Criminal Justice Resources

Legislative & Legal Information

Connecticut General Statutes
Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
Office of Legislative Research
Judicial Branch Case Look-up
Connecticut State Library
Connecticut Law Libraries
CGA Judiciary Committee

Relevant State Offices

Division of Public Defender Services
Office of the Chief State’s Attorney
Office of the Victim Advocate
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Department of Correction
Judicial Branch
Judicial Branch – Court Support Services Division
Office of the Attorney General
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
Connecticut State Police

State Statistics, Reports, and Data

Connecticut Open Data – Connecticut’s online data portal
Judicial Branch Statistics – Statistics and reports on criminal, motor vehicle, and juvenile cases; arrest warrants; juvenile detention; and adult probation
CT DOC Statistics/Population Indicators – Data on prison population and expenditures
OPM Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division (CJPPD) Research Unit – Houses various criminal justice reports
OPM CJPPD Monthly Indicator Reports – A monthly report monitoring trends in prison admissions and releases
OPM CJPPD Recidivism Studies – An annual report on the recidivism of offenders released from the custody of the Department of Correction and from probation
OPM CJPPD Correctional Population Forecasts – An annual report providing population projections for Connecticut’s correctional system
CT State Police Crime Analysis Unit – Contains annual reports on various crime metrics
Connecticut Crime Online – A website offered by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for citizens to view and analyze crime data
CT State Police Requests – Request page for police reports and records
Connecticut Criminal Justice Information System – Coordinates efforts to share criminal justice data across state agencies
Racial Profiling Reports – Reports and information from the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project

Federal Statistics, Reports, and Data
Bureau of Justice Statistics – The primary statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Justice
FBI Crime Data Explorer – A database to track crime data in the United States
CrimeSolutions – A project of the U.S. Office of Justice Programs that uses rigorous research to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services

Relevant Federal Offices
U.S. Sentencing Commission
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice – Organizational Chart
U.S. Office of Justice Programs
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut
National Institute of Corrections

National Associations
National Association of Sentencing Commissions
Council of State Governments
National Conference of State Legislatures
National Center for State Courts
National Criminal Justice Association