Open Educational Resources by Subject Disciplines

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From OER Commons

From Open Textbook Library

From OER Commons

From OER Commons

This class from MIT OpenCourseWare looks "at the relationship between drugs and such phenomena as poverty, religion, technology, inter-generational conflict, colonialism, and global capitalism." It includes an evaluation of America's drug laws.

An MIT OpenCourseWare class examining "the central features of law as a social institution and as a feature of popular culture. We will explore the nature of law as a set of social systems, central actors in the systems, legal reasoning, and the relationship of the legal form and reasoning to social change."

A unit from The Open University investigating definitions of crime, the process of going from crime to conviction, and society's views of crimes and criminal justice.

Take a virtual tour of The National Library of Medicine's exhibit on the history of forensic science. Includes cases, photographs, and educational resources.

"This dynamic analysis tool allows you to examine National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data on both personal and property victimization, by select victim, household, and incident characteristics."

"Purpose: To provide people who are justice system-involved, correctional facility staff, public health professionals, community organizations, and anyone else with an interest in correctional health with resources."

"The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States...."

"The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program generates reliable statistics for use in law enforcement. It also provides information for students of criminal justice, researchers, the media, and the public."

A statistical snapshot of inmates including age, citizenship, ethnicity, gender, offenses, prison safety, race, and sentences imposed.

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"The Commission collects, analyzes, and distributes a broad array of information on federal sentencing practices."