Page Index
Blogs, Discussion Forums, E-mail L istservs, Podcasts (Audio), Videos
Blogs (Web Logs)
Anti human trafficking "Project Aasara": This site presents is a pilot project launched at Yadgirigutta in Nalgonda dist. of Andhra Pradesh state of India in April, 2005 with mission of prevention of organized human trafficking.This project is based on a two-prong strategy of law enforcement against traffickers and institute rehabilitation for victims of trafficking along with reintegration.
Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws
CALCASA Public Policy: California Coalition Against Sexual Assault public policy blog.
Crime and Consequences: The Crime and Consequences Blog discusses crime and the criminal law. Topics include: 1. Criminal and crime-related civil cases before the United States Supreme Court. 2. Significant decisions in the field by other courts. 3. Studies with public policy implications related to crime and criminal justice. 4. Links to and discussion of news items and other blogs related to criminal law. Like most blogs, this one has a distinctive point of view. They approach criminal law issues from the perspective of victims of crime and the law-abiding public.
Disaster Victims Preparedness and Information: The purpose of this blog is to keep people updated about natural disasters around the world, the response to those disasters, and to help you prepare for a natural disaster in your own area. Information about response to terrorism attacks and preparedness for these events are also considered a part of their mission.
Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds: Principally dealing with fraud, this blog also examines Internet crimes of all types.
Holly's Fight for Justice: This blog provides information for crime victims/survivors. The author has personal experience with Canada's Justice System, reforms, and lobbying. The site includes resources for crime victims in Canada, the United States and around the globe.
KidsFirst: Missouri KidsFirst is a statewide network of individuals, programs and organizations committed to protecting Missouri's Children by improving the response to child victims and ending the cycle of child abuse.
Privacy and Identity Theft: Presenting news and information on US and international privacy laws and identity theft.
Sanctuary for the Abused: Presenting articles, clickable links & resources on verbal, psychological & emotional abuse and personality disorders.
The Human Trafficking Project: Dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking.
Who Killed Theresa?: Long involved with the Canadian criminal justice system while trying to prove who killed his sister, the author of this blog explores the justice system, attitudes towards victims and survivors, cold cases, and much more.
Discussion Forums
Battered Husband Support: An online discussion area for men who have been battered by their mates. The group administrator does an excellent job of keeping the discussion positive and productive.
MurderVictims.com: A meeting place for survivors of murder victims, where they can share thoughts, ask questions and get support. A wide variety of online resources, from statistics to publications, emotional support to advocacy advice, is also available.
ScamFraudAlert: ScamFruadAlert.com is a discussion board for naive or inexperience online users covering varied topics such as financial fraud, consumer issues and alleged internet scams. We are committed to informing online users about potential or existing scams and believe that ordinary people can make a difference in combating scams and fraud by partnering with Law Enforcement and Businesses.
US Office for Victims of Crime Web Forum: A moderated forum for professionals, where public discussions or questions on particular topics can be held. Special events are held monthly, where experts in a variety of fields respond to questions from the professional community.
E-mail Listservs
While many e-mail discussion list services now provide a web interface where you can join or leave a listserv simply and easily, some still use an e-mail only system. For these systems, sending e-mail to one of the addresses below and writing only the words "subscribe" -- followed by a space -- then the name of the particular mailing list you're interested in the message area of your mailer, will let you sign-on. However, a few systems may require your name and/or email address to follow the name of the list -- some of these systems automatically return mail to you giving correct instructions, others do not. Where they known, the sign-on commands will be listed below.
To be safe, your can find out how to sign-on a list by sending a message to the system address (e.g. listserv@domain.name) and placing only the word "help" in the message area. The system will mail you instructions and general information. Clicking on the list name in the following descriptions should open your mailer to the appropriate address for you to either subscribe or ask for "help".
Child-Maltreatment-Research-L: listproc@cornell.edu :
Sign-on: SUBSCRIBE CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L YOUR-FIRST-NAME YOUR-LAST-NAME
A discussion list for child abuse and maltreatment researchers.
CJUST-L: listserv@listserv.cuny.edu
Sign-on: SUB CJUST-L YOUR-FIRST-NAME YOUR-LAST-NAME
A forum for discussing all matters pertaining to criminal justice; the only banned topic is gun control.
Cold Cases: coldcases-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
For persons investigating or researching unsolved missing, murdered or unidentified cases from the past. Most cases involved are older than ten years. This list is open to all interested.
Cybercrimes: This UK-based list is for the discussion of internet and computer-related crimes and issues. Sign on/off and view archives through their webpage.
CybervVPM: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybervpm/ :
cybervpm-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
A forum for Volunteer Program Managers, or those interested in volunteer management.
Faith-based and Community Initiatives: majordomo@lists.ojp.usdoj.gov
Sign-on: SUBSCRIBE FBCI YOUR-EMAIL-ADDRESS
Join this list to receive notices from the Department of Justice Task Force for Faith-based and Community Initiatives.
Fear of Crime Research: A UK-based list discussing fear of crime research. Sign on/off and view archives through their webpage.
