Criminal Justice Community Portal
Welcome – From the Editor
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Paul Bowdre, Editor - Criminal Justice Editorial Board
Showcase
This is a game based on a TV show "The First 48". The true life show follows detectives from the first call to a murder scene through the first 48 hours. This game allows the user to examine finger prints, process a crime scene, and interview suspects and family among other things.
New Materials
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Decision Point: Real-Life Ethical Dilemmas in Law Enforcement: Green Ph.D., Jeffrey L.: 9780981711621: Amazon.com: Books
Criminal Justice textbook
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Jason Moore Attorney at Law
Attorney Jason Moore is a Criminal Defense Lawyer based in Farmville, VA. He works with Price Benowitz and focuses his...
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Community Action Poverty Simulations
Gain a better understanding of how poverty impacts individuals health promotion and healthcare decisions to provide more...
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The illegal wildlife trade in the context of zoonotic diseases
Human-wildlife interactions are occurring at an unprecedented scale and intensity. One factor driving this trend, is the...
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Cybercrime
Cybercrime is a growing, global problem. Whether you are a small business, a Fortune 500 company, buying your first...
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Wildlife Crime
Each year, while countless species are driven closer to extinction, criminals make billions from the sale of protected...
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Firearms
Whether firearms are used as an instrument of violent crimes, as a tool to project or perpetuate power, an illegal...
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Trafficking in Persons; Smuggling of Migrants
In recent years there have been few topics garnering as much widespread interest as trafficking in persons and smuggling...
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Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Education plays a key role in preventing crime and promoting a culture of lawfulness that supports human rights and...
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Organized Crime
Education should be a fundamental area of work of any effective crime prevention strategy. Organized crime, in...
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Integrity & Ethics
Building a culture of lawfulness starts with strengthening our ethical values and the ability to act upon them. To that...
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Anti-Corruption
Corruption is one of the most serious global threats of our time. It has disastrous effects on the economy and...
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Counter-Terrorism
Terrorism continues to present a serious threat to international peace and security, affecting many UN Member States,...
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Exercises for Critical Thinking
These exercises were written to accompany a course in critical thinking. Everything starts with a question so it's...
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Introducing Vigilant Audiences
This ground-breaking collection of essays examines the scope and consequences of digital vigilantism – a phenomenon...
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Introduction to Corrections
Introduction to Corrections - An Open Educational Resources Publication by Taft College.
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Community and the Justice System
Community and the Justice System - An Open Educational Resources Publication by Taft College.
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Data Analysis Exercises on Gun Issues
The goal of these exercises is to introduce students to quantitative data analysis using a Pew Research Center survey...
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance Guideline
The EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect on May 25, 2018, replacing the Data Protection Directive...
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SOU-CCJ230 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System – Simple Book Publishing
This is a free academic resource and a free textbook that can be printed at low-cost if you prefer paper. Southern Oregon...
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Ethics in Law Enforcement
In this book, you will examine the moral and ethical issues that exist within law enforcement. This book will also...
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Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking
Introduction to Criminal Investigation, Processes, Practices, and Thinking, as the title suggests, is a teaching text...
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Race, Crime, and Citizenship in American Law
This seminar looks at key issues in the historical development and current state of modern American criminal justice,...
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The Meaning of Crime
Tough on the causes of crime'. A famous phrase, but what is crime? This free course, The meaning of crime, examines how...
New Members
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Teresa OdumLong County Probate Court
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Daniel OlsonUniversity of Colorado System - Colorado Springs
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Emma MasonEastern Kentucky University
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John MarkleyOakland City University
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Ebonie MalveauxLouisiana Community/Technical College System
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Batchimeg BayasgalanMerry
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Kevin LindseyWashtenaw Community/Technical College
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jadarius fryernone
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Tricia KloskySaint Mary's University of Minnesota
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Yahayra MichelUniversity of Massachusetts System - Lowell
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Christie GardinerCalifornia State University, Fullerton
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Christos TsouramanisUniversity of Patras
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Jerry BeasSouth Louisiana Community College
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Michael FarrierKeiser University
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Destyn MergistSouth Louisiana Community College
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Caylee KernSouth Louisiana Community College
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Wendi BabstClackamas Community/Technical College
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taylor desormeauxLafayette Campus, Lafayette
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Reginald JacksonSouth Louisiana Community College
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Dean DabneyUniversity System of Georgia - Georgia State University
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Situs Judisitusjudi
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Lorraine DelfinCalifornia State University, Fullerton
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Edward FreerDutchess Community/Technical College
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David KoepkeNorth Central Technical College
Materials by Discipline
- Corrections (46)
- Courts (15)
- Crime and Communites (19)
- Crime (64)
- Drugs (14)
- Forensics (112)
- Intelligence (36)
- Justice System (44)
- Juvenile Justice (17)
- Law & Society (71)
- Law Enforcement (86)
- Victims (21)
Professional Organizations
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Correctional Association
- American Jail Association
- American Probation and Parole Association
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- International Association for Intelligence Education
- Midwest Criminal Justice Association
- National Criminal Justice Association
- Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences
- Southern Criminal Justice Association
- Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice
- International Association for Intelligence Education
Journals & Publications
- Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice
- British Journal of Criminology
- Corrections Today
- Evidence Technology Magazine
- FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Federal Probation Journal
- Homeland Security Affairs
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Journal of Homeland Security Education
- Journal of National Security Law and Policy
- Perspectives on Terrorism
- Police Chief Magazine
- The Open Criminology Journal
- Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice on the Web
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SC's sentence reduction bill would create more crime and more victims
Apr 13, 2021 11:00 AM PDT
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Up to 1 million Michigan residents may be eligible for 'clean slate' criminal expungements
Apr 13, 2021 10:37 AM PDT
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New York University: For One Model of Criminal Justice Reform, Look to Early, Indigenous America
Apr 13, 2021 10:26 AM PDT
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Travis County DA José Garza releases letter after 100 days in office
Apr 13, 2021 10:15 AM PDT
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Ending SIPT corruption trial would be 'an injustice to the criminal justice system', says prosecutor ...
Apr 13, 2021 09:52 AM PDT
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McCall: Criminal Justice Reform Needs To Account For Women
Apr 13, 2021 09:18 AM PDT
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Ben and Jerry's calls to dismantle the police and criminal justice system following Daunte Wright's ...
Apr 13, 2021 08:40 AM PDT
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The Era of Punitive Excess
Apr 13, 2021 07:03 AM PDT
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An Incarcerated Texan Says He Should Already Be Home. Why Is He Still In Federal Lockup?
Apr 13, 2021 06:30 AM PDT
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Truth and transformation are needed to improve Louisville police and community relations
Apr 13, 2021 05:56 AM PDT
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Can California fix long waits in jail? These bills may help
Apr 13, 2021 05:33 AM PDT
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New Shoreham appoints Matthew Moynihan its Chief of Police and Director of Public Works
Apr 13, 2021 04:52 AM PDT
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For One Model of Criminal Justice Reform, Look to Early, Indigenous America
Apr 13, 2021 04:26 AM PDT
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People-First Language Matters. So Does the Rest of the Story.
Apr 13, 2021 02:56 AM PDT
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Jail expansion vote delayed, what could be done next?
Apr 13, 2021 02:45 AM PDT
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CT's prison population shrunk during the pandemic. Will it last?
Apr 13, 2021 02:00 AM PDT
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A New Approach to Ending Mass Incarceration
Apr 13, 2021 01:37 AM PDT
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Advocates, lawmakers hope to reform elder parole in 2021
Apr 13, 2021 01:15 AM PDT
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