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Welcome to the MERLOT Criminal Justice Portal, an educational resource for teaching and learning. Use this portal to discover online learning materials, MERLOT members, journals, professional organizations, and news in your discipline.
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Paul Bowdre, Editor - Criminal Justice Editorial Board
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This is a game based on a TV show "The First 48". The true life show follows detectives from the first call to a murder scene through the first 48 hours. This game allows the user to examine finger prints, process a crime scene, and interview suspects and family among other things.
New Materials
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Active Bystander Intervention: Training and Facilitation Guide
A workshop and facilitation guide to support B.C. post-secondary institutions to prevent and respond to sexual violence...
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Lady (In)Justice
Power Point presentation to present in tandem with lesson plan and classroom activity
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Bibliography: The Kurds and Security in the Middle East
This bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited volumes, theses, grey literature,...
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South of the Border: Legal and Privacy Underpinnings of Canadian and U.S. Approaches to Police Video Usage - Homeland Security Affairs
This article utilizes modern privacy theory to examine the differing approaches of Canadian and U.S. law enforcement to...
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Steve Recca reflects on the impact of Chris Bellavita’s 2008 HSAJ article, “Changing Homeland Security: What is Homeland Security.” - Homeland Security Affairs
Steve Recca reflects on the impact of Chris Bellavita’s 2008 Homeland Security Affairs Journal article, “Changing...
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Validating Deterrence Models for Scanning Technologies - Homeland Security Affairs
The use of scanning systems (e.g., radiation portal monitors and X-ray imagers) at border checkpoints is said to act as a...
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Mitigation Saves? High Discount Rates Undermine FEMA’s Efforts to Promote National Resilience - Homeland Security Affairs
This essay briefly introduces FEMA’s hazard mitigation assistance programs, cost-effectiveness, benefit-cost analysis,...
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Comparative Analysis of CT/CVE Policies: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, and North Macedonia - Homeland Security Affairs
This paper reports on a comparative analysis of five countries’ CT/CVE policies– USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, and...
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3D technology aiding in the identification with discovered bodies in Canada
As of 2015, 204 cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) remained unsolved in Canada, making it a...
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How exposing anonymous companies could cut down on crime
Companies are artificial entities created to allow real people to do business. But, unfortunately, there are some types...
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Fair Shake Reentry Resource Center
Welcome to Fair Shake, a reentry virtual community center where we can all learn how to fix our broken system together....
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Death Penalty - Pros & Cons from the ProCon.org Website
The pros and cons of the death penalty debate include aguments for and against life imprisonment, crime deterrence, and...
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Race, Crime, and Citizenship in American Law
This seminar looks at key issues in the historical development and current state of modern American criminal justice,...
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Mass Incarceration in the United States
This course covers the current state of incarceration in the United States and proposals for reform. Class materials...
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Manifest Madness: Mental Incapacity in the Criminal Law
Whether it is a question of the age below which a child cannot be held liable for their actions, or the attribution of...
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Explaining Criminal Careers: Implications for Justice Policy
Explaining Criminal Careers presents a simple quantitative theory of crime, conviction and reconviction, the assumptions...
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Forensic Toxicology
Take a virtual tour from fundamental toxicology through laboratory demonstrations to court cases that focus on analysis,...
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Ethics in Law Enforcement
In this book, you will examine the moral and ethical issues that exist within law enforcement. This book will also...
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Writing in Community and Justice Services
This textbook was created by the students of ENG1126: Communication Skills for Justice Students in the program of...
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Language of Forensics: Forensic Pathology
Discipline-specific language skills can only be acquired through lessons of the very subject itself and not through...
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Language of Forensics: Forensic Firearms and Toolmarks Examination
Discipline-specific language skills can only be acquired through lessons of the very subject itself and not through...
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Language of Forensics: Forensic Biology
Discipline-specific language skills can only be acquired through lessons of the very subject itself and not through...
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Decolonization and Justice : An Introductory Overview
Decolonization and Justice: An Introductory Overview emerged from the final assignment for undergraduate students in the...
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Decolonization and Justice: An Introductory Overview
'Decolonization and Justice: An Introductory Overview' emerged from the undergraduate students’ final assignment in...
