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Crime Reference

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Art Attack

http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/081art_sci/

"Art Crimes. How does science help to solve fraud - the most popular category of art crime? Art fakery is a peculiar beast. Sometimes driven by pure greed. Sometimes it's driven by misplaced artistic admiration." Including sections on dectection techniques, such as the use of neutrons and x-rays.

Author: The Why Files

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Keywords: fraud; fake; looting

Bureau of Justice Statistics

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

Searchable collection of US Bureau of Justice Statistics publications, dealing with such topics as crime, drugs, violence, law enforcement, firearms, and criminal record systems.

Author: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: Sociology; Statistics; Capital Punishment; Violence; Women; Government; United States

Canadian Criminal Justice Resource Page

http://members.tripod.com/~BlueThingy/index.html

"This page compiles links to sites dealing with criminal justice; corrections and life inside a prison; restorative justice; crime prevention; victims of crime; juvenile delinquency; and law enforcement. I have also included government and media sites that you may want to look at as well." Annotated site listings are grouped by broad subject.

Author: (s1352280@aix1.uottawa.ca)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Law, Government & Political Science--Law

Law, Government & Political Science--Other National Governments--Canada

Keywords: Criminal Justice; Resources

Crime and Clues

http://crimeandclues.com/index.htm

Links to all aspects of "The Art and Science of Criminal Investigation," including different types of evidence and investigations. The website is maintained by a Crime Science Technician.

Author: Daryl W. Clemens (dclemens@crimeandclues.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Law

Sciences & Technology--Biological Sciences

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: forensics; pathology; fingerprint; unsolved crimes; testimony; police; law enforcement; criminal profiling

crime.com

http://www.crime.com/

"Comprehensive website for everything crime related." News and information about crime in the United States and around the world, including local crime statistics, international travel warnings, most wanted lists, and cybercrime information. Site also includes crime-related entertainment, such as reality-based videos.

Author: John Langley (contact@crime.com)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: Law enforcement

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

http://www.fbi.gov/

FBI home page. Includes FBI facts and figures, history, crime alerts, crime statistics, reports on major investigations, more.

Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--United States Federal Government--Executive

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Gang Land

http://www.ganglandnews.com/

Biographies and articles about gangsters. There are some family histories and a page exclusively about women.

Author: Jerry Capeci (editor@ganglandnews.com)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: gangsters; mobsters

Handbook of Forensic Sciences

http://www.fbi.gov/programs/lab/handbook/intro.htm

"The purpose of the Handbook of Forensic Services is to provide guidance and procedures for safe and efficient methods of collecting and preserving evidence and to describe the forensic examinations performed by the FBI Laboratory." Includes sections on Evidence Submissions, Evidence Examinations, Crime Scene, Safety, more.

Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--United States Federal Government--Executive

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: Law enforcement

Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC)

https://www.ifccfbi.gov/

"IFCC's mission is to address fraud committed over the Internet. For victims of Internet fraud, IFCC provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at all levels, IFCC offers a central repository for complaints related to Internet fraud, works to quantify fraud patterns, and provides timely statistical data of current fraud trends. The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)."

Author: National White Collar Crime Center (internetfraud@ifccfbi.gov)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Computers & Internet--Internet

Justice Information Center of the NCJRS (NCJRS)

http://www.ncjrs.org

This site is a service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. It has information on corrections, courts, crime prevention, criminal justice statistics, drugs and crime, international justice issues, justice grants, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research and evaluation, and resources for crime victims. The site is searchable, and also links to conferences, related sites, and a catalog of NCJRS publications.

Author: National Criminal Justice Reference Service Online Services (askncjrs@ncjrs.org)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: Sociology; Statistics; Government; United States; Criminal

Latent Print Examination

http://onin.com/fp/

Detailed information about fingerprint collection, preservation, and processing, etc., for the layman and the expert.

Author: Ed German, CLPE, FFS (ed@onin.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Law

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Sciences & Technology

Keywords: forensics

National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC)

http://www.ncpc.org/

"NCPC is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to help America prevent crime and build safer, stronger communities. We invite you to explore our On-Line Resource Center for useful information about crime prevention, community building, comprehensive planning, and even fun stuff for kids!" Inlcudes fast facts and FAQs, personal safety tips, feature articles, program ideas and examples, and training tools. Searchable.

