Corrections

Federal Government

Bureau of Justice Statistics Corrections Statistics

Information, statistics, and publications about capital punishment, jails, prisons, and probation and parole from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Corrections Program Office

The Corrections Program Office (CPO) was established within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in 1995 to implement the correctional grant programs created by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended (Crime Act). This site contains information on grant activities by State.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

The official website of the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). This website contains organizational information, BOP publications, contact information for Federal correctional facilities, and statistics.

National Institute of Corrections (NIC)

NIC is a small agency under the U.S. Department of Justice that provides assistance to Federal, State, and local corrections agencies working with adult offenders. This website contains publications and special announcements.

National Institute of Corrections Information Center

NIC is a small agency under the U.S. Department of Justice that provides assistance to Federal, State, and local corrections agencies working with adult offenders. This website contains publications and special announcements.

OVAE: Office of Correctional Education (OCE)

The U.S. Department of Education created the Office of Correctional Education (OCE) to provide technical assistance to States, local schools, and correctional institutions and to share information on correctional education. This website includes descriptions of demonstration projects, funding opportunities, upcoming events, and OCE news.

U.S. Penitentiary Alcatraz, 1934-1963

This site gives a short history of Alcatraz and descriptions of well-known inmates.

United States Parole Commission

The U.S. Parole Commission has sole authority to grant, modify, or revoke paroles of eligible U.S. prisoners serving sentences of more than 1 year including military prisoners and District of Columbia Code prisoners housed in Federal institutions. This website includes an overview of the Commision and current news.

United States Sentencing Commission

The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government that establishes sentencing policies and practices for the Federal courts, including guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of Federal crimes. This website contains reports to Congress, publications, Federal sentencing guidelines, and Federal sentencing statistics.

Health Care

American Correctional Health Services Association (ACHSA)

The American Correctional Health Services Association (ACHSA) is a membership organization for all correctional health care professionals.

Correctional HIV Consortium (CHC)

CHC offers services and information for corrections agencies, institutions, administrators, and correctional medical professionals.

Healthcare Network (from Corrections Connection)

The Healthcare Network is intended to encourage communication among corrections and criminal justice health care professionals and to inform the industry of new developments, trends, and initiatives that affect correctional systems nationwide.

National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) is a not-for-profit organization working to improve the quality of care in U.S. jails, prisons, and juvenile detention and confinement facilities. This website contains information on certification, accreditation, conferences, and publications.

International

Correctional Services Canada

The government agency responsible for federal corrections in Canada.

Hong Kong Correctional Services

The agency responsible for corrections in Hong Kong.

Israel Prison Service

The agency responsible for corrections in Israel.

Law

Death Penalty - Laws

This page contains Federal and State statutes and court decisions concerning capital punishment.

U.S. Corrections Law Materials

This page is part of Cornell University's Legal Information Institute and contains a menu of source materials on corrections law.

Local Corrections Agencies

Arapahoe County Jail - Colorado

Boulder County Jail - Colorado

City of Atlanta Corrections - Georgia

Clark County Corrections - Washington

Collin County Jail - Texas

Cook County Department of Corrections - Illinois

El Paso County Detentions - Colorado

Erie County Prison - Pennsylvania

Fairfax County Correctional Services - Virginia

Hendricks County Jail - Indiana

Hunterdon County Corrections - New Jersey

Lancaster County Corrections - Nebraska

Los Angeles County Custody Operations and Correctional Services Divisions - California

New York City Corrections - New York

Salt Lake County Jail - Utah

Stark County Jail - Ohio

Manufacturers and Products

Correctional Marketplace

The Correctional Marketplace is an online directory of products and services dedicated exclusively to vendors in the field of corrections.

Corrections Products Evaluated by BOP

Information on products evaluated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Security Information Management Online Network

The Security Information Management Online Network contains a library of security related publications, public and password-protected message boards, and an online trade show for companies in the security industry.

Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC)

STAC is one of six Regional Technology Transfer Centers (RTTCs) that can help your organization locate and access technologies, expertise and capabilities within the Federal Laboratory system and the region's universities to solve technology-related problems and create commercial opportunities.

