Criminal Law Links

Computer Crime Research Resources
Stop a hacker. Learn the basics of computer crime and browse selected federal and state computer crime statues and cases.

CopNet
Headquarters for police-related information and resources. Some areas (including the "Donut Shop") are open to law enforcement officers only.

Crime Scene Investigation
Don't touch the evidence. Steven Staggs of the University of California Police Department walks would-be investigators through the delicate procedures involved in preserving, documenting, searching and photographing a crime scene.

Criminal Law Links
Browse a menu of pointers to criminal law sites and sources, organized into topics including constitutions, death penalty, evidence, juvenile, legislation and sentences.

Drug Enforcement Administration
The DEA, the arm of the Department of Justice responsible for enforcing federal controlled substances laws and developing drug enforcement strategy and programs posts congressional testimony, press releases, publications, and even mug shots and information about drug fugitives.

Death Penalty Information Center
Here's an unflinching look at one of the most contentious issues in criminal justice. Founded in 1990, the DPIC is a non-profit group that analyzes and issues reports and information about capital punishment. Read the Center's in-depth reports and make up your mind about the death penalty in America.

Dr. Greek's Criminal Justice Links
Loot a huge warehouse of links to federal, state, private and educational resources addressing all aspects of criminal law and justice. From Web master and criminal justice maven Cecil Greek at the University of South Florida.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
The federal crimebusters' Web office features information about the FBI Academy and training, a variety of unclassified materials including background on high-profile investigations. Read bureau publications including the Law Enforcement Bulletin and uniform crime reports. While you're here, eyeball the notorious Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
These are the real sneakers -- the Department of the Treasury's elite, specialized unit dedicated to helping federal, state and local law enforcement clean up money laundering. FinCEN uses high-tech intelligence as it follows dirty money trails and administers the Bank Secrecy Act.

Forfeiture Endangers American Rights
FEAR "is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reform of federal and state asset forfeiture laws to restore due process and protect property rights in the forfeiture process." Drop in for a generous collection of news and updates, cases, articles, and "victim stories."

Global Organized Crime Page
Gadzooks, crime fighters! This Web cell captures mobsters, international wiseguys and other global dirty deed doers from the Mafia to the Japanese Yakuza and investigates organized crime from drug trafficking to terrorism to money laundering. Be careful out there.

International Criminal Court Home Page
Genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Does the world need an international criminal court (ICC)? The NGO Coalition for an International Criminal Court, along with other justice-minded groups, thinks so. Read about the "proposed permanent international tribunal empowered to try individuals for gross violations of international law."

LawTalk - Criminal Law
Listen to audio tapes on a selection of criminal law topics including child abuse, double jeopardy and being called as a witness. Courtesy of the Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Does crime pay? Don't ask O.J. Steal away to a searchable archive of more than 500 data collections relating to criminal justice. Presented by Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the Department of Justice.

Other Side of the Wall
Prisons and prison law are the focus of this e-publication from the private, not-for-profit legal services group called the Prison Law Office. Focusing on California prisons, this site unlocks a roomful of articles and information on crime and punishment. Read about prisoners' rights, three strikes, habeas corpus, parole, death row, and related topics.

State Criminal Codes
Read the criminal statute of your state, and remember, ignorance of the law is no excuse.

U.S Sentencing Commission
Created by the Sentencing Reform Act provisions of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, the U.S. Sentencing Commission is the independent agency responsible for establishing federal court sentencing practices and policies. Visit the Commission's Webspot for reports, guidelines, bylaws of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions, training materials, newsletters, even a job announcement or two.

Sex Laws
There's nothing prurient about this roundup of sex-related statutes including laws on the books in Australia, Canada and even Islam. With state-by-state guides to sodomy laws, age of consent laws and other intimate legislative materials.

WWW Speedtrap Registry
If everyone knows where police are clocking driving speeds to ticket violators, are there really "speedtraps"? On this innovative Web stop, click on a state or foreign country to learn the location of known local speed stops. Follow posted speed limits and drive carefully.

Zeno's Forensic Page
Fascinated with forensics? Follow Zeno's pointers to forensic labs, literature, associations and resources and and investigate the world of forensic science, medicine and psychology.

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