Contemporary Issues Portfolio
Crime and Deviance


Mr. Careswell, Instructor

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     The purpose of your portfolio is to investigate criminal activity in America and around the world.  Your portfolio can focus in on a specific aspect of crime or it can be a collaboration of different topics with a common theme.   The following format must be followed:

Section 1:   Introduction on your topic (1 page).  Why you chose this topic, statistics, important, personal experiences.

Section 2: Ten Articles on topic.   You will need to scan newspaper, magazines, electronic newspapers, Internet, and books.

Section 3:  Literature Review (2 pages).  Discuss your research.  Pull information from your articles and other sources. 

Section 4:  Conclusion (1 page). What did you learn from the research?  Reflection. 

 

Crime General
Criminal Justice: Internet Resources
...and Justice for All
U.S. Most Wanted Criminals
ACLU and Criminal Justice
Center for Criminal Justice Technology
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Crime Statistics/Rates

Crime.com/
Crime Spider

Crime Library
Department of Justice/

Rape/ Date Rape
Fact Sheet on Dating Violence
Dating Violence
Friends Raping Friends

Hate Crimes
ADL
Hate Crimes

Crime Prevention
National Night Out
Crime

Internet Crime
Cybercrime
Cybercrime on the Internet
TechTV | CyberCrime

Law Enforcement
Complete Law Enforcement Resource

Law Enforcement Agency Access
Interpol

Homicides
NACJD - Homicide Data
Homicide trends in the U.S.

Vandalism
Vandalism and Shoplifting
Stop Vandalism

Car Theft
Yahoo! Search Results for \car theft\
Crime Reduction: Car Theft Index 1998

Assassinations
Assassinations and Attempts in U.S.

Prison Systems
Prisons

BOP Home Page
National Alliance of Gang Investigators

World Crime
The World's Most Wanted
International Centre for Criminal Law

 

Gambling
Gambling

Gangs
Gangs
Web Hideout

School Violence
National School Safety Center
School Violence

Terrorism
ERRI Counter-Terrorism Archive Page
Terrorism Research Center, Inc.
Patterns of Global Terrorism Index
Terrorism

Legal System
Anatomy of a Murder
FindLaw for The Public
Criminal Justice Systems
Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice

Domestic Violence
Violence Resources for Women
Violence Against Women
Men and Domestic Violence Index
Feminist Activist Resources
FindLaw for The Public

Runaways
National Runaway Switchboard
Street Kids and Runaway Youth
Child Law Watch

Cults
Cults
What messages are behind cults?
AFF's Cult Information Service

Media and Violence
QuickFacts: Media Violence
Violence on Television
Violence on TV

Drugs
DEA
ATF Online

Forensics
Zeno's Forensic Site
Frontline: the Case for Innocence

Serial Killers
Criminal Profiling/Serial Killer
Serial Killers
Serial Killer Hit List