Criminal Justice: Websites

An international organization established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice.

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a multi-disciplinary professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and its application to the legal system. The objectives of the Academy are to promote professionalism, integrity, competency, education, foster research, improve practice, and encourage collaboration in the forensic sciences.

This site is directed to everyone in the bail industry, not just enforcement agents.

The American Jail Association (AJA) is a national, nonprofit organization that supports the professionals who operate our Nation’s jails. It is the only national association that focuses exclusively on issues specific to the operations of local correctional facilities.

The American Society of Criminology is an international organization concerned with criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control and treatment of crime and delinquency.

The foundation is a private, non-profit educational organization that promotes solutions to the problems facing the criminal justice system.

Founded in 1977, FLEOA is a volunteer organization. Born out of necessity by a group of concerned agents from Customs, IRS-CI, TIGTA, FBI and INS, FLEOA's primary tenet was, and still is, legal assistance and representation are only a phone call away.

NCSC is the organization courts turn to for authoritative knowledge and information, because its efforts are directed by collaborative work with the Conference of Chief Justices, the Conference of State Court Administrators, and other associations of judicial leaders.

A national non-profit organization involved in community crime prevention. It brought us McGruff the Crime Dog. Click on "Topics" link on the top of the page for an excellent collection of crime & criminal justice-related links.

This site is very comprehensive for students interested in corrections. It includes discussion forums and shared files, so students can interact with professionals in the field. It also has articles, links to training material you can buy, and a news feed.

Chartered in 1940, the National Sheriffs' Association is a professional association dedicated to serving the Office of Sheriff and its affiliates through police education, police training, and general law enforcement information resources. NSA represents thousands of sheriffs, deputies and other law enforcement, public safety professionals, and concerned citizens nationwide.

is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which promotes decreased reliance on incarceration and increased use of more effective and humane alternatives. It is a nationally known source of criminal justice policy analysis, data and program information.

Definitions, history, topic areas, theory and practice, careers, debates, CSI, degree and study options will all be covered in detail here.

Comprehensive news site dealing with prison and parole issues, including jobs available across the country.

Crime Spider Crawls the Web for the Best Crime and Law Enforcement Sites. Crime, criminal justice, and legal research resource for educators, universities, writers, police and other law enforcement personnel. Crime Spider offers a directory of resources related to anti-terrorism, crime reduction and crime prevention, home security, national security, crime investigation, tools for crime solving, child safety, domestic abuse and child abuse hotlines, missing children sites, and educational progra

The Social Sciences Government Policy Gateway provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Use this site to find papers, reports, articles, educational materials, and organisational websites relating to all aspects of Government policy

National law enforcement news & resources

A magazine for police officers. Articles are grouped by tags, so you can search for similar articles. News items, commentary, and podcasts are included.

This encyclopedia entry provieds a good summation of our country's response to terrorism. Its overview includes both the basic policy--deterrence and detection of vulnerabilities--and the departmes whic are charged with different tasks. Includes a bibliography to help find more information.

Provides links to criminal justice information from countries around the world, including to government agencies, statistical information, conferences, etc.

Digital audio back to 1955, selected constitutional cases, links to full text decisions from 1893 from Findlaw and finally information about each Justie and the important decisions they made.

provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.

Digital audio back to 1955, selected constitutional cases, links to full text decisions from 1893 from Findlaw and finally information about each Justice and the important decisions they made.

The official government site of the Supreme Court.

Look up legal cases here. (If you are experiencing difficulties accessing Nexis Uni from an off-campus location, click here).

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A unique law enforcement agency in the United States Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products.

With this official information from the U.S. government, protect yourself; help solve crimes; and get rewards for offering information about America's most wanted criminals.

The Office of Justice Programs’ CrimeSolutions.gov uses rigorous research to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services.

The Criminal Division develops, enforces, and supervises the application of all federal criminal laws except those specifically assigned to other divisions. The Division, and the 94 U.S. Attorneys have the responsibility for overseeing criminal matters under the more than 900 statutes as well as certain civil litigation.

EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment.

Evaluative and basic research studies, policy impact analyses, and technical and statistical reports.

The FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for more than 80 Federal agencies.

The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection of open-source resources related to homeland security policy, strategy and organizational management. It supports local, state, tribal and federal analysis and decision-making needs and assists academics of all disciplines in homeland defense and security related research.

Aims to improve the quality of justice through reform of criminal law, policy, and practice.

is the world's largest international police organizations, with 187 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose missiion is to prevent or combat crime.

Facilitates research in criminal justice and criminology.

Provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies.

Headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police Service.

provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.

OVW administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

find DHS Regulatory Flexibility Act compliance procedures, transportation security laws, legislative affairs, and screening statistics.

Independent U. S. Goverment agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior U. S. policymakers.

Brings together leading experts and researchers to condct multidisciplinary research and education for homeland security solutions.

This site has government reports on current criminal justice issues, such as gang violence, the prison system and terrorism. Also a good site for statitistics on hate crimes and prisions.

Resources provided by the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. Includes statistics from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, criminal registries, and more.

was created in 1968 to assist intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations in formulating and implementing improved policies in the field of crime prevention.

coordinates with all levels of criminal justice agencies in identifying their issues, developing statewide policies and programs and implementing innovative justice improvement solutions that enhance public safety.

provides notification to crime victims of the potential for inmate release and opportunity to provide testimony, notification of the inmate’s movement within the correctional system, referrals for crime victims to local programs, basic crisis intervention and support, general information on the status and location of the inmate as allowed by law, and notification of the expiration of an inmate’s maximum sentence or date of execution.

provides up-to-date information on traffic and crime initiatives, explains the services we provide to the public and other law enforcement partners, and offers safety tips

This site has information and statistics on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), through its FJSRC, compiles comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. FJSRC's goal is to provide uniform case processing statistics across all

brings together data from more than 100 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data are displayed in over 1,000 tables. The site is updated regularly as new statistics become available.

Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the U.S. at the state and metropolitan area levels. Selected data for component counties and central cities of metropolitan areas are also included.

Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Statisitcal data from the Census.