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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTION

General Links

• New York Law Journal
• National Law Journal
• New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• New York State Defenders Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  

Criminal Law

Federal Material

• U.S. Constitution:
  • Amendment IV - Search and Seizures
  • Amendment VI - Criminal Prosecutions
  • Amendment VIII - Excessive Bail and Cruel and Unusual Punishments
• U.S. Code: 18 U.S.C., Part I - Crimes

• Code of Federal Regulations: 28 C.F.R., Chapter 1 - Department of Justice

• U.S. Supreme Court: Recent Criminal Law Decisions
• U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals:Recent Criminal Law Decisions

State Material

• New York State Crimes by Code, Alphabetical Order

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
  • Criminal Law Decisions 
  • Commentary from LIIBulletin-NY
• Appellate Decisions from Other States

International Material

• Dealing with Human Rights (Including in the Criminal Justice Context)

Other References

• Federal Agencies:
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • Unites States Marshals Service
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
  • U.S. Department of Justice
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
• Buffalo Criminal Law Center
• Vera Institute of Justice   
• United Nations Justice Network (UNCJIN)
• CopNet - Police Departments Around the Country and World
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service 
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
• American Civil Liberties Union - ACLU  
• Crimelynx
• Nolo Legal Encyclopedia
• freeadvice.com
• ABA Criminal Justice Section
• National Criminal Justice Association
• Centre for Criminology Library, University of Toronto
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  

Federal Material

• U.S. Constitution
• U.S. Code: 18 U.S.C. - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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  Federal Court Rules:
  
• Rules of Criminal Procedure

• U.S. Supreme Court:
  • Landmark Criminal Procedure Decisions
  • Recent Criminal Procedure Decisions
• U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Criminal Procedure Decisions
  

State Material

• State Criminal Procedure Statutes

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
  • Recent Decisions on Criminal Procedure
  • Commentary from LIIBulletin-NY
• Appellate Decisions from Other States

Other Resources

         Key Internet Sources:

• freeadvice.com
• U.S. Sentencing Commission
• ABA Criminal Justice Section, Committee on Rules of Evidence and Criminal Procedure
• Litigator's Internet Resource Guide: Rules of Court
• Federal Judicial Center Publications
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• House Judiciary Committee
  

  Other Topics Dealing with Court Procedure, Remedies, and Alternatives

Death Penalty

Federal Material

• U.S. Constitution: Eighth Amendment - Cruel and Unusual Punishment
• U.S. Code: Sections in Title 18 dealing with the death penalty

U.S. Supreme Court:

• Historic Supreme Court Death Penalty Decisions
• Recent Supreme Court Death Penalty Decisions
• U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Decisions on the Death Penalty
  

State Material

• State Criminal Codes

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
  • Recent Death Penalty Decisions
  • Commentary from LIIBulletin-NY
• Appellate Decisions from Other States

Other References

• Cornell Law School Death Penalty Project
• ACLU
• Death Penalty Links

Juvenile Justice

Federal Material

• Title 42 U.S.C. , Chapt. 72 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

State Material

State Statutes:

• Uniform Laws
  • Model Juvenile Court Act (adopted in Georgia, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania)
• State Statutes
  • State Family Law Statutes

Judicial Decisions:

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
  • Recent  Juvenile Justice Decisions
  • Commentary from LIIBulletin-NY
• Appellate Decisions from Other States

Other References

• Key Internet Sources:

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Juvenile Justice
• Juvenile Justice Home Page
• The Juvenile Justice Coordinating Program
• Law review, op-ed, and magazine articles relating to juvenile crime, expungement of juvenile crime records, and the juvenile justice system generally
• Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• National Youth Gang Center

Prisons and Prisoner's Rights

Federal Materials

• U.S. Constitution

• Eighth Amendment

  
  Federal Judicial Decisions:

• U.S. Supreme Court: