The Definitive Guide to Criminal Justice and Criminology on the World Wide Web

by Schmalleger, Frank

• ISBN13: 9780130915900
• ISBN10: 0130915904
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

For Criminal Justice and Criminology and Internet courses. Designed specifically to look at the Internet from a criminal justice perspective, this comprehensive book and its supporting website explore the myriad of resources available to the criminal justice professional and to criminologists via the World Wide Web. Its relevant discussions and special-interest sections offer both the criminal justice student and practicing professional a clear, accessible guide to using the Web as a learning resource.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
Preface	ix
A Brief History of the Internet	1	(12)
What Is the Internet?	2	(2)
The Web Is Born	4	(3)
What is the World Wide Web?	7	(3)
Who Runs the Web?	10	(1)
Recommended Readings	10	(3)
Surfing the Web	13	(14)
Making the Connection	14	(1)
Choosing Your Browser	15	(1)
Once You're Connected: Using Your Browser	16	(10)
URLs	17	(3)
Navigational Buttons	20	(1)
Internal and External Hyperlinks	20	(1)
Bookmarks	21	(3)
Plug-Ins	24	(2)
Using the Web	26	(1)
Criminology and Criminal Justice Sites on the Web	27	(32)
Surf's Up	28	(2)
Using NCJRS	28	(2)
The JRA Image Map of the CJ System	30	(1)
Site Listings	30	(27)
General Criminal Justice and Criminology Sites	32	(2)
Associations	34	(2)
Courts and Law-Related Sites	36	(2)
Corrections Sites	38	(1)
Crime Prevention	39	(2)
Forensics	41	(2)
Gangs	43	(1)
International Resources	44	(4)
Justice Statistics	48	(1)
Juvenile Justice Sites	49	(2)
Law Enforcement Resources	51	(1)
Terrorism	51	(1)
Unsolved Crimes	52	(1)
Victims of Crime	53	(2)
Violence against Women	55	(2)
Using the Web	57	(2)
E-Mail and E-Mail Software	59	(14)
Introduction	60	(1)
Sending Messages	61	(2)
Receiving Messages	63	(3)
Emoticons and Abbreviations	66	(1)
Free E-Mail	67	(2)
Locator and Directory Services	69	(1)
E-Mail Security	70	(2)
Using the Web	72	(1)
E-Mail Discussion Lists, Newsgroups, Zines, and E-Journals	73	(16)
Introduction	74	(1)
E-Mail Discussion Lists	74	(8)
Criminology and Criminal Justice Discussion Lists	76	(4)
Criminology and Criminal Justice Announcement Lists	80	(1)
Discussion List Resources	81	(1)
Newsgroups	82	(2)
'Zines and E-Journals	84	(3)
Using the Web	87	(2)
Search Engines And Web Maps	89	(16)
Introduction	90	(7)
How Search Engines Work	97	(1)
Web Search Engines	98	(2)
Search Engine Sites	98	(2)
Metasearching	100	(3)
Metasearcher Sites	100	(3)
Using the Web	103	(2)
Netiquette and Web Manners	105	(12)
Introduction	106	(3)
What Is Netiquette?	109	(5)
E-Mail	111	(1)
Mailing Lists and Newsgroups	112	(1)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)	113	(1)
Netiquette Resources	114	(1)
Using the Web	115	(2)
Criminal Justice Careers Online	117	(14)
Finding Employment Online	118	(3)
Job Listing Services	121	(9)
General Job Listing Services	122	(3)
Government Job Sites	125	(2)
Criminal Justice Job Listing Services	127	(2)
State Job Listings	129	(1)
Using the Web	130	(1)
Security Issues	131	(14)
Security on the Internet	132	(5)
Security Companies and Related Sites	137	(3)
Viruses	140	(3)
Antivirus Sites and Information	142	(1)
Using the Web	143	(2)
Using the Talk Justice Site	145	(6)
The Purpose of the Site	146	(1)
The Justice Research Association	147	(2)
The Criminal Justice Distance Learning Consortium	149	(1)
Using the Web	150	(1)
Internet Glossary	151	(8)
Endnotes	159	(2)
Index	161

Excerpts

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. --Isaac Asimov As we move through the first decade of the twenty-first century, the future of criminal justice education confronts us. It has become clear to many of us in the justice field that education within our discipline is increasingly embracing the distance learning model. Look around, and you will see that the call for quality distance education is being taken up by an ever-growing cadre of students, educators, and professionals. That call is being met by an increase in the number of distance learning programs--at both the graduate and undergraduate level--that are now being offered. Much of what is possible in the field of distance learning builds substantially on the World Wide Web. The Web, which is barely a decade old, holds the potential to extensively alter the way in which the educational enterprise is conducted. With this trend in mind, I am proud to welcome you to the second edition ofThe Definitive Guide to Criminal Justice and Criminology on the World Wide Web.This guide is supported by a dedicated Web site that you can reach at http://talkjustice.com . Both the guide and the Web site are sponsored by my agency, the Justice Research Association (JRA), the Criminal Justice Distance Learning Consortium (CJDLC), and Prentice Hall Publishing Company. In assembling this guide, we here at JRA and CJDLC wanted to make available a comprehensive print volume that students in the disciplines of criminal justice and criminology could use to learn about the fantastic resources offered by the World Wide Web. We also wanted to develop a justice-specific guide--not merely a book built around a general framework with criminal justice and criminology content added as an afterthought (as some guides do). I hope you will agree that we have succeeded on both counts. As you read through this guide you will learn about the historical development of the Internet and the Web. If you don't already know how to surf the Web, or are hesitant about your skill level, you will be introduced to the software, hardware, and types of connections needed to enter today's world of Internet technology. E-mail, Web search engines, security issues, netiquette (Web etiquette), and careers in criminal justice and criminology are all discussed. Among the most useful features of this guide, however, are the up-to-date and comprehensive lists of Web resources that it contains. Chapter 3, for example, lists dozens of useful criminology and criminal justice sites on the Web. Chapter 8 provides a catalog of career resources available via the Internet and includes links to many government and private job sites. An Internet glossary, provided by SquareOne Technology, follows the chapters and rounds out this volume. TheTalk Justicesite is discussed in the final chapter. It supports this guide in a number of ways. First, the site is built around a discussion group feature, making it possible for visitors to leave messages for other site participants, to thread those messages, and to reenter the ongoing discussion at any time. A chat facility makes it possible for our guests to participate in real-time discussions with others about any criminal justice-related issue. TheTalk JusticeCybrary, one of the site's central features, contains all of the links listed in this guide--and more. Constant updating of the Cybrary ensures that links are as current as possible. Should you come across a link in this guide that is dated or no longer functions, please visit the Cybrary for updated link information. We also invite you to visit the Justice Research Association. Point your Web browser at http://cjcentral.com/jra and you will reach the JRA home page. There you will find a description of our activities, including