1. Central Statistics Office (CSO) is Ireland's national statistical office. It publishes statistics about Ireland’s people, society and economy, including on the subject of crime and criminal justice.
2. Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is Ireland’s leading non-governmental organisational campaigning for rights in the penal system and the progressive reform of Irish penal policy. It publishes the annual Progress in the Penal System report.
3. World Prison Brief is an online database providing free access to information on prison systems around the world.
4. European Sourcebook Group is a group of experts that produces on a regular basis the European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics.
5. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency with a mandate to assist countries in reducing illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. It works to enhance the capacity of countries to counteract crime, conduct research and analysis on crime and crime prevention and encourages the ratification and implementation of relevant international treaties.

In the Harvard Style

Remember:

In the same way you reference books and journal articles, you need to reference anything you find online. 

You might not be able to find all of the information (e.g. some webpages have no individual author), but take note of the information that's available and put it into your referencing style.

For more information on how to reference online resources see our referencing guide.

While it is required to use academic sources provided by the Library such as Books and Journals & Databases for your assignments and research, good quality online resources can make an important difference to your work.

In this Online Resources section of our Law guide, we’ve collected together information on

1. The best online resources for Law that will help you do well in your studies and
2. Some advice on how to get the most out of these resources.

Be careful!: Unlike academic resources, general online resources often don’t go through a process to check they are of high quality. So you will need to assess them yourself by following the advice below and reading our Evaluating Information Guide.

When you encounter online information you should ask yourself five Questions:  

1. How recently was the information published / updated? 
2. Is it relevant to your work?
3. Do you trust the author?
4. Is it supported by evidence?
5. For what reason was the information published?

Find out more about Evaluating Information in our Successful Searching Guide.

The Department of Law’s website provides up to date information and news for that department.

For students and staff of the department, it also provides access to key information such as

1. The Departmental Handbook
2. Essay Cover Sheets for assignments.
3. Details of Departmental staff and their areas of interest.

When you want to find information that will help you with your academic work, we recommend you start with the MU Library website.

It's your one stop portal to finding out everything about the Library, including:

• Opening hours
• Our collections
• Our Library Catalogue
• And much more - all available here.