MERLOT Search - category=2793&materialType=Reference%20Material&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 12:09:02 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 12:09:02 PDT MERLOT Search - category=2793&materialType=Reference%20Material&sort.property=overallRating http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 Death Penalty Information Center http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86068 This site presents comprehensive information regarding the death penalty, indiviudal state laws concerning the death penalty, an execution database, tools to review different aspects of the death penalty, resources, issues surrounding, and facts about the death penalty. Family Violence http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84655 This site, sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, provides information about Family Violence with relevant links to information. Specific topics, after a brief summary of the issue include: Facts & Figures, Legislation, Publications, Programs, Training, Grants, and Related Resources including, Child Abuse , Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse, Family Violence, Federal issues, and International issues. 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86067 This 74 page report details comprehensive gang threat assessment information collected from throughout the United States for the 2005 calendar year by the NAGIA. Drunk Driving http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86282 Problem-Oriented Policing Guides for Police Problem-Specific Series (no 36) National Gang Threat Assessment 2010 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=515968 Gangs are morphing, multiplying, and migrating—entrenching themselves not just in our inner cites but increasingly in our ever-sprawling suburbs and wide-open rural spaces. In some communities, they are responsible for as much as a staggering 80 percent of all crimes. They are selling drugs to your kids, shooting up your neighborhoods, invading your homes, robbing your banks and stores, stealing your identities and money, and sowing plenty of fear and violence along the way.The 2009 edition of the National Gang Threat Assessment is based on law enforcement’s collective intelligence—the product specifically of the National Gang Intelligence Center, the National Drug Intelligence Center, and a host of other local, state, and federal agencies.