News and Information

Bedsearch.org

Bedsearch.org is an online index designed to assist state, county, federal government agencies and private correctional facility and detention centers with the proper placement and transportation of incarcerated individuals, including those inmates with special needs.

Corrections Connection

This website contains information about corrections news, training opportunities, mailing lists, publications, State corrections departments, county sheriff's departments, Federal agencies, and job openings in the corrections field.

Corrections Technology and Management (CTM) Magazine

CTM Magazine's website contains information on how to subscribe to the magazine, a jobs database, an online buyer's guide for corrections services and equipment, current events, grant listings, and more.

Corrections Telecommunications and Technology

This website features reprints of articles from a series published in Corrections Managers' Report.

Criminal Justice Institute (CJI)

The Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) was created to provide research, consultation, and information dissemination services to correctional systems across the United States. This website contains information on CJI's services and publications, including The Corrections Yearbook.

Jail.Net - The Global Corrections Resource

This website contains a conference calendar, links to Federal and State court decisions, procedures, and other legal documents; links to most wanted lists, information about training opportunities; and more.

Justice Information Center (NCJRS): Corrections

This page links to a selection of online documents, websites, and listservs dealing with corrections.

Juvenile Information Network (from Corrections Connection)

The Juvenile Information Network (JIN) is intended to encourage communications among juvenile justice professionals and to foster the development of new reform programs in systems at the State and local levels.

Mark's Parole and Crime

A collection of links compiled by Mark Salsberry, an Illinois State Parole Agent. This site includes information on gangs, equipment suppliers, parole, corrections, and more.

ParoleWatch

The purpose of ParoleWatch is to notify the public about cases in which violent felons are coming up for parole.

Prisons.Com

This Internet resource for the corrections industry contains product information, employment opportunities, requests for proposals and bid requests, industry news, and a large collection of links.

Security Management Online

This web site is associated with Security Management magazine, the primary publication of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). The site contains articles, links, an event calendar, and discussion forums.

Technology Network (from Corrections Connection)

The Technology Network (TechNet) is intended to encourage communication among corrections and criminal justice professionals regarding technology, and to inform the industry of new technology developments taking place in systems at the Federal, State, and local levels.

Prison Life

Correctional Education Connections

This website contains information on correctional education, substance abuse counseling, and related links.

INMATE Classified - A Pen Pal in Prison

This site features email addresses and personal pages of inmates.

Other Side of the Wall

The site includes articles on criminal justice, the death penalty, death row, and prisons and prisoners. Also of interest is the Prisoner's Dictionary, a guide to language and shorthand abbreviations.

PrisonZone: Welcome to Prison

This site features prison photos, art, and writing.

Russian Prison Tattoos

Images and descriptions of tattoos used in Russian Prisons that symbolically proclaim the wearer's background and rank within the complex social system of the jailed.

Strength Tech Home Page - Weight Lifting / Weightlifting in Prisons

This website contains information about weight lifting in prisons including issues, legislation, and specific incidents and accidents.

Privatization

Private Corrections Project

This site features the findings of the University of Florida's Private Corrections Project.

Private Prisons

A prison privatization research site from the University of Connecticut.

Probation Agencies

Alameda County Probation Dept - California

Cheatham County Probation Dept - Tennessee

Colorado Office of Probation Services - Colorado

Coos County Community Corrections - Oregon

Dupage County Probation Dept - Illinois

Franklin County Probation Dept - Pennsylvania

Fresno County Probation Dept - California

Hamilton County Probation Dept - Indiana

Hennepin County Probation Division - Minnesota

Hunt County Adult Probation - Texas

Jefferson County Probation Dept - New York

Lakewood Probation Dept - Colorado

Longmont Probation Dept - Colorado

Los Angeles County Probation Dept - California

Macomb County Probation Dept - Michigan

Maricopa County Probation Dept - Arizona

Marin County Probation Dept - California

Monroe County Probation Dept - Indiana

New York City Department of Probation - New York

Orange County Probation Dept - California

Pima County Probation Dept - Arizona

Placer County Probation Dept - California

Sacramento County Probation Dept. - California

San Bernardino County Probation Dept - California

San Diego County Probation Dept - California

Solano County Probation Dept - California

Stanislaus County Probation Dept - California

Suffolk County Probation Dept - New York

Travis County Community Supervision and Corrections - Texas

Washington County Probation & Parole Services - Oregon

York County Probation Dept - Pennsylvania

Professional Associations

AFSCME Corrections United (ACU)

ACU is part of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the nation's largest public employee and health care workers union. This website contains information on a variety of topics including membership benefits, health issues, prison privatization, and legislation.

