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Criminal Justice
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Anatomy of a Murder: A Trip Through Our Nation's Legal Justice System 
 Learn about the U.S. justice system by following a murder case from the discovery of the body through the trial of the accused. Features summaries of nearly thirty landmark Supreme Court cases, concerning subjects such as search and seizure, right to an attorney, self-incrimination, and the death penalty. Also includes a glossary of legal terms, and samples of documents filled out in the course of an arrest. A ThinkQuest site. http://library.thinkquest.org/2760/ Topics: Crime, Judicial Process, Social Issues Last updated May 22, 2005 Bail: Getting Out of Jail After an Arrest
This article describes the procedures related to bail, "cash or a cash equivalent that an arrested person gives to a court to ensure that he will appear in court when ordered to do so." Describes how bail is set, how bail is posted, and the circumstances under which someone may be released "on their own recognizance." From Nolo, a California publisher of legal self-help books. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-30225.html Topics: Crime, Judicial Process Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Building Blocks for Youth
Informative site on issues relating to juvenile crime and justice. Building Blocks for Youth is a group of children's advocates, law enforcement officials, and others dedicated to protecting and advocating for minority youths involved in the justice system. Topics covered include youths in the adult criminal justice system, race issues, "get tough" on juveniles legislation, juvenile courts, and the dangers of incarcerating juveniles with adult offenders. The Web site includes an online newsletter, reports, fact sheets, and news articles and links. http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/ Topics: Crime, Social Issues Last updated Apr 20, 2001 Criminal Justice Links
A directory of websites concerning federal and international criminal justice, crime prevention, law, forensics, and related topics. Browsable. From Florida State University. http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/ Topics: Crime, Government, Government, Law, Mysteries and More, Social Issues Last updated May 30, 2005 How Educational Is Re-Education?
This August 2008 article considers the recent functioning of "re-education-through-labor" camps in China. The article notes that "since the re-education-through-labor camps were created in the late 1950s, they have -- at least in theory -- been oriented toward 'rehabilitating' inmates both politically and morally" but now have an emphasis on many hours of labor, and not political study. Includes links to related material. From the online magazine Slate. http://slate.msn.com/id/2198321/ Topics: Crime Last updated Sep 4, 2008 Innocence Project
This nonprofit legal clinic "only handles cases where postconviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence." The site has information on cases and causes of wrongful convictions, legislative trends, and DNA testing. Related links are listed and the site is searchable. From the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. http://www.innocenceproject.org/ Topics: Crime, Social Issues Last updated Nov 23, 2005 Laogai: "Reform Through Labor" in China
This 2000 article describes "'Laogai,' which translates from Mandarin to mean 'reform through labor,' [and] is the Chinese [criminal] system of labor prison factories, detention centers, and re-education camps." Topics include the three types of Laogai (convict labor, re-education through labor, and forced job placement), conditions, and applicable Chinese law and international law standards. From Human Rights Brief, a student-run publication of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law. http://www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/07/2laogai.cfm Topics: Crime Last updated Aug 25, 2008 National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD)
Details about the programs of this group that "promotes effective, humane, fair, and economically sound solutions to family, community, and justice problems." Provides policy papers and other publications on issues such as drugs, juvenile justice, prisons and sentencing, and race and justice. Many publications are available for free download; those that are not are marked with an icon. http://www.nccd-crc.org/nccd/n_index_main.html Topics: Crime Last updated Feb 5, 2007 The President's DNA Initiative
Find details about U.S. government activities promoting the use of DNA evidence in the criminal justice system. Includes links to publications (mostly from government organizations) on DNA topics of interest to the general public, forensic scientists, law enforcement and medical personnel, and crime victims and victim advocates. Also includes links to news and to information about the origins of the initiative. From the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). http://www.dna.gov Topics: Crime Last updated Jan 4, 2006 Reeducation Through Labor in China
This 1998 paper describes the Chinese "system of detention and punishment administratively imposed on those who are deemed to have committed minor offenses but are not legally considered criminals. Reeducation through labor ... is not to be confused with reform though labor ... the complex of prisons, labor camps, and labor farms for those sentenced judicially." Includes comparison of the criminal and non-criminal systems. From Human Rights Watch. http://www.hrw.org/legacy/campaigns/china-98/laojiao.htm Topics: Crime Last updated Feb 14, 2009 The Sentencing Project
This organization is "an independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data and program information for the public and policy-makers [which has] become a national leader in the development of alternative sentencing programs and in the reform of criminal justice policy." The site includes policy report summaries and publications (full reports may be ordered); briefing/fact sheets (with statistics about prisons and prisoners); events; and current related news articles. http://www.sentencingproject.org/ Topics: Crime, Social Issues Last updated Jan 31, 2003 TRAC FBI
"Comprehensive independent, and non-partisan site" with easily accessible statistics intended for the public on FBI criminal enforcement. Data are examined and illustrated with graphical highlights on prosecutions, sentencing, staffing, etc. and reveal the Bureau's national, state, county, and local enforcement responsibilities. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/ Topics: Crime, Law Last updated Sep 20, 2003 |
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