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Crime and Deviance
Crime and deviance is breaking laws or social rules (norms). Articles, discussions and links exploring crime and deviance
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/crime_...
Almanac of Policy Issues: Criminal Justice
Background information and links on U.S. criminal justice policy, including issues like gun control, drug policy, and the death penalty.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/crime/index.s...
Atlantic Unbound
A collection of articles on crime from the Atlantic Monthly.
http://www.theatlantic.com/election/connec...
Transparency International
International coalition against corruption in international business transactions and seeking increased government accountability.
http://www.transparency.org/
Mafia International.com
A site dealing with the history of the Mafia in the USA. Contents include profiles of infamous mobsters with photographs, links to other crime sites. Includes the Gambino, Gotti, and Genovese families.
http://glasgowcrew.tripod.com/index.html
Financial Scandals
Links to information on financial scandals, bank frauds, money laundering, corruption, scams, and organized crime.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/scandal...
Center for Community Alternatives
Works in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice and offers training, research and technical assistance.
http://www.communityalternatives.org
Federal Crime Statistics
Compendium of the latest federal crime statistics compiled by the White House.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/crime.html
You Have the Power
Not-for-profit agency devoted to raising awareness about criminal justice and crime prevention. Resource links and sale of educational products.
http://www.yhtp.org
Criminal Justice Resources
Assembled by Jon Harris, criminal justice specialist at Michigan State University's library.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/c...
Association for Criminal Justice Research (California)
A group of public servants, practitioners, evaluators, analysts and academics sharing information from a research focus. Includes membership details, conference information, list of member interest areas, and newsletters.
http://www.acjrca.org/
Peacemaking & Crime
Provides information about peacemaking in the U.S. criminal justice system and resources useful to those in interested in alternatives to the war on crime.
http://www.westga.edu/~jfuller/peace.html
Corruption Online Research and Information System (CORIS)
Transparency International's web portal of resources crucial to key groups and individuals involved in anticorruption work and research: news, events, study courses, projects, contacts, and related links.
http://www.corisweb.org/
Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
CJPF provides information to policy makers and the public to promote innovative ideas about criminal justice issues, including sentencing, drug policy, and police policy.
http://www.cjpf.org
CAVEAT
Avocacy and education to reduce violence with a focus on public education, victims rights and the justice system.
http://www.caveat.org
Dr. Frank Schmalleger's Talk Justice
Gives a voice to criminal justice practitioners, academicians, students, crime victims, and interested citizens, covering police, courts, corrections, victims, crime causation, and the death penalty.
http://talkjustice.com/
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Resource center offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/
HomeFair.com
Compares crime rates for major North American cities.
http://www.homefair.com/early97/crime/crim...
Impact of a Criminal Record
Information about the effects of a criminal record on such matters as voting rights, employment, pensions, and ability to obtain a license.
http://www.stormloader.com/record
Community Justice Portal
Information exchange, networking and e-learning for people working in the community and criminal justice system. Includes news, press releases, job ads, publications, and discussion forum. [Registration required]
http://www.cjp.org.uk/
Community Justice Exchange
Offers information and assistance to help bring together criminal justice agencies and ordinary citizens to make communities safer.
http://www.communityjustice.org/
The Navajo Response to Crime
Article about Navajo traditional justice, which emphasizes peacemaking.
http://www.usask.ca/nativelaw/publications...
Equal Justice USA
Through education and mobilization, the project seeks to expand public opposition to the death penalty, as well as bring into clear focus the racial, economic and political biases active in U.S. courts, prisons, jails and policing agencies.
http://www.quixote.org/ej/index.html
National Center on Institutions And Alternatives
Provides professional research, training and technical assistance for developing and supporting community-based programs with offices in MD, VA and NY. Find profile and categorized services.
http://www.ncianet.org/
Crime and Criminals Email List
The purpose of this list is to talk about crimes, criminals, and punishment. The latest news is posted to this site everyday.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Crime-and-Cr...
Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy
IRCP was founded in 1992. The intention of IRCP, The Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy, which is integrated in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of the Faculty of Law of Ghent University, is to conduct and promote internationally relevant scientific research regarding criminal policy issues.
http://www.ircp.be/uk/index.asp
Centre for Restorative Justice, Simon Fraser University
Information about the center, with resources and details of current projects, as well as information about the 2001 Ron Wiebe Memorial Lecture and Dialogue on Restorative Justice.
http://www.sfu.ca/crj
NJ Division of Criminal Justice
Implements the powers and duties of the Attorney General in the presecution of New Jersey criminal matters for the administration of justice. Division encourages cooperation among all law enforcement agencies statewide.
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcj/index.htm
Criminal Justice MegaLinks
A comprehensive library of resources and lectures in crime, justice, criminology, and law.
http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor
Vera Institute of Justice
Working with government to make public policies more fair, humane, and efficient.
http://www.vera.org/
U.S. Department of Justice
Represents citizens in enforcing the law and plays a key role in protecting against criminals; ensuring healthy competition of business; safeguarding the consumer; enforcing drug, immigration, and naturalization laws.
http://www.usdoj.gov/
Miranda Rights
News and resources on the history and fate of the warnings given while being arrested.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/mirandaright...
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