Website of Victim Support Europe a network of national victim support organisations in Europe founded in 1990. The site has organisational information including a copy of the constitution and contact details for the member organisations that make up Victim Support Europe.
Report on Diversity and Fairness in the Jury System written by Cheryl Thomas with Nigel Balmer and published by the Research Unit of the UK Ministry of Justice in June 2007. The report presents findings from the Jury Diversity Project looking at under representation of ethnic minorities on juries and the effect of ethnicity on jury decision making. There are chapters in the report dealing with the following issues: juror summoning; jurors who serve and do not serve; jurors at court and jury decision making.
The Center for Jury Studies is a research organisation and project funded by the National Center for State Courts in the United States. The Center provides technical assistance to state and local courts on jury system management. Examples of this work can be downloaded from the site. Topics covered include representation of ethnic minorities on juries, juror stress, hung juries and the impact of Employer Tax on increasing the size of the juror pool.
The Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council (CDITC) provides education and training for criminal defense investigators. Its website has details of the qualifications, events and seminars it offers and makes available a collection of papers and articles.
Section of the Correctional Service of Canada's website providing background information on restorative justice and details of the CSC's restorative justice and dispute resolution services for victims and offenders. Includes research reports and other publications, together with links to restorative justice websites in Canada and elsewhere.
The Restorative Justice Council (RJC) is a non-profit organisation that promotes restorative justice in the UK. Its website has background information about restorative justice and its use in settings such as prisons, schools and the workplace. RJC research reports are also available, along with the Principles of Restorative Processes, case studies, a glossary of terms, best practice guidance, policy documents and a monthly bulletin.
Guide to resources dealing with comparative criminal procedure, by Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago D'Angelo Law Library. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, the guider covers criminal procedure generally, criminal procedure in multiple jurisdictions and specific topics such as arrest, interrogation, plea bargaining, trial by jury, sentencing and appeals.
