Sub-Topics Abuse Gun Control International Crime Juvenile Justice Law Enforcement Officers Mass Shootings Safe Schools Also Try Community Development Conflict Prevention and Mediation Convicting the Innocent Lists Bullying (Awesome Library) Provides suggestions on combating bullying. 1-02 Crime Statistics (US Bureau of Crime Statistics) Law Enforcement Links (Meredith) Provides a comprehenisve listing of links for police officers. Oregon Board on Public Safety Standards and Training News -02-28-08 1 in 100 Americans Behind Bars (MSNBC News) "For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America’s rank as the world’s No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars." 02-08 -03-10-09 Eyewitnesses and Justice (CBS News) "Wells has been studying eyewitness memory for 30 years. He says when the real guy isn't there witnesses tend to pick the person who looks most like him." 03-09 -03-15-06 Jail Gang in Trial (BBC News) "The white supremacist group, the Aryan Brotherhood, is said to have controlled a network of US jails for decades." 03-06 -07-24-05 New Deterrents Against Oldest Profession (CBS News) "Starting last month, the Chicago Police Department has been posting the names of 'johns' arrested for engaging or soliciting prostitutes, along with their photo, address, age and place of arrest." "Still, many advocates of the efforts say the crackdown on customers is just one piece of an overall effort to reduce street prostitution and help sex workers move on to other jobs." "In Chicago, where police estimate the number of prostitutes at anywhere between 16,000 and 25,000, Mayor Richard Daley has jumped with vigor on the new initiative. He cites not just the harm prostitution wreaks on neighborhoods and their quality of life, but also the harm done to the prostitutes themselves, a sign that politicians are starting to look at sex workers as victims rather than simply criminals." 6-05 -11-27-06 FBI to Probe Elderly Woman's Shooting (ABC News) "The FBI will lead the investigation into the shootout between plainclothes police officers and an 88-year-old woman who was killed in her home, which was suspected to contain drugs, the city police chief said Monday." 11-06 -11-27-06 How Common Is "Contagious Shooting" by Police? (ABC News) "Most police officers don't fire their guns a single time over the course of their careers. But those rare moments when they do pull the trigger are fast, furious and frenetic." 11-06 -12-12-06 Judge Gives the Nation's Largest Prison System a Deadline (ABC News) "A federal judge on Monday gave California officials six months to ease crowding in the nation's largest prison system, warning that court-ordered remedies could include limiting the inmate population and releasing some prisoners early." 12-06 -12-18-06 Violent Crimes Are Up (ABC News) "Murders, robberies and other violent crimes reported in the United States jumped 3.7 percent in the first half of the year, continuing a troubling upswing that began in 2005, the FBI said on Monday." 12-06 08-05-04 Traffickers Attack Agents (Washington Times) "Smugglers of drugs and aliens, desperate to protect their illicit cargoes, have reacted with increased violence against U.S. Border Patrol agents involved in a new law-enforcement initiative aimed at gaining 'operational control' of the Arizona-Mexico border." 8-04 08-24-03 Crime Rate Lowest in 30 Years (CBS News) "Violent and property crimes dipped in 2002 to their lowest levels since records started being compiled 30 years ago, and have dropped more than 50 percent in the last decade, the Justice Department reported Sunday." 8-03 10-05-03 Murder Rate at 40-Year Low (Washington Times) "Murder in America has fallen into a historic slump, and that's a fact more people can live with. Murder rates have dropped to levels not seen since the mid-1960s, punctuating the end of a bloody 20th century where more than twice as many died in American homicides as U.S. troops did in wars."10-03 Police Chases and Safety (Christian Science Monitor) "A hot pursuit may not always be the best way to catch a thief or any other suspect fleeing from the cops, they say, especially on roads filled with law-abiding citizens. The tragic aftermath of many pursuits has sounded an alarm about their safety - and necessity." "Indeed, about 40 percent of all police chases end in crashes, and many of these result in injuries and sometimes death, according to statistics from the College of Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. This means that almost every day someone in this country dies as the result of a police-pursuit accident." 02-07 Prison Rates Highest in U.S. (CNN) Describes USA prison rates as highest in the world, even surpassing Russia. 4-00 Papers -06-13-05 Death Row Conviction Overturned Over Race Bias (ABC News) "The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a black death row inmate who said Texas prosecutors unfairly stacked his jury with whites, issuing a harsh rebuke to the state that executes more people than any other." 6-05 -11-08-04 USA Prison Population a Record (USA Today) "Prisons are big in the United States. There are more people behind bars literally, and proportionally, than any time in our history. We have a higher percentage of our population in prison than any other nation. And, we keep building more prisons, in fact many locales lobby for new prisons as a tool of economic recovery." 12-03 Computer Crime (Department of Justice - Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section) Provides information on the new cybercrime unit of the Department of Justice. 3-00 Criminals - Most Wanted Internationally (Intepol) Provides the Interpol list of most wanted, with pictures. 2-00 DNA Matching to Find Criminals (KatiesLaw.org) "In January of 2006, "Katie's Bill", which requires DNA for most felony arrests for inclusion in the database, was passed by the New Mexico state legislature in only thirty days. The bill was signed into law in March 2006 and went into effect on January 1, 2007. After passing "Katie’s Law" in New Mexico, Dave and Jayann dedicated themselves to getting similar legislation passed nationwide." Editor's Note: The test uses 13 markers. 09-07 Domestic Problems - Information Sheets (KHL Infosheets) Provides counselors with data related to various issues, such as abuse, homelessness, and violence. Editorial: Signs of a "Killer Spouse" (ABC News) "It's always shocking when you hear of someone who has murdered their spouse. But there are signs that a husband or wife is the killing kind, says Dr. Robi Ludwig, psychotherapist and author of 'Till Death Do Us Part: Love, Marriage and the Mind of the Killer Spouse.' " 04-06 Homeless Students How Some Survived a Killer (MSNBC News) "When faced with an armed assailant who demands you accompany him, don't do it!" "Instead do as two of Nichols' victims did, run away as fast as you can while yelling and screaming for help." "When held hostage by an unknown offender, take the opportunity to talk to your captor, by this humanizing yourself and personally identifying with the offender in some manner, to include making sure he knows and calls you by name." 4-05 Prisons in America (NOW with Bill Moyers) "Prisons are big in the United States. There are more people behind bars literally, and proportionally, than any time in our history. We have a higher percentage of our population in prison than any other nation. And, we keep building more prisons, in fact many locales lobby for new prisons as a tool of economic recovery." 12-03 Road Rage News (Yahoo) Provides news stories and resources related to road rage. 3-01 Road Rage Prevention (Adams) Provides suggestions on how to handle road rage and prevent injury from others. School Attendance and Tuancy School Discipline School Safety (TeacherPathfinder) Teen Lifers in the U.S. (New York Times) "In December, the United Nations took up a resolution calling for the abolition of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for children and young teenagers. The vote was 185 to 1, with the United States the lone dissenter." "Indeed, the United States stands alone in the world in convicting young adolescents as adults and sentencing them to live out their lives in prison. According to a new report, there are 73 Americans serving such sentences for crimes they committed at 13 or 14." 10-07 The Anatomy of Violence (MSNBC News) "Pathological genes, a disturbed mind, social isolation and a gun culture are not enough. Mass murderers also need the individual will to pull the trigger." 07-06 Women - Violence Against Women (National Geographic) Provides an essay against the practice of punishing women to "protect family honor" that continues from ancient times in some patriarchal societies. 2-02 Projects Background Check - Criminal History (RapSheets.com) Provides criminal record check. Awesome Library does not endorse this service but provides it as an example. 12-02

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