Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

Courts - This industry comprises civilian courts of law (except Indian tribal and Alaska Native courts). Included in this industry are civilian courts, courts of law, and sheriffs' offices conducting court functions only.

Police Protection - This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in criminal and civil law enforcement, police, traffic safety, and other activities related to the enforcement of the law and preservation of order. Combined police and fire departments are included in this industry.

Legal Counsel and Prosecution - This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in providing legal counsel or prosecution services for the government.

Correctional Institutions - This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in managing and operating correctional institutions. The facility is generally designed for the confinement, correction, and rehabilitation of adult and/or juvenile offenders sentenced by a court.

Parole Offices and Probation Offices - This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in judicially administering probation offices, parole offices and boards, and pardon boards.

Fire Protection - This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in fire fighting and other related fire protection activities. Government establishments providing combined fire protection and ambulance or rescue services are classified in this industry.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities - This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in public order and safety (except courts, police protection, legal counsel and prosecution, correctional institutions, parole offices, probation offices, pardon boards, and fire protection). These establishments include the general administration of public order and safety programs. Government establishments responsible for the collection of statistics on public safety are included in this industry.

• Almanac of Policy Issues: Criminal Justice - Comprehensive links and background information on U.S. criminal justice policy, including issues like gun control, drug policy, and the death penalty.
• American Justice Network - American Justice Network is a web site about justice issues in the United States.
• America's Most Wanted   - Popular FOX TV show hosted by John Walsh identifies fugitives
• APB Crime Solvers - Information and the latest news on the criminal justice system.
• Atlantic Unbound - A collection of articles on crime from the Atlantic Monthly.
• Book of Justice - Weekly commentary on the cases and headlines in the news about women and the law - from international to domestic, from abortion rights to business development.
• Burglary Dwelling - A UK oriented crime prevention advice site dealing with aspects of burglary dwelling including home security, stolen property, reporting to the police, taking preventive measures, etc.
• CAVEAT - Avocacy and education to reduce violence with a focus on public education, victims rights and the justice system.
• Center for Community Alternatives - Works in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice and offers training, research and technical assistance.
• Center for Court Innovation - Information about problem-solving courts, such as drug courts, community courts and mental health courts, which seek to improve case outcomes for communities and litigants.
• Centre for Restorative Justice, Simon Fraser University - Information about the center, with resources and details of current projects, as well as information about the 2001 Ron Wiebe Memorial Lecture and Dialogue on Restorative Justice.
• Community Justice Exchange - The Community Justice Exchange offers information and assistance to help bring together criminal justice agencies and ordinary citizens to make communities safer.
• Crime and Criminals Email List - The purpose of this list is to talk about crimes, criminals, and punishment. The latest news is posted to this site everyday.
• Criminal Justice MegaLinks - A comprehensive library of resources and lectures in crime, justice, criminology, and law.
• Criminal Justice Policy Foundation - CJPF provides information to policy makers and the public to promote innovative ideas about criminal justice issues, including sentencing, drug policy, and police policy.
• D-Base: Criminal Justice, Profiling, Law - A database of articles on criminal justice, profiling and crime, dutch lawtexts, etc. Has a search function for the more than 100 articles.
• Development and Crime - A study that looks at the impact of crime in developing countries.
• Dr. Frank Schmalleger's Talk Justice - Forum for the discussion of Crime and Justice Issues.
• Equal Justice USA - Seeks to bring into clear focus the racial, economic and political biases active in U.S. courts, prisons, jails and policing agencies, and to expand public opposition to the death penalty.
• Families Against Mandatory Minimums - A national organization of citizens working to reform mandatory minimum sentencing laws for nonviolent (e.g., drug use) offenses.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - A bureau of the U.S. Department of Justice and perhaps the best known federal crime enforcement agency.
• Federal Crime Statistics - Compendium of the latest federal crime statistics compiled by the White House.
• Financial Scandals - Links to information on financial scandals, bank frauds, money laundering, corruption, scams, organized crime, etc.
• The Good Knight Campaign - A national crime & violence prevention coalition dedicated to preventing child abuse, abduction, molestation, crime & victimization. Educating children using the multi-culture, non-denominational Good Knight theme.
• Harmless Error - True, documented story of judicial anarchy in Littleton, Colorado and the remedies employed against it.
• Impact of a Criminal Record - This site contains information about the effects of a criminal record on such matters as voting rights, employment, pensions, ability to obtain a license, etc.
• Maredcam Research Associates - A listing of some of the hate crime sites found on the internet along with commentary.
• Miranda Rights - News and resources on the history and fate of the warnings given while being arrested.
• National Center on Institutions and Alternatives - Private nonprofit, progressive, and effective criminal justice and human services agency founded in 1977.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Lists publications and links on corrections, courts, crime, drugs, international crime, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research, statistics, crime victims.
• Navajo Response to Crime - Navajo traditional justice. Aboriginal concepts of justice.
• NJ Division of Criminal Justice - Implements the powers and duties of the Attorney General in the presecution of New Jersey criminal matters for the administration of justice. Division encourages cooperation among all law enforcement agencies statewide.
• Peacemaking & Crime - Provides information about peacemaking in the U.S. criminal justice system and resources useful to those in interested in alternatives to the war on crime.
• Relocation Crime Lab: crime rates, crime statistics, city crime rates, murder rates - Compares the crime rates in more than 6000 U.S. cities. See if the place you're moving is safe enough to live in.
• South African Crime Research Guide - Online directory of resources, discussion list, mailing list and more for academic researchers, law enforcement officers and those who are working with or are interested in crime-related issues.
• Spokane.net - City of Second Chances - Newspaper series on the influx of paroled convicts into Spokane, Wash., including sex offenders.
• Tagmag - Articles, discussions, rants and more on crime, graffiti and drugs.
• The Three Strikes and You're Out Law - About the law of the same name, in California.
• United States Department of Justice - Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency.
• Vera Institute of Justice - The Vera Institute of Justice is a nonprofit organization that works closely with government to improve the services that people rely on for safety and justice.
• Victims of Crime and Leniency - Organization founded by a group of victims that had seen the families of victims being abused by the criminal justice system. This organization is based in Alabama and has one chapter in Columbus, Georgia.
• VINE Company, The - Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) is an automated notification service for crime victims providing information about an offender's jail, custody, or court status.
• You Have the Power, Know How to Use It! - Not-for-profit agency founded in 1993 in Nashville, Tennessee, is dedicated to raising awareness about crime and justice issues, preventing violent crime and reducing victimization.