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Minnesota Information
- Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) - Minnesota crime data including the Minnesota Uniform Crime Reports and the Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) section which has criminal history data.
- Council on Crime and Justice - A nonprofit group based in Minneapolis, Minnesota dedicated to using research, demonstration projects, and advocacy to address issues related to crime. Includes links to their Racial Disparities Research Reports.
- Death Penalty - Historical overview of the death penalty in Minnesota. Another good overview can be found on p. 18-19 of the Minnesota House of Representatives' Session Weekly publication from May 18, 2001.
- Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) - Located at the University of Minnesota. An electronic clearinghouse for resources about violence and abuse in general with an emphasis on sexual and domestic abuse. Includes a link to Minnesota resources.
- Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women - A unified advocacy group for battered women in Minnesota. The Minnesota Femicide Reports provide total numbers of women and children murdered each year.
- Minnesota Department of Corrections - Includes Statistics, and an Offender Locator.
- Minnesota Department of Public
Safety - Provides access to statewide public safety data.
- Amber Alert - Information on the program to alert the public when a child has been abducted by a stranger.
- Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) - Minnesota crime data including the Minnesota Uniform Crime Reports and the Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) section which has criminal history data.
- CriMNet - Minnesota's effort to connect, share, and integrate all criminal justice data.
- Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
- Minnesota State Patrol.
- Minnesota Statewide 9-1-1 Program - Overview of the Minnesota statewide 911 program.
- Minnesota Office of Justice Programs - Agency devoted to the improvement of criminal justice planning, grant administration, and victim services.
- Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission - Access to many reports and explanations on how the guidelines work.
Guns and Gun Control - Minnesota
- Citizens for a Safer Minnesota - Committed to ending gun violence in Minnesota. They've started a campaign to Repeal Conceal carry laws in Minnesota.
- Concealed Carry Reform, NOW!/Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance - Committed to the passage/retention of permissive concealed carry gun laws in Minnesota.
- Firearm Carry Laws - A guide compiled by the staff of the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
- Firearms - Publications from the House Research (Minnesota House of Representatives) department.
- Minnesota State Law Summary (Firearms) - Overview of Minnesota laws and regulations related to firearms.
- Permit to Carry a Pistol in Minnesota - Page created by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Includes Permit to Carry Reports and Frequently Asked Questions.
Minnesota Publications/Guides
- Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) - Access to the Minnesota Uniform Crime Reports.
- Council on Crime and Justice - They publish a number of Research Reports including Justice, Where Art Thou? A Framework for the Future.
- Criminal Justice Statistics Center - Provides access to archived, historical Crime and Criminals publications.
- House Research (Minnesota House of Representatives) - Access to several of their Criminal Justice reports.
- Institute on Race and Poverty (University of Minnesota) - Access to the Minnesota Statewide Racial Profiling Study.
- Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Guides.
- Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor - Access to several of their Criminal Justice reports.
National Information
- Corrections Connection Network News - An online resource for news and information in corrections.
- Criminal Background Checks - A list, compiled by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, that provides state contacts for background checks.
- Legal Information Institute - Information from Cornell University, provides links to federal, state, and international materials. Includes White-Collar Crime: An Overview and Criminal Law: An Overview.
- National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards (NACVCB) - Provides information on history, funding, eligibility, and compensation by state.
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - They provide access to State Legislation related to criminal justice issues.
- National Crime Prevention Council - Crime prevention tips, resources, and programs.
- Public Agenda - "A nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization based in New York City." Provides access to their Research Studies: Crime and Corrections.
- Racial Profiling - Data from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
- RAND - Access to several Civil Justice and Public Safety related RAND reports.
- StopHazing.org - A variety of information on hazing with access to State Anti-Hazing Laws.
- United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Criminal justice and crime prevention information on a global level.
- U.S. Department of Justice - Use
the Department of Justice Agencies alphabetical
list to see the organization of the Department and to learn about
the purpose of each division. Or go straight to these divisions:
- Center for Sex Offender Management Documents (CSOM) - A variety of reports on sexual offenders.
- Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ) - This research and development agency provides access to full text Publications.
- National Sex Offender Public Website - Access to state sex offender registries.
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) - This office deals with juvenile justice issues.
- Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) - This office is committed to justice and healing of all victims of crime. It provides access to a listing of direct service program and referral, Information by State, Territory, or Possession.
- WWW.Cybercrime.Gov.
Cybercrime
- Cybrary - Click on the Computer Crime heading.
- WWW.Cybercrime.Gov.
Death Penalty
- Amnesty International Death Penalty - Facts and figures on the death penalty in the United States and throughout the world.
- Cybrary - Click on the Death Penalty heading.
- Death Penalty - Links to a variety of data related to the death penalty, includes U.S.A. executions by year and state from the Death Penalty News and Updates website maintained by a member of the History Department at St. Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota.
- Death Penalty Information Center - Strong arguments to support the abolition of the death penalty, includes a variety of Reports. Also provides a History of the Death Penalty.
- Focus on the Death Penalty - A balanced look at issues related to the death penalty and a brief history of The Death Penalty in the U.S.
- Pro-Death Penalty.com - Pro-death penalty information and resources.
- The Death Penalty - Includes pro and con articles, as well as state comparisons.
Domestic Abuse and Sex Crimes
- Center for Sex Offender Management Documents (CSOM) - A variety of reports on sexual offenders.
- Cybrary - Click on the Violence Against Women heading.
- Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) - Located at the University of Minnesota. An electronic clearinghouse for resources about violence and abuse in general with an emphasis on sexual and domestic abuse.
- Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women - A unified advocacy group for battered women in Minnesota. The Minnesota Femicide Reports provide total numbers of women and children murdered each year.
- National Sex Offender Public Website - Access to state sex offender registries from the United States Department of Justice.
- Nationwide Registries and Links - Provides access to sex offender registries by state and grades them.
Gangs
- Cybrary - Click on the Gangs heading.
- National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations (NAGIA) - Organization dedicated to the sharing of anti-gang information.
- National Youth Gang Center - Information on youth gangs and effective responses to them. It includes Gang-Related Legislation by State and Gang-Related Legislation by Subject.
- Solutions to Address Gang Crime - Information from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program of the United States Department of Justice.
Guns and Gun Control
- ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) Online - United States law enforcement agency charged with oversight of Firearms Enforcement.
- Cybrary - Click on the Gun Control heading.
- Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights - Information on all sides of gun-related issues.
- Legal Community Against Violence - A group dedicated to reducing gun violence. Provides data on state and federal gun laws, and constitutional provisions.
- National Rifle Association of America - An active pro-gun organization.
- Violence Policy Center - This group works to reduce firearms violence in America. Includes the 2006 publication American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States. This site also provides links to Pro-Gun Special Interests and National Organizations Working to Reduce Firearms Violence.
Hate Crimes
- Civilrights.org - Information on Hate Crimes and other civil rights issues. This site also links to the ADL(Anti-Defamation League) Online which has compiled information on Hate Crimes Laws.
- Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) - Enter the term hate crimes in the search box to find numerous publications.
- Tolerance.org - A group dedicated to finding solutions to hate and intolerance.
- Hate Crime Statistics - Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Identity Theft
- Center for Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP) - A national collaborative based at Utica College, dedicated to research and studies related to identity theft.
- ID (Identity) Theft - Information from the Federal Trade Commission.
Juvenile Justice
- Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice - Organization dedicated to alternatives to prison for juvenile offenders.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Access to their Juvenile Justice page.
- National Juvenile Defender Center - Organization dedicated to juvenile justice issues.
- National Youth Gang Center - Information on youth gangs and effective responses to them. It includes Gang-Related Legislation by State and Gang-Related Legislation by Subject.
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) - This office deals with juvenile justice issues.
Law Enforcement Directories
- Official Directory of State Patrol and State Police - Links to State Patrol/Police sites, maintained by retired Senior Sergeant Terry Martin, of the Vermont State Police.
- USACOPS - Lists of police departments and sheriff offices. Includes law enforcement officers in Minnesota by geographic location.
Other Links
- Corrections Connection Network News - Links Library - Links from an online resource for news and information in corrections.
- Criminal Justice Links - Maintained at Florida State University. Also known as Cecil Greek's Criminal Justice Page. Includes national and international resources, images and illustrations, and a link to many searchable law databases.
- Cybrary - Numerous links to criminal justice sites by topic.
Sentences and Reentry
- American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) - Information on probation, parole, and community-based corrections.
- Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice - Organization dedicated to alternatives to prison for juvenile offenders.
- Justice Center, Council of State Governments (CSG) - Creating strategies to address public safety and reentry issues. Their Justice Reinvestment project is working on strategies to reduce recidivism.
- National Reentry Resource Center - A program from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- Sentencing and Corrections - Policy information compiled by the Vera Institute of Justice.
- The Sentencing Project - A group involved with alternative sentencing programs. They provide Statistics by State. The Sentencing Project has also compiled a comparison of state Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in the United States.
- Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) - This site provides evaluations of various efforts related to reentry initiatives.
Statistics
- Bureau of Justice Statistics - The primary source for United States criminal justice statistics.
- Corrections Connection Network News - Criminal Justice Stats - Statistics from an online resource for news and information in corrections.
- FedStats - Statistics of general public interest compiled by the United States Federal Government. Use the A to Z Topics index to access the crime statistics. This site also provides a link to the Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime and Justice Electronic Data Abstracts.
- Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) - "A national organization of state Statistical Analysis Center directors as well as analysts, researchers, and practitioners throughout the justice system." This site provides access to Infobase of State Activities and Research (ISAR) which provide abstracts of various criminal justice and firearms related reports, publications, surveys, and other similar research.
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data - NACJD facilitates and encourages research in the field of criminal justice through the preservation and sharing of data resources.
- Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Campus Security Statistics - Reported campus crime statistics for over 6,000 United States colleges and universities.
- Uniform Crime Reports County Data - Compiled by the University of Virginia from the county level data on crimes reported and arrests data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
- U.S. Department of Justice - Use
the Department of Justice Agencies alphabetical
list to see the organization of the Department and to learn about
the purpose of each division. Or go straight to these divisions:
- Bureau of Justice Statistics - Provides access to Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation - Provides access to Uniform Crime Reports which includes Hate Crime Statistics. It also provides the full text of recent issues of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons - Includes abstracts and full text of a selection of recent reports by the Office of Research, and facts about prisons, inmates, and staff.
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service - The most extensive clearinghouse in the world for sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice. Use their Topical Index to find statistics on a variety of topics. Also provides access to NCJRS Abstracts Database which contains summaries of over 190,000 criminal justice publications. You may also Search the NCJRS Virtual Library from this site.
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- See also Law and Legislation.
