Careers and Employment
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc.
A nonprofit organization that provides educational, legal, and other professional services and assistance to the Nation's law enforcement community.
http://www.aele.org
Association of Professional Law Enforcement Emergency Vehicle Response Trainers (ALERT)
ALERT is an organization of law enforcement professionals from the United States and Canada whose objective is to promote a positive, professional image of emergency response trainers. The website also contains membership information, training and employment opportunities, regional news, and much more.
http://www.alertinternational.com/
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)
This site contains instructions on becoming an accredited law enforcement agency, employment announcements, discussion groups, and a calendar of CALEA meetings and workshops.
http://www.calea.org/
Forensic Solutions LLC
Training, information resources, and case consultations for law enforcement, the forensic sciences, the legal community, and the mental health community.
http://www.corpus-delicti.com/
United States Army Military Police Training School
The U.S. Army Military Police School conducts law enforcement, force protection, antiterrorism, and drug suppression training for the U.S. Department of Defense; conducts drug enforcement training for Federal, State, and local law enforcement; and conducts drill and physical fitness training for boot camp corrections programs.
http://www.wood.army.mil/usamps/default.htm
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
The FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for more than 80 Federal agencies. The Center also provides services to state, local, and international law enforcement agencies.
http://www.fletc.gov/
NRA Law Enforcement Training
This website contains information about NRA benefits for law enforcement officers, police pistol combat competitions, and law enforcement firearms instructor development schools.
http://www.nrahq.org/law/training/training.asp
PoliceEmployment.com
http://www.policeemployment.com/
RAND Safety and Justice
Since 1976, RAND's Safety and Justice Program has been analyzing issues and policy related to crime and violence in the United States from a multidisciplinary perspective. Recently, the research agenda has focused on violence prevention; efficiency, effectiveness, and equity within the criminal justice system; and drug use trends and drug use reduction strategies.
http://www.rand.org/ise/safety/index.html
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
Corrections
AFSCME - American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
The AFSCME is the nation's largest public employee and health care workers union. Their website contains information on a variety of topics including membership benefits, health issues, prison privatizations, and legislation.
http://www.afscme.org/acu/
American Correctional Association (ACA)
The American Correctional Association (ACA) is a multi-disciplinary organization of professionals representing all levels and facets of corrections and criminal justice, including Federal, State, and military correctional facilities and prisons, county jails and detention centers, probation and parole agencies, and community corrections/halfway houses. This website contains information about membership, ACA conferences, training and technical assistance, publications, and articles from current and back issues of Corrections Today.
http://www.aca.org/
Association of Correctional Food Service Affiliates (ACFSA)
The ACFSA was formed in 1969 to enhance, represent, and promote the correctional segment of the food service industry. This website contains information about membership, certification, and conferences.
http://www.acfsa.org/
American Correctional Health Services Association (ACHSA)
The American Correctional Health Services Association (ACHSA) is a membership organization for all correctional health care professionals.
http://www.achsa.org/
American Jail Association (AJA)
The American Jail Association (AJA) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting those who work in and operate our Nation's jails. This website contains instructions on becoming a member and information on AJA activities including conferences, publications, jail exchange programs, and training opportunities.
http://www.aja.org/
The Corrections Connection
This website contains information about corrections news, training opportunities, mailing lists, publications, State corrections departments, county sheriff's departments, Federal agencies, and job openings in the corrections field.
http://www.corrections.com/
Correctional Services of Canada
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/
Corrections Telecommunications and Technology
http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/ctt/
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
The official website of the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). This website contains organizational information, BOP publications, contact information for Federal correctional facilities, and statistics.
http://www.bop.gov/
Hong Kong Correctional Services
http://www.correctionalservices.gov.hk/
INMATE Classified - A Pen Pal in Prison
This site features email addresses and personal pages of inmates.
http://www.inmate.com/inmates.htm
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) is a not-for-profit organization working to improve the quality of care in U.S. jails, prisons, and juvenile detention and confinement facilities. This website contains information on certification, accreditation, conferences, and publications.
