National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database
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NCJRS - National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts DatabaseContains summaries of more than 185,000 publications including: Federal, State, and local government reports; books; research reports; journal articles; and unpublished research.
Policy Research from Think Tanks
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Overton.ioDatabase containing policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications, and working papers.
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Policy CommonsSearch across think tank, NGO, IGO reports.
Congressional Research Service Reports
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CRS ReportsReports from 2018- available directly from CRS
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (1916-present)The CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis. Their reports are written at the request of members and provide good summaries of policy or background information on a matter of interest to Congress.
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