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Native American Crime in the Northwest: 2004-2008 – BIA Information from Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington,  BJS-Sponsored, July 2009, NCJ 227727. (203 pages).
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Exploring the Feasibility and Efficacy of Performance Measures in Prosecution and their Application to Community Prosecution,  NIJ-Sponsored, July 2005, NCJ 227668.
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Enforcement of the Brady Act, 2007: Federal and State Investigations and Prosecutions of Firearm Applicants Denied by a NICS Check in 2007,  BJS-Sponsored, May 2009, NCJ 227604. (16 pages).
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Impact and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Anchorage Wellness Court,  NIJ-Sponsored, July 2008, NCJ 227605. (73 pages).
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Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model,  NIJ-Sponsored, January 2008, NCJ 227606. (233 pages).
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The Impact of Incarceration on Young Offenders,  NIJ-Sponsored, April 2009, NCJ 227403.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS): Courts and Sentencing Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/stssent.htm

National Center for State Courts
http://www.ncsconline.org

National District Attorney's Association (NDAA)
http://www.ndaa.org

National Drug Court Institute (NDCI)
http://ndci.org/ndci-home/

United States Sentencing Commission
http://www.ussc.gov