The field of criminal justice involves local, state, federal and private agencies dedicated to addressing criminal activity in their jurisdiction, such as police officers, criminal defense lawyers, judges, FBI agents and advocacy groups.
The criminal justice system is made up of law enforcement, courts and corrections facilities.
These groups uphold laws, sanction criminal penalties, deter and prevent crime, and focus on rehabilitation of those who violate the law.
Associations
- National Criminal Justice Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
- American Criminal Justice Association
- American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Correctional Association
Laws
- Terrorism Laws and Legislation
- US Code
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Laws & Guidance
- The Difference Between Federal Laws and Regulations
- The Federal Domestic Violence Laws
- U.S. Rape Laws
- Federal Human Trafficking Legislation
- Internet
- California Penal Code (100+) Resources
- California Vehicle Code Laws
- California DUI Laws (60)+ Resources
- California Personal Injury Laws
Government Agencies
- U.S. Department of Justice
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- Office of Justice Programs
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- National Threat Assessment Center
- U.S. Marshalls
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency
Organizations
- Violence Policy Center
- American Society of Criminology
- American Board of Criminalistics
- American Polygraph Association
- Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction
- Criminal Justice Reform Organization
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Research Institutes
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Justice Research and Statistics Association
- Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security
- The Sentencing Project
- Institute for Criminal Justice Research & Consulting
- Criminal Justice Research Center
- National Consortium on Violence Research
- Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center
