LibGuides: Criminal Justice (Ybor City): Major Agencies

Federal Agencies

Florida Attorney General
Florida Department of Corrections
The Florida Department of Corrections (DC) is the third largest state prison system in the country with a budget of $2.4 billion, just over 100,000 inmates incarcerated and another 115,000 offenders on active community supervision.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Provides numerous links to Florida law enforcement agences and departments as well other related U.S. and state sites. In addition offers access to other sections pertaining to forensic sciences, law enforcement news and planning, the most wanted, and missing children.
Florida Highway Patrol
Includes a history and mission statement of the FHP; the FHP policy manual; traffic crash facts, etc.
Florida Legislature Online Sunshine
State-level House and Senate, as well as the Statutes, Constitution, and Laws of the State of Florida.
Florida Parole Commission
Florida Sheriff's Association

There may not be a book to check out or read online - or many articles - about every agency.

These reference books - for use in the library - provide some information about most agencies on your list.

They are encyclopedias -- they provide general overviews and background (not current news) about federal agencies.

Use the index (back of the book) to see which pages discuss your agency.

In some cases, you'll find material under the agency's full name. Example: "Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives".

In other cases, the acronym will work, instead. Example: "ATF".

The Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement
Call Number: REF HV8133 .N49 2007
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement (Vol. 2, "Federal")
Call Number: REF HV7921 .E53 2005
The United States Government Manual
Call Number: REF JK 421.A3 2011