Restorative Justice Database
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/criminology/restorative_justice/
"Created and maintained by the Center of Criminology Library, this database includes citations to academic and practitioner literature from 1970 to the present. It is updated and maintained on a regular basis and presently includes more than 1,400 records." The database can be searched or browsed using broad subject areas such as alternative dispute resolution, community policing, offender outcomes, and teen courts.
Government Agencies
Federal
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/
INTERPOL - U.S. National Central Bureau: http://www.usdoj.gov/usncb/
National Institute of Corrections: http://www.nicic.org/
National Institute of Justice: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/
U.S. Department of Justice: http://www.usdoj.gov/
U.S. Marshals Service: http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/
U.S. Parole Commission: http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/
State of New Hampshire
N.H. Department of Corrections: http://www.state.nh.us/nhdoc/
N.H. Department of Safety - Division of State Police: http://nh.gov/safety/nhsp
N.H. Department of Safety - Division of Safety Services: http://nh.gov/safety/ss/index.html
N.H. Department of Safety - Bureau of Emergency Management: http://www.nhoem.state.nh.us/
NH Department of Justice (NHDOJ) : http://doj.nh.gov/
Local
Belknap County Community Justice
http://www.bccj.org/HTMLA/CurProjects.html
International
University for Peace: http://www.upeace.org/
UN: Peace and Security: http://www.un.org/peace/
U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/crime_cicp_sitemap.html
3. ORGANIZATION WEBSITES
Forum on Restorative Community Justice
http://www.coloradorestorativejustice.org/
(RCJ) is a national nonprofit advocacy and resource organization for restorative community justice.
Justice Research and Statistics Association
http://www.jrsa.org/
A searchable site, which acts as a clearinghouse of current information on state criminal justice research, programs, and publications.
RealJustice
http://www.realjustice.org/
Educational materials and training on the use of family group conferencing and other restorative justice applications both in the US and in a number of other countries.
Restorative Justice Online
http://www.restorativejustice.org/
A comprehensive web site maintained by the Prison Fellowship International Centre for Justice and Reconciliation offers a wide array of resources including government documents, Web tour, profiles, and latest papers.
U.S. Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/
4. STATISTICS AND DATA
Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html
The Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
FedStats: Crime Statistics
http://www.fedstats.gov/programs/crime.html
Quick links to statistics at federal agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html
Use this archive to obtain computerized crime and justice data from federal, state, and independent research. Click on the Access Data link to search for data by topic. The Related Sites section provides links for International web sites and Crime Mapping Resources. "Part of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the NACJD is supported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in the U.S. Department of Justice."
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
"Brings together data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States ... displayed in over 600 tables." Sections include characteristics of the criminal justice systems, public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice-related topics, nature and distribution of known offenses, characteristics and distribution of persons arrested, judicial processing of defendants, and persons under correctional supervision. Tables and sections are in Adobe Acrobat format, and tables are also available as spreadsheets.
National Crime Victimization Survey
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm#cv
The "NCVS is the Nation's primary source of information on criminal victimization. Each year, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of roughly 50,000 households comprising nearly 100,000 persons on the frequency, characteristics and consequences of criminal victimization in the United States."
Statistics Publications (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/Statistics.asp
Provides links to many recently published statistical reports; the documents are also presented in subject groupings. Links to additional sources of statistics, such as associations and government sites, are listed alphabetically.
Uniform Crime Reports
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
The Uniform Crime Reports, also known as Crime in the United States, provide a nationwide view of crime based on the submission of statistics by law enforcement agencies throughout the country. "The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program's Crime Index is composed of selected offenses used to gauge fluctuations in the volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement. These selected offenses include the violent crimes of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, and the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft."
5. WEB INFORMATION GATEWAYS
Criminal Justice Links
Cecil Greek / Florida State University
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/
This site is widely considered to be the best directory of criminal justice links, arranged by topics such as crime prevention, juvenile delinquency, prisons, the death penalty, pornography, and due process. Includes links to federal criminal justice agencies.
Criminal Justice Resources
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/crimjust.htm
Annotated subject guide to a variety of CJ topics, including background information and library reference materials. Subjects include bio-terrorism, cyber-crime, forensics, and terrorism groups.
