Justice Systems Links

Law School Admission Council http://www.lsac.org/
The organization that administers the Law School Apptitude Test (LSAT) and the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS).  The site includes information on law schools and the LSAT, as well as, on-line law school applications.

Council on Legal Education Opportunity http://www.abanet.org/cleo/whatis.html
CLEO is a project of the American Bar Association to expand opportunities for minorities and low-income students to attend law school.

American Academy of Forensic Science http://www.aafs.org/default.asp?section_id=resources&page_id=choosing_a_career
A great site for those interested in becoming a Forensic Scientist.

American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/publiced/courts/courtslegal.html  
This site gives an overview of how the courts work, publications, cases, and information on practical law.

The Official Home of Corrections  http://www.corrections.com  
A very interactive site that includes a student list serve, bulletin board, and you may ask questions from correctional professionals.

The Police Officer's Internet Directory  http://www.officer.com/
There is information about different agencies within the United States, employment opportunities, and current police related headlines on this web site.

The National Center For Victims of Crime  http://www.ncvc.org/
Provider support, civil litigation, public policy, resource library, and a press center. There is also an overview of the criminal justice system  http://www.ncvc.org/gethelp/justicesystem/

National Criminal Justice Reference Service  http://www.ncjrs.org/
Contains many publications divided into all the facets of criminal justice.

 
Cybrary:  The World's Criminal Justice Directory http://talkjustice.com/
Cybrary and Talk Justice on the world wide web viewed by college and university students and faculty members. Also, http://talkjustice.com/cjimap.htm contains an overview map of criminal justice.

Police Foundation www.policefoundation.org/index.html 
News, internships, research, and information about computer crime mapping and community policing are found on this site.  

United States Department of Justice  http://www.usdoj.gov/index.html
The department of justice gives employment, publication, and grant information.

 
Federal Bureau of Investigation  http://www.fbi.gov/
The FBI website gives press releases, reference information, and a search engine within the site.

 
Central Intelligence Agency  http://www.cia.gov/
The CIA site gives general information about the CIA, employment information, and  a reference center.

American Correctional Association www.aca.org 
Membership, an on-line corrections academy, publications, resources, professional development, job bank, and an ACA store on this site.

 
American Jail Association www.corrections.com/aja
This site contains the association’s resolutions, conferences, publications, and a video series.

 
American Probation and Parole Association www.appa-net.org
Includes membership information, training & technical assistance opportunities, publications & resources, and marketing opportunities.

 
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences http://www.acjs.org/
The ACJS provides information about membership, awards, and publications.

 
American Society of Criminology  http://www.asc41.com/
This site gives information about membership, publications, and conferences.

 
National Institute of Justice  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
This gives information about programs within the National Institute of Justice, funding opportunities, and publication information.

U.S. Department of Labor  http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos156.htm
A good site for job descriptions in the area of criminal justice.