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Peace and Justice Studies

This is a guide for students who are doing research on topics related to peace & justice studies.

Overview of Government Information

Materials (print or digital) that are produced or published by governmental bodies, whether local, state, national, or international, are considered to be government documents or government information.

Some types of government information can be considered scholarly, such as research reports funded by the federal government—which may even be peer reviewed—while other forms of scholarly government sources could be primary sources of law, such as cases or statues.

Popular government documents would be print or online information that is created to educate the public. They often provide credible background information in a short, easy to read format and do not include citations.

Finding Government Documents - United States

General Information

Subject Specific

Data & Statistics

General Information

Subject Specific

Criminal Justice

Data & Statistics

International Government

Finding International Governmental Organizations