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Internet Sites on U.S. Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice Links
A comprehensive array of resources, including organizations, cases, reports and much more.

Criminal Justice on the Web
The University at Albany's School of Criminal Justice in New York, sites links to many valuable information sources covering national and state laws, restorative justice, police and correctional institutions.

Criminal Justice, 2000, Volumes 1-4
The National Institute of Justice commissioned more than 60 criminal justice professionals to reflect on criminal justice research accomplishments, and analyze current and emerging trends in crime and criminal justice practice in the United States. The website contains the full-text articles.

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
Published by the School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany (NY), this journal provides access to full-text articles, essays and reviews.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Provides access to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, congressional testimony, "most wanted" posters and crime alerts, as well as an "FBI for Kids" feature, among many other items.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
NCJRS is a U.S. federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people around the world involved with research, policy and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ): SEARCH
NIJ is the research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is the only federal agency solely dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent, nonpartisan, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the state and local levels.

Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
Since 1984 the U.S. Office of Justice Programs has provided federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims.

Public Agenda Online
Indepth survey and analysis of American attitudes toward crime, punishment, the death penalty and other issues from Public Agenda, a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization founded in 1975.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
Continually updated compilation of data on the U.S. criminal justice system, public opinion polls, and offender and situation profiles.

United States Supreme Court
Learn about the Court, and look at the lives of present and past justices, as well as read their arguments and opinions on Supreme Court cases.

 
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