Public Safety Resource

Public Safety Resource
An Internet Hotlist on Public Safety Resource

created by Mr. McGriff
Campbell High School

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Public Safety Departments , why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

About.com page of crime & punishment - Fighting evil, fighting crime... Law Enforcement Guide Charles Montaldo hits the pavement and rounds up resources and news for boys in blue.
American Police Beat - A great source for stories and other information on police work.
BOZO Criminal of the Day - This is Dave Moreland's web page giving another story about a dumb criminal. A new story is added daily. These are truly dumb criminals.
Bureau of Justice Statistics -
Crime Library - The Crime Library is a rapidly growing collection of more than over 600 nonfiction feature stories on major crimes, criminals, trials, forensics and criminal profiling by prominent writers. The stories focus mostly on recent crimes, but an expanding collection also delves into historically notorious characters, dating back to the 1400s and spanning the globe.
Dumb Criminal Acts - This site provides some humor by providing true stories of how criminals can do some stupid things in their attempt to get away with crimes. There is also areas of Dumb Actions, Dumb Laws, Dumb Bumpers and Dumb Warnings.
Findlaw.com - Good source for researching laws and court cases.
First Gov.com - This is an excelent site to find out about our government. You can find links to almost any federal agency or operation.
MI5, Englands security service - The official website of the UK Security Service.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Excellent source of criminal justice data
OYEZ - U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia website. Includes a virtual tour of the Supreme Court Building.
Officer.Com - An excellent news source relating to Law Enforcement issues.

Federal Agencies

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) - Home page for the CIA
ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) - Home page for the ATF
DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) - Home page of the DEA
Department of Justice - Home page for Dept of Justice and related departments
FBI (Federial Bureau of Investigation) - Home page for the FBI
IRS Criminal Investigation Division - Home page for IRS enforcement
Secret Service - Home page of the Secret Service
U. S. Customs and Border Protection - Operates under authority of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Office of Law Enforcement
U. S. Marshals - Home page for the United States Marshals
U. S. National Central Bureau - United States contact with Interpol
U. S. Postal Inspection Service - The Law Enforcement unit of the Postal Service
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Home page for HOmeland Security
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) - Home page for the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, which use to be the INS.

State Agencies

Alabama Department of Public Safety - Includes Alabama Bureau of Investigation and Highway Patrol
Alaska State Troopers -
Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board -
Arkansas State police -
California Highway Patrol -
Colorado State Patrol -
Connecticut State Police -
Delaware State Police -
Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Home page for State of Florida Law Enforcement
Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) -
Georgia Department of Public Safety -
Georgia Tech of Atlanta Police Department -
Idaho State Poice -
Illinois State Police - Home page -
Indiana State Police -
Iowa State Police -
Kansas Highway Patrol -
Kentucky State Police -
Louisiana State Police -
Maine State Police -
Maryland State Police -
Massachusetts State Police -
Michigan State Police -
Minnesota State Patrol -
Mississippi Department of Public Safety -
Missouri State Patrol -
Montana Highway Patrol -
Nebraska State Patrol -
Nevada Department of Public Safety -
New Hampshire Department of Public Safety -
New Jersey State Police -
New Mexico State Police -
New York State Police -
North Carolina Department of Public Safety -
North Dakota Highway Patrol -
Ohio State Patrol -
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety -
Oregon State Police -
Pennsylvania State Police -
Rhode Island State Police -
South Carolina Dept of Public Safety -
South Dakota Highway Patrol -
Tennesse Bureau of Investigation -
Tennesse Department of Public Safety -
Texas Department of Public Safety - Site includes the Texas Rangers
Utah State Highway Patrol -
Vermont State Police -
Virginia State Police -
Washington State Patrol -
West Virginia State Police -
Wisconsin State Patrol -
Wyoming Highway Patrol -

City and County Agencies

Law Enforcement Training

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center -
Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council - The organization that regulates Police Certification and Traning
Georgia Public Safety Training Center - Located in Forsyth, Ga, just north of Macon, Ga.

Courts

Content by Mr. McGriff, doug.mcgriff@cobbk12.org
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Last revised Tue Aug 10 12:24:25 US/Pacific 2010