Criminology Resources on the Web

• Books Not Bars -- Dedicated to closing down California's youth incarceration centers and replacing them with regional rehabilitation centers and community-based programs.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service -- NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
• Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons -- This commission was charged to explore the extent of violence and abuse in prisons and to offer solutions to make facilities safer for prisoners and staff.
• Crime in the United States -- Volume & rate of crime offenses by region, by state, and by local agency. Includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data. Data is available from 1995 to present.
• Death Penalty Information Center -- Contains a myriad of information on death penalty issues, such as arbitrariness, race, juveniles, and mental illness. Statistics, state-by-state data, and links to other sites with opposing viewpoints are just a few of the resources available.
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online -- Brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources. The site is upgraded regularly to reflect new data that will appear annually in the print edition.
• Terrorism Project -- The Center for Defense Information (CDI), an independent think-tank founded in 1912, provides information on defense issues from security policy to weapons systems. The Terrorism Project is concerned with in-depth analysis of all aspects of fighting terrorism, both now and in the future.
• United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network -- United Nations office responsible for crime prevention, criminal justice and criminal law reform. It pays special attention to combatting transnational organized crime, corruption, and illicit trafficking in human beings.
• U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics -- Contains information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operations of justice systems at all levels of government. Includes full text of selected BJS documents. Also offers links to sites with related information.

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