Resources on the Internet

Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice
Resources on the Internet


International Resources

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Amnesty International

Home Office of the United Kingdom
Official British crime statistics.

Int'l Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
UN Criminal Justice Institutes, Money Laundering, Criminal Justice and the Enviroment, Domestic Violence, International War Crimes Tribunal, International Corrections.

Office of International Criminal Justice
The University of Illinois at Chicago. Links to OICJ training, consulting, conferences, publications services and other CJ resources including The Chicago Crime Commission's Report on Crimes and the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE NINTH UNITED NATIONS CONGRESS ON THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

UK Police and Forensic Web
Links to law enforcement, investigation, scientific and forensic services, fire, medical and rescue services, manufacturers and technology for UK and international professionals.

United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Information System
Computer Crimes, CPCJ Organization, Current Activities and Projects, International Reviews and Conferences, Newsletters, Gopher, Documents.

United Nations Justice Network (UNCJIN)
Includes UN Criminal Justice Country Profiles, Bureau of Justice Statistics, World Criminal Justice Library Network, CIA World Fact Book, Foreign and International Law Documents & Commentaries, Constitutions, General Information by Country.

Federal / National Resources

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Bureau of Justice Statistics
All the stats you'll ever need, searchable by keyword.

FBI
Includes law enforcement functions, services and current cases.

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Full Text articles, includes standards, training, activities, developments, etc.

Miscellaneous Legal Links
Includes Supreme Court Decisions, Rules of Evidence & Procedure, Links to Federal Government Agencies and other general Federal Law Resources.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Gopher Server
International criminal justice information network supporting policymakers and criminal justice professionals.

US Dept. of Justice
Federal, National and State Agencies, Organizations and Government Information Sources.

U.S. Code
Includes Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

US Treasury
Includes links to 12 Treasury Departments: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Alcohol Firearms & Tobacco, Secret Service, Customs, Law Enforcement Training Center, IRS, Engraving, Financial Mgmt, US Mint.

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Includes provisions, initiatives, grant programs.

Texas Resources

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ARC Access to Justice Report
Informational pieces on accommodations for people with cognitive disabilities who come into contact with the law enforcement and court systems, includes resource list.

The Assault Prevention Network
Created to help people overcome these limits with empowering techiques for self-defense and information about violent behavior. The site, compiled by Personal Power Assault Prevention Training of Austin, Texas, offers safety precautions, true self-defense success stories, strategies to protect children and tools for evaluating a self-defense course.

Men in the Justice System
Includes Treatment of Men in the Texas Justice System and Texas Visitation Law Report.

NRA Texas
Firearm laws and statewide NRA political endorsements/announcements.

Texas Computer Crimes Law
Full text.

Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice
(Under construction - address only).

Texas Law Enforcement Standards & Education Dept

Prisons and Prisoners

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Prison-related Resources
An online library devoted to prisoners' rights, compiled by Peter Jaques of Oberlin College. The "Articles and Postings" area features a large and frequently updated collection of pieces written by prisoners and prison activists. Recent articles include "Justice for Women in Prison," "Wisconsin Death Penalty Debate," and "Phone companies feast at prisons."

Stop Prisoner Rape
National non-profit organization dedicated to combatting the rape of male and female prisoners and providing assistance to survivors of jailhouse rape, includes references to laws, commentaries, etc.

Organizations. Associations & Groups

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The Community
Articles, Events, Announcements, Collections, Directories, Organizations of interest to the Crime and Law Enforcement Community.

CopNet
Lots of links to city, county, state, regional, national, federal, international, military, commercial and miscellaneous law enforcement agencies and sites, including law enforcement mailing lists. Access restricted to Law Enforcement Personnel.

K9 Academy
Includes links to schools, books, glossary, resources, tips, case law, digests, associations .

Mennonite Central Committee Criminal Justice Issues Home Page
Includes links to articles, essays and position papers on domestic violence, gun control, criminal justice issues & Newslinks.

National Information Technology Network
"...for helping to facilitate the identification, development, manufacture, and adoption of new products and technologies specifically designed for law enforcement, corrections, and other criminal justice applications."

