site?

A list of Topics is in the left-hand navigation bar of the NCJRS Web site. These topics include:

A-Z Topics (an alphabetical listing of all topics, subtopics, and related terms)
Corrections
Courts
Crime
Crime Prevention
Drugs
Justice System
Juvenile Justice
Law Enforcement
Victims

By clicking on one of the topics above you will have access to publications, related links, Q&A's, and events related to that topic. Also available on each topic page are a listing of related Spotlights if appropriate.

Once you click on a topic, a list of subtopics will be available. The subtopics provide more detailed breakdowns of available content.

For example, after clicking on Drugs, you will be able to select a subtopic from the navigation bar to further narrow your search. The subtopics for Drugs are:

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Yes. The NCJRS Web site provides an alphabetical listing of NCJRS sponsoring agency publications and products. This list can also be soted by publication date and the date the item was added to the site.

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Yes. Each topic heading (Corrections, Courts, Drugs, etc.) provides a listing of other resources. For example, if you click on Corrections in the left-hand navigation bar on the NCJRS home page, you will then be able to view a list of Web links related to corrections.

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The In the Spotlight online resources highlight criminal and juvenile justice, drug policy, and victim assistance topics of current interest. Each topic includes information on related statistics, legislation, publications, programs, training and technical assistance, and funding opportunities.

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The NCJRS Web site provides a guide to justice funding, but the best place to find out about funding opportunities from NCJRS sponsoring agencies is to visit the Office of Justice Programs Web site. You should also visit grants.gov, which provides a complete listing of Federal grant opportunities.

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Yes, the Site Map provides a visual outline of the NCJRS Web site.

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