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Frontline: The Released

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This site contains information about the problems related to the release of the mentally ill from correctional facilities... see more

Material Type:
Case Study
Author:
PBS
Date Created:
May 21, 2009
Date Modified:
September 12, 2019
Peer Review:
4.75 stars
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Criminal Law

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Criminal Law uses a two-step process to augment learning, called the applied approach. First, after building a strong... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Date Created:
August 24, 2017
Date Modified:
July 24, 2020
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
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Death Penalty Information Center

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This site presents comprehensive information regarding the death penalty, indiviudal state laws concerning the death... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Richard Dieter
Date Created:
February 26, 2006
Date Modified:
May 13, 2018
Peer Review:
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Societal Implications of Community-Oriented Policing and Technology | SpringerLink

Societal Implications of Community-Oriented Policing and Technology | SpringerLink icon

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Criminology book series (BRIEFSCRIMINOL) Also part of the SpringerBriefs in Policing book... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Georgios Leventakis; M. R. Haberfeld
Date Created:
May 30, 2018
Date Modified:
March 15, 2020
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Terror in Mumbai

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"Terror in Mumbai", is a HBO Documentary narrated by Fareed Zakaria, and compiled and directed by Dan Reed which was... see more

Material Type:
Case Study
Author:
Dan Reed
Date Created:
June 25, 2013
Date Modified:
November 6, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
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The Interrupters

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This resource is described as "An intimate journey across the violent landscape of our cities through the eyes of those... see more

Material Type:
Case Study
Author:
Frontline
Date Created:
February 16, 2012
Date Modified:
November 6, 2018
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White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy | SpringerLink

White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy | SpringerLink icon

This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Petter Gottschalk; Lars Gunnesdal
Date Created:
May 29, 2018
Date Modified:
May 25, 2019
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Frontline Videos

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Sample assignment/discussion Click on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/PBS Frontline website. Choose and view... see more

Material Type:
Assignment
Author:
Dr. Margaret Choka
Date Created:
March 17, 2010
Date Modified:
November 13, 2018
Peer Review:
4.5 stars
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SoundPortraits

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Sound Portraits' radio documentaries (broadcast on NPR's All Things Considered and Weekend Edition) are audio profiles of... see more

Material Type:
Assignment
Author:
Dr. Margaret Choka
Date Created:
March 17, 2010
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Community-Oriented Policing and Technological Innovations | SpringerLink

Community-Oriented Policing and Technological Innovations | SpringerLink icon

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Georgios Leventakis; M. R. Haberfeld
Date Created:
May 21, 2018
Date Modified:
March 8, 2020
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Crime Mapping App for iOS

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This is a crime mapping app that can be used to look up data on crimes committed in a certain time period. It describes... see more

Material Type:
Assessment Tool
Author:
Omega Group
Date Created:
August 9, 2013
Date Modified:
November 6, 2018
Editor Review:
4.0 stars
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3.5 stars
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Supervision of Sex Offenders in the Community

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This is a very rich site that contains training material for supervision of sex offenders. An Overview is provided,... see more

Material Type:
Presentation
Author:
U.S. Department of Justice
Date Created:
July 6, 2006
Date Modified:
November 6, 2018
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Tribal Resource Guide

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Tribal nations are critical partners in our homeland security efforts, and DHS’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Created:
September 30, 2017
Date Modified:
October 1, 2017
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CSU, Chico Course Redesign ePortfolio for Methods of Political Inquiry

CSU, Chico Course Redesign ePortfolio for Methods of Political Inquiry icon

This web site presents the results of a course redesign of an introductory social science statistics course, using a... see more

Material Type:
ePortfolio
Author:
Lori Weber
Date Created:
July 7, 2014
Date Modified:
March 15, 2019
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Drunk Driving

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Problem-Oriented Policing Guides for Police Problem-Specific Series (no 36)

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Michael S. Scott; Nina J. Emerson; Louis B. Antonacci; Joel B. Plant
Date Created:
March 21, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Family Violence

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This site, sponsored by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, provides information about Family Violence with... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
National Criminal Justice Reference Services
Date Created:
September 2, 2005
Date Modified:
November 6, 2018
Editor Review:
2.0 stars
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2005 National Gang Threat Assessment

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This 74 page report details comprehensive gang threat assessment information collected from throughout the United States... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations (NAGIA).
Date Created:
February 26, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
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