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National Criminal Justice Reference Service-Dept. of Justice Clearinghouse
- 2012 NCVRW Resource Guide Available Online
How Stuff Works-Crime and Crime Prevention
- 10 Largest Diamond Heists
CNN Crime Reports
- Charges dismissed against soldier in Afghan sport killing case
FBI
Public Safety Canada
- Public Safety Minister Toews and Justice Minister Nicholson provide statement on child pornography arrests
Guardian Newspaper, UK (Search “Crime”)
- Severe weather alert for England as heavy snowfalls expected
Corrections.com (leading site for correctional news)
- Prison Privatization vote postponed, by weartv.com @ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:57:00 -0000
American Bar Association
- New York AG Sues 3 Major Banks and MERS, Calls Mass Foreclosure Filings a Fraud on Court
AOL Crime News (search crime)
- Centenarian Sex Offender to Go Free
Stateline.Org (Pew Center for the States)
- Mississippi Republicans challenge powers of attorney general
Coalition of Crime Bloggers/Trench Reynolds
USA Today (click on crime catagory)
- Actor Ben Gazzara dies at 81
Times News (UK)
Huffington Post
- Todd Hartley: I'm With Stupid: I Feel a Great Disturbance in the Force
Digital Journal
- Man dead as Toronto Police incident probed by SIU
Alltop Crime News
- Update: Lorraine Hatzakorzian murder *Paul Trucchio pleads no contest, sentenced to 30 years in prison; Robert Mackey will go to trial later this year*
  Lorraine Hatzakorzian Opening statements Wednesday in murder, dismemberment trial in Broward County Man Accused Of Beheading Woman Pleads No Contest No trial after murder suspect pleads no contest Man sentenced in dismemberment case with Port Orange connection INMATE INFORMATION DC Number: B10373 Name: TRUCCHIO, PAUL Race: WHITE Sex: MALE Hair Color: BLACK E […]
About.com
- Somer Thompson's Killer Gets Plea Deal
Violent Crime News
- Kevin Fox pays reward to tipster in murder case February 4, 2012
  The lawyer for a man once charged with being the murderer of his daughter has paid a tipster whose information led to a convicted rapist in the girl's death. […]
MSN.com Crime News
- Sponsored By: February 4, 2012
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Computer Crime News
- Cyber-crime in 2012 January 20, 2012
  There will be five categories of key players at the top of the cyber-crime game in 2012, according to Costin Raiu, director, Global Research &... […]
The Crime Report
- Has Raymond Kelly Served Too Long as NYPD Commissioner? February 4, 2012
  After years of success, New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is going through turbulent times, with a series of troublesome episodes, reports the New York Times. They include officers fixing traffic tickets, running guns, and disparaging civilians on Facebook, and accusations that officers are encouraged to question minorities on the streets indiscrimi […]
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Stateline-Pew Center for the States
- Mississippi Republicans challenge powers of attorney general February 3, 2012
  Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood hires lots of outside lawyers. They make a great deal of money for the state, and for themselves. Not everyone is happy with that situation. […]
- Virginia set to lift limit on monthly handgun purchases February 3, 2012
  TODAY'S TAKE: Virginians will no longer be limited to one handgun purchase a month under legislation set to clear the newly Republican state legislature. The limit has been in place for 19 years. […]
- With Delaware law, the battle on 'bath salts' continues February 3, 2012
  PUBLIC SAFETY BEAT: States have been struggling to keep up with the ever-changing chemical makeup of the latest drug to hit the streets. […]
- AK: Alaska Dems go against Supreme Court on spending
  Alaska Democratic lawmakers Wednesday proposed a move toward amending the U.S. Constitution to ban unlimited third-party spending in campaigns. […]
- AL: Alabama Senate's top Republican donates to bingo trial figure Quinton Ross' legal fund
  The Republican leader of the Alabama Senate said Thursday he helped pay the legal bills of a Democratic senator acquitted of all charges in Alabama's gambling corruption investigation. […]
- AL: GOP leader helps pay Sen. Ross' legal fees
  The Republican leader of the Alabama Senate said Thursday he helped pay the legal bills of a Democratic senator acquitted of all charges in Alabama's gambling corruption investigation. […]
- AR: Bill expands state Parole Board denial
  State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, said Wednesday that he wants the Legislature to pass a bill in this month's fiscal session to give the Arkansas Board of Parole authority to deny parole to people convicted of felony sex offenses. […]
- AR: State Supreme Court upholds vehicle search, overturns Court of Appeals
  The Arkansas Supreme Court said today in a 4-2 ruling that a state trooper had reasonable suspicion to detain a Lawrence County woman and search her vehicle, overturning a Court of Appeals ruling that the detention and search were illegal. […]