American Correctional Association (ACA)

The American Correctional Association (ACA) is a multi-disciplinary organization of professionals representing all levels and facets of corrections and criminal justice, including Federal, State, and military correctional facilities and prisons, county jails and detention centers, probation and parole agencies, and community corrections/halfway houses. This website contains information about membership, ACA conferences, training and technical assistance, publications, and articles from current and back issues of Corrections Today.

American Correctional Food Service Association (ACFSA)

The American Correctional Food Service Association (ACFSA) was formed in 1969 to enhance, represent, and promote the correctional segment of the foodservice industry. This website contains information about membership, certification, and conferences.

American Jail Association (AJA)

The American Jail Association (AJA) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting those who work in and operate our Nation's jails. This website contains instructions on becoming a member and information on AJA activities including conferences, publications, jail exchange programs, and training oppportunities.

American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)

The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) is an international association composed of individuals from the United States and Canada actively involved with probation, parole, and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors. This website contains information on APPA's training institutes, research projects, publications, and job announcements.

American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)

ASIS is the largest international educational organization for security professionals. This site contains membership information, a catalog of publications, and a professional development calendar.

Sentencing

Death Penalty Focus of California

A nonprofit organization dedicated to the abolition of capital punishment.

Electric Chair.com

This site features photos and information on the electric chair and electrocutions.

Prison Issues Desk

The Prison Issues Desk is a project of the Prison Activist Resource Center (PARC) and describes itself as a source for progressive and radical information on prisons and the criminal prosecution system.

Sentencing Project

The Sentencing Project is an independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data, and program information for the public and policy-makers. This site contains information on conferences, publications, and the organization's activities.

State Corrections Agencies

Alabama Department of Corrections

Alaska Department of Corrections

Arizona Department of Corrections

Arkansas Department of Correction

California Department of Corrections

Colorado Department of Corrections

Connecticut Department of Correction

Delaware Department of Correction

Florida Department of Corrections

Georgia Department of Corrections

Hawaii Department of Public Safety

Idaho Department of Correction

Illinois Department of Corrections

Indiana Department of Correction

Iowa Department of Corrections

Kansas Department of Corrections

Maine Department of Corrections

Maryland Division of Correction

Massachusetts Department of Correction

Michigan Department of Corrections

Minnesota Department of Corrections

Mississippi Department of Corrections

Missouri State Corrections and Youth Services

Montana Department of Corrections

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

New Hampshire Department of Corrections

New Jersey Department of Corrections

New Mexico Corrections Department

New York Commission of Correction

New York State Commission of Correction

The New York State Commission of Correction is the regulatory oversight agency for all State and local correctional facilities in New York.

North Carolina Department of Correction

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Oregon Department of Corrections

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Rhode Island Department of Corrections

South Carolina Department of Corrections

South Dakota Department of Corrections

Tennessee Department of Correction

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Utah Department of Corrections

Vermont Department of Corrections

Virginia Department of Corrections

Washington State Department of Corrections

West Virginia Division of Corrections

Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Wyoming Department of Corrections

Technology Resources

Cop Auction

An online auction site for law enforcement and corrections equipment.

Minimizing Compliance Costs of the Life Safety Code for Correctional Facilities

The purpose of this NIST project was to develop a systematic procedure for finding low-cost, safety-equivalent solutions compliant with the Life Safety Code for Detention and Correctional Facilities and to incorporate that procedure into Windows software.

National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC)

NTTC was established in 1989 by Congress to provide American companies and individuals with access to Federal R&D to better enable them to compete in the international marketplace.

