Crime

Resources in this category:

Art Attack
http://whyfiles.org/081art_sci/

"Art Crimes. How does science help to solve fraud - the most popular category of art crime? Art fakery is a peculiar beast. Sometimes it is driven by pure greed. Sometimes it is driven by misplaced artistic admiration." Art Attack includes sections on detection techniques, such as the use of neutrons and x-rays.

BBC - Crime - Case Closed
http://web.archive.org/web/20060315222116/http://www.bbc.co....

Gathers profiles of infamous crimes and criminals and shows how forensic science helped to solve the crimes. Some of the criminals profiled include Jeffrey Dalmer, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, and Son of Sam. Cases from the past include the Great Train Robbery, Watergate, and the Millennium Dome Heist.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

Searchable collection of US Bureau of Justice Statistics publications, dealing with such topics as crime, drugs, violence, law enforcement, firearms, and criminal record systems.

Canadian Criminal Justice Resource Page
http://members.tripod.com/~BlueThingy/index.html

"This page compiles links to sites dealing with criminal justice; corrections and life inside a prison; restorative justice; crime prevention; victims of crime; juvenile delinquency; and law enforcement. I have also included government and media sites that you may want to look at as well." Annotated site listings are grouped by broad subject.

Crime and Clues
http://blog.crimeandclues.com/

Maintained by a Crime Scene Technician, provides news and links to all aspects of "The Art and Science of Criminal Investigation," including different types of evidence and investigations.

Crime Films
http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/CrimeFilms-5.html

Crime Films is part of the larger Crime Culture website and includes annotated links, film reviews, articles, and sections specifically on gangster or detective films, film noir, parodies, tv series, neo-noir, and more.

The Crime Library
http://www.crimelibrary.com/

Easy to read, fact-based narratives about well-known crimes and criminals throughout history. Includes crime stories and stories about gangsters, outlaws, gunmen, serial killers, terrorists, spies, and assassins, as well stories of people who were wrongly charged and punished for crimes. Famous police officers are also included, as well as information about psychology, criminal profiling, and forensics. Each story has a bibliography of both print and Web resources related to the crime.

Crimes of Persuasion
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/

The author of this site details common methods used by con artists to manipulate and steal money from their victims. Includes discussion of telemarketing fraud, investment schemes and consumer scams. The site has a United States and Canadian focus, with some discussion of laws available to deter this type of fraud.

Cyber Tip Line
http://www.cybertipline.com/

Provides a place for people to submit information on online sexual predators to the NAtional Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A reporting mechanism for cases of child sexual exploitation.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/

FBI home page. Includes FBI facts and figures, history, crime alerts, crime statistics, reports on major investigations, more.

Gang Land
http://www.ganglandnews.com/

Biographies and articles about gangsters. There are some family histories and a page exclusively about women.

Handbook of Forensic Services
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/intro.htm

"The purpose of the Handbook of Forensic Services is to provide guidance and procedures for safe and efficient methods of collecting and preserving evidence and to describe the forensic examinations performed by the FBI Laboratory." Includes sections on Evidence Submissions, Evidence Examinations, Crime Scene, Safety, more.

Internet Fraud Complaint Center
http://www.ic3.gov/

"IFCC's mission is to address fraud committed over the Internet. For victims of Internet fraud, IFCC provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at all levels, IFCC offers a central repository for complaints related to Internet fraud, works to quantify fraud patterns, and provides timely statistical data of current fraud trends. The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)."

Justice Information Center of the NCJRS
http://www.ncjrs.org

This site is a service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. It has information on corrections, courts, crime prevention, criminal justice statistics, drugs and crime, international justice issues, justice grants, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research and evaluation, and resources for crime victims. The site is searchable, and also links to conferences, related sites, and a catalog of NCJRS publications.

Latent Print Examination
http://onin.com/fp/

Detailed information about fingerprint collection, preservation, and processing, etc., for the layman and the expert.

McGruff.org
http://www.mcgruff.org/

This site presents safety tips for children of all ages. There are safety-related activities and games with McGruff and his friends for kids 5-12 years old, tips for teenagers and young adults on how to fight crime, and resource materials for adults working with children and young adults.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/

"The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) is a special topic archive of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. NACJD acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to electronic criminal justice data collections for research and instruction. The NACJD Web site provides downloadable access to hundreds of criminal justice data collections free of charge."

The National Center for Victims of Crime
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/Main.aspx

The NCVC, an advocacy organization for crime victims since 1985, has worked with more than 10,000 organizations and criminal justice agencies serving millions of crime victims. The site provides resources to victims of violence. Best viewed on Internet Explorer 6.0 and above.

National Crime Prevention Council
http://www.ncpc.org/

"NCPC is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to help America prevent crime and build safer, stronger communities. We invite you to explore our On-Line Resource Center for useful information about crime prevention, community building, comprehensive planning, and even fun stuff for kids!" Inlcudes fast facts and FAQs, personal safety tips, feature articles, program ideas and examples, and training tools. Searchable.

No Nonsense Self-defense
http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/index.html

This site gives you infomation and practical advice on how to avoid crime and violence. There is information about how to avoid dangerous situations and people, including explanations of how criminals think and operate. The site also gives warning signs of potentially violent people and situations.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/

"The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources. "

Street Drugs
http://www.streetdrugs.org/

"A database of text information and photographs of 'Street Drugs' and frequently abused prescription drugs. This information is free to use by... DARE or Police Officers or other educators."

Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/

"The ability to understand current drug-related street terms is an invaluable tool for law enforcement, public health, and other criminal justice professionals who work with the public. The Street Terms database contains over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity. You can also download a printable version of Street Terms (Adobe Acrobat format)." Browse by topic, drug type, or alphabetically.

The Committee for Missing Children
http://www.findthekids.com/

This website serves as an information clearinghouse for a parent advocacy group that provides photographs of and information about missing and abducted children. This web site is created as a resource for parents of missing children as well as lawyers, other non-profits and non-governmental agencies, and the agencies that must deal with child abduction. There are links to almost one hundred non-profit child-find organizations and Non Governmental Organizations (NGO's) throughout the world. There is also information about the Amber Alert system. A link to the European site is also available.

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse FBI Web Site
http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/

"TRAC's Web Site about the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) examines the agency's enforcement activities and staffing patterns from many different perspectives. Approximately 23,000 pages -- tables, maps, graphs and text -- are available" Registration required.

Uniform Crime Reports - County Data
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/crime/

"This collection consists of four county-level data files. The first three provide arrests for Part I offenses (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft, and arson) and for Part II offenses (forgery, fraud, embezzlement, vandalism, weapons violations, sex offenses, drug and alcohol abuse violations, gambling, vagrancy, curfew violations, and runaways). The fourth file provides reported offenses (as opposed to arrests) for Part I crimes only. Two county population variables are included: one for total county population and the other for counties reporting six months or more of data. Data collected by the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation."

Zeno's Forensic Site
http://forensic.to/forensic.html

Well-organized list of links to anything and everything concerning Forensics, from firearms to entomology, audio and anthropology, journals, education, mailing lists, etc.