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American Jurisprudence 2d Desk Book
Provides extensive statistics, facts, charts, tables and documents of interest to legal professionals. Not available on Westlaw.Tarlton Law Library Reference
Stack 221American Bar Association
Statistical Resources from the ABA 's Market Research Department.
http://www.abanet.org/marketresearch/resource.htmlBureau of Justice Statistics
Contains statistics about crime, law enforcement, the justice system, corrections.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.htmlEmpirical Research Group Online Database
Online database hosted by UCLA Law. Database includes 732 articles from over 80 journals indexed from July 2005 to July 2007 and is searchable by author, title, year, or subject area, alone or in combination.
http://www.law.ucla.edu/home/apps/els/Empirical Legal Studies Blog
"The ELS blog is a collaborative project produced by Professor Jason Czarnezki of the Marquette University Law School, Professors Michael Heise and Theodore Eisenberg of the Cornell Law School, and William Ford, Bigelow Fellow and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Jason’s research uses empirical methodologies to assess the role of judicial selection, political ideology, and interpretive philosophy on judicial decision-making, as well as analyze the impact of institutional relationships on environmental and administrative law and regulatory policy."
http://www.elsblog.org/the_empirical_legal_studi/Findlaw
Choose "For Legal Professionals" option, choose "Practice Areas" and then "Web Guide- Databases" for comprehensive statistical resources of interest to legal professionals on a variety of topics. Not available for every topic.
http://lp.findlaw.com/Human Security Gateway
"A rapidly expanding searchable online database of human security-related resources including reports, journal articles, news items and fact sheets." Under Resources, choose Facts and Figures along with topics such as Governance and Security, Human Rights, Criminal Violence, International Law, Justice and Accountability, etc.
http://www.humansecuritygateway.info/Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest archive of computerized social science data. Subject range includes many legal topics such as criminal justice and the courts.
Use the Thesaurus to find the best terms to search for data sets. All data sets are freely available within the UT domain.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
http://vdc.hmdc.harvard.edu/VDC/- Provides a good subject link to ICPSR data. Choose ISPSR and "topic categories."Justice Research and Statistics Association
"A national nonprofit organization of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, researchers, and practitioners throughout government, academia, and criminal justice organizations."
http://www.jrsainfo.org/index.htmlLaw and Courts Section of the APSA
Facilitates the exchange of data relating to law, courts, and judicial processes, and electronic data. set (part of the Law and Courts Web site).
http://www.law.nyu.edu/lawcourts/National Archives Historical Documents Online - Court Records
Search a variety of historical court documents using the Archival Research Catalog.
http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/courts.htmlPACER$$
"PACER is an electronic service run by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on a cost-recovery basis. The service provides access to case and docket information from Federal Appellate, District and Bankruptcy courts, and the U.S. Party/Case Index, which is a national locator for cases filed in federal courts. Free public access is currently provided in Federal courthouses and by waiving the first $10 of annual costs for each registered user. In addition, attorneys of record and parties in a case (including prose litigants) receive one free electronic copy of all documents filed electronically, if receipt is required by law or directed by the filer. And, courts may, upon a showing of cause, exempt indigents, bankruptcy case trustees, individual researchers associated with educational institutions, courts, section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations and pro bono ADR neutrals from payment of these fees. "
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/Political Database of the Americas (Georgetown University)
Provides a comprehensive source of documentary and statistical political information on Latin American politics, including judicial branch data.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/titles.html?id=286What's It Worth?
A Guide to Current Personal Injury Awards and Settlements
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The S. Sidney Ulmer Project for Research in Law and Judicial Politics
U.S. Supreme Court Databases
"Contains final vote data from the beginning of the Warren Court (1953), through Burger and Rehnquist Courts, to the end of the Court's last complete term (includes all cases from the 2005 Term). The unit of analysis is the case (docket)."
http://www.as.uky.edu/polisci/ulmerproject/sctdata.htmMerged Phase I and Phase II Supreme Court Database
http://www.as.uky.edu/polisci/ulmerproject/bairddata.htmUnited States Supreme Court Judicial Database 1953-1997 Terms
"Contains attributes of Court decisions, ranging from the dates of the oral argument to the identities of the parties to the litigation and how the justices voted."