Courts and Adjudication

Arkansas Judiciary Home Page

This site contains information on the Arkansas Supreme Court including a database of Court opinions from 1994 to the present.

Clark County, Nevada District Attorney

The legal branch of local government representing the Clark County Commission and other county agencies in administrative and litigation matters.

Court Information Systems Technical Assistance Project

Overview and latest activities of this national project to promote and assist the automation and integration of court information systems. Directed by SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics.

Court Technology Vendors List

A list of vendors from the National Center for State Courts.

Court Web Sites

Links to court web sites from the NCSC.

Federal Judicial Center

The Federal Judicial Center is the Federal courts' agency for research and continuing education. This website contains publications, educational materials, and court-related links.

Federal Judiciary Homepage

This website contains information on the Federal court system, a directory of electronic public access services providing access to Federal court databases, publications, and news from the Federal judiciary.

JOSHUA - Judicial Online SuperHighway User Access System

JOSHUA is a state-wide information system serving Florida's Judiciary and allows users to browse through a wide variety of information resources related to the Florida state court system.

Midtown Community Court Computer System Project

A description of the Midtown Community Court project funded by The Fund for the City of New York.

Mississippi Supreme Court

This site contains a database of decisions, court rules, a docket calendar, and more.

Missouri Judiciary

This site contains information the Missouri Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Circuit Courts.

National Center for State Courts (NCSC)

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of justice. This website contains information on court technology and administration, NCSC publications, classes, and technical assistance.

NCSC Technology Information Service

The Technology Information Service offers in-depth information packets for a variety of topics relating to technologies in the courts. Topics include electronic filing, digital signatures, imaging technologies, videoconferencing, and more.

State Justice Institute (SJI)

The State Justice Institute awards grants to improve the quality of justice in the State courts, facilitates better coordination and information sharing between State and Federal courts, and fosters to common problems faced by all courts. The website contains information on SJI grants and the application process.

Supreme Court of Georgia

This site contains a Court calendar with case synopses, summaries of Court opinions, rules and procedures, and more.

Supreme Court of South Carolina - Opinions

This site contains Supreme Court opinions from 1996 to the present.

Tennessee Supreme Court

This site contains court opinions from 1995 to the present, certiorari lists, and opinions of the Judicial Ethics Committee.

United States Sentencing Commission

The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government that establishes sentencing policies and practices for the Federal courts, including guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of Federal crimes. This website contains reports to Congress, publications, Federal sentencing guidelines, and Federal sentencing statistics.

Virginia's Judicial System

This site contains information on the Virginia's court system, including court opinions, publications, a law library, and a Supreme Court calendar.

Criminal Justice Research and Statistics

Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center

The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) is commissioned to collect, store, retrieve, analyze, and disseminate criminal justice data. This site contains Alabama crime statistics and a directory of public safety agencies and associations.

Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC)

ACIC maintains the statewide computerized communications network used by criminal justice agencies in Arkansas. This site contains crime statistics, information on crime victim notification, crime prevention guides, and a database of missing children.

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

BJS is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics. This site offers many online publications.

Crime Mapping Research Center (CMRC)

A center established by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to advance applied and basic research involving the analytical mapping of crime. This site includes information on grants, CMRC projects, conferences, books, and journal articles.

Crime Statistics Tutorial & Links

This site is a guide to finding and understanding crime rates and statistics at the Federal, State, and local levels.

Drug Enforcement Administration - Drug Data

This website contains statistics on drug use, drug seizures, and drug-related deaths in the United States.

Drug Enforcement Administration - Intelligence Reports

FBI Crime Statistics

The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. This page links to information on the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and Uniform Crime Reports.

Federal Bureau of Prisons Quick Facts

Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC)

The Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) maintains the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database, which contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system.

Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics

The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by the Federal government for public use.