National Rifle Association
News, RKBA Database, Refuse to be a Victim Program, Firearm Laws, Graphics, Congressional Info, Legislative Affiars, NRA Law Enforcement Directory (national). Includes officer benefits, programs, firearm instruction.

Police Home Page
Links to Indexes, Associations, Happenings, Seminars, Developments and "other happenings of interest to the police world."

Rand Corporation
A nonprofit institution that helps improve public policy through research and analysis, includes major Criminal Justice-related think-tank.

Vera Institute
Federal Crime Control Bill, Criminal Justice Technology projects, Peacenet Prison Issues Net, The People's Green Book, Contract with America.

Journals, Newsletters, Listservs, Newsgroups & Media

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Criminal Law Reporter Summary
A weekly review of developments in criminal law (abstracts of articles) from The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.

Directory
Electronic Listservs and Newsgroups about Criminology, Law, Justice and the Courts.

Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences
Contains descriptions of electronic conferences (e- conferences) on topics of interest to scholars in the fields of law, criminology and justice, including PAVNET an electronic Resource Guide covering the full spectrum of issues related to violence and youth-at-risk, and various Human Rights and International Issues links, from the Belfast Law School.

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
"...providing film reviews and original essays on the intersection of popular culture with criminal justice. "

The Mystery Zone
Pretty much anything related to the mystery field. Short stories; interviews scholarly articles about mystery and crime subjects; non-fiction stories on forensics, criminology etc.; reviews; you name it.

NYPD Blue
Text files, episode synopses, pictures, & etc from popular television cop show.

Office of International Criminal Justice Newsletters
CJ International Online, CJ The Americas Online, CJ Europe Online, Books

TV News Archives
Network evening news abstracts, special reports, other resources.

General & Academic Resources

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BUBL Resources on Crime & Criminology
Links to National Grafitti Information Network, Crime and Victim Assistance, Domestic Assistance and Crime Resources.

California State University, Stanislaus, Criminal Justice Home Page
Includes links to Federal, state, judicial, organization, Law Enforcement, Corrections, Forenisics, Legal and Social Criminal Justice Resources.

Critical Criminology ASA Section
Links to Critical Criminology and General Criminology Gophers, Criminology FTP sites, Death Penalty, Guns, Prisons, FOI Act, Prison Litigation and Court Decisions from Northern Illinois University

Paranoia Drugs Information Server
All the dope on street drugs, including laws, testing, the War on Drugs, from the counter-culture.

Drug Page
Joshua S. Meisel's Home Page re: criminology and deviance and social control and drug policy reform movements in both historical and contemporary perspective. Includes links to drug-related pages.

Forensic Web
Links to international Forensic information sources.

Law Links
A service provided for the internet community by LEXIS COUNSEL CONNECT, the largest online communications and information network for lawyers, includes a comprehensive list of legal resources, newsletter.

Legal Information Institute
From Cornell Law School, includes rules, court activities, legal resources.

Legal Resource Locator
Serve as a starting point for Research, be it by attorneys or non-legal professionals, into the myriad disciplines involved in today's increasingly "legalistic" society.

Library of Congress
Guide to Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Resources on the Internet. Includes Intro to using the Internet, Law-related Lists, Law Research FAQs, The Legal List.

University of Albany Papers on Criminology
Includes "Harm in America's Penology," "Crime and Its Social Context," "A Profile of Social Correctiveness," "Currents of Lethal Violence."

University of Southern Florida Criminal Justice Home Page
Comprehensive collection of links to searchable criminal justice and law databases, federal criminal justice agencies, international resources & information services, police agencies, juvenile delinquent & drug and alcohol information, prisons, death penalty, forensic and trial images, illustrations and photos, media activites, civil rights, education, think tanks, listservs and electronic journals, etc.

Violence at Work and School
Homicide is now the third leading cause of workplace death, and the leading cause of workplace death for women. Workplace violence also includes robbery, rape, and simple and aggravated assault. Includes prevention, conflict resolution, statistics and recommended reading.

Virtual Law Library

Yossie's Handcuff Collection

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Last update 28 February 1996.

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