Full Coverage: Criminal Justice
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News Stories
- Supreme Court upholds Arizona insanity law AP via Yahoo! News - Thu, Jun 29, 2006
- Awkward moments abound in penis pump trial AP via Yahoo! News - Wed, Jun 28, 2006
- Gotti says he'll leave NY if cleared AP via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jun 27, 2006
- Ill. may create violent offender registry AP via Yahoo! News - Sat, Jun 24, 2006
- Judge allows DNA testing in 1979 slaying AP via Yahoo! News - Fri, Jun 23, 2006
Feature Articles
- The Wrong Man at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sun, Jun 25, 2006
- New Orleans justice system struggles AP via Yahoo! News - Sat, Jun 24, 2006
- Freed Man Gives Lesson on False Confessions at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Wed, Jun 21, 2006
- Online Registry Or Target List? at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Thu, Apr 20, 2006
- Without English, Inmate Was Trapped at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Mon, Apr 10, 2006
- Victims of the Justice System at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Sun, Apr 09, 2006
Opinion & Editorials
- Overzealous prosecutors, cross-examine yourselves at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Wed, Jun 21, 2006
- This mad rush to lock people up at The Guardian (UK). - Sun, Jun 18, 2006
- Ex-cons need not apply at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Thu, Jun 15, 2006
- Widening the Gateway at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Tue, Jun 13, 2006
- Questions from jurors at The Chicago Tribune (reg. req'd) - Mon, Jun 05, 2006
- Injustice after all: How should victimized offenders be treated? at USATODAY.com - Tue, May 09, 2006
Related Web Sites
- National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
- Archives, processes, and provides access to computer-readable criminal justice data collections for research and instruction.
- FBI Uniform Crime Reports
- includes "Crime in the United States" reports from 1995-present.
- Sentencing Project
- Independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data, and program information for policy-makers and the public.
- U.S. Department of Justice
- includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- 360degrees
- focusing on the criminal justice system in America. Features interviews, clips, message board, and more.
- Frontline: The Case For Innocence
- Examines the science of DNA testing, and the controversy over its use when introduced as new evidence in already decided criminal cases.