http://www.ncchc.org/
National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
NIC is a small agency under the U.S. Department of Justice that provides assistance to Federal, State, and local corrections agencies working with adult offenders. This website contains publications and special announcements.
http://www.nicic.org/
US Corrections Law Materials
This page is part of Cornell University's Legal Information Institute and contains a menu of source materials on corrections law.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Corrections
Weight lifting in prisons & correctional recreation
http://www.strengthtech.com/
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
Courts
Federal Judicial Center
The Federal Judicial Center is the Federal courts' agency for research and continuing education. This website contains publications, educational materials, and court-related links.
http://www.fjc.gov/
The Federal Judiciary
This website contains information on the Federal court system, a directory of electronic public access services providing access to Federal court databases, publications, and news from the Federal judiciary.
http://www.uscourts.gov/
National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
The NCSC is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of justice. This website contains information on court technology and administration, NCSC publications, classes, and technical assistance.
http://www.ncsconline.org/
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
Cybercrime
ScamBusters.org
http://www.scambusters.org/
MThe United Nations'anual on the Prevention and Control of Computer-related Crime
This site contains a United Nations document describing various aspects of computer crime and the need for international cooperation in combating such crimes.
http://www.uncjin.org/Documents/EighthCongress.html
US Department of Justice: Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/index.html
Additional resources available at Florida State University, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Domestic Violence
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
Drugs
MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving
The mission of MADD is to stop drunk driving and to support the victims of drunk driving.
http://www.madd.org/
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Science based facts on drug abuse and addiction from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
ONDCP establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. This website contains information on law enforcement efforts including High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTAs), the Southwest Border Initiative, and international enforcement.
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
Emergency Management
Emergency Management Research Guide (Hunter Library)
Ethics
The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration
The goals of the Center are to examine the ethics of professional obligations in law enforcement, to explore strategies that enhance the ethical climate in policing, and to establish programs that will provide ethical decision-making goals. The website contains an archive of the Center's newsletter and a calendar of upcoming programs.
http://www.cailaw.org/ilea/ethics.html
Criminal Justice Code of Ethics
http://www.oregon.gov/DPSST/SC/docs/F-11.pdf
Forensic Science
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
The AAFS is a professional society dedicated to the application of science to the law. This website contains information on conferences and seminars, a membership application, employment opportunities, and links to organizations and online journals.
http://www.aafs.org/
American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFEI)
The ACFEI is a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt scientific and professional society. This website contains information on membership, certification, conferences, discussion groups, and online publications
http://www.acfei.com/
Forensic Science Society
The Forensic Science Society is the world's largest forensic science organization located in Britain. This website contains information about the Society's activities and publications, a searchable database of websites, and a searchable database of article abstracts.
http://www.forensic-science-society.org.uk/
Forensic Toxicology Links
This website contains links to forensic toxicology sites, government forensic toxicology laboratories, directories of forensic expert witnesses, and general forensic sciences links. The site is maintained by a consulting forensic toxicologist.
http://home.lightspeed.net/~abarbour/links.htm
International Association for Identification (IAI)
The IAI is a professional forensics organization consisting of forensics personnel and experts from every level of law enforcement and from most countries in the world. This website has information on membership, certification programs, and conferences.
http://www.theiai.org/
International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
IAFN is the only international professional organization of registered nurses formed exclusively to develop, promote, and disseminate information about the science of forensic nursing nationally and internationally. This website contains information about forensic nursing, IAFN conferences, and educational opportunities.
http://www.forensicnurse.org/
Forensic Resource Network (FRN)
The Forensic Resouce Network is a joint project of the University of Central Florida and the National Institute of Justice. The goal of FRN is to create a unique laboratory facility staffed and equipped to service the forensic and law enforcement communities in the areas of fire and explosion debris. This website contains FRN news and information.
