Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Resources
FindLaw is an excellent resource for researching case law. There are links for cases of the US Supreme Court, U.S. Appeals Court and individual state courts, as well as constitutional law. Located on the home page are links to pages relating specifically to Legal Professionals, Students, Business, and the General Public. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/
Law.com is a web site for legal research with valuable links to state and federal resources. http://www.law.com/index.shtml
The UNC School of Government offers links to federal, state,
and local sites related to government offices and officers.
This site would be of particular interest to law and public
administration students.
http://www.iog.unc.edu/organizations/index.html
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) site deals with issues related to individual rights and liberties. The site provides up-to-date cases that can be used for the enhancement of criminal law and constitutional law students' research. http://www.aclu.org/
Fingerprints—Great site for basic and advanced information on fingerprint identification. Links within this site contain digital image enhancement, the technique of Fast Fourier Transform, and recent court challenges of the science of fingerprint identification. http://www.ridgesandfurrows.homestead.com/
North Carolina General Statutes—Easy searching within this site to retrieve North Carolina Bills and Statutes and House, Senate and Interim Calendars. http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/statutes/statutes.asp
Crime
Scene Processing site which walks the user step by step
through the guidelines for collecting and processing of
Blood Stains, Seminal Stains, Hair, Fibers and Threads,
Glass, Paint, Flammable Liquids, Firearms Evidence, Tool
Marks, Controlled Substances and Medicinal Preparations,
Questioned Documents, and Latent Fingerprints.
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/csi-collection.html
Another Crime Scene Processing site containing excellent information on the collection of evidence. http://www.crimeandclues.com/physical.htm
U.S. Constitution—All of the information that the Constitutional Law student needs for research. The site provides information and easy linking to hundreds of document sites. http://www.usconstitution.net/
Federal Bureau of Prisons—The correctional system reviews numerous inmate programs, such as drug abuse treatment, education and recreation. The site includes links to correctional facilities around the nation.http://www.bop.gov/
The North Carolina Department of Corrections site that is an excellent reference when teaching a criminal justice corrections class. Topics range from prison visitation rules to inmate release dates. http://www.doc.state.nc.us/
U.S.
Sentencing Commission—Gives the user a good understanding
of the guidelines and procedures of the sentencing model.
http://www.ussc.gov/
U.S.
Supreme Court site provides public access to the Court's
decisions, argument calendar, schedules, rules and building
photos.
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Trace
Evidence Collection and Preservation—Federal Bureau of
Investigation's Forensic Science Communications Journal.
Detailed information on the collection, preservation and
disposition of trace evidence. Easy access to past issues
of the Journal for more in-depth research.
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/forensic-science-communications/fsc/oct1999/trace.htm
The Court TV site can be used with a Criminal Law / Constitutional
Law class. Great site to assign students cases to review
and research.
http://www.courttv.com/
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence—This site could be used within a Criminal Law class as part of a lecture or assignment on domestic violence. http://www.ncadv.org/
The Vera Institute of Justice website discusses many topics within the judicial system, including crime, victimization, sentencing, and corrections. Links to many research publications. http://www.vera.org/
Criminal law informational site with an overview of criminal law, constitutional law, court opinions, penal norms and a penal code comparer http://wings.buffalo.edu/law/bclc/web/cover
Victimology history and numerous links. http://www.victimology.nl/
Forensic Science Technicians (Criminalists)—This site gives data on the description, pay and responsibilities of a Forensic Science Technician http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occguide/CRIMNLST.PDF
Teacher guide for setting up Agarose Gel Electrophoresis in the classroom. http://biotech.biology.arizona.edu/labs/Electrophoresis_dyes_teach.html
Computer Crimes—Current information dealing with cyber crime and cyber ethics. http://www.cybercrime.gov/
