Resources—Criminal

A Capital Defender’s Toolbox briefs and motions

http://members.aol.com/
karlkeys/briefs.html

Motions, manuals, and briefs bank for capital cases.

ACLU Criminal Justice

http://www.aclu.org

This site contains extensive links to ACLU resources and other criminal justice sites.

Association of Federal Defense Attorneys

http://www.afda.org/

Home page.

Bureau of Justice Statistics

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

Links to statistical information on crimes and the criminal justice system.

California Appellate Defense Counsel

http://www.cadc.net

Home page.

California Attorney General's Crime and Violence Prevention Center

http://safestate.org

Home page.

California Criminal Law Observer (Jerome P. Mullins)

http://www.silicon-valley.com/
criminal.html

Home page with links to other criminal law sites.

California Driving Under the Influence

http://www.dui.com/

Home page with many links for members of the general public and legal professionals involved in DUI cases.

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Criminal Justice Programs Planning Division

http://www.ocjp.ca.gov

Home page with links to OCJP programs and resources.

California Public Defender’s Association

http://www.cpda.org/

Public home page; members can access the association’s extensive databases through a members-only site.

Capital Defense Network

http://www.capdefnet.org/

Home page for the Capital Defense network, a resource for supporting federal capital defense lawyers.

Capital Defense Weekly

http://www.capitaldefense
weekly.com/index.html

Weekly summary of capital cases.

Crime Victims United of California

http://www.crimevictims
united.com/

Home page.

Criminal Law Section of the State Bar

http://www.calbar.org/crimlaw/
index.htm

Home page.

Expert Pages: Criminalistics

http://www.expertpages.com/
experts/crminalistics.htm

Links to expert witnesses and consultants on criminal matters.

Forensic Resource & Criminal Law Search Site (Kim Kruglick)

http://www.kruglaw.com

Developed and maintained by Kim Kruglick, this site contains comprehensive links to resources, articles, and law used regularly by criminal defense attorneys.

Forensic Science Resources (R. Scott Carpenter, Tennessee)

http://www.tncrimlaw.com/
forensic/

Developed by Assistant Public Defender R. Scott Carpenter, this site provides a comprehensive collection of links to forensic sciences information (e.g., arson, toxicology, DNA).

Investigator Network

http://www.privateinvestigator
network.com

This site is hosted by a former federal agent with a target audience of private investigators. The site contains articles, commentary, and members-only access to investigative information sources.

Investigator’s Link List (National Association of Investigative Specialists)

http://www.pimall.com/nais/
resources.html

Extensive investigators’ link pages that will soon be accessible only by NAIS members.

Jeff Flax

http://www.jflax.com/

Home page of Jeff Flax with extensive links to criminal law and investigative sites.

Justice Information Center (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)

http://www.ncjrs.org/

This site is one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice in the world. It is a clearing house for a number of governmental justice agencies, including the DOJ.

Legislative Analyst’s Office Criminal Justice Overview

http://www.lao.ca.gov/

Home page.

Medicine, Psychiatry, and Forensic Expert (Dr. Harold J. Bursztajn)

http://www.forensic-psych.com/

Home page on forensic psychiatry developed by the co-director of Harvard Medical School’s Psychiatry and Law Program.

National Association of Attorneys General

http://www.naag.org/

Association home page.

National College for DUI Defense, Inc.

http://www.ncdd.com/dsp_
articles.cfm

Articles regarding DUI from a defense perspective.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

http://www.criminaljustice.org

Home page. This site has different pages for the public and association members. NCDLA’s brief bank is available to members; nonmembers may view abstracts of the briefs.

National District Attorneys Association

http://www.ndaa.org/

Home page.

Police Officer’s Internet Directory

http://www.officer.com/

Home page with extensive links to other law enforcement sites and select investigative resources.

Pro-Death Penalty.com

http://www.prodeathpenalty.com

"Pro-death penalty" site has excellent research links; curiously, most of them seem anti-death penalty. "Justice for All" link has good ammunition for capital prosecutors (http://www.jfa.net).

TheBestDefense.com (The Chase Law Group)

http://www.thebestdefense.com/
links.html

Hosted by the Chase Law Group, this site provides attorneys and consumers with information on criminal law and process. The site has an extensive collection of links to courts, forms, investigators, and other sites.

Vera Institute of Justice

http://www.vera.org/default_
flash.asp

Home page.

Virtual Law Library Criminal Law and Evidence

http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/

Select the topic "criminal law and evidence" to access an extensive collection of criminal law resource links.