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"Joseph F. Spillane examines the failure of progressive reform in New York State by focusing on Coxsackie, a New Deal reformatory built for young male offenders. Opened in 1935 to serve 'adolescents adrift,' Coxsackie instead became an unstable and brutalizing prison."

"This text provides edited and abridged cases that are intended to be easy to read and provide lower division students with a gentle introduction to key legal concepts that define the workings of our criminal justice system." By Adam J. McKee.

Webinars, tutorials, statistics, etc.

57 learning objects, including many in forensics -- e.g.: Collecting Biological Evidence, Dusting for Fingerprints, Spatter Drop Dynamics on Impact, DNA Collection Methods, etc. From WiscOnline.

"What is criminal profiling? What do profilers do? Does profiling work?" 12-minute video.

Published by the RAND Corp.

This two-part PBS Frontline program "takes you to the epicenter of the raging debate about prison reform. Solitary Nation brings you an up-close, graphic look at a solitary confinement unit in Maine’s maximum security prison."

From the Pew Center on the States.

An "educational resource for teaching and learning."