Calhoun Community College Library - VRD - Social Science - Criminal & Juvenile Justice
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Criminal and Juvenile Justice
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Courts & Laws
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FindLaw's Circuit Court Database -
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/index.html
Browse or search court decisions from the U.S.
Circuit Courts since 1995. |
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Legal Research Guide -
http://www.lexisone.com/
An extremely thorough guide to Legal Research on the
Internet from the Virtual Chase Web site. This isn't just a
collection of links, it's a guide to understanding case law and
legal research. |
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LexisOne -
http://www.lexisone.com/
Lexis is one of the premier legal databases. This
site allows you to search some of its content for free (i.e., cases
from the last 5 years, and legal forms) and pay as you go searching
for other popular parts of the database. |
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National Center for State Courts -
http://www.ncsconline.org/D_KIS/info_court_web_sites.html
The site provides "judicial branch links for each
state, focusing on the administrative office of the courts, the
court of last resort, any intermediate appellate courts, and each
trial court level." It also includes links to federal courts,
legislation sites, and state court structure charts. |
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U.S.
Courts.gov - http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/index.cfm
Links to and information about the federal appeals
and district courts. |
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U.S. Supreme
Court Decisions 1937-1975 -
http://supcourt.ntis.gov/
Search the full-text of 7,407 Supreme Court
decisions from 1937-1975. |
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U.S.
Supreme Court Decisions 1990-Present -
http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html
Search all the decisions or browse by topic, author,
party, or date. |
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Juvenile Justice
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ABA Juvenile
Justice Center - http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/
An outgrowth of the Juvenile Justice Standards
Project, which was established in the 1970's to develop, promote and
implement the policies embodied in the 24-volume IJA/ABA Juvenile
Justice Standards. |
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National Center for Juvenile Justice -
http://www.ncjj.org/
Provides state profiles, statistics, and full-text
reports on juvenile justice issues. |
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National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges -
http://www.ncjfcj.org/
Publications, resolutions, news, and other resources
related to the Council's efforts to improve the court system
processes and raise awareness about children's issues. |
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National Youth Gang Center -
http://www.iir.com/nygc/
Full text reports on issues related to gangs, gang
related legislation, and other information about the Center's effort
to reduce gang activity. |
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Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention -
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/
News, programs, publications, and statistics related
to juvenile delinquency and victimization. |
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Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools -
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/index.html?src=oc
A policy group working to improve school safety.
The web site provides full-text publications and information on
their programs and initiatives. |
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Police
Agencies
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Community
Policing Topics - http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?Item=47
From the Center for Problem Oriented Policing, this
site offers guides, reports, and statistics on several policing
topics. |
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Federal Law Enforcement Training Center -
http://www.fletc.gov/
Network of federally operated training centers for
law enforcement personnel. Course catalog and program descriptions,
news and event information. |
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International Association of Chiefs of Police -
http://www.theiacp.org/
The world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership
organization of police executives, with over 16,000 members in 94
countries. |
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Prisons & the
Death Penalty
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Bureau of Prisons - http://www.bop.gov/
Find inmates, facilities, and lots of information on
prison programs and policies. |
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Death Penalty
Information Center -
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
Provides information about the application of the
death penalty in the United States, including an execution database,
legislation, state-by state information, and more.
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Innocence Project -
http://www.innocenceproject.org/
A non-profit legal clinic that uses DNA testing to
"exonerate the wrongfully convicted." The site includes case
profiles, causes of wrongful convictions, legislation, and other
policy documents. |
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Sentencing Project -
http://www.sentencingproject.org/
A "non-profit organization which promotes reduced
reliance on incarceration." The web site includes issue briefs,
reports, statistics, and links to other resources. |
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State Prison Systems -
http://crime.about.com/od/state/
Links to the State Department of Correction Web
sites where you will find information on state prison systems. |
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U.S. Sentencing
Commission - http://www.ussc.gov/sitemap.htm
Access the Federal sentencing guidelines, reports to
Congress, guides, and sentencing statistics. |
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Other Resources
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Criminal Justice Links -
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/default.htm
From the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice,
Florida State University. |
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Crime Library -
http://www.crimelibrary.com
Court TV brings
together news and feature stories on criminals, trials, forensics,
and more. |
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