National Archive of Criminal Justice (NACJD): The NACJD website provides free, downloadable access to hundreds of data collections for research and instruction.
Corrections Statistics: Summary data on corrections statistics are provided here, along with links to other datasets and publications that offer information on such areas as the incarceration rate, inmates and facilities.
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC): Data on suspects and defendants processed in the Federal
system can be queried and downloaded at this website, co-sponsored by the Urban Institute.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics: The Sourcebook of
Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 100
sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. These data
are displayed in over 1,000 tables. The site is updated regularly as new
statistics become available.
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GPO Access (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html)
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Code of Federal Regulations (GPO Access) ( http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/about.html)
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Federal Register (GPO Access) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html)
Searchable database for rules, proposed rules, and notices from federal agencies and organizations, as well as presidential documents and executive orders.
LSA: List of Sections Affected (GPO Access) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/lsa/index.html)
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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (GPO Access) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html)
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Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov/)
Site that allows users to find, review, and submit comments regarding Federal documents that have been published in the Federal Register.
Legislative Branch Internet Resources (http://thomas.loc.gov/home/legbranch/legbranch.html)
Provides links to U.S. Congress, legislative agencies and commissions, and information sources for legislative research.
National Archives and Records Administration (http://www.archives.gov/index.html)
Provides centralized access to online editions of the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Public Laws, Presidential Documents, and various reference tools.
U.S. House of Representatives (http://www.house.gov/)
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U.S. Senate (http://www.senate.gov/)
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Constitution of the United States (http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html)
U.S. Constitution searchable by section through 1995. Produced by Emory Law Library.
U.S. Code (U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel) http://uscode.house.gov/
Searchable site provides the general and permanent laws of the United States,
U.S. Code at Cornell Legal Information Institute (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/)
Site provides a "Listing of all Titles" of U.S.Codes, as well as a "Tables of Popular Names" of Codes. The site is made searchable via a form that permits user to look up specific sections. This Cornell version of the Code is generated from the most recent version made available by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressional Directory (110th Congress) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html)
Directory that links to biographical information of each member of the House and Senate, including committee memberships, terms of service, and contact information.
Biographical Directory of the Congress, 1774 - present (http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp)
Historical Congressional Directory, searchable by name, state, year, position, and party.
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html)
This website provides full-text and page images of the complete historical documentation of Congress's first century, from teh Library of Congress. Includes journals of Congress, debates of Congress, statutes, and other documents.
Supreme Court of the United States (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/)
Gateway to the U.S. Supreme Court with links to recent decisions, oral arguments, court rules, opinions, and information for the general public.
The Federal Judiciary Home Page (http://www.uscourts.gov/)
The official homepage for the U.S. Federal Courts. Provides links to the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Also includes links to publications, statistics, and federal rulemaking procedures.
Federal Courts Finder (http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS/)
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A handbook of criminal law terms / Bryan A. Garner, editor ; David W. Schultz, Elizabeth C. Powell, Lance A. Cooper, assistant editors
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Foundations of criminal law / edited by Leo Katz, Michael S. Moore, and Stephen J. Morse
4th Floor UNLV Book Stacks - KF9218 .F68 1999
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