http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 03:46:31 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 03:46:31 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=277777 FRONTLINE's documentary, "The Execution," examines capital punishment through the life and crimes of self-confessed double murderer Clifford Boggess. He was executed by lethal injection in Texas in June 1998 after spending almost ten years on death row. The site explains the situation and provides some video clips as well as other resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=277785 The Sentencing Project works for the reform of unfair and ineffective criminal justice policies and promotes alternatives to incarceration. Separate sections are found for: Sentencing Policy, Incarceration, Felony Disenfranchisement, Drug Policy, Women in the Justice System, and Collateral Consequences. Current articles may be found as well as statistics and publications. 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. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85567 This site provides links to the home pages of many of the federal criminal justice agencies. Included are: Major Executive Branch CJ Agencies,, Specific Criminal Enforcement, Department of Justice, Federal CJ Information Agencies, Training and Technology, Judicial and Sentencing Agencies, and Other Federal Agencies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=583862 This is Bloom and Owen's National Institute of Corrections report on Gender Responsive Strategies for Women (2002). It is one of the most widely cited reports and was an important element in calling attention to the way that female offenders should be appropriately responded to. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=253107 In a study published in POLS Medicine (an peer-reviewed open-access journal) in April by the Public Library of Science, six scientists spent three years analyzing more than 50 medical examiner reports of North Carolina and California inmates who had been injected with the short-acting anesthetic thiopental, paralytic pancuronium bromide and potassium chloride. The study concluded that the drug protocol was a "failure" because the inmates had below acceptable levels of thiopental in their systems indicating they probably suffered immense pain before they died.The results of this paper suggest that current protocols used for lethal injection in the US probably violate the 8th Amendment of the Constitution which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=666399 ScienceDaily is one of the Internet’s most popular science news web sites. Since starting in 1995, the award-winning site has earned the loyalty of students, researchers, healthcare professionals, government agencies, educators and the general public around the world. Now with more than 3 million monthly visitors, ScienceDaily generates nearly 15 million page views a month and is steadily growing in its global audience http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86066 This on line sourcebook provides comprehensive information concerning criminal justice system characteristics, public opinion, crime, victimsarrests, seizures, courts, prosecution, sentencingparole, jails, prisons, and the death penalty . http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84661 From June 2003: This factbook, developed under BJS grants, provides narrative descriptions of the criminal justice systems of 45 countries around the world. The original 42 descriptions were completed in 1993. The latest 5 entries including two updated country profiles were prepared in 2002 under the direction of William McDonald Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, and Deputy Director, Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure, Law Center, Georgetown University. See the HTML page below to access a listing of country reports in alphabetical order. More non-criminal justice information about these countries is available from the CIA's World Factbook. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84658 This site, sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, presents information on female criminal behavior. In addition to a general summary, information provided includes: Facts & Figures, Legislation, Publications, Programs, Training, Grants, and Related Resources.