Criminal Justice Subject Guide
Films on Demand
- Criminal ProfilingWhat is criminal profiling? What do profilers do? Does profiling work? This film features UK profilers and psychologists, looks at some famous case studies and examines different approaches to criminal offender profiling.
- Why Crime Witnesses Fail to ActRetro Report on PBS examines why crime witnesses fail to act - The Bystander Effect.
- Unresolved: American Policing: A DebateIn this debate, five experts tackle three pressing questions on the history and future of policing in the United States: Should we defund the police? Do police unions do more harm than good? And has policing become too militarized?
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Online Resources
- National Archive of Criminal Justice DataThis resource contains data from over 2,700 curated studies or statistical data series. Search by keyword.
- Bureau of Justice Assistance"BJA supports law enforcement, courts, corrections, treatment, victim services, technology, and prevention initiatives that strengthen the nation’s criminal justice system."
- Death Penalty Information CenterThe Death Penalty Information Center is a national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.
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