Baltimore
Baltimore related information, tools, and strategies for research.
Other Sources
- Crime, Grime, Fear and Decline: A Longitudinal LookThe National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supported a longitudinal study that examined developments in Baltimore neighborhoods over more than a decade.
- 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. - Report of the Directors of the Marland Penitentiary.Library Services Center HV8340.A2
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.
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Public Safety Online ResourcesThe top databases and online resources to find scholarly articles and background information in public safety
Finding Materials in the Library Catalog
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Use the library catalog to search our materials on crime in Baltimore.
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City Sources
- Baltimore City Police DepartmentThe site has a brief history of the police department, maps of the police districts, current 90-day crime statistics mapped down to the neighborhooD-level, the agency's organization, and more.
- 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. Resumed in 2000.
- Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice (MOCJ)Mission is to conduct policy and legislative analysis, and provide staff support to the Mayor. The Office also administers Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, grants from the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to reduce crime in Baltimore.
Statistics and Data
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Data
ICPSR, headquartered 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.
JHU pays an annual membership fee that gives faculty, staff, and students access to ICPSR's wide range of data and services.
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Crime Changes in Baltimore, 1970-1994Contains data that covers resident attitudes, the condition of neighborhoods, and crime rates. (Study No. 2352)
Archives
- Archival material from the Criminal Justice CommissionUniversity of Baltimore. Langsdale Library.
Commission originally chartered in 1922 and became the Mayor's Committee on Criminal Justice in 1970. Date of the collection is 1917-1973. Hopkins students can use this collection but need to call ahead. - Ralph G. Murdy Collection, 1878-1972Managing director and secretary of the Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission (represented the public in dealing with law enforcement). 1970's deputy police commissioner.