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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. Send questions/comments/suggestions to Saundra Williams Not Currently Updated