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	Transparency International URL: http://www.transparency.org/ ODP description: A non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing corruption. Page title: home - Transparency International Page description: International institutions wield enormous power and are in a position to make a considerable difference when it comes to fighting corruption. TI welcomes them into the coalition against corruption on the basis that the institutions act in a facilitator fashion.
	Financial Scandals URL: http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/scandals/ ODP description: Guide and links to information on major financial scandals, bank frauds, money laundering, corruption, scams, and organized crime.
	HomeFair.com URL: http://www.homefair.com/early97/crime/crimelab.html ODP description: Compares crime rates for major North American cities. Page title: City Profile Report \| Cost Of Living Information \| Comparison Standard Of Living
	Justice Information Center URL: http://www.ncjrs.gov/ ODP description: Information on the U.S. criminal justice system, covering subjects including juvenile crime, law enforcement, corrections, and crime prevention, from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Page title: National Criminal Justice Reference Service Page description: The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice, substance abuse, and victim assistance information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
	Community Justice Exchange URL: http://www.communityjustice.org/ ODP description: Offers information and assistance to help bring together criminal justice agencies and ordinary citizens to make communities safer. Page title: The Center for Court Innovation
	Vera Institute of Justice URL: http://www.vera.org/ ODP description: A nonprofit organization that works closely with government to improve the services that people rely on for safety and justice. Page title: Vera Institute of Justice - Advancing Justice Through Innovation Page description: The Vera Institute of Justice works closely with leaders in government and civil society to improve the services people rely on for safety and justice.
	Crime and Deviance URL: http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/crime_deviance ODP description: Crime and deviance is breaking laws or social rules (norms). Articles, discussions and links exploring crime and deviance Page description: Crime and deviance is breaking laws or social rules (norms).
	Community Justice Portal URL: http://www.cjp.org.uk/ ODP description: Information exchange, networking and e-learning for people working in the community and criminal justice system. Includes news, press releases, job ads, publications, and discussion forum. [Registration required]
	Criminal Justice Policy Foundation URL: http://www.cjpf.org ODP description: CJPF provides information to policy makers and the public to promote innovative ideas about criminal justice issues, including sentencing, drug policy, and police policy. Page description: The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation provides information to policy makers and the public to promote innovative ideas about criminal justice issues, including sentencing, drug policy reform, and police policy.
	Atlantic Unbound URL: http://www.theatlantic.com/election/connection/crime/crime.htm ODP description: A collection of articles on crime from the Atlantic Monthly. Page title: The Atlantic Online
	You Have the Power URL: http://www.yhtp.org ODP description: Not-for-profit agency devoted to raising awareness about criminal justice and crime prevention. Resource links and sale of educational products. Page title: You Have the Power, Know How to Use It! - Victim's Rights - Domestic Violence - Family Violence - Child Abuse - Edler Abuse Page description: You Have the Power was founded in 1993 with a mission to raise awareness about violent crime through community involvement and collaboration with other agencies. To achieve our objective of reducing victimization, we create video documentaries and resource books, and we present public forums to government/community agencies as well as the general public.
	Mafia International.com URL: http://glasgowcrew.tripod.com/index.html ODP description: A site dealing with the history of the Mafia in the USA. Contents include profiles of infamous mobsters with photographs, links to other crime sites. Includes the Gambino, Gotti, and Genovese families. Page title: mafia- international - Main Page
	Peacemaking & Crime URL: http://www.westga.edu/~jfuller/peace.html ODP description: Provides information about peacemaking in the U.S. criminal justice system and resources useful to those in interested in alternatives to the war on crime.
	Crime and Criminals Email List URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Crime-and-Criminals/ ODP description: The purpose of this list is to talk about crimes, criminals, and punishment. The latest news is posted to this site everyday. Page title: Crime-and-Criminals : The Best for Crime and Criminal News! Page description: Crime-and-Criminals: The Best for Crime and Criminal News!
	Miranda Rights URL: http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/mirandarights/index.htm ODP description: News and resources on the history and fate of the warnings given while being arrested. Page title: Our Rights and Freedoms Page description: The U.S. Constitution and it's Bill of Rights bestow our rights and freedoms as Americans. Court interpretations and decisions, like the Supreme Court's Miranda rights ruling define the scope of those rights. Here you will find answers and resources concerning topics like the Miranda rights, and gun control and the second amendment.
	Department of Justice URL: http://www.usdoj.gov/ ODP description: Information on the work of the office, a press information area, and a kids site. Page title: United States Department of Justice
	CAVEAT URL: http://www.caveat.org ODP description: Avocacy and education to reduce violence with a focus on public education, victims rights and the justice system. Page title: About CAVEAT Page description: CAVEAT: Canadians Against Violence - About Caveat
	Association for Criminal Justice Research (California) URL: http://www.acjrca.org/ ODP description: A group of public servants, practitioners, evaluators, analysts and academics sharing information from a research focus. Includes membership details, conference information, list of member interest areas, and newsletters. Page title: Untitled Document
	National Center on Institutions and Alternatives URL: http://www.ncianet.org/ ODP description: Private nonprofit, progressive, and effective criminal justice and human services agency founded in 1977. Page title: NCIA: Individual Focus. Community Perspective
	Center for Community Alternatives URL: http://www.communityalternatives.org ODP description: Works in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice and offers training, research and technical assistance.