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Activism, Hacktivism, and Cyberterrorism: The Internet as a Tool for Influencing Foreign Policy: .pdf   Denning, Dorothy - Chapter 8, Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy, ISBN: 0-8330-3030-2 - Rand Corporation - USA (2001)

Advocacy Handbook for the Non Governmental Organizations: The Council of Europe’s Cyber-Crime Convention 2001 and the additional protocol on the criminalization of acts of a racist or xenophobic nature committed through computer systems, An : Akdeniz, Yaman - University of Leeds - Cyber-Rights and Cyber-Liberties - UK (2004)

Changing Face of Conditional Sentencing, The: .pdf  Department of Justice Canada - Canada (2000)

Civil Legal Remedies for Crime Victims: Office for Victims of Crime - USA 

Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, The: .pdf   Office of Criminal Justice Reform - United Kingdom (2005)

Community-Based Sentencing: The Perspectives of Crime Victims: Roberts, Julian; Roach, Kent - Research and Statistics, Department of Justice Canada - Canada (2004)

Convention on Cybercrime: Council of Europe - ETS no.: 185 (2001)

Creating a Framework for the Wisdom of the Community: A Review of Victim Services in Nunavut, Northwest and Yukon Territories: Levan, Mary Beth - Department of Justice Canada - Canada (2003)

Creating a New Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century: .pdf   Bureau of Justice Statistics - US Department of Justice - USA (2000)

Crime Victims as Witnesses to an Execution - A National Protocol: .pdf   Achilles, Mary - First National Symposium on Crime Victims as Witnesses to an Execution - USA (1998)

Crime Victim's Right To Be Present,The: Office for Victims of Crime Bulletin - USA (2002)

Critical Criminal Justice Issues: .pdf   American Society of Criminology - US Department of Justice - USA

Cyber Crime . . . and Punishment? Archaic Laws Threaten Global Information: .pdf   McConnell International - USA (2000)

Draft UN Convention on Justice and Support for Victims of Crime, Abuse of Power and Terrorism: .pdf   World Society of Victimology, INTERVIC Tilburg University, the Netherlands. (2006)

Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime:   .pdf    Casey, Louise - United Kingdom Home Office Crimes and Communites Review - United Kingdom (2008)

Guidance to Faith-based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government:  .pdf  White House Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives - USA (2003)

Guide for Policy Makers: United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention - UN ODCCP (1999)

Guidelines on Justice for Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime: .pdf   International Bureau for Children's Rights (2003)

Hague Convention International Child Abduction Database: The International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) was established with the object of making accessible many of the leading decisions taken by national courts in respect of the 1980 Hague Convention. INCADAT is used by judges, Central Authorities, legal practitioners, researchers and others interested in this rapidly developing branch of law.

Handbook for Police and Crown Prosecutors on Criminal Harassment, A :.pdf   Department of Justice Canada - Canada (1999)

Impediments to the Successful Investigation of Transnational High Tech Crime: .pdf   Smith, Russell - Trends and Issues in Criminal Justice  #285 October 2004 - Australia (2004)

Implementation of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime:  .pdf   United Nations (2005)

Increasing Victim Safety and System Accountability: Evaluating a Collaborative Intervention Between Health Care and Criminal Justice, Final Technical Report:  .pdf   Texas Women's University - USA (2003)

National Conference on Privacy, Technology and Criminal Justice Information: .pdf   SEARCH  The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics - USA (2001)

National Information Infrastructure and Copyright Law: DiTommaso, Dante G.;  Fleming, Matthew H.;   Lurie, Jonathan B.;  Morgan, Thomas H. - USA (1996).  This paper -- considered flawed by some sectors -- is the basis for many of the US laws/regulations dealing with copyright now in effect on the Internet.