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/09422.xml
U.S. Courts Administrative Office: Federal Court Management Statistics
Provides statistics from 1997-2006.
http://www.uscourts.gov/fcmstat/Federal Judiciary Judicial Facts and Figures
Contains tables of historical caseload data.
http://www.uscourts.gov/judicialfactsfigures/index.htmlJudicial Business of the United States Courts
Caseload statistics of the federal courts are compiled by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2715PACER Service Center Federal Case Statistical Reports
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announcements/general/bkstat_rpt.htmlPublications and Reports
Portal to many reports about the Federal Judiciary.
http://www.uscourts.gov/publications.htmlStatistical Reports
Statistical reports on all aspects of the U.S. Courts.
http://www.uscourts.gov/library/statisticsalreports.htmlFederal Court Cases: Integrated Database, 1970-2000
Provides an official public record of the business of the federal courts. Includes all civil, criminal, and appellate cases filed in federal courts.
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/08429.xmlFederal Judicial Center
Education and research agency for federal courts.
http://www.fjc.govJudicial Nomination Statistics
Congressional Research Service report covering U.S. District and Circuit courts.
1977-2003
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL31635.pdfJudicial Statistical Inquiry Form
Federal Civil Trials, Completed Trials Only
Database of about 5 million federal district-court civil cases.
http://teddy.law.cornell.edu:8090/questtr7900.htmFederal Civil Trials, All Cases
http://teddy.law.cornell.edu:8090/questcv3.htm
The S. Sidney Ulmer Project for Research in Law and Judicial Politics
U.S. Courts of Appeals Database
"Designed to create an extensive dataset to facilitate the empirical analysis of the votes of judges and the decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals."
http://www.as.uky.edu/polisci/ulmerproject/appctdata.htmAttributes of U.S. Appeals Court Judges, 1801-1994
"This project, compiled by Gary Zuk, Deborah J. Barrow, and Gerard S. Gryski, was undertaken to compile a definitive database on the personal, social, economic, career and political attributes of judges who served on the United States Courts of Appeals from 1801 to 1994. The database includes conventional social background variables such as appointing president, religion, political party affiliation, education and prior experience."
http://www.as.uky.edu/polisci/ulmerproject/auburndata.htmLower Federal Court Confirmation Database, 1977-2004
"Contains information on nominations to Article III district and circuit courts from the beginning of 1977 through the end of December 2004.
http://www.as.uky.edu/polisci/ulmerproject/confirmdata.htm
National Center for State Courts Courts Statistics (NCSC) Project
Collects and interprets the latest data on court operations nationwide.
http://www.ncsconline.org/D_Research/csp/CSP_Main_Page.htmlState Court Civil Jury Trials
http://teddy.law.cornell.edu:8090/questtrs.htm
State Civil Cases
http://teddy.law.cornell.edu:8090/questcvs.htm
State Court Organization, 2004
"Presents detailed comparative data by State trial and appellate courts in the U.S. Topics covered include: the number of courts and judges; process for judicial selection; governance of court systems, including judicial funding, administration, staffing, and procedures; jury qualifications and verdict rules; and processing and sentencing procedures for criminal cases. Diagrams of court structure summarize the key features of each State's court organization."
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sco04.htmState Supreme Court Data Project
Contains information on State Supreme court decisions in all fifty states (1995-1998) sessions.
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/%7Epbrace/statecourt/
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
Choose "Online resources" and "Bankruptcy Statistics"
ABI provides information on U.S. bankruptcy filings each quarter. Most of the data that appears in this section comes from the Administrative Office of the U.S. CourtsFindlaw
Choose "For Legal Professionals" option, choose "Practice Areas" and then "Web Guide- Databases" for comprehensive statistical resources of interest to legal professionals on a variety of topics. Not available for every topic.
http://lp.findlaw.com/PACER Service Center Federal Case Statistical Reports
"Hosts a number of federal case statistical reports on the U.S. Party/Case Index. These reports include the F-2, F-5a, and the Civil Justice Reform Act Reports. The F-2 report shows the total business and nonbusiness bankruptcy filings by chapter, district and circuit. The F-5a provides a summary of the number of business and non-business bankruptcy petitions filed, by chapter of the bankruptcy code, for a twelve month period. It displays totals by county, as well as each circuit and judicial district. The Civil Justice Reform Act Reports provide summary and detailed information on pending motions, bench trials, three-year-old cases, bankruptcy appeals, and Social Security appeal cases. These files will be updated as new data is released by the Administrative Office. The reports are available under the menu option "Statistical Reports' on the U.S. Party/Case Index."
