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Research
Centers
| Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies (ICURS)
Simon Fraser University, Research Lab
Burnaby, BC Canada
Founded by Patricia and Paul Brantingham, this research centre
is dedicated to exploring crime patterns. See the School of Criminology. |
| British
Home Office Crime Reduction Unit
This research center provides a vehichle through which practitioners
and scholars can share information and resources about crime and
its prevention. The website hosts a number of downloadable toolkits
that address hotspots, and geographical crime analysis techniques.
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Center
for the Study of Hate Crime and Extremism,
California State University, San Bernardino
Brian Levin, Esq. directs this nonpartisan domestic research and
policy center that serves the nation by examining the ways that
bigotry, advocacy of extreme methods, or the use of terrorism deny
civil or human rights to people on the basis of race, ethnicity,
religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or other relevant
status characteristics. The center seeks to aid scholars, community
activists, government officials, law enforcement, the media and
others with objective information to aid them in their examination
and implementation of law and policy. |
| Crime
Prevention Extension Service
The Extension Service works with small businesses in Newark and
the rest of northern New Jersey to find simple, affordable and
workable crime prevention measures that are practical and effective. |
| Police
Foundation, Crime Mapping Laboratory
Provides information about the use of crime mapping in law
enforcement. This organization also conducts training sessions
for introductory and intermediate instruction on the use of crime
mapping software.
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Crime
Mapping and Analysis Program (CMAP)
CMAP's mission is to provide technical assistance and training to
local and state agencies in the areas of crime and intelligence
analysis and geographic information systems (GIS). |
National
Institute of Justice
This is the research and development agency of the U.S. Department
of Justice and is the only Federal agency solely dedicated to researching
crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent,
non-partisan, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges
of crime and justice, particularly at the State and local levels.
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Police
Executive Research Forum (PERF)
PERF is a national organization of police executive and is dedicated
to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research
and involvement in public policy debate. |
North
Carolina Wesleyan College - Justice Studies
Dr. O'Connor's Criminal Justice MegaLinks. This resource has links
to a vast amount of Criminal Justice and Criminology topics. Geared
for students, this site will assist with on site research. |
Institute
for Criminal Justice Studies
A comprehensive site that provides links to Crime Prevention, Public
Policy and Research and Evaluation sites. |
Western
Connecticut State University
Department of Social Sciences
This website provides numerous criminology, sociology and anthropology
websites. |
| Florida
State University
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
An award winning site maintained by Cecil Greek including
many links on a variety of criminal justice topics.
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Australian
Institute of Criminology
The study of crime and criminal justice in Australia and for the
dissemination of criminal justice information is the mandate of
this institute.. The Institute draws on information supplied to
it by a wide variety of sources and its policy advice is objective
and independent. |
University
of Western Australia Crime Research Centre
Coordinates and publishes comprehensive statistics on crime and
justice for Western Australia. Also conducts research into various
aspects of crime and criminal justice. |
Griffith
University, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice
This school follows a broad-based social science approach, examining
crime, the criminal justice system and related social issues. It
includes the Centre for Crime Policy and Public Safety. |
Scandinavian
Research Council for Criminology
The Purpose of the Council is to further criminological research
within the member countries and advise the Scandinavian governments
and the Council on issues related to criminology. This site has
provided a selection of links to authorities, institutions and organizations
of interest to the field of Nordic criminology. |
University
of Hong Kong Centre for Criminology
The Centre was by the University of Hong Kong Council established
as a sub-division of studies and learning based in the Faculty of
Social Sciences. |
York
University - Nathanson Centre for the Study Organized Crime and
Corruption
York, Ont
This centre focuses on organized crime and corruption as a main
area of research. An online database allows users to search keywords
for bibliographic information on organized crime world wide. |
Technological
and Educational Resources
| Crime
Prevention Analysis Lab, Inc
Develops software solutions for law enforcement, fire fighting,
insurance, and public safety agencies to solve, reduce and prevent
crime. These unique software solutions facilitate accelerated
suspect identification, arrest, case closures, and more importantly,
pre-emptive crime prevention. The system is expandable and modular
with the following components due for release: Robbery, Burglary,
Sexual Assault and Arson.
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| ESRI
software and virtual campus
This site offers the ability to learn ESRI mapping software
and related GIS programs. Although fees are generally charged
for the courses, some modules are offered free of charge. This
website also offers links to other ESRI products and services.
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Environmental
Criminology Research Inc.
Geographic Profiling resource to assist agencies in tracking serial
crime. |
Canadian
Crime Prevention Centre
This is an educational corporation whose instructors and facilitators
are dedicated and passionate about their areas of expertise. The
organization operates on a user pay system as well as offering substantial
programs for reduced rates to schools, community associations and
non-profit groups. |
Violent
Crime Apprehension Program (ViCAP)
ViCAP's mission is to facilitate cooperation, communication, and
coordination between law enforcement agencies and provide support
in their efforts to investigate, identify, track, apprehend, and
prosecute violent serial offenders. |
| Violent
Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS)
This is the Canadian system used by law enforcement agencies to
record and track crimes in order to apprehend serial criminals
and link case details.
