JustResearch no. 10
3. Connexions
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US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics offers an extensive array of data ranging from crime and victim characteristics to special reports on issues such as drugs and re-entry trends. In addition to a section on international statistics, it provides a link to a wide selection of publications prepared by the Bureau, as well as to a number of other sources such as the FBI and the White House Social Statistics Briefing Room. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
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The Centre is the research division of the United Kingdom's Legal Services Commission.
The centre's mandate is to inform legal aid policy and also explore the issue of social equality in general. It offers a list of downloadable publications on these subjects in addition to links to relevant government departments and professional organizations. http://www.lsrc.org.uk/index2.htm
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
This site offers research on international drug production and demand trends in the context of the United Nations' commitment to work towards the elimination of illicit drugs. It also links to the UN global news service and other partner organizations. http://www.unodc.org/unodc/toc.html
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International Center for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC).
Initially established by Canada, France and Great Britain, the ICPC primarily undertakes comparative analyses to assist countries in reducing delinquency and violent crime. The website links to several other international organizations with a similar goal. http://www.crime-prevention-intl.org/english/icpc/toc.html
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