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announcements/general/bkstat_rpt.htmlWebBRD
"Enables you to design and instantly execute an empirical study of large, public company bankruptcy cases in seconds -- in the most complete, accurate data available anywhere."
http://lopucki.law.ucla.edu/
Bureau of Justice Violence and Victimization Web Site
Nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm#ProgramsBureau of Justice Statistics
Contains statistics about crime, law enforcement, the justice system, corrections.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.htmlCompendium of Federal Justice Statistics
"Describes all aspects of processing in the Federal justice system, including numbers of persons prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, sentenced to probation, released pretrial, and under parole or other supervision."
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm#cfjsEuropean Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.europeansourcebook.org/
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Crime Information Center (NCID)
Provides criminal record history information, fugitives, stolen properties and missing person information.
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fbi/is/ncic.htmFederal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reports
Contains reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htmFederal Bureau of Prisons Research and Reports
Contains technical and statistical reports about federal prisons.
http://www.bop.gov/news/index_research.jspFederal Court Cases: Integrated Database, 1970-2000
Provides an official public record of the business of the federal courts. Includes all civil, criminal, and appellate cases filed in federal courts.
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/08429.xmlFederal Justice Statistics Resource Center
Contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system.
http://fjsrc.urban.org/index.cfmFindlaw
Choose "For Legal Professionals" option, choose "Practice Areas" and then "Web Guide- Databases" for comprehensive criminal law statistical resources.
http://lp.findlaw.com/Hate Crime Statistics, 2004
"HCS is the byproduct of the joint effort between the FBI and the law enforcement agencies that identify and report hate crimes. This partnership and, ultimately, this publication serve as the cornerstone in raising the Nation’s awareness about the occurrence of bias-motivated offenses. The publication has also become a statistical tool for those involved in the advocacy or the study of persons persecuted because of their inherent traits, such as the color of their skin, or the personal decisions they make, like what church they attend."
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2004/openpage.htmHuman Security Gateway
"A rapidly expanding searchable online database of human security-related resources including reports, journal articles, news items and fact sheets." Under Resources, choose Facts and Figures along with topics such as Governance and Security, Human Rights, Criminal Violence, International Law, Justice and Accountability, etc.
http://www.humansecuritygateway.info/National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Offers crime and justice data files.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
"NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide."
http://www.ncjrs.gov/National Institute of Justice Data (NIJ) Collections
"Provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the state and local levels."
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/das.htmlOffice for Victims of Crime Publications
Statistics and reports about victim issues.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/welcome.htmlOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Statistical Briefing Book
"Provides basic statistical information on juvenile offending, victimization of juveniles, and involvement of youth in the juvenile justice system."
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.htmlSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
Brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/index.htmlU.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
"Statistics concerning labor law enforcement, including age, disability, equal pay, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, retaliation and sexual harassment."
http://www.eeoc.gov/
Most requested statistics from EEOC (Cornell University)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/subjectguides/governmentstatistics.htmlU. S. Sentencing Commission Annual Reports and Statistical Sourcebooks
Contains figures, tables, and charts and selected district, circuit and national sentencing data.
http://www.ussc.gov/annrpts.htmU.S. Sentencing Commission Federal Sentencing Statistics
Federal Sentencing statistics by state, district and circuit.
http://www.ussc.gov/LINKTOJP.HTMMonitoring of Federal Criminal Sentences Series available from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Scholarly exchange among researchers in the child maltreatment field.
http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/Findlaw
Choose "For Legal Professionals" option, choose "Practice Areas" and then "Web Guide- Databases" for comprehensive family law statistical resources.
http://lp.findlaw.com/
Transactional Records Clearinghouse (TRAC)
Information on federal enforcement and regulatory agencies' priorities and practices and the impact of new laws on agency activities; much statistical information; currently covers IRS, FBI, DEA, ATF, Customs, & INS.
http://www.trac.syr.edu/TRACfed
Requires a subscription for full access, but browsable for free. Focuses on federal staffing and spending in the federal government.
http://tracfed.syr.edu/
Tarlton Law Library Government Documents-Statistics
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/vlibrary/govdocs/stats.html
Last updated on March 19, 2008.