Criminal Law Research

American Civil Liberties Union. [ www.aclu.org ]

This site contains links to issues on criminal justice, police practices, prisons, prisoners' rights and more.

Amnesty International-USA.
[ www.amnesty-usa.org ]

This organization works to abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners.

Bureau of Justice Statistics. [ www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs ]

This site is the primary source for criminal justice statistics. BJS collects, analyzes, publishes and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime and the operation of the justice systems at all levels of government.

CourtTV. [ www.courttv.com ]

This database has information on trials, legal help, "most wanted," criminal library and more.

DocuSearch. [  www.docusearch.com/cria.html ]

Countywide criminal arrest records at $49.00 a search: find, locate, track down anybody.

Federal Bureau of Prisons. [ www.bop.gov ]

Fourth Amendment.
[ caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment04/ ]

Bars unreasonable searches.

Fifth Amendment. [ caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment05/ ]

Prohibits forced self-incrimination.

Findlaw Criminal Law Sources.
[  www.findlaw.com/01topics/09criminal/index.html ]

Hieros Gamos. Criminal Law Research Center. [ www.hg.org/crime.html ]

Justice Information Service. [ www.ncjrs.org/ ]

The Department of Justice National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

Military Justice. [ www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/10/ ]

Uniform Code of Military Justice and Correctional Facilities, Chapters 47 and 48.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. [ www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/ ]

This site acquires, processes and provides access to computer-readable criminal justice data collections free of charge.

The Other Side of the Wall. [ www.prisonwall.org/ ]

This site contains articles on prisons and prisoners, criminal justice, and other features such as a reading list and a Prisoner's Dictionary.

The Pardon Resource Center. [ www.silicon-valley.com/pardonme/index.shtml ]

Twelve steps to a federal pardon. Also includes a link to the California Pardon Center.

Pass Your Drug Test. [ www.passyourdrugtest.com/ ]

Outlines the drug laws for all 50 states. [ www.passyourdrugtest.com/mjlaws.htm ]

Penal Codes by Topic. [ wings.buffalo.edu/law/bclc/web/cover.htm ]

Compare penal codes by topic, side-by-side on a split screen.

Title 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure. [ www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/ ]

Another source [ uscode.house.gov/usc.htm ]

U.S. Department of Justice. [ www.usdoj.gov/ ]

Links to reports, manuals, documents, and topics from consumer fraud to crime victims.

Prison & Parole Information. [ www.usdoj.gov/prisoninfo.htm ]

Links to Federal Prison Facilities, State Prisons, County Sheriff Departments and Jails, and other links.

U.S. Parole Commission. [ www.usdoj.gov/uspc ]

Links to U.S. Parole Commission Rules & Procedures Manual.

U.S. Sentencing Commission. [ www.ussc.gov/ ]

WashLaw Web. [ www.washlaw.edu/ ]

This site links to all court circuits and all states codes and information.

WashLawWeb Criminal Law & Evidence. [ www.washlaw.edu/subject/evidence.html ]

WashLaw WEB - Internet Resources