Criminal Justice
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National Websites
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CrimeSolutions.gov Research and publications from NIJ and BoJS, among others about 150 programs such as crime victim services, juvenile justice, etc.
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Death Penalty Information Center Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public with data and analysis on issues concerning capital punishment and the people it affects. DPI does not take a position on the death penalty itself but is critical of problems in its application.
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FBI Records: The Vault Files on anti-war, civil rights, counterterrorism, foreign counterintelligence, fugitives, gangs, extremist groups, organized crime, popular culture, political figures, unexplained phenomenon, WWI, violent crime, and more.
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Federal Judicial Center The Federal Judicial Center is the research and education agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Inter-agency law enforcement training organization for 91 Federal agencies.
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FEMA: Center for Domestic Preparedness Center for Domestic Preparedness provides advanced, all-hazards training to approximately 60,000 emergency responders annually from state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as the federal government, foreign governments, and private entities, as available. The scope of training includes preparedness, protection, and response.
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U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement ICE was created in 2003 through a merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the former U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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National Institute of Justice Uses research and development to better understand crime and justice through science.
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Office for Victims of Crime Crime victims' rights, grants and funding opportunities, services for support providers.
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Office of Justice Programs the largest grantmaking component of the Department of Justice and houses the Department’s criminal and juvenile justice-related science, statistics, and programmatic agencies.
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Office of National Drug Control Policy Advises the President on drug-control issues, coordinates drug-control activities and related funding across the Federal government.
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Office of Tribal Justice The Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) was initially formed in 1995 in response to requests from Tribal leaders for a dedicated point of contact for Indian country-specific legal and policy matters.
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Secret Service mission of protection and investigations to ensure the safety and security of our protectees, key locations, and events of national significance.
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US Department of State: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Reports from 1999 to present day. Choose a year, search by country or region, or view issues across countries and build a custom report.
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Vera Institute of Justice Non-profit, non-partisan center for justice policy and practice.
Professional Organizations
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
An international association established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice.
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Promotes education, foster research, improve practice, and encourage collaboration in the forensic sciences.
- American Bar Association
Provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.
- American Correctional Association
This oldest and largest international corrections association is dedicated to excellence in all aspects of the field.
- American Probation and Parole Association
An international association composed of members from the United States, Canada and other countries actively involved with probation, parole and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors.
- The American Society of Criminology
An international organization whose members pursue scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the measurement, etiology, consequences, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.
- The International Association of Chiefs of Police
Serves the needs of the law enforcement community by launching historically acclaimed programs, conducting ground-breaking research and providing exemplary programs and services to its membership across the globe.
International Websites
- CIA World Factbook
- Amnesty International
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Foreign Affairs Online
- Inter-Governmental Organization list
- International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
- International Committee of the Red Cross: Int'l Humanitarian Law
- International Relations and Security Network
- Rand Corporation