Crime and C Guide - Resources and Review

Presents the results of a survey conducted in over 100 countries as an index of perceived worldwide corruption. Also offers a background paper on the methodology used and a list of the sources consulted. Available in English, German, French, Spanish and Russian.
 
Offers a selection of previously published articles from the magazine Foreign Affairs which aim to contribute to understanding of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington in 2001.
 
Information about the US prison service, prison population, and service areas. Provides public data such as drug treatment evaluation programs, information about inmates including details of their gender, race, and age, and a selection of documents and articles. A directory of federal offices with contact information for various divisions is provided, and employment opportunities are publicised. A weekly population report detailing total numbers of prisoners in each US institution also features.
 
A large searchable catalogue which provides access to a set of key statistics drawn from over 230 UK government datasets. Topics covered include population, income, balance of payments, birth and death rates, consumer expenditure, marriage and divorce rates, economic activity, employment and unemployment, education and training, road accidents, household income and expenditure, gross domestic product, housing, livestock, labour market, international migration, criminal offences, national lottery, recycling of waste, atmospheric and water pollution, drug seizures, and various other social statistics.
 
Annotated list of criminal justice and other legal resources online, covering research, international criminal justice, juvenile justice, crime prevention, white collar crime, drugs and newsletters.
 
Primary documents and annotated links relating to twentieth
century genocide. Topics covered include The Jewish Holocaust, War Crimes and Criminals, Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Rwanda and Burundi, Vietnam, and World War II. Definitions and controversies of genocide are included.
 
US government interagency resource created to provide information about effective violence prevention initiatives. Includes funding sources, program descriptions, resource guides, pointers to other criminal justice sites, and violence resources.
 
Assesses epidemiologic and public health issues arising from the potential use of biological weapons by terrorists. Provides links to resources on anthrax, smallpox, botulism, tularemia, pneumonic plague, and hemorrhagic fever. Also features an ongoing commentary on the US anthrax outbreak of 2001.
 
Information on the social and cultural history of highwaymen in medieval and early
modern England. Provides a chronology of highway robbery, and features ballads and songs, extracts from fictional works, letters, satirical pieces, and passages of social comment.
 
This US report presents school crime from the perspective of its victims. Sections of the report deal with school victimisation by gender and age, drug availability and street gangs and guns at school.
 
Collection of information about a serial killer responsible for the deaths of prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888. Offers details of victims, suspects, witnesses, letters supposedly written by the Ripper, official documents, and press reports. Also hosts a range of fictitious works submitted by readers.
 
Extensive index of crime related links covering trends, law, courts, police, research, education and professional issues.
 
Reports the results of a project aiming to reduce crime against 1400 small businesses in Leicester. Outlines business surveys conducted and their findings, measures implemented to combat various problems revealed, and identifies resultant changes in crime patterns. Presented as a PDF file.
 
Includes sections on the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, the FBI Most Wanted list, youth education and current investigations.
 
Created for and by auditors. Includes an index of audit related resources, Auditor's Sharing Audit Programs, AuditZine, a collection of articles of interest to auditors, and FraudNet, which deals with fraud policies, procedures, and codes of ethics.
 
Offers access to the US Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database containing information about suspects and defendants processed in each stage of the Federal criminal justice system in a given year. A data dictionary identifies and describes the variables in the database and organises data according to suspects and defendants entering, leaving or pending a stage of criminal case processing.
 
This resource offers detailed information on the single largest crime fighting organisation in the world. Outlines the cooperative nature of the organisation through detailed information on their current initiatives including financial crimes, corruption, information technology crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and football hooliganism. Also contains numerous documents such as press releases, fact sheets, international crime statistics and reports or publications pertaining to Interpol projects or initiatives. Most of these documents are available in English, French, Spanish or Arabic.
 
A non
profit US organisation geared towards the prevention of college and university campus violence. Provides information about security, crime statistics, resources for victims, relevant legislation, and news articles detailing crimes which have been committed on campuses throughout the US.
 
Full text of the report. The study was published in July 1996 and appeared in the Journal of Legal Studies. Available in PDF.
 
Presents the 1998 findings from the US 'National Crime Victimization Survey' (NCVS). Details the types of crime which have increased and declined between 1997 and 1998, provides information about the characteristics of victims, and examines trends in victimisation rates from 1993 to 1998.
 
