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National Resources

U. S. Supreme Court
The federal courts often are called the guardians of the Constitution because their rulings protect rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. This web site provides information about the Court, its rulings and links to information such as the U. S. Constitution.
http://www.uscourts.gov/

FedStats
FedStats is the new window on the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government. Use the Internet's powerful linking and searching capabilities to track economic and population trends, education, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more. Access official statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal agencies without having to know in advance which agency produces them.
http://www.fedstats.gov/

National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U. S. Department of Justice. It emphasizes outcome and cost-benefit evaluations of criminal justice programs and technologies. Its goal is to keep the social and physical sciences together under one research agency to maximize collaboration, cost-effectiveness, and the benefits to the field.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/welcome.html

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. NCJRS services and resources are available to anyone interested in crime and public safety including policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, community leaders, and the general public.
http://www.ncjrs.org/

Freedom of Information Act
By the end of 1975, amendments to the Freedom of Information Act had become effective and the Privacy Act of 1974 also became effective. The passage of these laws provided for broad access to FBI records which previously had been severely limited.

This web site offers several FBI cases which may be of interest to the public. These documents also appear in paper form in the FBI's traditional reading room in Washington, D.C. As time and resources permit, additional cases are created in electronic format and placed on the web site for public viewing.
http://foia.fbi.gov/

Office of the Law Revision Counsel
No-nonsense and simple to navigate, this site allows civilians and law enforcement officers alike to search the U.S. Code. The Search function lets you research by keyword or specific code title or chapter. Just be prepared for an avalanche of responses: "Car jacking" received 210 hits. Luckily, each document has a relevancy score, making it easier to focus on appropriate documents. Good thing, because most of the material here is dry. The site also links to Thomas, the online database of current legislation.
http://uscode.house.gov/uscode.htm

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
This center was founded in 1992 with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York with the intention to provide information to groups committed to helping stop violence. Links include an Information House, Technical Assistance, Research, Publications, Blueprints, Safe Schools and Resources.
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv

Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics home page has the most comprehensive collection of statistics at the federal level on crime, criminals, and victimization.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

Department of Justice
The U. S. Department of Justice home page provides links to a variety of publications and reports, terrorism information, domestic violence, victim information, speeches by federal officials and more.
http://www.usdoj.gov/

Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security home page offers up-to-the-minute stories and information on terrorism and threats to the United States.
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/

FSU School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
The Florida State University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice links created and maintained by Cecil Greek is one of the most comprehensive set of links available to federal agencies, listservs, chat rooms, and e-journals
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/listserv.html#crim

Law Enforcement Resource Center
Created with a federal grant in 1973, this site functions to provide low cost training materials to law enforcement agencies. Since 1990 the Law Enforcement Resource Center has written, produced and marketed various training curriculums on a wide array of topics. Video/DVD, multimedia, audio and books can all be obtained through this site.
http://lerc.com/

The Federal Law Enforcement Informer

Monthly federal legal updates published by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

http://www.fletc.gov/training/programs/legal-division/the-informer/

Department of Health and Human Services

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

This website gives an overview, prevention and control, outbreaks, and educational materials for the community-associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylcoccus aureus (CA-MRSA)

http://www.dcd.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca.html

Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Questions and Answers about Methicillin Resistant Straphylococcuss aureus (MRSA) in Schools

This website provides information to protect students from MRSA skin infrectoins. These are commonly asked questions that will help parents and school officials prevent the spread of MRSA in schools.

http://www.cdc.gov/Features/MRSAinSchools/

Federal Bureau of Prisons – Clinical Practice Guidelines

Management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections

This publication discusses the transmission, screening and surveillance, diagnosis, reporting, treatment, outbreak management, and inpatient units for the MRSA virus.

http://www.bo.gov/news/PDFs/mrsa/pdf

This is a very useful tool for emergencies and reference.
Emergency Reference