Chapter 14: Crime and Punishment

http://virlib.ncjrs.org/Statistics.asp — This Web site of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service provides statistics on a variety of criminal justice and law enforcement topics.

 

www.amnesty.org — Amnesty International’s Web site uses recent and archival material to provide readers with a sense of how the rest of the world views the U.S. criminal justice system.

 

www.fbi.gov — The Web site of Federal Bureau of Investigation offers information on national and international criminal activities as well as crime prevention tips.

 

www.manhattan-institute.org — The Manhattan Institute’s Web site includes archived articles from the institute’s City Journal, which addresses such issues as the effects of racism.

 

www.ncsl.org/programs/cj/crime.htm — Issue link sponsored by the National Conference of State Legislatures that provides information relating to criminal justice in the states.

 

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/welcome.html — Web site of the National Institutes of Justice--the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. The agency conducts research on crime control and justice issues, particularly at the state and local level.

 

www.sentencingproject.org — The Sentencing Project’s Web site offers data and information about racial disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system.

 

www.stateline.org/live/issues/Crime+%26+Courts — This issue link sponsored by Stateline.org provides weekly updates on crime and judicial issues facing states and localities.