Released in 2000, this monograph from the Justice department's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) "has been produced to make proven state and local programs more accessible to planners and practitioners alike." The document is divided into two sections. The first evaluates the effectiveness of a number of approaches to various issues in the criminal justice system, including a school-based...

Beyond the immediacy of crime and criminal acts, there is a concern among those involved in the justice system with analyzing and investigating all aspects of criminology and related subjects. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) as the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice is particularly concerned with these issues. On their website, visitors can learn...