ABPO aims to tackle effects of racism in the criminal justice system in the U.K.
Black and Asian Police Officer Association http://www.blink.org.uk/organ/bpolice.htm
BAPA designed to provide support for police officers of Asian, African and Caribbean descent in the U.K.
Board of Visitors http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/bov.htm
BoV are independant watchdogs for penal establishmnets in England and Wales.
British Journal of Criminology http://www.oup.co.uk/crimin
The U.K. leading Criminology Journal.
British Society of Criminology http://info.lut.ac.uk/departments/ss/bsc/homepage/homepage.htm
Principal Professional Membership body for academics in the field of Criminology
Cambridge Institute of Criminology http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/crim/iochpg.htm
World famous Institute of Cambridge University.
The Courts Service http://www.open.gov.ac.uk/courts/court/cs_home.htm
Provides information about court structure in England and Wales and its workings.
Criminal Cases Review Commission http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ccrc/ms.htm
Independent body dealing with miscarriages of justice in England and Wales..
Criminal Justice Matters http://www.kcl.ac.uk/istd///cjm/
CJM is a quartely magazine on criminal justice information.
Crown Prosecution Service http://www.cps.gov.uk
Government Department which prosecutes people in England and Wales.
Group 4 http://www.group4securitas.com
This organisation runs private prisons and prison escort services in England and Wales.
Law Commission http://www.open.gov.uk/lawcomm/homepage.htm
Independant body who review the law in England and Wales when reform is required.
Legal Aid http://www.legal-aid.gov.uk
States how to claim legal aid in England and Wales including who can apply and the sorts of help available.
Lord Chancellor's Department http://www.open.gov.uk/lcd/lcdhome.htm
LCD responsible for ensuring the efficient administration of Justice in England and Wales.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/hmic/hmic.htm
HMCI carrys out inspections of provincial police forces under the Police Act, 1964(England and Wales).
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/lib-home.htm
HMCIP responsible for reporting on conditions in establishments and legalised police cells in Scotland.
Her Majesty's Stationery Office http://www.hmso.gov.uk
HMSO publishes the Acts of Parliament and other official government activities(England and Wales).
Home Office http://www.open.gov.uk/home_off/hofront.htm
The Home Office is the Government department in England and Wales responsible for internal affairs. The web site is vast and is growing.
House of Commons http://www.parliament.uk/commons/hsecom.htm
Information on the HoC.
International Centre for prison Studies http://www.kcl.ac.uk/icps
ICPS assists governments and other relevant agencies to develop appropriate policies on prisons and the use on imprisonment.
Institute for the study of Drug Dependence http://www.globalnews.com/isdd/home.html
Information on all aspects of drug misuse and drugs.
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/ccus
ISTD is a Voluntary sector organisation who promote the exchange of experience and understanding of all aspects if the Criminal Justice System.
The Law Society http://www.lawsociety.org.uk
Professional Society for solicitors in England and Wales.
Legal Resources Page http://www.pavilion.co.uk/legal
Site includes information on identifying a firm of solictors in the U.K.
Lesbian and Gay Police Association http://www.lagpa.org.uk
LAGPA is a U.K. organisation to protect the interests of lesbians and gays in the police.
National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders(NACRO)http://www.nacro.org
Nacro one of the best known and influential criminal justice voluntary sector organisatons. Strives to provide a safer society in the U.K..
National Association for Youth Justice http://www.nayj.org.uk
Information on juvennile and youth justice.
National Criminal Intelligence Service http://www.open.gov.uk/ncis/ncishome.htm
NCIS lauched to combat crime in the U.K.
Northern Ireland Courts Service http://www.nics.gov.uk/pubsec/courts/courts.htm
Courts System in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Prison Service http://www.nio.gov.uk/prisintr.htm
Contains basic information on the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
Oxford Centre for Criminological Research http://www.crim.ox.ac.uk
Research carried out at this centre has much standing on present U.K. criminal Justice Policies. Includes Forum.
The Penal Lexicon http://www.penlex.org.uk
The MOST comprehensive resource on the web. Contain massives amount of information on prisons in the U.K. and Europe.
Police Federation http://www.polfed.org.uk
Information on the history and work on the Federation.
Police Research Group http://www.open.gov.uk/home_off/prghome.htm
Contains details on PRG also includes articles of research plus a searchable database of research which has been completed and is in progress.
Police Services of the U.K. http://www.police.uk
Invaluable resource on information to the police service.
Revolving Doors http://www.netkonect.co.uk/r/revolving/index.html
British non-profit organisation concerned with people in the criminal justice system with mental health problems, site includes National electronic library on Health.
Stationary Office http://www.the-stationary-office.co.uk
Publishes the official U.K. government literature. Site has search facilities for locating articles in its database.
United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network http://www.uncjin.org
Information of all countries criminal justice matters.
UNLOCK http://www.tphbook.dircon.co.uk/unlock.html
Ex-offender's association run by ex-offenders in the U.K. Membership open to all those convicted of offences in U.K.courts.
UK Parliament http://www.parliament.uk/hophome.htm
Information on the parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords in the U.K.
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