LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Find Other Sources

Professional Associations, Organizations, and Societies

Government Resources

Websites of Interest

The BBC Prison Study The BBC Prison Study explores the social and psychological consequences of putting people in groups of unequal power.
Care 2 Make A Difference Lists progressive policy job openings
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence “ A research program of the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, founded in 1992 to provide informed assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly adolescent violence.” Includes Violence against Women Literature database.
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization.
PoliceOne.com Our mission is to help officers fulfill their mission. We provide law enforcement with the information and resources they need to better protect their communities and come home safe every day.
The Sentencing Project Founded in 1986, The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics University of Albany
American Bar Association (ABA) Our mission is to serve equally our members, our profession and the public by defending liberty and delivering justice as the national representative of the legal profession.
Hendon Media Group An American law enforcement publishing and trade-show exposition company.
Innocence Project The Innocence Project, founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Since 1972, the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has advocated for the civil rights, full inclusion and equality of adults and children with mental disabilities. We were pivotal in expanding the civil rights movement to include fighting discrimination against, and segregation of, people with mental disabilities.
Polaris Project Polaris is a leader in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery.

Reading materials

Other Resources

Council of State Governments
Provides networking and policy analysis to state executive and legislative offices. General information and links to state web pages.
Crimlinks
Website with links to criminology and crime related topics in the USA and worldwide.
govtjobs.com
Opportunities in government in cities, counties, states, executive search firms, advertising agencies and other governmental jurisdictions. Non-profits also advertise on the site.
Human Rights First
Human Rights First is an independent advocacy and action organization that challenges America to live up to its ideals. We believe American leadership is essential in the global struggle for human rights, so we press the U.S. government and private companies to respect human rights and the rule of law.
Idealist.org
Provides links to over 8,000 nonprofit organizations across the country and abroad. Site contains jobs and publications as well as support services, networking and fundraising information.
Independent Sector
Lists job openings from its 600 member institutions on its web page.
Legal Talk Network
Legal Talk Network is a podcast network for legal professionals with hosts from well-known organizations and brands in legal, including the American Bar Association, ABA Journal, Thomson Reuters, The Florida Bar, Robert Half Legal, Above the Law, and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Over 20 active podcasts cover important legal news and developments, including access to justice, law school, industry events, legal technology, and the future of law.
Martindale
For 150 years, Martindale-Hubbell has served as the prime resource for attorneys looking to grow their practice. We use our legal experience and technology to help lawyers connect with prospects.
Nonprofit Career Network
Nonprofit job resource center. Can search by state. Alphabetical directory of nonprofit organizations.
NonProfitJobs.org
Job listings searchable by job type, job title, salary, skill, and location.
Nonprofit Job Source
Nonprofit job search engine.
Open States
Track bills, review upcoming legislation, and see how your local representatives are voting in your state.
Oxford Criminology Bibliographies
Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology is a much-needed online guide to the essential literature across the various subfields of criminology.

other helpful guides

Oyez Court Cases

DVDs

The Death penalty by Films for the Humanities & Sciences Cases of two men who committed virtually identical murders and were tried in the same courtroom two weeks apart, this program talks with lawyers, prosecutors, jurors and victims to analyze whether the death penalty is working, and how it is applied.
Call Number: Reserve
Publication Date: 1993
New Cops by Ron Kanter Fifty recruits of Class 332, Platoon B of the Philadelphia Police Academy are followed through eight months of rigorous training. Cameras return after five years to see how these officers are doing and how the job has changed them.
Call Number: Reserves
Publication Date: 2008
The Plea by Ofra Bickel Examines the prevalence of plea bargaining in the American justice system, and the failures of justice that result when the practice is misused.
Call Number: Reserves
Publication Date: 2004
Scenes of a crime by New Box Productions CRJ; Criminal Justice Examines the case of Adrian Thomas, a Troy, N.Y. father, who after ten hours of police interrogation, during which he repeatedly denied causing the injuries that would lead to the death of his son, finally confessed under what some believe to be coercion.
Call Number: Reserves
ISBN: 0615699359
Publication Date: 2012
Prison Terminal by Barrens
Call Number: Reserve
Publication Date: 2013

Videos

Careers In Criminal Justice Job opportunities in criminal justice are on the rise. This program looks at a number of different occupations, ranging from entry-level positions to those requiring a four-year degree. Experts and people on the job share firsthand information about what their work is like. Some of the occupations discussed include local and state police officers, detectives, correctional officers, bodyguards, FBI agents, probation and parole officers, private investigators, and special government agents.
Films For Action
Glen Mills Gang: Arrested Without Locks and Bars Filmed over the course of a year, this documentary goes inside Glen Mills Schools in Pennsylvania, a “boarding school” alternative to prison for about 1,000 young members of street gangs convicted of crimes. Sam Ferrainola, the school’s director, has pioneered a system of rewards and privileges where the young men keep themselves under strict surveillance, reporting infractions of the rules to upperclassmen, or “Big Brothers.” Ferrainola stresses that Glen Mills is not a boot camp but an educational institution in which the goal is to bring about fundamental changes in behavior without incarceration. The system seems to work: of all institutions for juvenile offenders, Glen Mills’ 32 percent recidivism rate is the lowest in the country.
A History of Punishment The forms of punishment a society chooses, and what exactly it deems a crime, tell a great deal about that society’s values. How is justice pursued and punishment meted out? This program looks at the history of punishment, beginning with early compensatory forms of justice, the Code of Hammurabi, and the Law of Moses. Socrates’ execution and Roman and medieval forms of justice are analyzed in a historical context, underscoring the fact that punishment was often intended as a deterrent rather than as a reformatory measure. Contemporary forms of punishment, including the death penalty, are discussed, along with the ways in which these sentences reflect what society values.
Prison State FRONTLINE investigates the impact of mass incarceration in America.
Taboo: Justice How much faith do we really place in the institutions that settle our disputes and, at times, determine the fate of individuals? Are there other ways of finding a proper outcome besides the Western system of courts and prisons? Does might make right, and—even if the answer is no—has any society on the planet created a true alternative? This program looks at concepts of justice in various cultures around the world, revealing fascinating differences between accepted forms of law enforcement and criminal punishment. An ideal discussion-launcher for legal studies courses.
Top 10 Must See Talks on the Criminal Justice System
Top Documentary Films: Crime

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