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Local and Regional Government Information: How to Find It, How to Use It.
M-level, Gen Ref Z 1223.5 .A1 L63 2005
Includes a chapter on finding local information about crime and criminals.
JHU Libraries Catalog
Use the catalog to search the library's holdings on crime in Baltimore City. You can search the relevant subject headings by using the Alphabetical search option and selecting Subjects - Library of Congress as your search
field. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Criminal Statistics--Maryland-Baltimore
Crime-Maryland--Statistics
Crime and Criminals--Maryland-Baltimore
Crime prevention--Maryland-Baltimore
Baltimore-Washington-Annapolis Area Libraries. Milton S. Eisenhower Library.
Provides links to the home pages of college, university, public and research libraries in the Baltimore vicinity, including the Library of Congress, the Enoch Pratt Free Library, and the Maryland Historical Society Library. Return to Contents
Baltimore City Newspapers
This document provides information about access to current and historical content in Baltimore City newspapers. The guide also provides links to more extensive information regarding Maryland newspapers. | 1968 - present. This abstract provides comprehensive coverage of the major journals in criminology and related disciplines, extensive coverage of books, and access to reports from government and nongovernmental agencies. Topics include crime trends, prevention projects, corrections, juvenile delinquency, police, courts, offenders, victims, and sentencing. | | 1951 - present. This database contains bibliographic information from an international selection of publications (including over 2,600 journals) in the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology. Its comprehensive coverage reflects the increasinglyinterdisciplinary nature of the social sciences. | | Created in 1972, NCJRS is a Federal information clearinghouse ofcriminal justice, juvenile justice, and drug policy materials. NCJRSresources are specifically designed to provide critical referenceinformation to policymakers, researchers, criminal and juvenile justicepractitioners, educators, community leaders, and the general public. Its
web site provides access to statistics, publications, grantapplications, and more. | | 1972 - present. Indexes the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, political science, and other social sciences - with an emphasis on issues that are or might become the subjects of legislation. A print index for the years 1915-1971 is available in General Reference on M-Level, Gen Ref H50.P97 1915-1971. |
Return to Contents Baltimore City Police Department
http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/police/index.html
Besides a brief history of the police department, this web site contains statistics that compare the occurrence of various crimes over three years as well as online crime mapping down to the neighborhood level. Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice (MOCJ)
http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/mocj/index.html
Its mission is to conduct policy and legislative analysis, and provide staff support to the Mayor. The Office also administers Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, as well as grants from the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to reduce crime in Baltimore City. Acts as the Mayor's official liaison to various criminal justice agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. Return to Contents
Baltimore City Government. Police Department. Crime Statistics. http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/police/index.html
This page lists crime statistics for the past three years. Online crimemapping is also available; crimes can be searched by location or types of crime. Annual Reports. Baltimore City Police Department.
Government Publications - Level A
Eisenhower Library has the report from 2000 forward. Previous issues of the report (1861-1980 and 2000-) are available at the Enoch Pratt Free Library. No reports were published from 1980-1999. Publishing resumed in 2000. Annual Reports. Maryland Division of Correction.
Government Publications-Level A, SRI Microfiche (year) S3665-5
This report, published intermittently, presents data on inmate demographics, such as offenses and committing jurisdictions, as well as prison statistics. Crime in Maryland. Uniform Crime Report.
Government Publications, Level A, SRI Microfiche, 1990 - present.
This annual report contains Maryland crimes and arrests, by offense, with data by location and offender characteristics and trends. The Enoch Pratt Free Library has the reports (Call number: HV6793.M3M39 Q) dating back to 1975. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Data
ICPSR, head quartered at the University of Michigan, is a membership-based organization providing access to one of the world'slargest archives of research and instructional data in the social sciences. Johns Hopkins University pays an annual membership fee that entitles faculty, staff, and students access to ICPSR's wide range of data and services. The following are examples of Baltimore data that is available: Crime Changes in Baltimore, 1970-1994.
Contains data that covers resident attitudes, the condition of neighborhoods, and crime rates. (Study No. 2352) Baltimore, Maryland Crime Statistics, 1864-1920.
Comes from Police Departments, Arrests, and Crime in the United States, 1860-1920. (Study No. 7708)
Uniform Crime Reports, County Data 1990-2001. University of Virginia, Geostate: Geospatial and Statistical Data
Center.
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/crime/
The report contains county level data (including Baltimore City) collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The database allows you to create your own tables. Return to Contents
Archival material from the Criminal Justice Commission.
University of Baltimore. Langsdale Library.
The Commission was originally chartered in 1922 and became the Mayor'sCommittee on Criminal Justice in 1970. The date of the collection is 1917-1973. Hopkins students can use this collection but need to call ahead for an appointment. For a full description of the collection go to http://archives.ubalt.edu/cj/info.htm. Ralph G. Murdy Collection, 1878-1972.
Johns Hopkins University. Sheridan Libraries. Special Collections.
In 1959 Murdy was appointed managing director and secretary of the Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission, an agency that acted as arepresentative of the public in dealing with law enforcement. During the1970s, Murdy served as a deputy police commissioner with the Baltimore City Police Department. Return to Contents "Crime, Grime, Fear and Decline: A Longitudinal Look."
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/177603.pdf
The National Institute ofJustice's series, Research in Briefs , covers a variety of topics and contains statistics. To investigate the connection, if any, between incivilities and changes in crime, residents' fear, and further erosion of the neighborhood fabric, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supported a longitudinal study that examined developments in Baltimore neighborhoods over more than a decade. Researchers interviewed residents in 1982 after assessing conditions on the same street blocks in 1981. Researchers returned to 30 Baltimore neighborhoods in 1994, assessed physical and social conditions on 90 street blocks, and interviewed residents on those blocks. Baltimore's Plan to Dramatically Reduce Crime.
http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/news/crime/contents.html
Prepared by Mayor O'Malley and former Police Commissioner, Edward Norris, this 159- page plan describes the status of crime and law enforcement as it was when they took office, and how they plan to cut crime and improve the Baltimore police department. Annual Reports. Baltimore (Md). Criminal Justice Commission.
Library Services Center HV6795.B2B19 Q
The Commission, founded in 1922 by citizens and groups of civic, business and professional organizations, attempted to bring about improvements in the administration of justice in Baltimore. The annual reports include coverage of the commission's activities, statistics, and reports on various topics such as narcotics and vandalism. The Library has volumes for most years between 1923 and 1969. Report of the Directors of the Marland Penitentiary.
Library Services Center HV8340.A2
The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services had the statewide responsibility to supervise and rehabilitate those who are convicted and sent to prison. The Maryland Penitentiary, located in Baltimore,opened in 1811. In 1837 the state legislature enacted a law that required the director of the prisons make a report every year to the governor of the state. This report begins in 1838 and documents the expenses of the prison as well as the number of prisoners, their age, sex, color, birth place, location of conviction, offence, escapes, and discharges. The Library has volumes for many years between 1837 and 1916.
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