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| International
Association of Law Enforcement Planners
An international nonprofit organization encompassing strategic
planning, crime analysis, information systems, needs assessment
and program evaluation.
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| US
Department of Justice - Criminal Division GIS
The Spatial Crime Analysis System (SCAS) is an ArcView-based GIS
application designed to allow police departments to perform sophisticated
spatial analysis and mapping of their incident-based crime data.
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Information
Services
Professional
Associations for Crime Analysis
| International
Association of Crime Analysts (IACA)
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International
CPTED Association (ICA)
Professional Association focusing on situational crime prevention
and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. |
American
Society of Criminology
This society embraces scholarly, scientific, and professional
knowledge concerning the etiology, prevention, control and treatment
of crime and delinquency. This includes the measurement and detection
of crime, legislation and practice of criminal law, as well as the
law enforcement, judicial and correctional systems. |
Western
Society of Criminology
This society is devoted to the scientific study of crime and attracts
criminology scholars, students, government officials and public
and private practitioners from around the world. WSC participants
learn about the latest criminological research, interact with prominent
scholars, policymakers and legislators, examine new and forthcoming
books, learn about employment opportunities, and a lot more. |
International
Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts
(IALEIA)
IALEIA's aim is to enhance general understanding of the role of
intelligence analysis, encourage the recognition of intelligence
analysis as a professional endeavor, develop International qualification
and competence standards, reinforce professional concepts, devise
training standards and curricula, furnish advisory and related services
on intelligence analysis matters, conduct analytic-related research
studies and provide the ability to disseminate information regarding
analytical techniques and methods. |
California
State University Resources
| Department
of Criminal Justice
Course programs include Bachelor of Arts, Paralegal Studies
Program, and Masters of Arts. Information is available about:
Faculty office hours and contact information, course offerings,
job opportunities, Internships, and Independent Studies.
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| Office
of Graduate Studies
Provides information and services about: Undergraduate and
Graduate grants and scholarships, CSUSB Student Research Competition,
Master's Degree Programs, and the Interdisciplinary Master's of
Arts.
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Pfau
Library
The Electronic Resources Navigational Guide provides a jumping
off point for a variety of online databases with full text documents,
news articles, and indices. Included are the Criminal Justice Abstracts,
EBSCOHost, and Lexis/Nexis. |
Statistical
Resources
Police
Agencies with Data/Maps on the Web
| Baltimore County, MD |
Hobbs,
NM
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Salt
Lake County, UT |
| Boulder,
CO |
Jefferson
Parish, LA |
San Antonio, TX |
| Cambridge, MA |
Lincoln, NE |
San Diego, CA |
| Cheyenne, WY |
Longmont,
CO |
San
Diego County, CA |
| Cincinnati, OH |
New
Orleans, LA |
Scottsdale,
AZ |
| Chicago, IL |
Oxnard,
CA |
Stafford County, VA |
| Clearwater,
FL -Pinellas County |
Port
St Lucie, FL |
St. Paul,
MN |
| Evansville, IN |
Portland, ORE |
Tempe,
AZ |
| Fort
Lauderdale, FL |
Sacramento,
CA |
Tulsa, OK |
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Washington,
DC |
Other
Resources
South
African Crime Resource Guide
Numerous links to crime mapping resources. |
| International
Security Management and Crime Prevention Institution |
The
Justice Research and Statistics Association
A national nonprofit organization of state Statistical Analysis
Center (SAC) directors, researchers, and practitioners throughout
government, academia, and criminal justice organizations. |
Search:
The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics
A nonprofit membership organization created by and for the states,
which is dedicated to improving the criminal justice system through
the effective application of information and identification technology. |
The
Qualitative Report
A peer-reviewer, on-line journal devoted to writing and discussion
of and about qualitative, critical, action, and collaborative inquiry
and research. Numerous links to other online publications. |
Journal
of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology & Crime Prevention
Links to Scandinavian Journals and a Nordic bibliography and database.
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Criminal
Justice in Denmark: A Bibliography on scholarly publications 1945-1999
Bibliography data on scholarly publications regarding criminal justice
in Denmark 1945-2000. Coverage: Alcohol and Drugs, Corrections,
Courts, Crime, Criminal Justice Decision Making, Crime Prevention,
Criminal Law, Criminology, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights, Law
Enforcement, and Victimology. |
| Research
Resources for the Social Sciences
Run by Craig McKie, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario and McGraw-Hill Ryerson,
this site provides numerous links to various topics in the social
sciences. |
Geographic
Profiling Online Bibliography
Compiled by Katherine Ramsland |
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