http://ncfs.ucf.edu/home.html
National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC)
NFSTC is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides systems support and continuing education to crime laboratories and laboratory staff. This website contains information about NFSTC services and an online newsletter.
http://www.nfstc.org/
Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT)
SOFT is a nonprofit organization established in 1970 and is composed of practicing forensic toxicologists and those interested in the discipline for the purpose of promoting and developing the profession. This site contains information on forensic toxicology, laboratory guidelines, employment listings, and continuing education opportunities.
http://www.soft-tox.org/
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
General Resources
American Society of Criminology
Provides links to general and international CJ sites, courts, juvenile justice, corrections, police, white collar crime, drugs, government sites, newsletters and listservs.
http://www.asc41.com/
Australian Institute of Criminology - Library
http://www.aic.gov.au/library/index.html
Canadian Police College Library
http://www.cpc.gc.ca/library_e.htm
Criminal Justice Links - Florida State University
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/
Federal Bureau of Prisons Library
http://bop.library.net/
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library
http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/links/
Library of Congress Online Catalog
http://catalog.loc.gov/
National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA)
The NCJA is a Washington DC-based special interest group that represents States on crime control and public safety matters. This website contains information on NCJA membership, policies, publications, internships, and news releases.
http://www.ncja.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
"An international criminal justice information network supporting policymakers and criminal justice professionals." Provides information about their services, publications, and products.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/
FEMA Learning Resource Center
http://www.lrc.fema.gov/index.html
Northwestern University Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Library Resources
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/cgi-bin/erbuild.cgi?template=transportation/law.html&st=ecol&arg=154
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
OVC was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. This website includes information about the OVC resource center, grants, training and technical assistance, and publications.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
SEARCH
The entryway to an expanding array of justice-related Internet services provided by SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics.
http://www.search.org/
United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Library
http://unbisnet.un.org/
University of Toronto Criminology Information Service & Library
http://www.criminology.utoronto.ca/library/
Government
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
http://www.atf.treas.gov/
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
“The official primary source of criminal justice statistics for the United States. The office collects and analyzes information relating to criminal offenders, victims of crime and financial and institutional structures.”
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
“Offers details of the history, famous cases and current activities of the FBI. It includes recent press releases relating to wanted persons, ongoing cases, police investigative techniques, and detailed crime statistics.”
http://www.fbi.gov/homepage.htm
INTERPOL
Provides a description and history of INTERPOL, current operations, recent press releases, and information on current projects covering such areas as organized crime, criminal detection and police intelligence.
http://www.interpol.int/Default.asp
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
http://www.nccrimecontrol.org/
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
http://www.ncsbi.gov/default.jsp
United States Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/
United States Marshals Service
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/
United States Secret Service (USSS)
http://www.treas.gov/usss/
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
Grants/Funding
Grants and Grant Writing Research Guide from Hunter Library
Investigations
American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
The ASCLD is a nonprofit professional society devoted to the improvement of crime laboratory operations through sound management practices. This website contains information on membership, accreditation, scholarships, and management practices.
http://www.ascld.org/
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ADQDE)
The ASQDE fosters education, sponsors scientific research, establishes standards, and provides instruction in the field of questioned document examination. This website contains information on membership, referral lists of document examiners, continuing education, publications, and other topics.
http://www.asqde.org/
Crime Scene Investigation
http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/index.html
Directory Assistance Plus
This site allows you to search for residential addresses and phone numbers. It also allows reverse phone number searching.
http://www.daplus.us/
International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI)
IAATI is dedicated to developing and encouraging the highest professional standards of conduct among auto theft investigators and strives to eliminate all factors interfering with the administration of the auto theft suppression effort. This site contains information on membership, annual seminars, IAATI's newsletter, and auto theft-related links and statistics.
http://www.iaati.org/default.asp
International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS)
IACIS is a nonprofit corporation composed of law enforcement professionals who have been trained in the forensic science of seizing and processing evidence from computer systems. This website contains membership information, training opportunities, and special announcements from IACIS.
