The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "U.S. Department of Justice" ...
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Prisons, Parole, and Sentencing
Crowder provides tips on how to look at incarceration rates, recidivism, aftercare, drug testing, and sentencing laws. She provides specific questions to ask when looking at these topics. The tipsheet has a list of resources for state-by-state data and comparisons.
Tags: incarceration rate; prison; parole violation; parole officer; drug test; halfway houses; aftercare; forensics experts; drug treatment centers; habitual offender laws; robbers; murder; Sentencing Commission; Criminal Justice Institute; U.S. Department of Justice
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Army's PA (Public Affairs) Guide to Dealing with the USMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)
"We developed this guide to provide assistance to Army public affairs offices preparing to provide support in high-profile military courts-martial proceedings."
Tags: Department of Defense; DoD; accused; right to trial; media; FOIA; information; scheduling; restitution; command function
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Investigating Police and Seized Drug Money
"Law enforcement agencies across the country were evading state laws to keep millions of dollars in seized drug money with the help of the U.S. Department of Justice. The outline below contains documents and sources that probably are available for investigating this topic in your region."
Tags: drugs; money; police; Justice Department; crime; attorneys; judges
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Bernard Baran: The 80s Day Care Panic's First Conviction
This tipsheet includes a summary of the wrongful conviction of Bernard Baran as well as a research report by the U.S. Department of Justice - Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Cases Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial.
Tags: None
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Tipsheet No: 714
This handout gives hints on how to investigate crime labs. The handout includes a list of relevant books and articles on crime labs as well as copies of actual news articles and a report on FBI labs from the U.S. Department of Justice. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org.
Tags: 40 pgs.
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How to find federal sentencing data;
This tipsheet includes information on how to find federal sentencing data and what type of stories you can generate from the data. The handout also includes sample articles on the criminal justice system written by panelists. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org.
Tags: Federal Criminal Justice Information; U.S. Sentencing Commission; local police department; federal court
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Child Rape Victims
U.S. Department of Justice crime data brief concerning statistics on child rape victims from 1992. Published June 1994.
Tags: FBI Uniform Crime Reports Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics 2 pages
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Violence and Theft in the Workplace
U.S. Department of Justice crime data brief concerning violence and theft in the workplace. National crime victimization survey published July 1994.
Tags: Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics
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Tipsheet No: 325
U.S. Department of Justice crime data brief looks at the victimization rates of young black males and the National Crime Victimization Survey, Dec. 1994.
Tags: Violent Crimes Bureau of Justice Statistics Office of Justice Programs Rape Weapons UCR 2 pages
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Guns and Crime
U.S. Department of Justice Crime Data Brief. Statistics concerning handgun victimization, firearm self-defense and firearm theft. The handout includes graphics depicting handgun victimization and violent crime rates. Printed April 1994.
Tags: Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Black Minorities 2 pages