Criminal Justice Technology

The largest nonpartisan, nonprofit professional association, exclusively representing federal law enforcement officers.

Chartered in 1940, the National Sheriffs' Association is a professional association dedicated to serving the Office of Sheriff and its affiliates through police education, police training, and general law enforcement information resources.

The Fraternal Order of Police is the world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than 330,000 members in more than 2,200 lodges.

The Police Foundation was founded in 1970. Its mission is to improve policing through innovation and science.

An independent research organization that focuses on critical issues in policing. Since its founding in 1976, PERF has identified best practices on fundamental issues such as reducing police use of force; developing community policing and problem-oriented policing; using technologies to deliver police services to the community; and evaluating crime reduction strategies.

RAND conducts analyses and makes recommendations to strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security across its full set of missions to prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage America's borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace, and strengthen preparedness and resilience. In the area of public safety, RAND research addresses drug policy, crime, prison reform, and prisoner reentry, and other topics.

A currently updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case.

The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

For more than 147 years, the American Correctional Association has championed the cause of corrections and correctional effectiveness.

This online library contains up to date research and training in corrections.

Picture Projects and National Public Radio (NPR) present a unique collection of first-person stories from inmates, correctional officers, lawyers, judges, parole officers, parents, and victims.

Prison Legal News (PLN), a project of the non-profit Human Rights Defense Center, is a 72-page monthly magazine that reports on criminal justice issues and prison and jail-related civil litigation, with an emphasis on prisoners' rights.