Professional Resources for Criminal Justice Majors

Government Agencies

Federal

• http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov -- Bureau of Justice Statistics containing information about crimes and victims.
• The White House
• U.S. Secret Service
• The FBI
• United States Marshals Service
• The CIA
• U.S. Office of Government Ethics Home Page
• U.S. Customs Service
• Immigration and Naturalization Service
• U.S. Coast Guard
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms:
  • Includes  Arson & Explosives National Repository and  Gang Resistance Education And Training Program Home Page
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• U.S. Postal Inspection Service
• Environmental Protection Administration
• Internal Revenue Service
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
• Federal Trade Commission
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
• Justice Technology Information Network
• National Law Enforcement Technology Center
• BJA Law Enforcement Training Database
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Federal Judiciary
• Federal Judicial Center: Contains many good research articles on federal courts, sentencing, and prisons.

State

• http://www.government.thelinks.com/ This site has several links to state agencies and related areas.

Research & Academic Sites

University

• http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/death_penalty.html -- An overview of death penalty law with links to key primary and secondary sources.
• http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html -- An index of United States Constitutions, statutes and related legislative information, including Uniform Codes.

Private

• http://www.academicinfo.us/crimjust.html -- Criminal justice links from Academic Info.
• http://www.iir.com/links.htm -- Criminal justice links from the Institute for Intergovernmental Research.
• http://www.criminaljusticestudies.com -- Web Links from the Institute for Criminal Justice Studies.
  
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Other Sites of Interest

Law

• http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html -- A reference to various important Supreme Court cases.
• http://www.ncpa.org/pi/crime/pd071299b.html -- A commentary about prisoners and mental illness.

Juvenile Justice

• http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ -- Provides information relating to juvenile justice related issues.

Law Enforcement

• http://www.officer.com/resource.htm -- Officer.com criminal justice resources.
• http://www.gangwar.com -- A site concerning with street gangs.

Policy

• http://www.kci.org/net_links/wwwlaw.htm -- Criminal justice links from the Koch Crime Institute.
• http://www.criminaljusticeforum.com -- Web links/resources from the Criminal Justice Forum.
• http://www.policyalmanac.org/crime/ -- Almanac of Policy Issues - Focus on Criminal Justice.

Other

• http://www.soconline.org/ -- Provides information relating to campus crime and victim assistance.
• http://www.fvpf.org/ -- Provides information about womens' experiences with sexual assault, domestic violence, and other forms of violence.
• http://www.ilj.org/directry.html -- The Institution for Law and Justice's Internet Resources for Criminal Justice.
• http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html -- The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data.
• http://www.infotoday.com/online/sep02/VanderMeer.htm -- "One Click to Criminal Justice" (a variety of resources and links pertinent to criminal justice).
• http://www.crimenews2000.com/ -- Crime News 2000 - An Advocate Agency for Crime Victims.
• http://www.washlaw.edu/subject/criminal.html -- A collection of criminal justice resources prepared by the Washburn Law Library.