Geospatial and Statistical Data Center

This website includes interactive access to county level data on crimes reported and arrests as provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

This site contains publications, grant information, criminal justice statistics, and information on public safety communications systems in Illinois.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)

NACJD, established in 1978 under the auspices of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice, currently holds over 500 data collections relating to criminal justice. This website provides browsing and downloading access to most of this data and documentation.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

NCJRS is a collection of clearinghouses supporting all bureaus of DOJ's Office of Justice Programs. This site contains a publications catalog, an abstracts database, electronic documents, links to other websites, a conference calendar, and DOJ grant announcements.

National Institute of Corrections Information Center

NIC is a small agency under the U.S. Department of Justice that provides assistance to Federal, State, and local corrections agencies working with adult offenders. This website contains publications and special announcements.

National Institute on Drug Abuse - Infofax

Science based facts on drug abuse and addiction from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Police Foundation

The Police Foundation defines, designs, conducts, and evaluates controlled experiments testing ways to improve the delivery of police services. This site contains information on research projects, crime mapping, technical assistance, publications, and more.

RAND Institute's Criminal Justice Program

Since 1976, RAND's Criminal Justice Program has been analyzing issues and policy related to crime and violence in the United States from a multidisciplinary perspective. Recently, the research agenda has focused on violence prevention; efficiency, effectiveness, and equity within the criminal justice system; and drug use trends and drug use reduction strategies.

SEARCH

The entryway to an expanding array of justice-related Internet services provided by SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

Data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources.

Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade

This site from the Office of National Drug Control Policy contains over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity.

The Sentencing Project's Reports

Summaries of policy reports from the Sentencing Project.

The Terrorism Research Center

The Terrorism Research Center is dedicated to informing the public of the phenomena of terrorism and information warfare. This site features essays and thought pieces on current issues, as well as links to other terrorism documents, research and resources.

Forensic Science

Evidence Collection

Crime and Clues

This site contains articles and links to information on crime scene investigation, physical evidence, testimonial evidence, behavioral evidence, and death investigation.

Crime Scene Investigation

Crime scene investigation information from the University of California Police Department at Riverside.

Institute for Forensic Imaging (IFI)

The Institute for Forensic Imaging (IFI), located on the Indiana University-Perdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, was established to meet the needs of law enforcement agencies for training in imaging technologies for forensic purposes. This website contains information on IFI's research and publications and a schedule of classes.

National Cybercrime Training Partnership (NCTP)

This website contains a training schedule of classes offered by the NCTP on basic data recovery and analysis.

Federal Government

FBI Laboratory

This site features information about the different units of the FBI Laboratory and descriptions of cases investigated by the Laboratory.

Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)

The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) was organized in 1974 and formally chartered by the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 to promote and to strengthen technology transfer nationwide. Today, more than 700 major federal laboratories and centers and their parent departments and agencies are FLC members.

The federal R&D laboratories provide a vast reservoir of technology and expertise; an FLC Laboratory Locator Network assists by matching potential collaborators with laboratory resources. Technology transfer officers at specific laboratories are the representatives of the FLC and can help initiate person-to-person contacts and technology transfer arrangements between potential users and specific laboratories.

National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS)

The NCFS is a joint project of the University of Central Florida and the National Institute of Justice. The goal of NCFS is to create a unique laboratory facility staffed and equipped to service the forensic and law enforcement communities in the areas of fire and explosion debris. This website contains NCFS news and information.

National Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory

The National Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory is a full service, wildlife forensic laboratory operating under the Office of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This website contains general laboratory information and an excellent list of online forensic science resources.

Laboratories

Forensic Science Service (United Kingdom)

The FSS is an executive agency of the Home Office. It provides a national service, primarily to the 43 police forces of England and Wales, the Crown Prosecution Service, Customs and Excise and other agencies.

National Medical Services Crime Laboratory Division

The Criminalistics Department of National Medical Services maintains a full staff of forensic scientists and technical support personnel (on call 24 hours a day) to analyze and interpret a wide variety of non-biological specimens.

Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory - San Diego

Provides information about the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory , its mission, participating agencies, and its first annual conference.

News and Information

California Criminalistics Institute Virtual Library

This site provides links and other resources that are useful to members of the forensic science community.