Directory of international criminal justice resources, covering criminal violence, guns, crime prevention and victims organisations, militias, cults, organized crime, white
collar and computer crimes, copyright issues, satanic crime, juvenile delinquency, and juvenile justice.
 
Official Web site of the Mounties. Extensive information includes details of drug enforcement, economic crime, counterfeiting, drug awareness, immigration and passport control, proceeds of crime, customs and excise, computer and telecommunications crime.
 
Full text publication issued by the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of John F Kennedy. Offers transcripts of testimonies and affidavits given before the Commission, an article about J Lee Rankin who may have been a conspiracist, a memo released by the CIA advising employees on answers to be given to the Commission, an account of Marina Oswald's testimony, and a document from the Attorney General on how to report the findings to the public.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to criminology.
 
Documents the 1962 escape of Frank Lee Morris, John William Anglin, and Clarence Anglin from the institution deemed 'escape proof'. The success of the prisoners' escape is strongly doubted yet no bodies have ever been recovered. Comprises original documentation from the prison, presented as a series of PDF files.
 
Outlines the progress of the trial of the suspects accused of the death of 270 people by the crash of Pan Am flight 103 on 21 December 1988 (the largest mass murder in Scottish legal history), with a focus on the Scots legal processes involved. Includes information on the background to the case, the charges faced by the defendants, trial arrangements, Scots criminal procedures and evidence, and a glossary of terms used in relation to the trial.
 
Journals for academics and researchers in criminology, probation and social work, with relevance to professionals concerned with law, criminal justice, and penology. Abstracts available online.
 
Summary of recent crime statistics and police activities in the UK.
 
Offers a bibliographic database of organised crime and corruption related titles, together with abstracts for each entry, which address topics such as criminal activities, youth gangs, prostitution, and organised crime enforcement. Annual newsletters and additional Nathanson Centre Publications are available.
 
Presents background information, proceedings, evidence, reports, and rulings from the public inquiry into the murder of patients by GP Harold Shipman between 1975 and 1998.
 
Report charting policy developments for the international control of narcotics. Includes individual reports on major drug producing and drug transit countries, and on those involved in money laundering and financial crimes. Strategy reports from 1996 and 1997 are also available online.
 
Project studying the economic causes and consequences of civil war and violent crime in developing countries. Outlines the motivation underlying the project, sets out the major topics, and presents working papers, relevant data sets, and the electronic Conflict Online Newsletter.
 
A record of prisoners' attempts to break free from 'The Rock', dispelling the myth that the institution was 'escape proof'. Each effort is described, together with an account of its success, information about the convict involved, the crime they committed, and sentence imposed.
 
Offers information about organisations designated as terrorist groups by the US government in 1999, explaining the criteria for designation and subsequent legal effects. Provides details of aliases, activities, and areas of operation for each organisation, a definition of terrorist activity, and answers to a series of frequently asked questions.
 
Organisation that prepares analytical reports for the media, the public, and Congress on issues concerning capital punishment in the US. Facts, statistics, and full text reports are available on topics such as race and the death penalty, public opinion, and international perspective.
 
Papers and reports on subjects including aboriginal justice, domestic violence, juvenile crime and sentencing policy.
 
Details the events, the witnesses, testimonies, and draft letters from Emile L'Angelier to Madeleine Smith, the woman who stood trial for his murder in one of Scotland's most remarkable Victorian cases. Additional information includes the historical and genealogical information on the suspect's eminent Glasgow family. The story is also available in audio format.
 
Links to over 20 official police forces and police related organisations in the UK.
 
Interviews, analysis, and a transcript and video segment from a May 1998 interview with Bin Laden, offering a critical review of his life experiences, motives, and current activities. The stories of two men indicted for the East Africa embassy bombings, the FBI investigation of the bombings and the missile strikes, and the fallout among Muslims in America are also explored.
 
Project established in 1999 to educate the general public and concerned professionals about international humanitarian law, with emphasis on the Geneva Convention. Offers an online magazine, a timeline of IHL treaties and conventions, and a collection of essays and expert analyses on a range of international topics.
 
Private US think tank dedicated to the research of criminal justice issues.
 
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