Criminal Justice

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Associations & Organizations

ACLU Criminal Justice Site
http://www.aclu.org/crimjustice/index.html
Hosted by the American CIvil LIberties Union,this site includes press releases, background information, legal information and other resources concerning Criminal Justice.

American Society of Criminology
http://www.asc41.com/
"An international organization concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.  This includes the measurement and detection of crime, legislation, the practice of criminal law, as well as a review of the law enforcement, judicial, and correctional systems." The site includes organizational information as well as links to resources in the Criminal Justice field.

Association for Retarded Citizens: Criminal Justice
http://www.thearc.org/criminaljustice.html
This webpage provides links to resources about criminal justice and people with intellectual disabilities.

Bureau of Justice Assistance
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA
A component of the U.S. Department of Justice, its purpose is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. The site includes grant and funding information, links to other justice programs, publications and other resources.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Dept. of Justice site which provides extensive statistical data on aspects of crime and law enforcement.

The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
http://www.cjcj.org
Non-profit organization established to promote balanced and humane criminal justice policies that reduce incarceration and promote long-term public safety for juveniles. Website includes publications, policies, programs and related links.

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat/csat.html
"The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), promotes the quality and availability of community-based substance abuse treatment services for individuals and families who need them." Website provides referral service for treatment as well as publications and other resources.

Justice Information Center (NCJRS)
http://www.ncjrs.org
Administered by the U.S. Dept . of Justice, offers extensive reference and referral services for questions about crime and justice-related research, policy, and practice. Search Questions & Answers to access hundreds of questions related to juvenile and criminal justice, victim assistance, drug policy, and NCJRS services.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/archive.html
NACJD facilitates research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources; through the production of original research based on archived data; and through specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data.

National Center on Institutions and Alternatives
http://www.igc.org/ncia/
Provides professional research, training and technical assistance for developing and supporting community-based programs in criminal and juvenile justice.

National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA)
http://www.ncja.org/
The NCJA serves as the formal mechanism for informing the Congress of state, tribal and local criminal and juvenile justice needs and accomplishments. The website includes an extensive list of links to government agaencies, grant opportunities, legal resources, non-profit agencies and more.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.gov/
"NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide."

National Institute of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij
The research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.The website includes a searchable database of abstracts of available publications and full-text articles. Also includes some in video format.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov
Part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, NIDA supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The website includes special resources for teachers, parents and K-12 students as well as a database of free public domain publications and videos available for a nominal fee.

National Juvenile Court Data Archive
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/njcda/
"Established by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, within the U.S. Department of Justice, to promote access to automated juvenile court data sets for juvenile justice research and policymaking efforts. "

National Center for Victims of Crime
http://www.ncvc.org
"The nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims." The site includes an online resource library as well as legal information and helplines.

National Youth Gang Center
http://www.iir.com/nygc
"The purpose of the NYGC is to assist policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in their efforts to reduce youth gang involvement and crime by contributing information, resources, practical tools, and expertise towards the development and implementation of effective gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies. " The site is searchable and includes online publications, gang-related news and legislation, conference and training links and funding links.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/
This site supports national efforts to "prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization." It publicizes local programs that "develop and implement prevention and intervention programs and improve the juvenile justice system." Highlights include relevant statistics, funding opportunities, programs, publications, and events. Click on Resources for access to configurable lists of state, national, and international agencies and resources. Searchable. (LII)

VERA Institute of Justice
http://www.vera.org/
"Works closely with leaders in government and civil society to improve the services people rely on for safety and justice. Vera develops innovative, affordable programs that often grow into self-sustaining organizations, studies social problems and current responses, and provides practical advice and assistance to government officials in New York and around the world. The site includes more information about Vera's methods and learn about Vera's current and past projects—work that spans the core areas of the justice system: crime and victimization, policing, the judicial process, sentencing and corrections.

Corrections

The American Correctional Association
http://www.aca.org/
"Oldest and largest correctional association in the world". The website includes resources for professional development and certification, standards and accreditation, networking, an online academy and research resources.

American Jail Association [AJA]
http://www.corrections.com/aja
National, nonprofit organization that "exists to support those who work in and operate our nation's jails and is the only national association that focuses exclusively on issues specific to the operations of local correctional facilities." Site includes publications and technical information, information about training and education, awards and scholarships, conferences and more.

American Probation and Parole Assocation
http://www.appa-net.org/
For issues relevant to the field of community-based corrections. APPA provides training and
technical assistance, clearinghouse services and advocacy.

The Corrections Connection
http://www.corrections.com
"The first weekly news source committed to improving the lives of corrections professionals and their families", intended as an open forum where practitioners could exchange ideas and utilize best practices, resources, case studies and new technologies.