GangInfo: A listserv for practioners, researchers and others, GangInfo discussions can cover a wide range of topics, from the victims of gang violence to gang identification, prevention and research (however, no police intelligence information will be discussed). You can get more information on GangInfo at: http://www.iir.com/nygc/GangInfo.htm (listserv verified)
JUSTINFO: A biweekly electronic newsletter with links to full text publications, notices of upcoming training and conferences, funding announcements, and other resources, from the US DOJ National Criminal Justice Reference Service. . You can view past issues, or subscribe online at: http://puborder.ncjrs.org/listservs/subscribe_JUSTINFO.asp
JUSTWATCH-L: listserv@listserv.buffalo.edu :
Sign-on: SUB JUSTWATCH-L
The 'International Justice Watch' list is a forum for the exchange of news and opinions on the work of the international war crimes tribunals for ex-Yugoslavia and Rwanda, as well as on related issues including the conflicts which gave rise to the tribunals, the project to establish an International Criminal Court, international humanitarian law (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes), and other contemporary armed conflicts and humanitarian emergencies. The list is open to all who wish to engage in this discussion in a mutually respectful manner. Unmoderated, but with strict policies on civility
JUVJUST : Subscribe online to OJJDP's JUVJUST listserv to receive information on juvenile justice and other youth service-related publications, funding opportunities, and events. If you have not registered before, you will be required to create an account first.
ICC VICTIMRIGHTS: Where experts and advocates on victims rights may exchange information on victims rights issues as related to the International Criminal Court. The listserv developed as a coordinating tool of the Victims Rights Working Group, an informal working group of the NGO Coalition for an International Criminal Court.
Psych-Trauma: This UK-based list is for those working with people that have experienced psychological effects of trauma. Sign on/off and view archives through their webpage.
Rape Survivors: This group is for the support of survivors of sexual or domestic violence. Survivors and friends are welcome. You can subscribe through a link on this page.
SecondaryCircle: secondarycircle-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
This is a private email support group for non-offending parents, partners, loved-ones and friends of sexual abuse and rape survivors. For more information see their webpage or contact the listowner.
Stoprape: listserv@brownvm.brown.edu :
Sign-on: SUBSCRIBE STOPRAPE
Created for the purpose of connecting anti-rape campus activists from all over North America and allowing communication and coordination of events and programs.
Suicidology: American Association of Suicidology listserv. You can join or leave the list by using their web interface at: http://listserve.apa.org/archives/suicidology.html
Trauma-Professional: You can join or leave the list by using their web interface at: http://listserve.apa.org/archives/trauma-professional.html The Trauma Professional Forum is a managed email discussion list for health and mental health professionals and students who are interested in research, theory, and practice pertaining to trauma, PTSD, and related disorders of extreme stress. The list is also open to individuals who are engaging actively in research, teaching, or employment with community or government agencies, within the trauma field (e.g., Victim Assistance Workers, etc.).
Traumatic-Stress: A list for professionals and interested persons dealing with the topic of traumatic-stress, post-traumatic stress and it's treatment, research and methodology; managed by Dr. Charles Figley. You can join or leave the list by using their web interface at: http://listserve.apa.org/archives/traumatic-stress.html
Victim Assistance Canada (VACAN):The Victim Assistance Canada e-mail network. A communications resource for Canadian victim assistance professionals and professionals in related fields, or those interested in Canadian activities. You can register for the e-mail network at: http://www.vaonline.org/vacan.html
Victim-Assistance: The Victim Assistance International e-mail network. A communications resource for victim assistance professionals and professionals in related fields. You can register for the listserv at: http://www.vaonline.org/vai.html
WAL: Join or leave the WAL listserv through their online interface at: https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Secure/Account/AccountSubscriptionList.aspx
If you have not registered before, you will be required to create an account first.
The NCJRS Weekly Accessions List (WAL) itemizes materials added to the NCJRS Abstracts Database during the previous week. These documents include a wide range of criminal and juvenile justice topics, including crime prevention, corrections, courts, drugs and crime, gangs, law enforcement (police), statistics, and victims. Many documents on the WAL will be available as full text on the NCJRS Web site at http://www.ncjrs.org/. Other titles will be available from their publishers or through interlibrary loan from the NCJRS Reading and Information Center, (301) 519-5063.
Podcasts (Audio/MP3 Broadcasts)
Videos
Holly's Fight for Justice: A video documentary on Holly Desimone and her struggle with the justice system. See her blog Holly's Fight for Justice
Oral History of the Victim Assistance Field: The Victim Oral History Project was designed to capture the evolution of the Victim's Rights Movement. Project staff conducted video taped interviews with more than fifty of the fields' pioneers who made some of the historically significant contributions to the progress and evolution of the crime victims' field. Together, their first hand accounts, renaissances and perspectives help sketch a historical map of the victim movement's past, present, and even its future.
World Society of Victimology Press Conference, 11th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 2005: Statements by Dr. Irvin Waller and Dr. Marlene Young on the need for international victim rights from the 11th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