New Members
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Wafeeq SabirTarrant County College -
V. lynn TankersleyMercer University
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Heather GatesWestern Governor's University
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Briana SmileyNortheast State Community College
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Stephanie JerstadMillersville University of Pennsylvania
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Maria karabekouSouthern New hampshire University
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Sherry HermanCatawba Valley Community/Technical College
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Suzanne ThibaultQuincy College
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Michele Buday-MurrayGarrett County Community College
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Leonard HiltonCentral State University
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Dianne CarmodyMidway College
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Francisco Javier FuentesUnknown
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Martha IrwinSault College of Applied Arts and Technology
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Richard FletcherCollege of Southern Nevada
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Richard williamsSouth Louisiana Community College
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Claudia GordilloUnknown
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Ashanti BarrideauxSouth Louisiana Community College
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Susan MillerRegent University
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Azrielle WilsonCriminal justice
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Tim BEl Camino College
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Tristan BarrasSouth Louisiana Community College
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Keyona WhiteWiley College
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Aimee BroussardSouth Louisiana Community College
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Aashiyah Millerunisa
Materials by Discipline
- Corrections (47)
- Courts (16)
- Crime and Communites (20)
- Crime (68)
- Drugs (14)
- Forensics (116)
- Intelligence (40)
- Justice System (49)
- Juvenile Justice (17)
- Law & Society (73)
- Law Enforcement (91)
- Victims (21)
Professional Organizations
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Correctional Association
- American Jail Association
- American Probation and Parole Association
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- International Association for Intelligence Education
- Midwest Criminal Justice Association
- National Criminal Justice Association
- Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences
- Southern Criminal Justice Association
- Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice
- International Association for Intelligence Education
Journals & Publications
- Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice
- British Journal of Criminology
- Corrections Today
- Evidence Technology Magazine
- FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Federal Probation Journal
- Homeland Security Affairs
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Journal of Homeland Security Education
- Journal of National Security Law and Policy
- Perspectives on Terrorism
- Police Chief Magazine
- The Open Criminology Journal
- Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice on the Web
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Three students named Chancellor's Scholars - Nebraska Today
Aug 07, 2022 10:39 PM PDT
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Racial Discrimination in the United States - Human Rights Watch
Aug 07, 2022 09:15 PM PDT
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Statewide police conduct standards will soon be enforceable almost two years after law passed
Aug 07, 2022 09:14 PM PDT
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Ohio law gives hundreds of prisoners a chance at early parole - The Columbus Dispatch
Aug 07, 2022 07:04 PM PDT
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Ex-NYPD top aide John Miller: Bail reform was 'atom bomb' that 'set us back a decade'
Aug 07, 2022 06:09 PM PDT
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Election 2022: Balint and Gray diverge on climate details - Valley News
Aug 07, 2022 05:26 PM PDT
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Oklahoma Watch: What legislators did instead of funding voter-approved criminal justice reforms
Aug 07, 2022 04:48 PM PDT
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Senate Leaves Out of Reconciliation Bill a Badly Needed Investment in Disability Services
Aug 07, 2022 04:13 PM PDT
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A 'better path' for helping mentally ill | Star Tribune
Aug 07, 2022 04:02 PM PDT
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Criminals Know That Prosecutors Have Their Back - WSJ
Aug 07, 2022 03:29 PM PDT
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Texas This Week: Reporter Jolie McCullough on Texas's collapsing juvenile justice prison system
Aug 07, 2022 03:13 PM PDT
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Florida prosecutor vows to fight Gov. DeSantis suspension - Star Tribune
Aug 07, 2022 03:06 PM PDT
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Watch now: Criminal justice agencies grapple with recruitment challenges - Buffalo News
Aug 07, 2022 02:52 PM PDT
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Why aren't we treating child sexual abuse like the crisis it is? | The Hill
Aug 07, 2022 02:47 PM PDT
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Florida Prosecutor Vows to Fight Gov. DeSantis Suspension - USNews.com
Aug 07, 2022 02:47 PM PDT
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George Soros Goes All-In on Woke DAs, Claims Americans Love What He Is Doing to Our ...
Aug 07, 2022 02:37 PM PDT
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Tillis Votes Against Democrats' Reckless Tax and Spending Package
Aug 07, 2022 02:28 PM PDT
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Identity History Summary Checks Frequently Asked Questions - FBI
Aug 07, 2022 02:20 PM PDT
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WI Firefighter, 20, Dies after Back-to-Back Calls - Firehouse Magazine
Aug 07, 2022 02:13 PM PDT
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Andrew Warren vows to fight against DeSantis' 'abuse of power' - WESH
Aug 07, 2022 01:39 PM PDT
Criminal Justice on Twitter
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- Don’t go too far. The Welcome Reception will begin at 5:30-7:30 pm CDT in the Lucerne Ballroom I, Ballroom Level.2 days ago | ABACJS
- Our final CLE program, "The Annual Review of Supreme Court Decisions" begins at 4:00 pm CDT in the Alpine Ballroom,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | ABACJS
- Day 2 of our CLE program begins at 2:00 pm CDT. We’re back in the Alpine Ballroom, Ballroom Level for "The Sights,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…2 days ago | ABACJS
- RT @ABANews: DOJ warns COVID-relief fraudsters: We are coming for you, say experts at @ABACJS program during the #ABAAnnual Meeting in Chic…2 days ago | ABACJS
- Next panel begins at 3:30 pm CDT, again in the Alpine Ballroom, Ballroom Level. "Covid-19 Relief Fraud: What is the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | ABACJS
- Our CLE Program will begin at 1:30 pm CDT, in the Alpine Ballroom, Ballroom Level. The first panel is "Attorneys Ad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…3 days ago | ABACJS
- RT @RoryLittle: Supreme Court’s CRIMINAL docket is often given second-billing, but it’s usually about a third of their caseload (more, this…3 days ago | ABACJS
- The first day of ABA’s Annual Meeting begins tomorrow! Visit the link below for registration, agenda, and CLE CJS p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…4 days ago | ABACJS