MERLOT Materials

An ongoing digitization project, the site contains the full text of over three hundred treaties concerning Native... see more

This site includes numerous links related to civil liberties in general, the USA Patriot Act, Homeland Security, and... see more

Justice Learning is an innovative, issue-based approach for engaging high school students in informed political... see more

A companion web site for the Frontline (PBS) program of the same name which aired on January 30, 2001. Includes facts and... see more

Introduces students to the principles, laws, and policies that influence the use of animal and alternative,... see more

The Center makes white paper studies of First Amendment issues available to students and professors. Topics range from... see more

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

‘Tough on the causes of crime.’ A famous phrase, but what is crime? This unit examines how we as a ‘society’ define... see more

he Eyewitness Identification Research Laboratory in the Psychology Department at the University of Texas at El Paso... see more

Against the backdrop of Chicago's emergence as a major American city, this collection presents a unique record – the... see more

You can view the great Michael Sandel's lectures and his interaction with Harvard students as they discuss moral... see more

This text is designed to be an introduction to legal research for criminal justice students. ***It is a work in... see more

A multi-media primary source website embodying and explaining the work papers of nineteenth century seafarers on British... see more

This outline covers the history and organization of the federal and state judicial systems; the criminal and civil court... see more

Search through projects, project documents, and analytical-and advisory work of the World Bank. An advance search feature... see more

This class examines the relationship between a number of mind-altering substances and cultural processes. We look at the... see more

"Read the daily edition of the Congressional Record on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. The Congressional Record App is... see more

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834: A fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts... see more

This video was recorded at Out of the Box Seminar. Should women be treated in the same way as men in the criminal justice... see more

This page is designed as a tool for learning. The goal is to provide information that empowers site visitors who are... see more

This course is an intensive introduction to the U.S. law of intellectual property with major emphasis on patents,... see more

This virtual tour of a prison will give you a chance to see what happens when a man, woman or young offender is sent to... see more

Street Law, Inc. and The Supreme Court Historical Society are providing teachers with a full range of resources and... see more

Visible Proofs is about the history of forensic medicine. This exhibition provides K-12 students and teachers with... see more