Criminal Law Resources

Web Resources

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Features resources on criminal justice, death penalty, police practices, and prisoners' rights.
• Death Penalty Information Center. Provides death penalty facts and resources.
• Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE). Provides information for parents, caregivers and kids on drug abuse prevention.
• Drug Enforcement Administration. Features legislative resoures on drug control.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation. Features crime statistics and reports.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons. Offers a federal inmate locator as well as Bureau of Prison policies (program statements).
• Flex Your Rights. Covers your constitutional rights during police encounters.
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Features criminal law news and articles.
• National Association of Federal Defenders. Features newsletters and articles on criminal defense.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Offers justice and substance abuse information.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Features publications on criminal justice.
• Office of National Drug Control Policy. Offers information on drug abuse prevention and treatment.
• United States Department of Homeland Security. Features fact sheets on homeland security.
• United States Department of Justice. Features information on legal cases.
• United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Offers facts sheets and news releases.
• United States Sentencing Commission. Establishes the sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts. Features Federal Sentencing Guidelines and statistics.

Last reviewed October 2024