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COSMOSs staff use the most current data, information, and knowledge available on the issues we study. While much of this still takes place off the Web, COSMOS's staff and fellow researchers access the following sites with great frequency. Our employees, as individuals, parents, and community leaders, access these sites for more reasons than just academic or project research. This page is the most-visited page on the Web site and serves as a set of regular and available "bookmarks" from anywhere in the world.
| BJA Evaluation Glossary |
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A thorough list of evaluation terminology. |
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| CDC & P |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site has publications, statistical information, software, child and parent "playfo" sites. Many addition areas of interest are addressed. |
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| CSPV |
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The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence has research publications on various areas of violence including domestic, school, and youth areas. |
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| DHHS |
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The Department of Health and Human services has online publications, clearinghouses, database, playfo sites, and self-help groups, as well as links to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable consumer health information. |
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| Federal Contacts |
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This site provides access to federal telephone and e-mail directories. It includes agency links categorized by subject and a cross-agency search engine. |
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| Federal Statistics |
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Fedstats is a compilation of data from more than 70 government agencies at a single site. |
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| IACP |
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police has current legislative and other research resources available. |
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| JRSA |
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The Justice Research and Statistics Association conducts and publishes policy-relevant research on justice issues and maintains a clearinghouse of state criminal justice activities. |
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| Library of Congress |
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The Library of Congress has an extensive collection of materials. In addition, this site provides links to Thomas, a source for legislative information. |
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| NCJJ |
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The National Center for Juvenile Justice is an interactive resource for state laws, policies, and practices. |
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| NCJRS |
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The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Reference Service, which is the U.S. Department of Justices clearinghouse. |
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| NIC |
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The National Institute of Corrections provides access to major publications produced by NIC or with NIC funding support. |
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| NIH |
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The National Institutes of Health provides links to the full text of many consumer health publications prepared by the Institutes, databases listing clinical trials, and hotlines supported by the Institutes. |
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| NLM |
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The NLM site maintains an online catalog of publications and audio-visual materials. The visitor also can connect to MEDLINE, which has more than 11 million scholarly journal references and abstracts. |
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| NY Times Navigator |
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Navigator is used by the New York Times newsroom as a starting point for searching the Web, and what a starting point it is. First, start with a comprehensive list of search engines. There is everything from Yahoo to Northern Light. Dig a little deeper and you'll find government databases for many federal, state, and international agencies. Beyond that you'll find a plethora of reference sites that will help you browse the Bible, search for addresses (both Web and street), peruse online periodicals, and even visit the Elvis homepage. This is the mother lode of research sites. |
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| SAMHSA |
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has several related online publications and statistics. This site includes links to several parent and child "playfo" sites. (Sites with a playful approach to learning and information.) |
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