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Information about problem-solving courts, such as drug courts, community courts and mental health courts, which seek to improve case outcomes for communities and litigants.
http://www.problem-solvingcourts.org/
Links to information on financial scandals, bank frauds, money laundering, corruption, scams, and organized crime.
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Financial Scandals Criminal or scandalous activity involving the pillars of the international financial system 160; Political Corruption Corruption in governments and official organisations in Great Britain, Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries 160; Organized Crime:...A comprehensive library of resources and lectures in crime, justice, criminology, and law.
http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor
Information about the effects of a criminal record on such matters as voting rights, employment, pensions, and ability to obtain a license.
http://www.stormloader.com/record
Gives a voice to criminal justice practitioners, academicians, students, crime victims, and interested citizens, covering police, courts, corrections, victims, crime causation, and the death penalty.
http://talkjustice.com/
A collection of articles on crime from the Atlantic Monthly.
http://www.theatlantic.com/election/connection/crime/crime.htm
Private nonprofit, progressive, and effective criminal justice and human services agency founded in 1977.
http://www.igc.org/ncia/
Information about the center, with resources and details of current projects, as well as information about the 2001 Ron Wiebe Memorial Lecture and Dialogue on Restorative Justice.
http://www.sfu.ca/crj
Not-for-profit agency devoted to raising awareness about criminal justice and crime prevention. Resource links and sale of educational products.
http://www.yhtp.org
Avocacy and education to reduce violence with a focus on public education, victims rights and the justice system.
http://www.caveat.org
CJPF provides information to policy makers and the public to promote innovative ideas about criminal justice issues, including sentencing, drug policy, and police policy.
http://www.cjpf.org
Background information and links on U.S. criminal justice policy, including issues like gun control, drug policy, and the death penalty.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/crime/index.shtml
Compares crime rates for major North American cities.
http://www.homefair.com/early97/crime/crimelab.html
Provides information about peacemaking in the U.S. criminal justice system and resources useful to those in interested in alternatives to the war on crime.
http://www.westga.edu/~jfuller/peace.html
Works in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice and offers training, research and technical assistance.
http://www.communityalternatives.org
Offers information and assistance to help bring together criminal justice agencies and ordinary citizens to make communities safer.
http://www.communityjustice.org/
The purpose of this list is to talk about crimes, criminals, and punishment. The latest news is posted to this site everyday.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Crime-and-Criminals
Compendium of the latest federal crime statistics compiled by the White House.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/crime.html
Implements the powers and duties of the Attorney General in the presecution of New Jersey criminal matters for the administration of justice. Division encourages cooperation among all law enforcement agencies statewide.
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcj/index.htm
News and resources on the history and fate of the warnings given while being arrested.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/mirandarights/index.htm
IRCP was founded in 1992. The intention of IRCP, The Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy, which is integrated in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of the Faculty of Law of Ghent University, is to conduct and promote internationally relevant scientific research regarding criminal policy issues.
http://www.ircp.be/uk/index.asp
Assembled by Jon Harris, criminal justice specialist at Michigan State University's library.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/crimjust.htm
Crime and deviance is breaking laws or social rules (norms). Articles, discussions and links exploring crime and deviance
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/crime_deviance
A site dealing with the history of the Mafia in the USA. Contents include profiles of infamous mobsters with photographs, links to other crime sites. Includes the Gambino, Gotti, and Genovese families.
http://glasgowcrew.tripod.com/index.html
A group of public servants, practitioners, evaluators, analysts and academics sharing information from a research focus. Includes membership details, conference information, list of member interest areas, and newsletters.
http://www.acjrca.org/
Information exchange, networking and e-learning for people working in the community and criminal justice system. Includes news, press releases, job ads, publications, and discussion forum. [Registration required]
http://www.cjp.org.uk/
Article about Navajo traditional justice, which emphasizes peacemaking.
http://www.usask.ca/nativelaw/publications/jah/yazzie2.html
International non-governmental organisation devoted to combating corruption. TI focuses on prevention and reforming systems.
http://www.transparency.org/
Transparency International's web portal of resources crucial to key groups and individuals involved in anticorruption work and research: news, events, study courses, projects, contacts, and related links.
http://www.corisweb.org/