http://www.cops.org/
International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA)
The IACA is dedicated to the promotion of professional standards in crime analysis, to providing practical educational opportunities and to the creation of an international network for the standardization of analysis techniques. This site contains information on membership and conferences, job listings, and an archive of IACA newsletters.
http://www.iaca.net/
Document Examination Forensic Expert Witnesses and Consultants Directory
A directory of handwriting experts who examine signatures and documents to determine authenticity or identify the originator. This website contains contact information.
http://expertpages.com/experts/docexamination.htm
The Seeker - Finding Missing People
This site is an online resource for finding missing people.
http://www.the-seeker.com/
WhoWhere? - People Finder
This site features online national yellow and white pages for the United States and links to international phone directories.
http://whowhere.com/
World's Most Wanted
Links to lists of fugitives and unsolved crimes from law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada, and other countries.
http://www.mostwanted.org/
Juvenile Justice
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
Law
All Law
All Law is a directory of links to legal and law-related sites.
http://www.alllaw.com/
FedLaw
FedLaw was developed by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and is designed to aid Federal lawyers and other Federal employees doing legal or regulatory research.
http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm
FindLaw
FindLaw is a search engine that concentrates on law and related aspects on the Internet.
http://www.findlaw.com/
Lawguru.com
This site gives access to over 400 legal research databases and search tools. It also contains many frequently asked questions and answers on legal issues.
http://www.lawguru.com/
Additional resources available at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lloyd Sealy Library.
Organized Crime
Nathansoncentre
http://www.yorku.ca/nathanson/Links/links.htm
Additional resources available at Florida State University, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Police
communitypolicing.orgCommunity Policing is a partnership of five of the leading police organizations in the United States. This website contains information about community policing and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), descriptions of training opportunities and curricula, publications, and an online bulletin board.
http://www.communitypolicing.org/
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
The world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers. This site contains information on joining FOP, FOP services and programs, and links to State lodges.
http://www.grandlodgefop.org/
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
The world's oldest and largest nonprofit organization of police executives. This site contains information on membership, conferences, publications, management assistance, and award programs.
http://www.theiacp.org/
IACP Net--The Law Enforcement and Police Network and Information Exchange
This site contains databases, electronic bulletin boards, current news, and information on grants and funding. IACP Net is the officially sanctioned resource of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
https://www.iacpnet.com/iacpnet/
Join Together
Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is a national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence. This site contains news articles, reports on research, and funding information.
http://www.jointogether.org/home/
Law Enforcement Emergency Services Video Association (LEVA)
A nonprofit organization serving videographers and audio/visual specialists from local, State, and Federal law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, rescue, and other related public safety agencies. This site contains membership information, discussion boards, classes, and conference information.
http://www.leva.org/
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF)
This site contains information on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and law enforcement history.
http://www.nleomf.com/
National Sheriffs' Association
A nonprofit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field. This site contains conference information, a membership application, crime prevention programs, publications, research and development, and jail operations training programs.
http://www.sheriffs.org/
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Information from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services including grants, training, and publications.
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/
Officer.com
Contains comprehensive lists of links for worldwide law enforcement agencies, associations, listservs, 'most wanted' files, and specialized units such as bomb squads, computer crime, forensics, etc.
http://www.officer.com/
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
A national membership organization of progressive police executives from the largest city, county, and State law enforcement agencies. This site contains information on membership, publications, projects, legislative issues, and employment listings.
http://www.policeforum.org/
Additional resources available at Florida State University, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Probation and Sentencing
American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)
The APPA is an international association composed of individuals from the United States and Canada actively involved with probation, parole, and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors. This website contains information on APPA's training institutes, research projects, publications, and job announcements.
http://www.appa-net.org/
Prison Activist Resource Center (PARC)
PARC describes itself as a source for progressive and radical information on prisons and the criminal prosecution system.
