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Criminal justice links and newsletter archive.
Justice Information Center

http://www.ncjrs.org/

A service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Supports all agencies under U.S. Department of Justice as an information clearinghouse. Site contents include conference schedule, government grant opportunities, and a catalog.

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Justice Net

http://www.igc.org/justice/

While some links are still under construction as of this printing, this site currently contains a wide array of articles pertaining to our prison system, from the inside and out.

Knowledge is Power (K.I.P.)Crime Victim Rights

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/victim/

Home page for a community group, in Clarksville, Tennessee, offering emotional support and assistance to crime victims. Victims are invited to contact the group and times are posted for the weekly meetings. Includes interesting links, the telephone number, fax number and e-mail address.

National Criminal Justice Commission

http://www.ncianet.org/ncia/mythc.html

The National Criminal Justice Commission was created to produce an independent assessment of the American criminal justice system. The final report, 'The Real War on Crime', speaks to our nation's philosophy of justice and contains practical recommendations aimed at reducing violence in America.

National Victim Center

http://www.nvc.org/

Stop here if you are a recent victim of crime. Site offers info about what you and supporters can do to fight for victims' rights. Discusses legislation and statistics, offers an index of books, links, and other helpful publications.

National Victims Constitutional Amendment Network

http://www.mailbag.com/users/derene/

Check here to find up-to-date information on what is being done to preserve the rights of crime victims under the U.S. legal system. Links are included for the media and to check on congressional activity. Interactive CNN link and GPO Access on the Web searchable database from the Libraries of Purdue University.

Parents of Murdered Children

http://www.metroguide.com/pomc/

Organization offers info to parents and friends of youth killed by violence.

Prison Legal News

http://www.synapse.net/~arrakis/pln/pln.html

Written by prisoners for other prisoners, their friends, and loved ones, this online journal has current and back issues available. The articles pertain to prisoners’ rights in America and throughout the world.

Prisoners Against Crime

http://www.green.colossus.net/cyberspace-inmates/florianj.htm

This site is hosted by Joseph Florian, an inmate in Jackson, Mississippi. He explains the purpose of the group and lists four objectives. The site is interactive and provides visuals, including Florian’s photograph. Can e-mail to the personal pages of both males and females.

Rape Victim Advocates

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~loakleaf/RVA.html

Read survivors’ stories and find out how to help someone who has been raped. Very straightforward and very informative, this page replaces myths about rape with facts.

Rate Your Risk

http://www.Nashville.Net/~police/risk/

Answer simple questions to see your risk of being assaulted, robbed, raped, stabbed, or murdered. Offers a virtual police academy so you can learn what being an officer is like. Provides pages about specific self-defense techniques.

Security on Campus, Inc.

http://www.soconline.org/

An inclusive site offering information on campus crime for students parents and the community. The origin and history of the organization is given, as well as its awards, citations. The enactment of various state laws and major legislation regarding campus crime is described. Site visitors may recognize recent laws addressing this issue as changes that have been brought about by SOC activities.

Serial Killers

http://www.mayhem.net/Crime/serial.html

An informational, albeit disturbing, page about what’s different in a serial killer’s mind than in other people’s.

Shattered Love Broken Lives

http://www.s-t.com/projects/DomVio/

Includes investigative articles about domestic violence, links to everything you should know about it, as well as links to other guides on the Internet and other articles.

United States Department of Justice

http://www.usdoj.gov/

The Department of Justice is here to serve you, so find out what they’re doing and what’s on their minds. You can link to other justice servers, other government sites, or explore the different branches of the Justice Department from this page.