Courts
& Juries |
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Famous Trials
From
a law professor at the University of Missouri--Kansas City, the records
of trials from Socrates to O.J. Simpson, including transcripts, news
accounts, and images. |
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Federal Judiciary
From the Adminstrative Office of the U.S. Courts, a clearinghouse
of information on the federal judiciary, including links to the
Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other courts,
and statistics, forms, and reports. |
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Federal Judicial Center
From this federal agency, histories of the federal courts, educational
materials on major litigation, research reports, guidelines for
federal judges, and more. |
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Fully Informed
Jury Association
From this non-profit organization, information on jury nullifcation,
"the
right of the jury to judge the validity and morality of the law as
well as the facts."
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LLRX
Court Rules, Forms & Dockets
From Law Library Resource Xchange, information for access to federal
and state courts. |
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National
Center for State Courts
From this non-profit organization, a clearinghouse of information
on state judiciaries. |
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Oyez
From this project based at Northwestern University, multimedia and
text files on U.S. Supreme Court cases. |
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State
Court Info & Rules
From 'Lectric Law Library, brief introductions to various topics,
such as small claims and civil procedures. |
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Understanding
the U.S. Federal Courts
From 'Lectric Law Library, a brief introduction to the structure of
the federal judiciary. |
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U.S. Sentencing
Commission
From this federal commission, statistics, manuals, worksheets, and
other information on criminal sentencing. |
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Crime
Prevention |
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International Center
for the Prevention of Crime
From this international consortium of organizations, information
on technical assistance offered by the Center and on the Exchange
of Expertise Programme, back issues of the journal International
observer, and downloadable reports on crime prevention. |
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MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse
From the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse, in the University
of Minnesota School of Social Work, articles on a broad range of
topics, training resources, reading lists, directories of service
providers and organizations, lists of funding opportunities, information
on the Link program for families exposed to domestic violence, and
much more. |
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National Crime Prevention Council
From this non-profit organization, information on conferences and
training programs, the Effective Strategies database, educational
materials, and information on McGruff the Crime Dog. |
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Death
Penalty |
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Catholics Against Capital Punishment
From this non-profit organization, news, Vatican documents, excerpts
from catechisms, statements from U.S. bishops, the latest issue
of CACP news notes, and links to similar organizations’ websites. |
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CUADP: For Alternatives to the
Death Penalty
From the non-profit organization Citizens United for Alternatives
to the Death Penalty, calendars of events and executions, news and
press releases, bibliographies, and information on possible wrongful
convictions. |
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Death
Penalty: Supporting Views
From Google Directory, links to sites arguing in favor of the death
penalty. |
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Efforts
to End the Death Penalty
From the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, statements from various
church leaders on capital punishment. |
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Glossaries |
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CJ
Central Glossary
From publisher Prentice Hall, glossaries of terms in criminal justice,
criminology, and criminal law. |
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Prisoner’s Dictionary
From attorney Arnold Erickson, a glossary of prison slang. |
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Street
Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
From the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, a glossary
of slang terms for drugs and drug activities. |
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Juvenile Justice |
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Gang
Prevention and Intervention
From St. Edward's University, "a study in best practices"
on dealing with gangs. |
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Juvenile
Justice Center
From the American Bar Association, a variety of resources for offenders,
parents, lawyers, and law enforcement. |
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National Center
for Juvenile Justice
From this non-profit organization, publications on topics ranging
from restorative justice and treatment options to case processing
and system reform. |
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National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
From this professional organization, information on family violence
projects and audio files of juveniles' stories. |
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National
Youth Gang Center
From the Institute for Intergovernmental Research, statistics, research
reports, project funding, and other information. |
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Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
From the U.S. Dept. of Justice, statistics, research reports, news,
and links to state and local programs. |
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Pennsylvania
Resources |
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Law
Enforcement Agencies (PA)
From James Meredith of Officer.com, a directory of websites for
local police departments. |
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Pennsylvania Commission
on Crime and Delinquency
From this state agency, information on victim assistance,
training, grants, community corrections, juvenile justice, and similar
topics. |
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Pennsylvania Department of
Corrections
From this state agency, reports and information on inmates,
staff, institutions, and correctional industries. |
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Pennsylvania Office of
Attorney General
From this state elected official, press releases, public education
articles and brochures, reports on criminal investigations, complaint
forms, and other legal information. |
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Pennsylvania State Police
From this state agency, annual reports, forms, brochures, press
releases, histories, and case files. |
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Pennsylvania’s Unified
Judicial System
From the state government, a guide to the judicial system, with
legal opinions, rules, forms and filing instructions, reports, and
statistics. |
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Professional
& Student Organizations |
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Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences |
American Academy
of Forensic Sciences |
American Correctional
Association |
American
Society of Criminology |
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Prosecution
& Defense |
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Association
of Federal Defense Attorneys
From this professional organization, resources for defense lawyers.
(Access to most of the site requires AFDA membership.) |
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National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
From this professional organization, current legislative news, resources
for lawyers, and information on current issues such as capital punishment,
terrorism, and indigent defense. |
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U.S. Dept.
of Justice
From this federal department, information on all aspects of its activities,
including civil rights enforcement, fraud investigation, and more;
includes online version of the U.S. Attorneys' Manual. |
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Criminal Division
From the U.S. Dept. of Justice, publications and press releases on
wide range of crimes, investigations, and prosecutions. |
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Office
of the Attorney General
From the U.S. Dept. of Justice, testimony and speeches of the U.S.
attorney general. |
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Victims of
Crime |
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Family Violence Prevention Fund
From this advocacy group, “toolboxes” of basic information
and more detailed analysis of issues regarding children, immigrant
women, health, public policy, and more; also personal stories, press
releases, and back issues of FVPF news. |
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International
Crime Victims Survey
From an international academic working group, crime statistics gathered
through means other than police reports, with explanations of methodologies
and extensive bibliographies. |
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International Victimology
Website
From the Netherlands Ministry of Justice, a database of ongoing
research in victimology, a database on victim services and victimization
prevention, news and back issues of IVW newsflash, documents from
international agencies, and reports and research from around the
world. |
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National Center for Victims of Crime
From this non-profit organization, basic information for victims
of crimes ranging from stalking and identity theft to assault and
rape, information for care providers, news on legislation and public
policy, statistics, reports, and links to other useful resources. |
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National Violence Against
Women Research Center
From this federal research center, research reports, guidelines
for service providers, assessment instruments, reports on public
policy trends, and safety tips. |
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Victims and the Media Program
From the University of Michigan School of Journalism, guidelines
for journalists who deal with victims; also, links to similar resources. |
