Justice Studies

This is a great website for testing the logic of your opinions.  This is important because many people base their opinions on emotion rather than logic, and as an advocate, reason and logic are your strongest tools of persuasion.

White Collar crime law blog edited by Ellen S. Podgor of Steston University Law School. Looking for the latest legal info about white collar crime? Then this is the website for you.

From the FBI's website, " The program has been the starting place for law enforcement executives, students of criminal justice, researchers, members of the media, and the public at large seeking information on crime in the nation. The program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet the need for reliable uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930, the FBI was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics."

Five interesting facts about Crime in the USA by the Pew Research Center. Looks at the difference between crime statistics and public perception of crime. Backed up with some good data!

An interesting article from the New York Times about falling crime rates and rising rates of incarceration.

Produced by the Prison Policy Initiative this paper looks at Mass Incarceration Rates in the United States for 2019, This website also includes statistics about Mass Incarceration from previous years.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics was first established on December 27, 1979 under the Justice Systems Improvement Act of 1979, Public Law 96-157 (the 1979 Amendment to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Public Law 90-351). The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is a component of the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice. The BJS Mission is to "To collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded."

Provides information on how to become a law enforcement officer in Maine as well as other information related to the criminal justice system in the state of Maine.

The National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ), located in Pittsburgh, PA. is the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and is the oldest juvenile justice research group in the United States, having conducted national and sub national studies on crime and delinquency since 1973.

Founded in 1976 as a nonprofit organization, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) is a police research and policy organization and a provider of management services, technical assistance, and executive-level education to support law enforcement agencies. PERF helps to improve the delivery of police services through the exercise of strong national leadership; public debate of police and criminal justice issues; and research and policy development.