| Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice |
| This Center is a private non-profit organization with a self-stated mission to "reduce reliance on incarceration as a solution to social problems." Solid policy research reports and publications available online including New York State of Mind?: Higher Education vs. Prison Funding in the Empire State, 1988-1998. Useful links to Internet sources for juvenile and criminal justice information as well. |
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| Code of Ethics Online |
| The Center for the Study in the Professions at the Illinois Institute of Technology offers codes of ethics for federal, state, local and international governments, agencies, and organizations including law and legal codes and a Law Enforcement Code of Ethics from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. |
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| GovSpot |
| A non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online. Links to government related sites, news, documents, social services, money matters, science & travel, world affairs, and politics. |
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| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (ATF) |
| Now a part of the Department of Justice, ATF enforces the Federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol and tobacco diversion, firearms, explosives, and arson. |
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| Customs and Border Protection |
| The new unified border agency of the United States, under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security. Formerly the U.S. Customs Service. |
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| Department of Homeland Security |
| This department was created by President Bush following 9/11 to oversee domestic counterterrorism operations. It includes many of the functions formerly handled by other agencies, including the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. Customs Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Secret Service. |
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| Department of the Treasury |
| Though many of its former criminal justice bureaus have been transferred to the Department of Homeland Security or the Justice Department, the DOT still houses the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). |
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| Drug Enforcement Administration |
| Official DEA website. This agency is under the control of the U.S. Department of Justice. |
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Official FBI website. The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice. |
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| Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Official website of the agency that oversees Federal corrections institutions. It is part of the U.S. Department of Justice. |
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| Federal Law Enforcement Training Center |
| Instructs agents and officers from various governmental law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Customs Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Part of the Department of Homeland Security. |
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| Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) |
| Brings people and information together to fight the complex problem of money laundering, linking federal, state, local and international law enforcement, regulatory and financial communities together for the purpose of preventing and detecting financial crimes. An agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. |
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| Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| ICE is the investigative arm of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). The agency is comprised of several components from the former
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), the U.S. Customs Service, and the Federal
Protective Service (FPS). The agency combines the investigative, detention & removal, and
intelligence functions of the former INS with the investigative, intelligence, and air & marine
functions of the former Customs Service. All the functions of the former FPS are also part of
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| Library of Congress -- Official US Executive Branch Web Sites |
| A list of links to all types of federal government agencies. |
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| National Institute of Justice |
| The research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. |
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| NCJRS Justice Information Center |
| A well-organized site of the U.S. Department of Justice with direct access to full-text government documents as well as links to other sites. Provides the full text of NIJ and other OJP and Office of National Drug Control Policy publications.
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| Office of Justice Programs |
| Funding and research arm of the DOJ. Includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Institute of Justice. |
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| Secret Service |
| Now part of the Department of Homeland Security, the Secret Service provides executive protection, investigates crimes involving U.S. securities, coinage, other government issues, credit and debit card fraud, and electronic funds transfer fraud. |
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| United States Department of Justice |
| Information about the DOJ, including press releases from the Attorney General. This department is home to most federal criminal justice agencies. |
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| United States Marshals Service |
| America's oldest federal law enforcement agency. A component of the DOJ. |
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| American Civil Liberties Union |
| The ACLU web site has special sections on criminal justice and death penalty issues. Included are briefing papers and other online documents. |
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| American Correctional Association |
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| Correctional Association of New York |
| The Correctional Association of NY seeks to create a more fair, efficient and humane criminal justice system, and has been granted the authority by the NYS Legislature to inspect prisons and to report its findings and recommendations for improvements to policy makers and the public. |
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| International Association of Chiefs of Police |
| Includes information about the organization as well as full text of their extensive collection of publications. |
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| PARC - Police Assessment Resource Center |
| PARC provides resources, advice, and assistance to all those who have responsibilities to their communities or constituents to deal with the consequences of police misconduct. Originally set up by the Vera Institute of Justice in NYC, PARC is a separate organization headquartered in Los Angeles and has provided support to court-appointed police monitors in LA; Wallkill, NY; and Portland, OR. The site archives PARC's own reports and reports of police misconduct commissions such as the Mollen Commission and the Christopher Commission. |
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| Rand Corporation |
| The Rand Corporation does research on issues relating to the national security and public welfare of the United States and their reports in the criminal justice area are frequently cited. Click on publications to search abstracts of their reports or to read the full text of some major studies. |
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| Vera Institute of Justice |
| The Vera Institute of Justice, based in New York City, conducts research on public policies in criminal justice. Many of their publications are available online in PDF format here.
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