Author: (webmaster@ncpc.org)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

No Nonsense Self-defense

http://www.diac.com/~dgordon/index.html

This site gives you infomation and practical advice on how to avoid crime and violence. There is information about how to avoid dangerous situations and people, including explanations of how criminals think and operate. The site also gives warning signs of potentially violent people and situations.

Author: Marc MacYoung (animalmac@aol.com)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: self-defense; violence; violent crime

Number Crunchers Precision Journalism: Preliminary 1996 FBI Crime Statistics

http://www.crunch.com/01nc/01nc.htm

Numbers crunchers has taken the raw data from the FBI's preliminary 1996 crime statistics and created several useful reports and summaries, including safest cities, crimes cleared, and crime-rate changes.

Author: Thunder & Lightning News Service (skolnick@crunch.com)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Prostitute's Education Network (PENet)

http://www.bayswan.org/index.html

This resource provides all sorts of information about sex workers: how legislative and cultural issues affect sex workers, general statistics, opinion articles, information for students, health related issues. The site is very varied and informative.

Author: Prostitutes Education network (penet@bayswan.org)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality Issues

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Human Rights

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: Sex workers; Prostitution

Sexual Assault Information Page (SAIP)

http://www.cs.utk.edu/~bartley/saInfoPage.html

This page provides a wealth of information about all types of sexual assault including child abuse, acquaintance rape, domestic violence etc. The site provides general information about what to do if you are assaulted as well as provides specific contact information for crisis centers in various areas. The site contains many other resources including information for perpetrators, names of support groups, university contacts and poetry written by survivors.

Author: Chris Bartley (bartley@cs.utk.edu)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality Issues

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: Sexual Assault; Rape; Domestic Violence

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/

"The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources. "

Author: Ann L. Pastore and Kathleen Maguire (asksb@cnsunix.albany.edu )

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: Crime; Criminal Justice; Statistics

Street Drugs

http://www.mninter.net/~publish/index3.html

"A database of text information and photographs of 'Street Drugs' and frequently abused prescription drugs. This information is free to use by... DARE or Police Officers or other educators."

Author: Library Publications (publish@winternet.com)

Subjects:

Health & Medical Sciences--Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes--Addictions--Illegal Drugs

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Health & Medical Sciences--Alcohol, Drugs, & Tobacco

Keywords: Street Drugs; Narcotics; Stimulants; Hallucinogens; Depressants; Marijuana

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse FBI Web Site (TRAC)

http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/

"TRAC's Web Site about the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) examines the agency's enforcement activities and staffing patterns from many different perspectives. Approximately 23,000 pages -- tables, maps, graphs and text -- are available" Registration required.

Author: Transactional Records Clearinghouse, Syracuse University (trac@syr.edu)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--United States Federal Government--Executive--Agencies

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: FBI; Justice Department; Statistics

Uniform Crime Reports, 1990-1994

http://www.lib.virginia.edu/socsci/crime/

"This collection consists of four county-level data files. The first three provide arrests for Part I offenses (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft, and arson) and for Part II offenses (forgery, fraud, embezzlement, vandalism, weapons violations, sex offenses, drug and alcohol abuse violations, gambling, vagrancy, curfew violations, and runaways). The fourth file provides reported offenses (as opposed to arrests) for Part I crimes only. Two county population variables are included: one for total county population and the other for counties reporting six months or more of data. Data collected by the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation."

Author: Patrick Yott & Jason Haynes (pmy2n@virginia.edu, jmh3h@virginia.edu)

Subjects:

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

Keywords: Statistics; United States

Zeno's Forensic Site

http://forensic.to/forensic.html

Well-organized list of links to anything and everything concerning Forensics, from firearms to entomology, audio and anthropology, journals, education, mailing lists, etc.

Author: Zeno Geradts (zeno@forensic.to)

Subjects:

Sciences & Technology

Health & Medical Sciences--Specializations

Social Sciences--Social Issues & Services--Crime

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