Crime

• Car Crime - tips and references from the Gloucestershire Constabulary.
  
  
• Centre for Criminological Research, Oxford University - provides some key links to criminology sites and information on the Probation Studies Unit.
  
  
• Crime Concern - providing advice and help to professional and voluntary agencies and running youth and neighbourhood projects, site includes online publications, case studies, resource packs and guides, newsletter by email and news updates.
  
  
• Crime Prevention - wide range of resources from the Home Office, including general information, home security, places of work, retail crime, neighbourhood watch, Crime Reduction Unit and more crime prevention links.
  
  
• Crime Prevention (Crime Reduction website) - more useful advice, including home and property security, personal safety, mobile phones, vehicle crime, practical guide to crime prevention, know the law, retail and business crime, local partnerships, dealing with crime project, help and advice sources.
  
  
• Crime reduction - UK government site for practitioners, with toolkits, discussion forum, topic sites including street crime, partnerships, information sharing, useful learning support section including course finder, online information, theories and practical skills and checklists, glossary of terms, virtual library under development, government strategies and wide range of crime prevention advice.
  
  
• Criminal Justice System - 2 sections, one for those working within criminal justice and one for citizens, (eg. witnesses, jurors, including information for victims, defendents and a practical guide to crime prevention).
  
  
• Criminology Information Resources - large set of UK and international links from Cardiff University, including sections on crime prevention, domestic violence, drugs, mental health, penology and prisons, young people, victims, policies and organisations.
  
  
• FSU (Florida State University) School of Criminology - criminal justice links.
  
  
• HM Prison Service - full of useful information, including prison establishments, life in prison, including online booklets, good links to organisations offering advice and assistance, online advice.
  
  
• Howard League for Penal Reform - working towards reform of the (UK) penal system. Site includes information on campaigns, projects, publications and events.
  
  
• International Centre for the Prevention of Crime - models and resources for cities worldwide on the reduction of crime.
  
  
• IQRA Trust Prisoners Welfare - promoting a better understanding of the needs of Muslim inmates in British prisons. Resources for prisoners and staff in prisons, fund for prisoners and families.
  
  
• KCL - International Centre for Prison Studies - at Kings College London.
  
  
• NACRO - supporting ex-offenders, disadvantaged people and communities, site includes news, online information briefings, other publications and project information.
  
  
• National Association for Youth Justice - Justice for children in trouble - UK organisation, campaigns for change in legislation, policy and practice to reform the youth justice system, promotes and develops community based methods of working with young people in trouble, publicises examples of effective policy and practice and provides information and training with the aim of improving the quality of work with young people in trouble, site also includes useful UK and international links.
  
  
• National Curriculum and Training Institute - adult and young people's curriculum for offenders - US site.
  
  
• Neighbourhood Watch - factsheets, newsletter, topical tips, crime prevention, find your local group, news and information on the national organisation.
  
  
• Neighbourhood and Home Watch in the UK - including information for the North West and links to other related sites.
  
  
• Prison Reform Trust - news, projects, information about booklets and leaflets for prisoners, friends and relatives.
  
  
• Probation2000 - models, tools, handbooks, quality issues, projects, directories of local services, manager, agencies and contractors, briefing and bulletins, links to probation boards organisations and information, vacancies and careers information.
  
  
• Project FLARE - UK project on fraud control and technology.
  
  
• Restorative Justice Knowledgebase - an alternative philosophy of justice to both retribution or rehabilitation, includes practical resources, links, online discussions and publications.
  
  
• SafetyNet - Domestic Violence Resources - from a US women's site.
  
  
• Safety Tips - from the New York Police Department.
  
  
• The Site: Law matters - information on UK legal and prison issues, including benefits for prisoners and a range of other information and support for offenders.
  
  
• Suzy Lamplugh Trust - tips, campaigns, projects and links on personal safety issues.
  
  
• Trust for the Study of Adolescence - information for parents, research and training, also Parenting and Youth Justice projects.
  
  
• UK Motor Projects - Cars and bikes, driving and transport: in education, youth work and youth justice, includes, projects, publications, mailing list and links to youth websites and motor websites.
  
  
• UK Criminal Justice Web Links - comprehensive police and crime list from University of Leeds.
  
  
• Victims Charter - what you can expect and what will happen and resources from the UK government.
  
  
• Victims of Crime leaflet - what happens after you report a crime (updated April 1999).
  
  
• Victim Support - information and support, also links and online resources and publications.
  
  
• Women's Aid - Women's Aid Website - information and advice for women and children experiencing physical, sexual or emotional abuse in their homes, including contact numbers for women and children, advice, research, publications and further links.
  
  
• Youth Crime - UK Government policies and structures - links from Cardiff University.

• Car Crime - tips & references from the Gloucestershire Constabulary.
  
  
• Centre for Crime and Justice Studies - publications, research & links, soon to provide range of factsheets.
  
  
• Centre for Criminological Research, Oxford University - provides some key links to criminology sites & information on the Probation Studies Unit.
  
  
• Crime Concern - national crime reduction organisation & registered charity, providing support to professional & voluntary agencies to support reduction of crime & fear of crime within local communities. It also runs over 60 projects across England & Wales, many of which are youth & neighbourhood-focused. Site includes news, publications, briefing papers, volunteer information.
  
  
• Crime Prevention - wide range of resources from the Home Office, including general information, home security, places of work, retail crime, neighbourhood watch, Crime Reduction Unit & more crime prevention links
  
  
• Criminal Justice System Forum - Mailbase discussion group.
  
  
• Criminology Information Resources - large set of UK & international links from Cardiff University, including sections on crime prevention, domestic violence, drugs, mental health, penology & prisons, young people, victims, policies & organisations.
  
  
• FSU (Florida State University) School of Criminology - criminal justice links.
  
  
• HM Prison Service - use of psychology in the UK Prison Service, including assessment, treatment & research.
  
  
• Improving prisoners’ learning and skills - DfES strategy for developing partnerships & provision, from April 2001.
  
  
• KCL - International Centre for Prison Studies - at Kings College London.
  
  
• National Association for Youth Justice - Justice for children in trouble - UK organisation, campaigns for change in legislation, policy and practice to reform the youth justice system, promotes & develops community based methods of working with young people in trouble, publicises examples of effective policy and practice & provides information & training with the aim of improving the quality of work with young people in trouble, site also includes useful UK & international links.
  
  
• National Curriculum & Training Institute - adult & young people's curriculum for offenders - US site.
  
  
• Prisoners’ Learning and Skills Unit - DfES site, links to initiatives, news & events, FAQs, links to relevant organisations.
  
  
• Probation-practice - Mailbase discussion group.
  
  
  
• The Prisons Handbook - sample chapters of UK book including a selection of links, most of which you have to buy the book for.
  
  
  
• The Site: Law matters - information on UK legal & prison issues, including benefits for prisoners & a range of other information & support for offenders.
  
  
• UK Motor Projects - Cars & bikes, driving & transport: in education, youth work & youth justice, includes, projects, publications, mailing list & links to youth websites & motor websites.
  
  
• Women's Aid - Women's Aid Website - information & advice for women and children experiencing physical, sexual or emotional abuse in their homes, including contact numbers for women & children, advice, research, publications & further links.
  
  
• Youth Crime - UK Government policies & structures - links from Cardiff University.