Law Enforcement

This report provides a brief overview of programs designed to provide outreach from American police departments to the Hispanic/Latino community. The report discusses the major issues that need to be considered in establishing and maintaining a successful police-Latino community outreach program.

This is an important statement of "best practices" related to police accountability. One section involves standards for use of force reporting in police departments. It also places use of force reporting in the larger context of other "best practices." This document additionally contains links to other useful resources.

This site contains some tips and tricks for crime scene investigation. These include collecting bullet casings, crime scene sketching, packaging a revolver, difficult fingerprints, etc.

Formerly affiliated with the National Bar Association, the National Juvenile Defender Center separated from the ABA in 2005 becoming an independent organization. The NJDC is a support center for public defenders, caseworkers and other groups working with juveniles or juvenile crime issues. Included on the site are publications related to juvenile justice cases and standards. The site also publishes training curriculum on basic skills and strategies for working with juveniles and delinquency proceedings, as well as information on adolescent development and strategies for communication with teens. The NJDC primarily presents itself as a legal resource for public defenders, but it is also a great resource for those in the criminal justice field and anyone working with juvenile or at-risk populations.

Discussion of the juvenile justice system, reported versus unreported victimization, structure of the juvenile justice system, including conceptual map of juvenile process, and child investigations and protective systems.

State Support's mission is to improve access to justice for all Minnesotans. In working towards that mission, State Support collaborates widely, including with legal services programs, the Minnesota State Law Library, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota Judicial Branch, and other partners in the justice community.

State Support's mission is to improve access to justice for all Minnesotans. In working towards that mission, State Support collaborates widely, including with legal services programs, the Minnesota State Law Library, the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Minnesota Judicial Branch, and other partners in the justice community.

This is the most comprehensive empirical study of contacts between police and citizens. It includes estimates of police use of force as reported by citizens. It also contains extremely valuable data on the nature of police-citizen contacts (e.g., police-initiated, citizen initiated; reason for the contact), with data for whites, blacks, and Hispanic citizens.