- AZ: Pearce files paperwork that would let him run for election again
  Recalled Senate President Russell Pearce has filed paperwork with the Secretary of State's Office that would allow him to seek a return to the Legislature. […]
- CA: Reversal on same-sex marriage trial tapes
  A federal appeals court refused Thursday to release videotapes of the trial challenging the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban. […]
- CA: Judges bar viewing of gay marriage trial videos -- -what they're protecting
  A federal appeals court rejected the release of video recordings of a landmark gay marriage trial, saying the trial judge's order to keep them under wraps must be honored to preserve judicial integrity. […]
- DE: Board of Parole asks finance committee to restore funding
  The state's embattled Board of Parole asked budget drafters Thursday to reinstate its dedicated funding stream next fiscal year, allowing the panel to pay for administrative help and maintain its independence from the Department of Correction. […]
- FL: Opponents to prison privatization should hold firm
  It's easy to tell when Florida's leaders in Tallahassee are trying to ram through legislation that would not pass on its merits. First they try to sneak it through. Once caught, they change the rules and play with the financial numbers. Then the governor calls in opponents to twist arms. And finally, legislative leaders punish those who won't […]
- GA: Ga. House expects vote on $18.6B state budget
  Georgia would spend $300 million on a toll highway meant to alleviate congestion in metro Atlanta and assist farmers who say they are struggling to find enough workers following the state's crackdown on illegal immigrants under an $18.6 billion budget plan proposed Thursday by House lawmakers. […]
- IA: Concerns raised over 'social host' and underage alcohol consumption bill
  An alcohol-control bill expanding minor-in-possession laws and creating criminal penalties for adults who allow young people to drink faltered in a House committee this afternoon. […]
- IN: Indiana election chief's defense rests in fraud case
  Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White's defense lawyer rested Thursday without presenting a case against voter fraud charges that could oust White from office. […]
- IN: Charlie White's defense rests in fraud case
  Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White's defense lawyer rested Thursday without presenting a case against voter fraud charges that could oust White from office. […]
- KY: Panel passes bill to verify worker legality
  A bill requiring state and local governments, schools and businesses with government contracts to use an online federal program to verify that employees aren't in the country illegally passed the House Labor and Industry Committee on Thursday. […]
- KY: Wide-ranging bill would clamp down on prescription drug abuse
  Doctors and others who prescribe narcotic painkillers in Kentucky would be required to use the state's prescription-drug monitoring system under wide-ranging legislation introduced Thursday to combat prescription-drug abuse. […]
- KY: A sea of drugs
  The summit Wednesday at the University of Kentucky on prescription drug abuse and addiction captured the severity and extent of an appalling problem. […]
White Collar Crime news
- Highmark, Ultra reports and Medicare Audits – handle them by yourself at your own risk (or, why smart Doctors lawyer up)
Inentity Theft Protection.Net
- Protect Yourself
Psychology and Crime
- Quick links for December 2010
The Independent (UK)
- Hackers post top-secret call between Met and FBI online
Early American Crime
- Crime Poems: The Memory of Infanticide Committed by Elizabeth Shaw
White Collar Fraud
- Is Green Mountain Coffee’s Management Team Milking Shareholders For Every Last Penny?
Crime Case Files
- Somer Thompson's Killer Gets Plea Deal
Black Political Thought
- The Hinterland Gazette Has Moved to WordPress
Connected Cops.Net
- Don’t delay! Post 999
Crooked in Canada
- Crooked in Canada: Honour Killings, Fatwas, and Assisted Suicide in Prison
White Collar Fraud
- Is Green Mountain Coffee’s Management Team Milking Shareholders For Every Last Penny?
Verlinkenswertes (German Criminology Blog) University of Hamburg
- Diese Woche auf Twitter (2012-02-02)
Police Officer Blogs

We started a new section for blogs from individual police officers. Send suggestions to crimeinamerica.net@gmail.com.
Mexico’s Drug War
- What's the real goal of ending the drug war?
The Crime Analyst’s Blog
- Traffic Enforcement Cameras Spur A Visceral Reaction
A Police Wife
- Officer Crawls Under Bus to Comfort Pinned Woman
The Twining Chronicles-UK
- Customs staff sacked in race probe
Arcadia Police Officers Association Blog
- APOA Seeks Change of Venue
Crime Fiction Writers

One of the categories for crime related websites includes dozens of sites devoted to crime fiction. We decided to create a section for them (below). E-mail suggestions to crimeinamerica.net@gmail.com.
Crime Fiction-Leigh Russell-UK
- Cut Short
Kathleen Ryan
- "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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