Information Packages

Crime and Law Enforcement

BASIC DOCUMENTS 

Crime Control: The Federal Response
Congressional Research Service, Updated September 23, 2003.

The Federal Court System in the US: An Introduction for Judicial Admnistrators in Other Countries. 

Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes
Congressional Research Service, Updated July 23, 2002. This report lists the current federal capital offenses and summarizes the procedures for federal civilian death penalty cases.

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS 

Access to the Courts
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State - Volume 9, Number 2, August 2004 

Arresting Transnational Crime
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State - Volume 6, Number 2, August 2001

Changing Face of U.S. Courts
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State - Volume 8, Number 1, May 2003

Criminal Justice in the United States
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State Volume 6, Number 1, July 2001

How U.S. Courts Work
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Information Agency - Volume 4, Number 2, September 1999

Independence of the Judiciary
Electronic Journals of the U.S. Information Agency Volume 1, Number 18, December 1996

Law Enforcement in a Free Society
Electronic Journal of the U.S. Information Agency Volume 2, Number 4, November 1997

Legal Education in the United States
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State Volume 7, Number 2, August 2002

Mediation and the Courts
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State - Volume 4, Number 3, December 1999

The Supreme Court of the United States: Highest Court in the Land
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, April 2005

USEFUL LINKS

Judicial Branch

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Crime Organizations and Associations

Crime in the United States

CrimeLynx 
CrimeLynx was developed in 1996 by Denver-based criminal defense attorney Jeralyn Merritt to give legal practitioners, both experienced and new to the Internet, a solid starting point from which to venture out and gather the information they need without wasting valuable time trying to locate relevant links on their own. CrimeLynx is updated daily with news and commentary of interest to the criminal defense community and journalists covering crime-related news and politics. In addition to legal research and media links, CrimeLynx also publishes the best internet forensic and expert witness and investigative links, as well as links to the most informative crime policy sites.

Criminal Justice Journalists
Criminal Justice Journalists is the first national organization who cover crime, court and prison beats. It has an information center with diverse links to sites on crime and law enforcement, prisons and punishment, guns and gun control, and high-tech crime.

The Death Penalty
Over 1,000 links to sites relating to the death penalty.

FINDLAW

Hate Crime

Institute for Criminal Justice Studies

INTERPOL 

The Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Officer.com
This is a popular law enforcement web site with many links and created by a police officer.

Police Academy Listings

Rule of Law

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization associated with Syracuse University.  TRAC Web sites describe the enforcement activities and staffing patterns of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the U.S. Customs Service.

U.S. Department of Justice

 

ORGANIZATIONS

ABA Juvenile Justice Committee

Bureau of Justice Statistics
A division of the U.S. Department of Justice that maintains statistical data on crime and victimization.

Center for Studies in Criminal Justice
Research institute that studies the operation of deterrent processes in criminal law, the relationship of weapons to homicide rates and gun control measures, prisons, and juvenile and family courts.

Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Advocacy group that works to reduce the supply of and the demand for handguns and assault weapons through education programs and legislation.

Death Penalty Information Center
Nonprofit group that provides information about capital punishment to the media and the general public, with a special emphasis on problems with the way the death penalty is implemented.

Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation
Organization of citizens interested in the reform of statutory mandatory minimum sentences. Encourages legislators to replace mandatory minimum sentences with greater use of judicial discretion.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Publishes the annual Uniform Crime Report which tracks crime in cities and communities across the country.

Fortune Society
Nonprofit organization that focuses on promoting greater public awareness of the prison system, and the problems confronting inmates before, during, and after incarceration. Also provides tutoring and other support services for ex-convicts.

Join Together
A nonprofit organization that supports community-based efforts to reduce and prevent gun violence.

Justice Research and Statistics Association
Professional association that collects, analyzes, and disseminates data concerning crime and criminal justice at the federal and state levels. Assists in the identification of techniques for analyzing criminal justice data.

Juvenile Law Center

National Center for Juvenile Justice
Encourages progressive administration of juvenile justice through research and dissemination of data. Collects juvenile court statistics, and hosts visiting scholars who conduct research.

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD)

National Crime Prevention Council
Works with citizens, teachers, police officers, and other interested parties to develop techniques for handling drug problems, domestic violence, and other criminal situations.

National Criminal Justice Association
Association of state and local criminal justice professionals that promotes innovation in the criminal justice system through coordination of law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and juvenile justice. Also seeks to focus attention on issues related to the control of crime.

National Institute of Justice
The research and development arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, assigned to gather research on crime, conduct national demonstration projects and develop new technologies.

National Prison Project (American Civil Liberties Union)
Litigation and advocacy group for the protection of inmates' Eighth Amendment rights, the improvement of prison conditions, and the reduction of prison overcrowding.

National Rifle Association
Nonprofit group that advocates to preserve the Second Amendment right to bear arms, promotes public safety and law and order, and provides training in firearm safety, good marksmanship, and hunter safety.

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Agency within the Department of Justice that encourages the expansion of state victim assistance programs, and promotes victim rights through legislation and public policy. Also maintains a resource center that provides information on issues including domestic violence, child abuse, victim rights, and victim compensation.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office within the U.S. Department of Justice that provides leadership and resources to develop and support the prevention of juvenile victimization and to respond to juvenile delinquency through the juvenile justice system. Complies statistics on juvenile victimization and delinquency.

Safer Society Foundation
Educational organization that develops materials for professionals who work with sexual offenders and victims. Compiles statistics on sex offenses, and provides referrals for the assessment and treatment of youthful and adult sexual victims and offenders.

The Sentencing Project
Provides public defenders and other public officials with information on establishing and improving alternative sentencing programs. Promotes increased public understanding of the sentencing process and its alternatives.

Youth Law Center 

Last updated on March 24, 2008.