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Uncle Sam 
Government Publications Department
Tennessee Regional Depository
Comparative Justice Systems CJUS2110

Class Description: Overview of justice systems of various countries, focusing primarily on substantive and philosophical relationships
between the subsystems and the society they serve.

Megalinks | Countries | Databases | Media | Resources

MEGALINKS

Foreign Governments on the Web ( U of Michigan)

U.S. Census Bureau, International Statistical Agencies

Country Codes International Organization for Standardization
Use for web searching and site identification

NCJRS International Links

UN Crime and Justice Information Network
Statistics, research and links to individual countries

Good links here

Florida State University Justice Links

International Crime Statistics Links
Links by country, mostly UN Crime and Justice Profile, but others are included.


COUNTRIES

Israel, Statistical Abstract

Korean Institute of Criminology
Quasi-government site

Research, Development, Statistics, UK

South African Police Service

Statistics Canada

Country Studies
Books on developing countries, chapters on the criminal justice system of each.

United Nations ODCCP
Constitutions, treaties and court decisions


DATABASES
NCJRS Abstracts Database
150,000 criminal justice publications mostly U.S. but includes reports and research from other countries
NCJRS Full Text

JUSTINFO
Global information dissemination center.Newspapers, newswire services, professional publications and screened web sources. Database with translations available. Registration required.

Office of International Crime and Justice UIC
Mission is to foster better understanding of the world's criminal justice systems. Search OICJ database and journal. Note article bibliographies for further information.


MEDIA

Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis U of M only
For articles in foreign newspapers, select" News" and then "World News". Use Foreign Language if you read other languages.

Department of State USIA
Foreign commentary on U.S. The reports include editorial reaction to major events-- sorted by country and region -- from major newspapers, magazines and broadcast media around the world. Quotes contained in the reports are translated by American Embassy press offices. Coverage begins in 1994.

Yahoo, Newspapers by Country

Political Science Resources, News Media
University of Michigan site with links to several mega-lists of foreign newspapers.

Pressdigest
International and multilingual news digest headlines from U.S., U.K., France, Sweden, the Netherlands and the French Riviera and a selection of Danish, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish newslinks.


RESOURCES

AltaVista Translations
Translate foreign languages

ONLINE CITATION GUIDES
Online Citation Guides

SEARCH ENGINES

How to Choose a Search Engine or Research Database
Don't accept just anything on the Web! Excellent guide to evaluating search engines and databases.


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