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Crime and Justice

Societal issues related to the punishment of crime (prison management, prison reform, capital punishment) and the prevention and prosecution of crime. Listings related to particular types of crime generally belong in other categories.

Sites in Crime and Justice

Criminal Justice MegaLinks
A comprehensive library of resources and lectures in crime, justice, criminology, and law.
Equal Justice USA
Seeks to bring into clear focus the racial, economic and political biases active in U.S. courts, prisons, jails and policing agencies, and to expand public opposition to the death penalty.
Tagmag
Articles, discussions, rants and more on crime, graffiti and drugs.
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.
Financial Scandals
Links to information on financial scandals, bank frauds, money laundering, corruption, scams, and organized crime.
Dr. Frank Schmalleger's Talk Justice
Forum for the discussion of Crime and Justice Issues.
Atlantic Unbound
A collection of articles on crime from the Atlantic Monthly.
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
Private nonprofit, progressive, and effective criminal justice and human services agency founded in 1977.
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.
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.
CAVEAT
Avocacy and education to reduce violence with a focus on public education, victims rights and the justice system.
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.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
A bureau of the U.S. Department of Justice and perhaps the best known federal crime enforcement agency.
United States Department of Justice
Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Lists publications and links on corrections, courts, crime, drugs, international crime, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research, statistics, crime victims.
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.
HomeFair.com
Compares crime rates for major North American cities.
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.
Center for Community Alternatives
Works in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice and offers training, research and technical assistance.
Community Justice Exchange
The Community Justice Exchange offers information and assistance to help bring together criminal justice agencies and ordinary citizens to make communities safer.
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.
Federal Crime Statistics
Compendium of the latest federal crime statistics compiled by the White House.
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.
Center for Court Innovation
Information about problem-solving courts, such as drug courts, community courts and mental health courts, which seek to improve case outcomes for communities and litigants.
Vera Institute of Justice
The Vera Institute of Justice is a nonprofit organization that works closely with government to improve the services that people rely on for safety and justice.
Miranda Rights
News and resources on the history and fate of the warnings given while being arrested.
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.
Criminal Justice Resources
Assembled by Jon Harris, criminal justice specialist at Michigan State University's library.
Crime and Deviance
Crime and deviance is breaking laws or social rules (norms). Articles, discussions and links exploring crime and deviance
SubmitATip.com
Site that allows submission of anonymous tips to help solve crimes.
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.
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.
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]
The Navajo Response to Crime
Article about Navajo traditional justice, which emphasizes peacemaking.
Transparency International (TI)
International non-governmental organisation devoted to combating corruption. TI focuses on prevention and reforming systems.
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.

sub categories in Crime and Justice

Articles Articles
Crime Prevention Crime Prevention
Gangs Gangs
Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice
Police Misconduct Police Misconduct
Courts and Juries Courts and Juries
Death Penalty Death Penalty
Injustice Injustice
Personal Pages Personal Pages
Prisons Prisons

cross references

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Science : Social Sciences : Criminology Science : Social Sciences : Criminology
Society : Crime Society : Crime
Society : Law : Law Enforcement Society : Law : Law Enforcement
Society : Law : Legal Information : Criminal Law Society : Law : Legal Information : Criminal Law

other references

Society : Crime : Victims Society : Crime : Victims
Society : Issues : Business : Corporate Crime Society : Issues : Business : Corporate Crime
Society : Issues : Children, Youth and Family : Child Labor Society : Issues : Children, Youth and Family : Child Labor
Society : Issues : Fraud Society : Issues : Fraud
Society : Issues : Gun Control Society : Issues : Gun Control
Society : Issues : Health : Drugs : Illegal Society : Issues : Health : Drugs : Illegal
Society : Issues : Human Rights and Liberties : Political Prisoners Society : Issues : Human Rights and Liberties : Political Prisoners
Society : Issues : Property Rights : Forfeiture Society : Issues : Property Rights : Forfeiture
Society : Issues : Violence and Abuse Society : Issues : Violence and Abuse
Society : Issues : Violence and Abuse : Sexual Abuse and Assault Society : Issues : Violence and Abuse : Sexual Abuse and Assault
Society : Issues : Warfare and Conflict : War Crimes Society : Issues : Warfare and Conflict : War Crimes
Society : Issues : Warfare and Conflict : War Crimes : International Criminal Court Society : Issues : Warfare and Conflict : War Crimes : International Criminal Court

this category in other languages

犯罪・司法 Japanese : 犯罪・司法
Delitos Spanish : Delitos
Brott och straff Swedish : Brott och straff
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