MERLOT Materials

This site contains links to articles on crime scene protection, crime scene processing and crime scene reconstruction.

This site contains a number of different statistics regarding prisons, including Perceptions of Crime and Perceptions of... see more

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

Education should be a fundamental area of work of any effective crime prevention strategy. Organized crime, in... see more

Each year, while countless species are driven closer to extinction, criminals make billions from the sale of protected... see more

This module seeks to explore the definition and nature of state crime in criminological and political discourse. It aims... see more

In this course, we’ll focus on the criminal laws that relate to crimes that typically don’t feature violence or force. We... see more

The protection of the scene begins with the arrival of the first police officer at the scene and ends when the scene is... see more

What is Crime Justice and what the system is

This site is a section of a larger course that provides an overview of crime data through lecture notes. There are links... see more

Examines criminal activity within the professions, organizations, and businesses. Theories discussing the etiology of... see more

This site offers crime scene activities for instructional purposes.

This site contains links to articles on Expert Testimony, Ethics, and other issues.

This is a collection of definitions of organized crime and comments on the problem of defining organized crime from... see more

Education plays a key role in preventing crime and promoting a culture of lawfulness that supports human rights and... see more

This site offers different activities for students in the field of crie scene investigations.

This site is a section of lecture notes for an introductory course in criminal justices. These notes pertain to the laws... see more

This is a set of PowerPoint slides designed for a course entitled Introduction to Forensic Science. This set is developed... see more

This is a free, online textbook offered by Bookboon.com. Topics include: 1. Cyber Crime Defined, 2. Cyber Crime Cases, 3.... see more

This site, sponsored by Kodak describes some guidelines for general photography, and then specific information on crime... see more

The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational... see more

discuss how crime scene duties can be divided This site provides some guidelines for crime scene investigation, and then... see more

This site, from Frontline, deals with the insanity defense in trials. In the overview, it presents several topics such as... see more

This site offers a fun and interactive way of learning about the ability of police sketch artists to coordinate the use... see more