Criminal
Justice Statistics
If you
are researching statistics about crime, victims, law enforcement,
courts, and corrections, you've come to the right webpage.
Police
Officers Get Vested (Literally) Via the Net
It's
a fact: Bulletproof vests save the lives of law enforcement officials.
In 1998, Congress began allocating funds to state and local law
enforcement agencies to help them buy bulletproof vests. The program
had to be designed for efficiency and speed and it is. The Department
of Justice is administering the program entirely on the web.
Cyber
Sleuths Bust Cyber Swindlers
Drawn
to the anonymity and low cost of webpages and e-mails, the ranks
of cyber swindlers are steadily growing. But Federal Communications
Commission investigators are turning the tables on these Internet
con artists.
How
to Report Internet-Related Crime
Report
Internet-related crime, like any other crime, to appropriate law
enforcement investigative authorities at the local, state, federal,
or international levels, depending on the scope of the crime. This
Department of Justice site tells you how.
Dick
Tracy Joins the FBI
Recently,
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and comic strip hero Dick Tracy
worked together to catch dangerous fugitives.
We're Looking for Stories
Federal workers are doing amazing things to deliver
government services electronically. Access America E-Gov E-Zine
wants to tell these stories.
We are looking for stories about federal agencies, or multi-agencypartnerships, that are addressing the information technology needs of ourNation's criminal justice community. These stories can be short, as in a "byte" of about 150 words, or theycan be longer feature stories. Write feature stories in plain languagewith quotes from customers who experience the service electronicallyand quotes from federal employees and their partners who deliver theservice. Include a contact person with phone number and email address. Sendyour stories to pat.wood@npr.govor pat.smith@gsa.gov. If youneed more information, call Pat Wood, National Partnership forReinventing Government, (202) 694-0063. Please pass this request alongto others who may be interested. |