United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network (UNCJIN) http://www.odccp.org/odccp/uncjin.html
Part of the larger UN site of the Office on Drugs & Crime, all of the links are contained in an 84 page pdf document, which is best navigated using the "Bookmark" feature. Topics include UN Institutes relating to crime prevention, terrorism prevention, and the Global Program against Transnational Organized Crime.
6. ONLINE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE DOCUMENTS
Restorative Justice Online
http://www.restorativejustice.org/
Restorative Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/restjust.htm
A compilation of resources by the U.S. Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
Restorative Justice Articles Library
http://www.restorativejustice.org/asp/Advanced_search.asp
Updated monthly, this database has 3700 citations to materials being produced in the area of restorative justice.
Restorative Justice: Theory Meets Practice
http://wcr.sonoma.edu/v1n1/v1n1.html
The first issue of Western Criminology Review, June 1998.
Restorative Justice On-Line Notebook
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/rest-just/index.htm
This publication is from the National Institute of Justice. It can be considered as a basic primer on restorative justice principles and applications.
Balanced and Restorative Justice Program Summary
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/bal.pdf
Bazemore, G. & Umbreit. M.S. 1994. Balanced and Restorative Justice Program Summary. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Guide for Implementing the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model
http://2ssw.che.umn.edu/rjp/Resources/Implemen.htm
Bazemore, Gordon & Umbreit, M.S. 1998. Guide for Implementing the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Reentry Resources
http://www.urban.org/publications/411383.html Nancy LaVigne, Jake Cowan, Diana Brazzell. This guidebook provides information on how interested parties can understand and address prisoner reentry at the local level through mapping and data analysis. The examples and guidance within the report are derived from the experiences of the Reentry Mapping Network (RMN), a collaborative effort by community-based organizations and the Urban Institute designed to create community change through the mapping and analysis of neighborhood-level data on prisoner reentry. This guidebook outlines the concepts and methods underlying the RMN and the lessons learned by RMN partners so that other jurisdictions can learn from these experiences and create more successful reentry strategies in their own communities.
7. ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
Academic Programs in Peace and Conflict Studies: worldwide list (INCORE)
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/metadata/programs.html
Marquette University Law School - Restorative Justice Initiative
http://law.marquette.edu/cgi-bin/site.pl?2130&pageID=1831
Center for International Development & Conflict Management
University of Maryland
http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/
Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking
University of Minnesota
http://2ssw.che.umn.edu/rjp/
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
University of Sydney
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/centres/cpacs/
The Centre for Restorative Justice
Simon Fraser University
http://www.sfu.ca/crj/
Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
http://www.law.missouri.edu/csdr/
Conflict Research Consortium
University of Colorado
http://conflict.colorado.edu/
Conflict Transformation Program
Eastern Mennonite University
http://www.emu.edu/ctp/
Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Nova Southeastern University
http://www.nova.edu/shss/DCAR/
Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC)
Maxwell School of Syracuse University
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/parc/parcmain.htm
Program on Negotiation Clearinghouse
Harvard Law School
http://www.pon.org/catalog/index.php
Campus Conflict Resolution Resources
Wayne State University
http://www.campus-adr.org
Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution
George Mason University
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/icar/
PART II: JUVENILE DETENTION REFORM BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative
The Anne E, Casey Foundation:
http://www.aecf.org/initiatives/jdai/
Resources for Juvenile Detention Reform
U.S Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Fact Sheet. http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200018.pdf
Detention Reform
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
http://www.juvjustice.org/initiatives/atd.html
Juvenile Detention Reform
Center for Policy Alternatives
http://www.cfpa.org/issues/issue.cfm/issue/JuvenileDetentionReform.xml
PART III: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
United States Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Information on Street Drugs
http://www.streetdrugs.org/
Department of Justice-correctional facility violence
http://www.ojp.gov/bjs/pub/press/svrca04pr.htm
National Tribal Justice Resource Center
http://www.tribalresourcecenter.org
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
National Mental Health Information Center
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
USDOJ-Methamphetamine
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1645
Office of National Drug Control Policy-Publications
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications