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Richard Warrington created the website, Gizmos & Gagets for the Crime Scene Investigator, to help crime scene officers... see more
Criminal Law uses a two-step process to augment learning, called the applied approach. First, after building a strong... see more
Examines the causes and consequences of hate crimes as well as the larger soical land political context in which they... see more
This unit looks at the issues of order and disorder. Can the way these issues are represented change your view of a city?... see more
How big an impact does CCTV have on your life? This unit provides the opportunity to listen to an argument surrounding... 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
This site presents comprehensive information regarding the death penalty, indiviudal state laws concerning the death... see more
This site contains links to articles about demonstrative evidence including crime scene photography, sketches and... see more
This NPR site contains a 22 minute radio program from All Things Considered, regarding John, a 22 year old inmate. One... see more
This annual report provides policymakers, law enforcement executives, resource planners, and cannabis eradication program... see more
In this book, you will examine the moral and ethical issues that exist within law enforcement. This book will also... see more
he Eyewitness Identification Research Laboratory in the Psychology Department at the University of Texas at El Paso... see more
This page describes a retired police officer's opinion of using a computer composite program. He also provides some of... see more
This site, from Frontline, deals with the insanity defense in trials. In the overview, it presents several topics such as... see more
'Homicides, drug arrests, car theft, assault and battery...it's all in a day's work for the prosecutors of Boston's... see more
The Global Incident Map is a free website created to give the general public, law enforcement, military, educators and... see more
This NPR site features a story regarding a young female prisoner who became a model prisoner when incarcerated. The... see more
Historians on America is a series of individual essays that selects specific moments, decisions, and intellectual or... see more
Against the backdrop of Chicago's emergence as a major American city, this collection presents a unique record – the... see more