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National Security, Justice & Law Enforcement

Homeland Security

The Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296
Department of Homeland Security - this new federal department is comprised of these major divisions:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Customs & Border Protection

Coast Guard

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Secret Service

Ready.gov - from the Dept. of Justice, with links, documents, alerts, etc. to help prepare for any disaster.
Awareness of National Security Issues and Response (ANSIR) - useful information and links from the FBI.
Documents Related to National Security - from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11th, 2001 - from the Library of Congress Thomas site.
Select Committee on Homeland Security - of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Subcommittee on Homeland Security - of the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. Senate.
The National Security Agency - the Nation's cryptologic organization. It coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect U.S. information systems and produce foreign intelligence information.
U.S. Commission on National Security in the 21st Century - chartered to provide a comprehensive government-sponsored review of U.S. national security. Includes a major Reports section.
The National Security Strategy of the United States - from the White House.
Executive Summary of U.S. Commission on National Security Report - from the U.S. Dept. of State.
Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends - The Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Issue Brief for the Congress.
National Security Emergencies - with lots of useful citizen information links, from the Federal Citizen Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado.
Homeland Security and Terrorism: Resources and Links - from the Navy Center for Contemporary Conflict.
Searching for National Security: Terrorism Threat and US Government Response - from the USAF Institute for National Security Studies.
Homeland Security & Homeland Defense - from the Air National Guard.

Law Enforcement Agencies and Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics - facts at a glance, downloadable data, publications, other sources of information.
Criminal Justice Statistics - a large number of WWW links to various criminal justice statistics.
Department of Justice - publications, employment, FOIA, grants, fugitives and missing persons, justice for kids/youth.
Drug Enforcement Administration - drug data, fugitives, employment, programs, publications.
FBI Home Page - offices, fugitives, investigations, press releases and more.
FBI Publications - FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Terrorism in the US, Forensic Science Communications and other publications. Uniform Crime Reports now has its own page; it includes Crime in the U.S., Hate Crime Statistics, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, and information about the NIBRS.
The FBI Freedom of Information Act Reading Room - "famous persons, historical interest, espionage, violent crime, gangster era & unusual phenomena".
Federal Bureau of Prisons - weekly population report, facts and statistics, FOIA/Privacy Act, inmate information, employment, publications, links, etc.
Justice Information Center - online documents and WWW links for criminal justice information.
JRSA - Justice Research and Statistics Association; state criminal justice research, programs and publications clearinghouse, etc.
Juvenile Justice - gangs, corrections, courts, missing and exploited children, substance abuse, violence, and more.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data - downloadable data, access to more than 550 criminal justice data collections, free. From the University of Michigan.
National Center for State Courts - publications, news, projects, etc.
NCJRS Abstracts Database - "National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts database on the web".
North Carolina Judicial Page - state-related justice and court information, from UNCG.
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics - online version, data from all aspects of criminal justice statistics in the US.
TRAC FBI - "information about the FBI, its staffing and criminal enforcement efforts", free registration required to access materials.
US Sentencing Commission - state sentencing commissions, publications, employment, guidelines, hearing transcripts and testimony.