| Community_Justice_Portal Information exchange, networking and e-learning for people working in the community and criminal justice system. Includes news, press releases, job ads, publications, and discussion forum. [Registrati |
| Corruption_Online_Research_and_Information_System_(CORIS) Transparency International's web portal of resources crucial to key groups and individuals involved in anticorruption work and research: news, events, study courses, projects, contacts, and related li |
| Crime_and_Criminals_Email_List The purpose of this list is to talk about crimes, criminals, and punishment. The latest news is posted to this site everyday. |
| Crime_and_Deviance Crime and deviance is breaking laws or social rules (norms). Articles, discussions and links exploring crime and deviance |
| Criminal_Justice_MegaLinks A comprehensive library of resources and lectures in crime, justice, criminology, and law. |
| Criminal_Justice_Policy_Foundation CJPF provides information to policy makers and the public to promote innovative ideas about criminal justice issues, including sentencing, drug policy, and police policy. |
| Criminal_Justice_Resources Assembled by Jon Harris, criminal justice specialist at Michigan State University's library. |
| Dr__Frank_Schmalleger\'s_Talk_Justice Gives a voice to criminal justice practitioners, academicians, students, crime victims, and interested citizens, covering police, courts, corrections, victims, crime causation, and the death penalty. |
| Equal_Justice_USA Seeks to bring into clear focus the racial, economic and political biases active in U.S. courts, prisons, jails and policing agencies, and to expand public opposition to the death penalty. |
| Federal_Crime_Statistics Compendium of the latest federal crime statistics compiled by the White House. |
| HomeFair_com Compares crime rates for major North American cities. |
| Impact_of_a_Criminal_Record Information about the effects of a criminal record on such matters as voting rights, employment, pensions, and ability to obtain a license. |
| Institute_for_International_Research_on_Criminal_Policy IRCP was founded in 1992. The intention of IRCP, The Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy, which is integrated in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of the Faculty of La |
| Mafia_International_com A site dealing with the history of the Mafia in the USA. Contents include profiles of infamous mobsters with photographs, links to other crime sites. Includes the Gambino, Gotti, and Genovese families |
| Miranda_Rights News and resources on the history and fate of the warnings given while being arrested. |
| National_Center_on_Institutions_and_Alternatives Private nonprofit, progressive, and effective criminal justice and human services agency founded in 1977. |
| National_Criminal_Justice_Reference_Service Lists publications and links on corrections, courts, crime, drugs, international crime, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research, statistics, crime victims. |
| The_Navajo_Response_to_Crime Article about Navajo traditional justice, which emphasizes peacemaking. |
| NJ_Division_of_Criminal_Justice Implements the powers and duties of the Attorney General in the presecution of New Jersey criminal matters for the administration of justice. Division encourages cooperation among all law enforcement |
| Peacemaking_&_Crime Provides information about peacemaking in the U.S. criminal justice system and resources useful to those in interested in alternatives to the war on crime. |
| Transparency_International_(TI) International non-governmental organisation devoted to combating corruption. TI focuses on prevention and reforming systems. |
| United_States_Department_of_Justice Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency. |
| Vera_Institute_of_Justice A nonprofit organization that works closely with government to improve the services that people rely on for safety and justice. |
| You_Have_the_Power Not-for-profit agency devoted to raising awareness about criminal justice and crime prevention. Resource links and sale of educational products. |
| Chicago_Police_Department___Gang_Awareness Profiles of the largest organized gangs with memberships numbering in the thousands. Includes tips for parents and concerned community members. |
| The_Coroner\'s_Report Steve Nawojczyk discusses the dynamics of street gangs, including resources and advice for parents. |
| Gang_Girls Section of "Urban Ethnography of Southern California Latino Gangs" that deals specifically with the role of females. |
| Gangland An e-mail based discussion list for law enforcement personnel. |
| Gangs_or_Us Provides consultation, training, research, and links to additional information. |
| Gangsta_411 Includes history of street gangs, related news, gang symbols, terminology, structure and signs. |
| Gangstyle Provides advice help and expression for gangs and their members, also accepts articles and poetry for publication. |
| GGarner\'s_Gang_Information_Page Collection of links to gang-related information in the internet. |
| Know_Gangs Gang awareness experts providing instruction for law enforcement officers, educators and social workers. |
| National_Alliance_of_Gang_Investigator\'s_Associations National overview, articles on specific types of gangs and the "National Gang Threat Assessment." Links to local contacts in the U.S. |
| 2002_OJJDP_National_Youth_Gang_Symposium Symposium/Conference to provide professionals who work with gang members with information about effective strategies to reduce gang-related violence. The Symposium will be held June 10-13, 2002, in O |
| Phoenix_New_Times___Hardcore A series of 24 articles which profile different aspects of gang membership in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| Alberta_Association_of_ual_Assault_Centres Alberta Association of ual Assault Centres (AASAC) is a non-profit charitable organization who works to support individuals and families affected by ual assault in Alberta, Canada. |
| Southeastern_Connecticut_Gang_Activities_Group Information about a variety of gang types, including warning signs of youth affiliation. |
| Alcohol_and_ual_Assault Alcohol's role in ual assault. |
| Stop_Varrio_Warfare Articles on (and links to) Latino street gangs from around the U.S. |
Crime in the United States has declined
substantially in recent years. Homicide, robbery, rape, and assault
have all dropped sharply since highs in the early 1990s. Substance abuse
has declined less sharply, however, and drug-related arrests have actually
increased steadily, reaching record highs over the past few years. The
number of people under some form of correctional supervision, meanwhile,
has also continued to reach new highs. In 1996, over 5.5 million Americans (or about 2 percent)
were in prison, jail, on probation or parole.
While criminologists (and, indeed,
most Americans) agree that more needs to be done to lower the national
crime rate, there are sharp differences over how this should be accomplished.
Some believe that tougher enforcement policies should be pursued, including
increased spending on law enforcement and prison facilities, longer sentences
for offenders, and stepped up use of the death penalty for the worst
crimes. Others argue that more money needs to be spent on prevention,
including social services and education, to provide hope and opportunity
for potential offenders.
This section examines all of these issue
in depth.
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