Law: Transnational Criminal Justice

http://www.crimestatssa.com/national.php - the latest and historic South African crime statistics in an easy-to-understand format. You don't need to know anything about police precincts or provincial boundaries. You can search, by address, for your area on a map of South Africa and immediately access the information you need.

https://www.golegal.co.za/topics/criminal-law/

http://www.justice.gov.za/

Here is also a list of some useful websites and homepages of criminal justice research and policy agencies which can guide you to a range of international resources as well as hard to find statistical data. Take time to explore the menu of each site.

Amnesty International - an international non-governmental human rights organization with offices all over the world.

Anti-Slavery International - the oldest human rights organization.

Art Loss Register - computerized international database which captures information about lost and stolen art, antiques and collectables.

BJS, Bureau of Justice Statistics – the major source of criminal justice statistics for the USA.

Child Rights Information Network - an international network that supports the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights.

CIA World Factbook - is updated weekly; contains data about countries of the world with a special section on the country's involvement in transnational issues.

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women - a non-governmental organization that promotes women's human rights and works internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms, especially prostitution and trafficking in women and children, in particular girls.

Eurojust  - is a judicial cooperation body created to help provide safety within an area of freedom, security and justice in the European Union. The Useful Links tab on the menu bar will link you to such important resources as Eur-Lex, a free database of the EU law; European Law Enforcement Agency EUROPOL and POLIS (Policing On-Line Information System), the free database of documents created by police specialists. 

EUROPOL - the European Union law enforcement agency that handles criminal intelligence.

European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics – has criminal justice data for the European Union from 1993 up to 2007.

FATF (Financial Action Task Force) - an inter-governmental body whose purpose is the development and promotion of national and international policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) - an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency (counterintelligence). The FBI website has a special page with Resources for Researchers that includes crime statistics on national and some international level. The FBI publishes the Uniform Crime Reports, UCR.

FRONTEX - the EU agency based in Warsaw, was created as a specialised and independent body tasked to coordinate the operational cooperation between Member States in the field of border and coast security. The activities of Frontex are intelligence driven.

Global Alliance Against Trafficking In Women (GAATW) - an Alliance of more than 80 non-governmental organisations from Africa, Asia, Europe, LAC and North America. 

Global Initiative - a network of over 500 independent global and regional experts working on human rights, democracy, governance, and development issues where organized crime has become increasingly pertinent.

HEUNI – official website for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control that is affiliated with the United Nations. Access to the specialized studies, reports, and statistics. 

Home Office, United Kingdom – provides crime statistics from the United Kingdom. 

Homeland Security, U.S. Department - a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11th attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the United States and protectorates from and responding to terrorist attacks, man-made accidents, and natural disasters.

Human Rights Watch – reports about the violations of human rights in individual countries and an annual world status report.

IMoLIN, United Nations International Money Laundering Information Network - an Internet-based network assisting governments, organizations and individuals in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Has links to leading world ani-money laundering organizations.

International Association of Chiefs of Police - the world's oldest and largest non-profit membership organization of police executives with members in 89 countries.                                          

International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy  - provides advice, information, research and proposals for policy development and legislation.     

International Center for the Prevention of Crime – promotes research-based policies and practices that work to prevent crime and build community safety.

International Centre for Prison Studies – statistics on prison systems and conditions as well as incarceration rates in over 200 countries.

International Court of Justice (ICJ) - the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN).

International Criminal Court (ICC) - governed by the Rome Statute, is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. The ICC is an independent international organization, and is not part of the United Nations system.

International Labour Organization - is a United Nations agency that develops and oversees international labour standards.

International Maritime Organization - the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) - is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions.

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - is issued annually by the US Department of State and describes the efforts of the key countries to curb the international drug trade.

International Organization for Migration - an inter-governmental organization that promotes humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It provides services and advice to governments and migrants.

International Victimology Website – INTERVICT provides information about current victimology research and encourages international exchange of expertise and experience.

INTERPOL – international police organization that facilitates cross-border criminal police cooperation; links to the departments of Justice throughout the world.

InSight Crime - an organization that researches and analyses criminal justice issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.

National Gang Center

NCJRS - the National Criminal Justice Reference Service database/website covers all aspects of law enforcement and criminal justice; its topic coverage ranges from preliminary research to detailed descriptions of successful programs internationally.

OSCE - organization for security and cooperation in Europe.

Penal Reform International - a NGO that promotes alternatives to imprisonment and justice for children and vulnerable groups of prisoners.

Polaris Project - leading a data-driven social justice movement to fight sex and labour trafficking at the massive scale of the problem – 25 million people worldwide deprived of the freedom to choose how they live and work. Polaris operates a U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline.

Small Arms Survey - the principal international source of public information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence and as a resource for governments, policy-makers, researchers, and activists.

SPACE (Council of Europe Penal Statistics) - provides an overview of the use of prison and probation in the 47-member states of the Council of Europe (CoE).

TIP (Trafficking In Persons) Report - produces by the U.S Department of State.

TraCC (Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Centre) - the first centre in the United States devoted to understanding the links among terrorism, transnational crime and corruption, and to teach, research, train and help formulate policy on these critical issues.

TRAFFIC - the wildlife trade monitoring network.

Transparency International - a politically non-partisan organization that raises awareness about corruption on a global level.

U4 Anti-Corruption Resouce Center - a web-based resource centre for development practitioners who wish to effectively address corruption challenges in their work.

UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) - a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. Has resources on human trafficking. 

UNICRI  (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) - assists intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations in formulating and implementing improved policies in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.

UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) - - this site's map of serves as the major gateway to information and UN publications on international efforts to reduce money laundering and organized crime, terrorism and corruption, trafficking in illegal drugs and humans, spread of HIV and AIDS, and piracy. UNODC collects international crime statistics.           

U.S. Department of State, Office of Global Criminal Justice.

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