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Law Enforcement
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) 
 "ECHO provides integrated compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 regulated facilities nationwide. The site allows users to find inspection, violation, enforcement action, informal enforcement action, and penalty information about facilities for the past three years." Search by facility, inspection/enforcement history, location, or type of violation (air, water, hazardous waste). Includes project background, a FAQ, acronyms, and related links. Data updated monthly. http://www.epa.gov/echo/ Topics: Crime, Environment, Law Last updated Mar 25, 2007 FBI History: Famous Cases
Information about bank robberies, gangsters, kidnappings, espionage, and other famous Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) cases. Covers people (such as Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, and John Dillinger) and specific cases (such as the Brinks robbery, Charles Ross kidnapping, Lindbergh kidnapping, and the "Atom Spy" case). From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/famcases.htm Topics: Crime, Government Last updated Jan 3, 2006 How Bounty Hunting Works
This feature describes the job of bounty hunters (or bail enforcement agents), who are sometimes hired by bail bondsmen to track down people who have left town and missed their court appearance. Discusses the legality of bounty hunting, typical bounty hunting activities, and history. Includes links to related articles. From HowStuffWorks. http://money.howstuffworks.com/bounty-hunting.htm Topics: Crime Last updated Sep 14, 2009 Interpol (International Police Organization)
This official site of the international police organization provides basic information about the structure and purpose of Interpol: "to facilitate cross-border police co-operation." Describes Interpol's six priority crime areas: drugs and criminal organizations, financial and high-tech crime, fugitives, public safety and terrorism, trafficking in human beings, and corruption. Includes international resources as well as news and current and previous press releases. http://www.interpol.int/ Topics: Crime, Drugs, Government, Law, Law, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Terrorism Last updated Mar 5, 2008 Police Undercover Work
Introduction to undercover police activities. Discusses early stages (training and early contacts), middle stages (cover stories and false documents), and late stages (maintaining integrity and possible paranoia), how undercover officers are selected, and how officers may avoid being discovered. Includes links to related material. Part of the readings for a college course on police in society at North Carolina Wesleyan College. http://faculty.ncwc.edu/mstevens/205/205lect08a.htm Topics: Crime Last updated Jan 23, 2008 The Posse Comitatus Act: A Resource Guide
Resources related to this 1878 act, which was "a direct response to the increasing use of the military for civilian purposes in the ... period following the Civil War," and which "equated the use of troops with martial law." Includes an overview of the act (the topic of renewed discussion after Hurricane Katrina) and links to federal government and other sources on the act. From librarian Stephen Young of the Catholic University of America. http://www.llrx.com/features/posse.htm Topics: Crime, Law, Law by Subject, U.S. Military Last updated Sep 22, 2005 Racial Profiling
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report on racial profiling. Features press releases, publications such as "Know Your Rights: Bustcard," legal documents, legislative documents, and action items. http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice/racial-profiling Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Law, Social Issues Last updated Nov 10, 2009 Racial Profiling
Analysis and accounts of racial profiling, which "occurs when race is used by law enforcement or private security officials, to any degree, as a basis for criminal suspicion in non-suspect specific investigations." Features the 2004 report on racial profiling, which "found that the unlawful use of race in police, immigration, and airport security procedures has increased since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001." From Amnesty International USA. http://www.amnestyusa.org/us-human-rights/racial-profiling/page.do?id=1106650 Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, International Governments, Law, Social Issues Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Racial Profiling Data Collection Resource Center at Northeastern University
"Racial profiling data collection is tracking the race, ethnicity, and gender of those who are stopped and/or searched by the police." This information clearinghouse, designed for use by a variety of audiences, has extensive resources for understanding, interpreting, and reporting data collection. Includes information about the racial profiling controversy, jurisdictions currently gathering data, community and civil rights groups, legislation, and other related topics. From the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University. http://www.racialprofilinganalysis.neu.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Law, Social Issues Last updated Jun 25, 2004 TRAC ATF
"Comprehensive, independent, and nonpartisan information" on the current national enforcement activities of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) can be viewed with both a series of graphical highlights and with statistical data and essays on the Bureau's responsibilities, history, trends, and patterns. View the wide law enforcement variations in different sections of the country. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/tracatf/ Topics: Crime, Federal (U.S.) Government, Hobbies, Law, Recreation, Social Issues, Weapons Last updated Sep 20, 2003 TRAC DEA
Findings on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) criminal enforcement activities. For detailed statistics, maps, and tables, browse by U.S. as a whole or by 90 federal judicial districts and choose either civil audits or criminal enforcement. Other information includes data on prosecutions, sentencing, budget, staffing, etc. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/tracdea/ Topics: Crime, Drugs, Law, Law, Law by Subject Last updated Apr 11, 2006 TRAC FBI
"Comprehensive independent, and non-partisan site" with easily accessible statistics intended for the public on FBI criminal enforcement. Data are examined and illustrated with graphical highlights on prosecutions, sentencing, staffing, etc. and reveal the Bureau's national, state, county, and local enforcement responsibilities. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/ Topics: Crime, Law Last updated Sep 20, 2003 TRAC: U.S. Customs at Work
How the Department of Homeland Security works in the U.S. Customs department. Provides a history of the department, an overview of its responsibilities, and trends in customs enforcement in the United States as a whole and in particular regions. Statistics include odds of criminal conviction, percent prosecuted, and length of prison sentence. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/traccus/findings/aboutCUS/ Topics: Business & Consumer Law, Crime, Federal (U.S.) Government, International Trade, Law, Law Last updated Feb 19, 2007 Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
TRAC presents a "comprehensive non-partisan site with easily accessible statistics on federal law enforcement, staffing and spending. Data on federal employees, spending, prosecutions, sentencing, staffing, etc." Information is gathered using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). TRAC Web sites are available on selected federal agencies (ATF, Customs, DEA, FBI, INS, IRS). Supporting materials include browsable maps, graphs, tables, and texts. http://trac.syr.edu/ Topics: Crime, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Government, Law, Law Last updated May 23, 2004 |
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