http://www.prisonactivist.org/
The Sentencing Project
The Sentencing Project is an independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data, and program information for the public and policy-makers. This site contains information on conferences, publications, and the organization's activities.
http://www.sentencingproject.org/
United States Parole Commission
The U.S. Parole Commission has sole authority to grant, modify, or revoke paroles of eligible U.S. prisoners serving sentences of more than 1 year including military prisoners and District of Columbia Code prisoners housed in Federal institutions. This website includes an overview of the Commission and current news.
http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/index.html
United States Sentencing Commission
The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government that establishes sentencing policies and practices for the Federal courts, including guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of Federal crimes. This website contains reports to Congress, publications, Federal sentencing guidelines, and Federal sentencing statistics.
http://www.ussc.gov/
Products and Manufacturing
Justice Technology Information Network (JUSTNET)
http://www.nlectc.org/links/manlinks.html
Security Threat Groups & Gangs
Midwest Gang Investigators Association
http://www.mgia.org/
Mothers Against Gang Wars
http://home.inreach.com/gangbang/magw.htm
National Youth Gang Center
http://www.iir.com/nygc/
Street Gang Dynamics
http://www.sfcasa.org/articles/street_gang_dynamics.htm
StreetGangs.com
http://www.streetgangs.com/
An Urban Ethnography of Latino Street: Gangs in Los Angeles & Ventura Counties
http://www.csun.edu/~hcchs006/table.html
Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Primary source for criminal justice statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
College and University Campus Crime Statistics
Campus crime statistics starting in 1995.
http://www.securityoncampus.org/crimestats/
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: Statistics
This website contains statistics on drug use, drug seizures, and drug-related deaths in the United States.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/statistics.html
FBI Uniform Crime Reports
The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. This page links to information on the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and Uniform Crime Reports.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
FedStats
This one site simultaneously queries 70 Federal agencies for statistics and numeric data.
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Justice Research and Statistics Association
This site provides current information on State criminal justice research, programs and publications.
http://www.jrsa.org/
LexisNexis Statistical
http://library.wcu.edu/scripts/libredirect.asp?Port=0&Domain=www.lexis-nexis.com&target=/statuniv/
Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (MAPS)
Formerly known as the Crime Mapping Research Center (CMRC)) MAPS was established by the National Institute of Justice to advance applied and basic research involving the analytical mapping of crime. This site includes information on grants, projects, conferences, books, and journal articles.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/maps/
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Provides downloadable access to hundreds of criminal justice data collections.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/
National Center for Health Statistics
The nation's principal health statistics agency. Includes statistics on topics such as births, deaths, infant mortality, health, etc.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Crime Statistics
Topical index of links to statistics.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?Topicid=56
North Carolina Crime
Crime statistics from the State Bureau of Investigation.
http://sbi2.jus.state.nc.us/crp/public/Default.htm
North Carolina Department of Correction
http://www.doc.state.nc.us/
North Carolina Department of Correction - Office of Research and Planning
http://www.doc.state.nc.us/rap/index.htm
Social Statistics Briefing Room: Crime
Comparative crime statistics provided by the FBI and the Bureau of Justice.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/crime.html
Technical Resources
Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM)
This site contains information on IPTM's training programs, publications, and software.
http://www.iptm.org/
International Association of Chiefs of Police Technology Clearinghouse
Sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, this site features descriptions of law enforcement technology programs, information management resources, funding opportunities, and more.
http://www.iacptechnology.org/
JUSTNET - National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
http://www.nlectc.org/
Office of Science and Technology - National Institute of Justice
NIJ's Office of Science and Technology is the focal point for the development of standards, testing, and dissemination of information on law enforcement equipment and technologies. This website contains information about OS&T's mission and contact information for its technology program areas.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/about/ost.htm
National Tactical Officers Association
The only national, nonprofit organization established by and for SWAT officers to advance the special weapons and tactics profession. This site contains information on membership, a calendar of training and seminars, an index of articles, and links to suppliers of tactical equipment.
