The New York City Police Department, with its 35,000 officers, has in recent years been on the front lines of the citywide decline in serious crime. It has protected visiting dignitaries like Pope Benedict XVI at events that drew thousands of people, and it has posted officers in foreign capitals to gather information on terrorism and trends that could threaten New York.

But the Police Department continues to be flummoxed by bicyclists riding together once a month.

Ideas
From LOVE comes Paine
Years after legislation criminalized one of the most famous informal skateparks in the country, a thoroughly planned predecessor, Paine's Park, finally nears completion. Is this Shangri-La for skateboarders? Or an expensive cover-up for NIMBY-pandering city policies.

By Liz Marklewicz

 

Accompanying article
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/02/17/2008-02-17_frisky_rides_for_blacks_and_latinos-2.html

Blacks and Hispanics make up 49% of subway riders, yet account for nearly 90% of the citizens stopped and questioned in the subways in the last two years.

 

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The Socioeconomic Mapping and Resource Topography (SMART) system provides users a mapping capacity along with resource information about federally-funded programs to address delinquency and crime. Users can create maps and retrieve statistics using the socioeconomic, crime, and resource data provided at various geographic levels, including the state, county, and local levels. Users can also map their own data using addresses they have, bookmark locations, save analyses, and print reports.

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A guide from MSU about Criminal Justice with a focus on Environmental Crime.

The International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice was established in 1978. The founders intended that it should encourage the study of the history of crime and criminal justice in the widest sense.

We have a lot of copies of this series.

Sentences and characteristics of convicted felons based on data collected from state courts.

"Drugpolicy.org features one of the largest online collections of journal articles, reports, books, testimonies and fact sheets that focus on drugs and drug policy from economic, criminal justice, and public health perspectives."

The E-Library@NLADA.org is designed to serve as a versatile, Web-based information clearinghouse for civil and defender members of the equal justice community.

"The Sentencing Project, incorporated in 1986, has become a national leader in the development of alternative sentencing programs and in research and advocacy on criminal justice policy." Includes coverage of issues and advocacy.

The New Mexico Criminal Justice Resource Directory is a comprehensive searchable listing of local, state, tribal and federal criminal and juvenile justice contacts in New Mexico. Listings include agencies, programs and services in law enforcement, courts, corrections, human services, juvenile, research and other topical areas.

Four edited volumes including: v. 1. Historical, conceptual, and theoretical issues; v. 2. Crime and juvenile delinquency ; v. 3. Sexual deviance; v. 4. Self-destructive behavior and disvalued identity. Clear essays with bibliographies on relevant subjects. Especially good for the sociological study of criminal behavior.

A good basic reference source for Crimnology, including Biographical articles, topical articles from across criminology, some charts, tables, etc. A good starting point, and a good source for background information. 

Longer articles on broad topics in Criminology by leaders in the field. Each article discusses the issues and debates on the topic, and includes bibliographic references.