Evidence: The True Witness

This site contains basic information on forensic topics such as anthropology, ballistics, DNA fingerprinting, entomology, hairs and fibers, fingerprints, odontology, pathology, questioned documents, and toxicology. It also has a glossary of terms, descriptions of forensic science careers, and a mystery game.

Fingerprint Technology Update

This website contains an online journal of fingerprint technologies.

Forensic Science Communications

Forensic Science Communications is a forensic science journal published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by FBI Laboratory personnel. It is a means of communication between forensic scientists.

Forensic Toxicology Links

This website contains links to forensic toxicology sites, government forensic toxicology laboratories, directories of forensic expert witnesses, and general forensic sciences links. The site is maintained by a consulting forensic toxicologist.

FrenzyExpo

This site contains exhibitor and attendee information for the first annual Forensic Sciences & Crime Scene Technology Conference and Exposition (May 9-11, 2000).

Zeno's Forensic Page

This website is maintained by Zeno Geradt, a forensic scientist at the Netherlands' Forensic Science Laboratory, and contains information and links on forensic science, forensic medicine, and forensic psychiatry.

Professional Associations

American Academy of Forensic Sciences

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a professional society dedicated to the application of science to the law. This website contains information on conferences and seminars, a membership application, employment opportunities, and links to organizations and online journals.

American Board of Criminalistics

Association composed of regional and national organizations which represent forensic scientists.

American College of Forensic Examiners

The American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFE) is a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt scientific and professional society. This website contains information on membership, certification, conferences, discussion groups, and online publications.

American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors

The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) is a nonprofit professional society devoted to the improvement of crime laboratory operations through sound management practices. This website contains information on membership, accreditation, scholarships, and management practices.

American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)

The American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE) fosters education, sponsors scientific research, establishes standards, and provides instruction in the field of questioned document examination. This website contains information on membership, referral lists of document examiners, continuing education, publications, and other topics.

Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction (ACSR)

ACSR is an organization dedicated to understanding of the whole crime scene and the necessity of reconstructing that scene in order to better understand the elements of the crime and to recognize and preserve evidence.

California Association of Criminalistics

A professional organization of forensic scientists that meet to exchange ideas, new testing methodologies, and to share case histories.

European DNA Profiling Group (EDNAP)

EDNAP is a working group of the International Society for Forensic Haemogenetics. Within this working group, it is intended that each European country should be represented by one laboratory with sufficient expertise in forensic DNA technology. This website contains information about EDNAP's activities, publications, and conferences.

Forensic Science Society

The Forensic Science Society is the world's largest forensic science organization located in Britain. This website contains information about the Society's activities and publications, a searchable database of websites, and a searchable database of article abstracts.

International Association for Identification (IAI)

The International Association for Identification (IAI) is a professional forensics organization consisting of forensics personnel and experts from every level of law enforcement and from most countries in the world. This website has information on membership, certification programs, and conferences.

International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS)

IACIS is a nonprofit corporation composed of law enforcement professionals who have been trained in the forensic science of seizing and processing evidence from computer systems. This website contains membership information, training opportunities, and special announcements from IACIS.

International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)

IAFN is the only international professional organization of registered nurses formed exclusively to develop, promote, and disseminate information about the science of forensic nursing nationally and internationally. This website contains information about forensic nursing, IAFN conferences, and educational opportunities.

National Association of Document Examiners (NADE)

The National Association of Document Examiners (NADE) is comprised of handwriting experts who examine signatures and documents to determine authenticity or identify the originator. This website contains contact information.

National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)

NFSTC is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides systems support and continuing education to crime laboratories and laboratory staff. This website contains information about NFSTC services and an online newsletter.

Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)

SOFT is a non-profit organization established in 1970 and is composed of practicing forensic toxicologists and those interested in the discipline for the purpose of promoting and developing the profession. This site contains information on forensic toxicology, laboratory guidelines, employement listings, and continuing education opportunities.

State and Local Government

Metro-Dade Police Department Crime Lab (Florida)

The Metro-Dade Police Department Crime Lab services the greater unincorporated Dade County area and the 26 incorporated municipalities which also include the city of Miami and the city of Miami Beach.

