Wikipedia article on this multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior through environmental design, its history, strategies and effectiveness. - Read more

The Crime Library provides a number of articles on criminals, analyzing their ways and habits to provide insight into their criminal tendencies. - Read more

Organization created to advance policy and practice in the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. Includes a collection of global criminology resources. - Read more

Provides an extensive list of web links dealing with crime, criminology, law and criminal justice. - Read more

Combines public health and criminal justice concerns. Issues such as drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking and global warming are examined from a critical scientific viewpoint. - Read more

Discusses the importance of qualitative methods for criminological studies. - Read more

Article about how crime mapping and analysis has been helping to reduce crime. Includes links to related resources. - Read more

Assists in policy formulation by analyzing the current state of crime phenomena, conducts scientific studies, and contributes to public education through publication of the results of research projects. - Read more

Furthers criminological research within member countries, and advises the Scandinavian governments and the Nordic Council on related issues. Includes information about the council, publications and links. - Read more

An educational resource for the learning, researching, and teaching of theoretical criminology. - Read more

Research, articles, news and information on profiling, victimology, forensics, and behavioral science. - Read more

Discusses the sociology of deviance, criminal and non-criminal deviance, and related theories. Includes links to similar content. - Read more

Standardized surveys regarding household experience with crime, policing, and crime prevention. Methodology and key data is available. - Read more

Consultancy service developing criminal justice forecasting and strategic planning models that can improve the focus and efficiency of police, courts, crime prevention and financial regulatory agencies. - Read more

Fully validated questionnaire used for measuring changes in offenders' attitudes to crime and evaluating the effectiveness of rehabilitative interventions, adopted by the prison and probation services in the UK. - Read more

Features information about scientific research and resources dealing with profiling. - Read more

Focuses on geographic profiling, which uses sophisticated computer software to determine the most likely area of offender residence in cases of serial murder, rape and arson. - Read more

Specializes in alternatives to imprisonment, parole planning, alternative sentencing, Client Specific Planning (CSP), treatment, and community corrections for the prison-bound offender. - Read more

Provides a wide selection of information and resource materials for students and professionals through books and downloadable documents, discussion forums and a community forum. - Read more

California State University, San Bernardino research center in environmental criminology. Describes methodologies, data analysis and crime mapping projects, research areas, and affiliations; also provides related links and event calendar. - Read more