http://www.ntoa.org/
National Technical Information Service
NTIS is the official source for government-sponsored U.S. and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. This website contains publication catalogs and ordering information. The NTIS National Audiovisual Center offers federally developed training and education materials on a variety of subjects including law enforcement training.
http://www.ntis.gov/
Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization (OLETC)
http://oletc.org/index.html
Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)
The RISS Program is composed of six regional centers that share intelligence and coordinate efforts against criminal networks that operate in many locations across jurisdictional lines. This website contains information on the RISS Program and points of contact for the six
regional centers.
http://www.iir.com/riss/default.htm
Terrorism
Commercial Sites
ERRI Counter Terrorism Archive
Institute has an excellent collection of news and summaries of world-wide terrorism events, groups, strategies and tactics.
http://www.emergency.com/cntrterr.htm
International Association for Counter Terrorism & Security Professionals
This international organization aims to make publicly available information about the nature and extent of threats from terrorist groups.
http://www.iacsp.com/
Package Bomb Indicators
Presents information concerning mail bomb indicators.
http://www.emergency.com/pkgbomb.htm
CubaPoliData
Provides detailed news of the Cuban government, politics, and armed forces.
http://www.cubapolidata.com
Terrorism Research Center
Center is dedicated to informing the public about the phenomena of terrorism.
http://www.terrorism.com/homeland/homeland.html
Federal Sites
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
The "Arson & Explosives" section provides access to technical and policy information related to ATF enforcement of federal laws and regulations concerning explosives and arson.
http://www.atf.treas.gov/explarson/index.htm
Central Intelligence Agency
To locate information from the CIA's main page, click on "/Search", enter keyword in "For" box; e.g., terrorism retrieves 150+ full text documents.
http://www.cia.gov
Rewards for Justice Program
The Rewards for Justice Program was established by the 1984 Act to Combat International Terrorism.
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Search box in the upper right corner allows you to enter a keyword and retrieve full-text documents.
http://www.fbi.gov
FEMA's Background and Fact Sheet on Terrorism
Gives basic information on terrorism from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Fact Sheets list what to do before, during and after a terrorist attack.
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/terrorism/
Index of Terrorist Group Profiles
Provides a basic listing, including name, overview of the aims, recent activities of the group, and areas of operation and funding.
http://www.nps.edu/Library/Research/SubjectGuides/SpecialTopics/TerroristProfile/TerroristGroupProfiles.html
U.S. Department of State: Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
This is a counter-terrorism information site for the US Department of State. It contains official statements, fact sheets and speeches.
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/
U.S. State Department: Patterns of Global Terrorism
Department of State Publications offers "Patterns of Global Terrorism" from 1995-2000.
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/
International
Government of Canada: Anti-Terrorism Activities
http://www.safecanada.ca/link_e.asp?category=6&topic=45
International Policy Institute for Counter Terrorism
Based in Israel, provides daily updates of terrorist events worldwide.
http://www.ict.org.il/
Services and Information for American Citizens Abroad
Offers advice on a variety of topics from lost or stolen US passports abroad to assistance to US citizens arrested abroad.
http://travel.state.gov/
Terrorism in Russia
Presents current news concerning terrorism activities in Russia.
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sr/1999/scout-990917.html#IntheNews
WMD Terrorism and Usama Bin Laden
The efforts of Bin Laden and his terrorist organization.
http://www.cns.miis.edu/pubs/reports/binladen.htm
Organizations
Southern Poverty Law Center
A nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation. "Search" button allows one to enter a keyword and retrieve full-text reports. Scroll down to "search Site" to view a detailed list of contents including "List of Hate Groups".
http://www.splcenter.org
Terrorism Intelligence Threats Assessments
Provides access to a broad ranging collection of full-text documents relating to global terrorism. Links to additional sources of information.
http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/terror.htm
Thank you to Lt. Tad Kepley from the Lexington NC Police Department for his help compiling and researching this information.