Cybercrime.gov
A clearinghouse of cybercrime information and resources. There are legal and policy issues, telephone numbers to report the different types of computer crimes, a section for children, and more. From the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the United States Department of Justice. Searchable.

Death Penalty Information
Includes pro and con viewpoints, stages of a capital case, history, and how each method of execution is carried out. Interactive U.S. maps in State by State Data section show executions and death row inmates by ethnicity, gender, or juveniles; legislation about the mentally retarded, juveniles, and life without parole; and methods of execution used. Included are State Summaries with facts and history, and a table of comparisons. Searchable.

Drug Trafficking in the U.S. (DEA)
A report on the trafficking, prices, purity, and seizure of cocaine, crack, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana; and related information on MDMA (Ecstasy), Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Phencyclidine (PCP), Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), and steroids. Includes photographs of the drugs in their various forms (plants, powders, pills, etc.). From the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Searchable via site directory.

Office of National Drug Control Policy
Contains extensive reports on the state of drug enforcement and awareness in the United States including state and local levels. Documents include maps of high intensity drug trafficking areas including facts and strategies for each city mentioned, an anti-drug media campaign, and a substance abuse treatment facility locator. Includes links to state and local agencies. Searchable.

Education in Forensic Science
This site has a timeline of the history of forensic science from BCE to the present; a bibliography of books, articles, fiction, legal documents, and Web sites; and links to association sites and sites with educational and career information.

Internet Crime Complaint Center
"Fraudulent investment offerings, multi-level marketing schemes, and failure-to-render scams (a favorite of unprincipled participants of online auctions)" are incidents of Internet fraud. This site has been made available for victims to report any suspected criminal or civil violation. "A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)."

National Internet Fraud Information Center
NFIC helps consumers report fraud and offers advice on how to avoid becoming a victim. Daily incident reports are entered in the NFIC database and referred electronically to the National Electronic Fraud Database administered by the Federal Trade Commission and the National Association of Attorneys General. A project of the National Consumers League.

Tax Fraud Alerts - IRS
This site alerts citizens to "schemes, scams and cons." From the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation unit.

Directory of State Patrol & State Police
This site contains a directory of state trooper and sheriff-related Web sites for each of the fifty United States. In addition, there are links to its police academies and associations, history, news, memorials, recruiting, and other related areas. There are also links to Web sites that have articles, specific divisions of law enforcement, and other information.

Interpol
This official site of the International Police Organization provides basic information about the structure and purpose of INTERPOL. Basic information is provided on currency counterfeiting, organized crime, vehicle theft, terrorism, DNA profiling, art theft, fingerprinting and drug trafficking - all from an international perspective. Searchable.

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Locate federal prisons nationwide; learn how to locate inmates; and check prison employment opportunities. Find statistical information on institutions and inmates, including a weekly population report by institution, and inmate breakdowns by age, race, security level, and other criteria. Read historical documents and articles concerning BOP history, including Alcatraz and a list of all federal prisoners executed since 1927. Links to related sites, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons library catalog. Site is searchable.

TRAC FBI
"Comprehensive independent, and non-partisan site" with easily accessible statistics intended for the public on FBI criminal enforcement. Data are examined and illustrated on prosecutions, sentencing, staffing, etc. and reveal the Bureau's national, state, county, and local enforcement responsibilities. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University.

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Data on the U.S. murder rate, drug use, crime rates and reports on such subjects as violence against women, capital punishment, drugs and crime, guns used in crimes, and prison populations.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Presents 654 data tables (PDF files) from more than 100 sources. Includes characteristics of the criminal justice system, public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice topics, nature and distribution of known offenses, characteristics and distribution of persons arrested, judicial processing of defendants and persons under correctional supervision. Searchable.

Terrorism - Resources for Information
From the American Society on International Law links to documents and other resources available for information on terrorism.

World's Most Wanted
Collection of information and links to information on criminals, mostly U.S. Growing list of states with links to agencies with information on fugitives.

Victim Assistance National Resource Directory
This online directory provides state-level contact information for six Federal grants programs that provide assistance to crime victims. The information is available in a "Quick Look" summary page and a detailed listing by state. The information presented includes name of grant, purpose, grant administrator name, mailing address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address. From the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice. Updated annually.

	Debbie Celia, Reference Librarian
	Tel: 203-291-4849	E-mail: dcelia@westportlibrary.org

Last update: 8/07