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation maintains a full-service laboratory in Raleigh, NC and a limited-service laboratory in Asheville, NC for the purpose of examining all types of evidence related to criminal investigations.

Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation provides scientific and investigative assistance to local law enforcement agencies throughout Ohio.

Sacramento County Laboratory of Forensic Services

Virginia Division of Forensic Science

The Division of Forensic Science (DFS) is a nationally accredited forensic laboratory system serving all state and local law enforcement agencies, medical examiners, and Commonwealth's Attorneys in Virginia.

Fraud/Crime on the Net

CNET Special Report: Crime on the Net

Current Net Hoaxes, Urban Legends, and other digital lies...

Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC)

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.

Internet ScamBusters

Internet Scams Websites

General Resources

Download Plug-Ins

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader from this site.

BrowserWatch Plug-In Plaza

This site claims to offer links to all of the plug-ins available on the Internet.

Newbie-U: Download Central

This site offers shareware such as compression utilities, newsreaders, and graphics viewers.

ZDNet Software Library - Easy Download Guide

A tutorial for downloading from the Internet.

Internet Tutorials

Beginners' Central

A beginner's guide to the Internet.

Exploring the Web: Learning Goals

Web tutorial from the University of Georgia.

Glossary of Internet Terms

Alphabetical list of Internet terms and acronyms.

Internet 101: An Ideal Place To Start

Internet 101 was created for those who want to know just the basics. Includes information on the Web, search engines, viruses, newsgroups, email, and locating software.

Newbie-U: New User University

Tutorials on the Web, e-mail, ftp, irc, and usenet.

Using and Understanding the Internet

A beginner's guide to the Internet from PBS.

Mailing lists and Newsgroups

DejaNews

A web site where you can read, search, participate in, and subscribe to more than 80,000 discussion forums, including Usenet newsgroups.

Liszt

A directory of Internet mailing lists.

POLICE-L: The Police Discussion List

POLICE-L is a restricted discussion list, open only to sworn law enforcement officers (LEOs), including retired, reserve, and auxiliary officers.

Reference.COM

A searchable directory of newsgroups and Internet mailing lists.

Tile.Net

Searchable directory of mailing lists, Usenet newsgroups, and ftp sites.

Miscellaneous

Argus Clearinghouse

The Argus Clearinghouse provides a central access point for value-added topical guides which identify, describe, and evaluate Internet-based information resources.

Explore the Internet (Library of Congress)

Topical collections of Internet resources prepared by Library of Congress reading rooms and subject specialists.

HotSheet

Quick reference to the web.

Information Please Home Page

On-line dictionary, encyclopedia, and almanac.

Internet Public Library

The Internet Public Library seeks to serve the public by finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating quality on-line information resources.

Newspapers Online

A directory of United States and international online newspapers.

USGS Geographic Names Information System

This database contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.

Virtual Reference Desk

A website directory of Internet resources, newspapers, magazines, and wire services.

WorldTime

A service featuring an interactive world atlas, information on local time as well as sunrise and sunset times in several hundred cities, and a database of public holidays worldwide.

Search Engines

AltaVista

Search engine.

Excite

Search engine.

Galaxy

Searchable web directory.

Google!

Search engine.

HotBot

Search engine.

Infoseek

Search engine.

LookSmart

Searchable web directory.

Lycos

Search engine.

Magellan

Search engine.

Tutorial: Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet

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Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST)

ASSIST provides direct access to nearly 100,000 full text U.S. Department of Defense Specifications and Standards

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is a law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Treasury that enforces the Federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives, and arson. This site contains information on the Brady Law, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and the National Church Arson Strike Force.

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

BJA, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, assists State and local governments in combating violent crime and drug abuse. This website contains information on funding assistance, grant programs, technical assistance, training, publications, and other special programs.

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

BJS is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics. This site offers many online publications.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

The CIA supports the President, the National Security Council, and all who make and execute US national security policy by: providing accurate, evidence-based, comprehensive, and timely foreign intelligence related to national security; and conducting counterintelligence activities, special activities, and other functions related to foreign intelligence and national security as directed by the President.

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