Federal Bureau of Prisons
http://www.bop.gov/
Locate federal prisons nationwide; learn how to locate inmates; and check prison employment opportunities. Find statistical information on institutions and inmates, including a weekly population report by institution, and inmate breakdowns by age, race, security level, and other criteria. Read historical documents and articles concerning BOP history, including Alcatraz and a list of all federal prisoners executed since 1927. Links to related sites, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons library catalog. Site is searchable. (LII)

International Community Corrections Association [ICCA]
http://www.iccaweb.org/
The International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) is a private, non-profit organization representing a continuum of community-based corrections programs, providing information, training and other services to ehnance the quality of services and supervision for adult and juvenile offenders, as well as promote effective management practices.

Journal of Prisoners on Prison
http://www.jpp.org/
"A prisoner written, academically oriented & peer reviewed, non-profit journal, based on the tradition of the penal press. It brings the knowledge produced by prison writers together with academic arguments to enlighten public discourse about the current state of carceral institutions. "

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.gov/viewall.html
"A federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide." Site includes extensive library of full-text articles.

The Other Side of the Wall
http://www.prisonwall.org/
No longer active, this site is an archives of articles and literary writing on topics having to do with prisons, criminal justice and the death penalty.

A Prisoner's Dictionary
http://dictionary.prisonwall.org/
A list of prison-related procedural terms and prisoners' jargon, with an emphasis on California prison culture. Includes Numbers and Maxims . (LII)

The Sentencing Project
http://www.sentencingproject.org/
This organization is "an independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data and program information for the public and policy-makers [which has] become a national leader in the development of alternative sentencing programs and in the reform of criminal justice policy." The site includes policy report summaries and publications (full reports may be ordered); briefing/fact sheets (with statistics about prisons and prisoners); events; and current related news articles. (LII)


U.S. Sentencing Commission
http://www.ussc.gov/
"An independent agency in the judicial branch of the federal government, was established in 1985 to develop national sentencing guidelines for the federal courts." Site includes publications such as training and educational materials, federal sentencing statistics, information about specific cases, press releases, and more.

World Prison Population List
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs/r116.pdf
This report, available only in PDF format, "gives details of the number of prisoners held in some 200 independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the differences in the level of imprisonment across the world and makes possible an estimate of the world prison population total." Second edition, 2000, from the United Kingdom Home Office Research, Development, and Statistics Directorate. (LII)

Courts

American Prosecutors Research Institute
http://www.ndaa.org/apri/index.html
Formed by the National Association of District Attorneys, is a non-profit research and program development resource for prosecutors at all levels of government. considered "a vital resource and national clearinghouse for information on the prosecutorial function." The site includes research, publications, a newsroom and links to other internet sources in criminal justice arranged by subject area.

Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov
The education and research agency for the federal courts. The site contains the results of Center research on federal court operations and procedures and court history, as well as selected educational materials.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
http://www.criminaljustice.org/
"The preeminent organization in the United States advancing the mission of the nation's criminal defense lawyers to ensure justice and due process for persons accused of crime or other misconduct." This site is designed as both an open forum for the discussion of criminal justice policies and practice as well as a private online service for members of NACDL.

U.S. Courts: Federal Judiciary
http://www.uscourts.gov/
Site includes a newsroom, searchable map to all levels of federal courts throughout the U.S., a library of forms, publications, fee schedules and web resouces and FAQs about the judicial system.

Dictionaries

International Legal Dictionary
http://www.duhaime.org/diction.htm
Sponsored by a Canadian lawyer, site includes legal terms used internationally.

Lectric Legal Lexicon
http://www.lectlaw.com/def.htm
Includes thousands of definitions and explanations of legal terms, phrases and concepts.

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook
http://www.usda.gov/da/shmd/aware.htm
A U.S. Department of Agriculture handbook with links to other government resources

Family Violence
http://www.ncjrs.gov/spotlight/family_violence/summary.html
National Criminal Justice Reference Service statistics, legislation, publications and resources

Homicide Trends in the U.S.-Intimate Homicide
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/intimates.htm
Data from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics

Intimate Partner Violence
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/ipvfacts.htm
A fact sheet from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Medline Plus - Domestic Violence
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/domesticviolence.html
An excellent compilation of resources on domestic violence by the National Library of Medicine

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/issues/domestic.cfm
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services publications on domestic violence

Violence Against Women
http://www.4woman.gov/violence/
A compilation of resources by the National Women's Health Information Center

General

Criminal Justice Links
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cj.html
Extensive list of links to sites involving all aspects of criminal justice maintained by the Florida State University College of Criminal Justice.

Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
"Information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government."

FBI Uniform Crime Reports
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
Administered by the FBI, this site provides " reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation including special publications and "archives of several annual statistical publications, including Crime in the United States, Hate Crime Statistics, and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, produced from data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States.

Homicide Trends in the United States
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/homtrnd.htm
Administered by Northeastern University, this site contains a series of charts that describe homicide patterns and trends in the United States since 1976.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/
"The source for crime and justice data."

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
Over 600 tables of data from various government and private souces on criminal justice.

Updated: February 28, 2008

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