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47 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Non-Intrusive Inspection Equipment to Counter Illicit Drug Flows
2025-09-02 · Posts · IN12601 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Fraud and Scams: The Roles of Federal Law Enforcement and Financial Regulators
2025-08-26 · Resources · IF13094 · HTML available · PDF available
Automated License Plate Readers: Background and Legal Issues
2025-07-21 · Resources · IF13068 · HTML available · PDF available
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Program: Going Forward
2025-06-10 · Posts · IN12563 · HTML available · PDF available
Cryptocurrency Investment Scams
2025-05-21 · Resources · IF13008 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues for the 119th Congress
2025-04-03 · Reports · R48482 · HTML available · PDF available
Criminal Justice Data: Human Trafficking
2025-03-21 · Reports · R47211 · HTML available · PDF available
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program
2025-03-04 · Resources · IF11917 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement and Technology: The “Lawful Access” Debate
2025-01-06 · Resources · IF11769 · HTML available · PDF available
The Dark Web: An Overview
2024-12-02 · Resources · IF12172 · HTML available · PDF available
The Evolving Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
2024-11-27 · Resources · IF12829 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues for the 118th Congress
2024-10-15 · Reports · R47373 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement and Technology: Use of Automated License Plate Readers
2024-08-19 · Reports · R48160 · HTML available · PDF available
Project Safe Childhood and the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
2024-06-14 · Resources · IF12688 · HTML available · PDF available
The Biden Administration’s New Restrictions on Firearms Sales
2024-05-29 · Resources · IF12679 · HTML available · PDF available
Criminal Justice Data: Organized Retail Crime
2024-05-02 · Reports · R48061 · HTML available · PDF available
Juvenile Justice Funding Trends
2024-04-09 · Reports · R44879 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement Use of Artificial Intelligence and Directives in the 2023 Executive Order
2023-12-15 · Posts · IN12289 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Law Enforcement Efforts to Counter Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking
2023-11-21 · Resources · IF12539 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement and Technology: Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
2023-08-22 · Reports · R47660 · HTML available · PDF available
Pandemic Oversight: The Biden Administration’s New Anti-Fraud Proposal
2023-06-15 · Reports · R47593 · HTML available · PDF available
Trafficking in Persons: Grants for Victim Services in the United States
2023-03-10 · Reports · R47466 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Relief for Noncitizen Crime Victims
2023-01-31 · Reports · R47404 · HTML available · PDF available
Justice Department’s Evolving Efforts on Ransomware
2022-12-21 · Resources · IF12294 · HTML available · PDF available
Human Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Professionals
2022-05-06 · Reports · R47100 · HTML available · PDF available
The Evolution of Marijuana as a Controlled Substance and the Federal-State Policy Gap
2022-04-07 · Reports · R44782 · HTML available · PDF available
Stalking Concerns Raised by Bluetooth Tracking Technologies: In Brief
2022-02-15 · Reports · R47035 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement and Technology: Using Social Media
2022-01-11 · Reports · R47008 · HTML available · PDF available
Migrant Smuggling: Background and Selected Issues
2021-12-20 · Resources · IF12003 · HTML available · PDF available
Cocaine: Crack and Powder Sentencing Disparities
2021-11-09 · Resources · IF11965 · HTML available · PDF available
Office of National Drug Control Policy and Its Role in Federal Drug Control
2021-08-24 · Reports · R46889 · HTML available · PDF available
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Role in Criminal Justice Data Collection and Dissemination
2021-06-15 · Resources · IF11857 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues in the 117th Congress
2021-05-05 · Reports · R46787 · HTML available · PDF available
Justice Department’s Role in Cyber Incident Response
2020-12-18 · Reports · R44926 · HTML available · PDF available
Immigration Relief for Victims of Trafficking
2020-10-28 · Reports · R46584 · HTML available
Federal Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Technology
2020-10-27 · Reports · R46586 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19: Department of Justice Enforcement Against Scams
2020-07-20 · Reports · R46461 · HTML available · PDF available
Public Trust and Law Enforcement—A Discussion for Policymakers
2020-07-13 · Reports · R43904 · HTML available · PDF available
Illicit Drug Smuggling Between Ports of Entry and Border Barriers
2020-02-07 · Reports · R46218 · HTML available · PDF available
Human Fetal Tissue Research: Frequently Asked Questions
2019-08-08 · Reports · R44129 · HTML available · PDF available
Illicit Drug Flows and Seizures in the United States: In Focus
2019-08-01 · Resources · IF11279 · HTML available · PDF available
Illicit Drug Flows and Seizures in the United States: What Do We [Not] Know?
2019-07-03 · Reports · R45812 · HTML available · PDF available
The Opioid Epidemic: Supply Control and Criminal Justice Policy—Frequently Asked Questions
2019-06-28 · Reports · R45790 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues in the 116th Congress
2019-02-06 · Reports · R45491 · HTML available
Public Health and Other Related Provisions in P.L 115-271, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
2018-12-03 · Reports · R45423 · HTML available · PDF available
Dark Web
2017-03-10 · Reports · R44101 · HTML available
Encryption and Evolving Technology: Implications for U.S. Law Enforcement Investigations
2016-02-18 · Reports · R44187 · HTML available