Mentally Ill Offenders in the Criminal Justice System: an Analysis and Prescription: .pdf  The Sentencing Project - USA (2002)

New Rights for Victims of Crime in Europe: European Council of Ministers - European Union (2002)

Offenders and Victims - Accountability and Fairness in the Criminal Justice System:  .pdf   Tenth United Nations Conference on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders Working Paper - United Nations (2000)

Policymaker's Guide to Hate Crimes, A:  .pdf   Bureau of Justice Assistance - USA (1997) 

Prevalence of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking: Briefing to Congressional Committees:  .pdf   United States Government General Accounting Office - USA (2006)

Privacy of Victims' counselling Communications: Legal Series Bulletin #8 - Office for Victims of Crime, US Department of Justice - USA (2002)

Prosecutorial Ethics and Victims’ Rights: The Prosecutor’s Duty of Neutrality: .pdf   Gershman, Bennett - Pace Law School - USA (2005)

Protection from Harassment Act: United Kingdom (1997)

Resource Guidelines - Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: .pdf   National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges - USA (1995)

Restitution: Making it Work: Office for Victims of Crime - USA (2002)

Rights of Crime Victims--Does Legal Protection Make a Difference?, The: Kilpatrick, Dean G.;  Beatty, David;  Howley, Susan Smith - National Institute of Justice - USA (1998) 

Roundtable on Strategies to Address‘Crimes of Honour’: Summary Report: .pdf  CIMEL / INTERIGHTS - United Kingdom (2001)

Safeguarding the Future and Healing the Past: The Government of Canada's Response to the Law Commission of Canada's Report: Restoring Dignity: Responding to Child Abuse in Canadian Institutions: Department of Justice Canada - Canada

Sentence Calculation: A Handbook for Judges, Lawyers and Correctional Officials: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada - Canada (2005)

Six Degrees from Liberation: Legal Needs of Women in Criminal and Other Matters: Addario, Lise - Research and Statistics Division - Department of Justice Canada (2002)

Stalking Laws and Implementation Practices: A National Review for Policymakers and Practitioners: Miller, Neal; Nugent, Hugh - Institute for Law and Justice - USA (2002)

Strategies for Court Collaboration With Service Communities: Bureau of Justice Assistance - USA (2002)

Strengthening Antistalking Statutes: Office for Victims of Crime Bulletin - USA (2002)

Storming the Law Schools: The Next Phase in Victim Advocacy:  .pdf   Sullivan, Steve - Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime - Canada (2006)

Understanding Community Justice Partnerships: Assessing the Capacity to Partner:   .pdf  Roman, Catrina; Moore, Gretchen; Jenkins, Susan; Small, Kevonne - Urban Institute Justice Policy Center - USA (2002)

United Nations Standards and Norms in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: U.N. Resolution 1998/21 on a worldwide standard of criminal justice and victim's rights.

Victim Input into Plea Agreements: Legal Series Bulletin #7 - Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice - USA (2002) 

Victim Privacy and the Open Court Principle: Cameron, Jamie - Policy Centre for Victim Issues - Department of Justice Canada - Canada (2003)

Victims of Crime in 22 European Criminal Justice Systems: Brienen, M.E.I; Hoegen,  E.H.  - University of Tilburg - The Netherlands (2000)

Victims of Crime Initiative: Activities Report April 2000 - October 2004: Policy Centre for Victim Issues - Department of Justice Canada (2005)

Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice:  .pdf   Tenth United Nations Conference on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders Working Paper - United Nations (2000)

Violence Against Children - International Criminal Justice Norms and Strategies:   Skinnider, Eileen, LL.B. LL.M. - International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy - Canada

Violence as a Public Health Issue: McDonald. David - Australian Institute of Criminology - Australia (2000)

Voyeurism as a Criminal Offence: A Consultation Paper: Department of Justice Canada - Canada (2002)

What Does the World Spend on Criminal Justice?: .pdf  Farrell, Graham; Clark, Ken - European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control - United Nations (2004)

Youth in the Criminal Justice System - Guidelines for Policy Makers and Practitioners: American Bar Association - USA (2001)