CRIME / CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCES

 

ORGANIZATIONS

Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse

Tel: (800) 732-3277 - Provides crime and criminal justice data.

Children’s Defense Fund

25 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Tel: (202) 662-3599

National Criminal Justice Clearing House - Juvenile

Tel: (301) 519-5500 (for international callers) or 1-800-851-3420.

Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research

Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Tel: (617) 373-3327

Centre for Restorative Justice

- BC, Canada
"The Centre for Restorative Justice, in partnership with individuals, the community, justice agencies and  Simon Fraser University, exists to support and promote the principles and practices of restorative justice. The Centre provides education, innovative program models, training, evaluation and research through a resource centre and meeting place that facilitates outreach, promotion, dialogue and advocacy."

 

Drugs and Crime Clearinghouse
Tel: (800) 666-3332 - Distributes data on crime and drugs.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - USA

Provides crime reports by communities that submitted data to the FBI among other information.

Kids Across America Kamps

1429 Lakeshore Drive, Branson, MO 65616. Tel: (417) 335-8400; Exciting adventures in faith-based sports camping for urban youth and their adult leaders.

 

Mediation and Reconciliation/Restitution Services (MARRS)
4488 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117. Tel: (901) 761-7028 - A faith-based program to bring reconciliation between juvenile offenders and their victim(s).

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

 - USA
A federally-funded resource providing justice and substance abuse information to further research, policy and program development worldwide.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
"The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. " See especially their Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse

with lots of information on juvenile justice topics.

Restorative Justice Online

Out of Prison Fellowship International, this website has a lot of interesting resources on restorative justice around the world.

Straight Ahead Ministries

Straight Ahead Ministries trains volunteers to be Bible discussion group facilitators in juvenile detention centers. Motivated teens who want to grow in their spiritual walk have the opportunity to live in a structured aftercare home (a girls' home is available in central Massachusetts) or to be enfolded back into their communities of origin through Straight Ahead's Urban Church Network.

 

ARTICLES

Blumstein, A. (1995, August). "Violence by young people: Why the deadly nexus?" National Institute of Justice Journal, p. 2

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Mirsky, Laura. "The Jerry Lee Program Research on Restorative Justice: Promising Results," Realjustice.org, Online article.

Thompson, Don. (1Feb06) "Youth prisons found squalid by inspectors," Mercury News.com. And, Thompson, Don. (2Feb06) "Reforms just beginning, California corrections secretary says," Mercury News.com.

 

BOOKS

 

Baldassare, M. (ed.). (1994). The Los Angeles riots: Lessons for the urban future. Boulder & San Francisco: Westview Press.

 

Keminer, W. (1995). It’s all the rage: Crime & culture. Boston: Addison-Wesley.

 

Shakur S. (aka, Monster Kody Scott). (1993). Monster: The autobiography of an L.A. gang member. New York City: Penguin.