60 Best Criminal Justice Blogs and Websites
Criminal Justice Blogs
Here are 60 Best Criminal Justice Blogs you should follow in 2024
1. Crime and Consequences
Sacramento, California, US
The Crime and Consequences Blog discusses crime and the criminal law. We approach criminal law issues from the perspective of victims of crime and the... law-abiding public. As most of the existing criminal law blogs are defense-oriented, this is a step toward balance in the blogosphere as a whole.more
crimeandconsequenc..
1.1K 211 1 post / day Apr 2006 25 Get Email Contact
2. The Charles Smith Blog
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Charles Smith Blog began in 2007 after Charles retired from The Toronto Star. Its main goal was to keep looking into the story of a problematic pa...thologist and the harm caused to innocent parents, caregivers, and Ontario's justice system. The Blog mainly focuses on cases that raise issues in these areas, especially those involving the death penalty.more
smithforensic.blog..
1.3K 1 post / day 31 Get Email Contact
3. Criminal Justice News
Providing criminal justice news to criminal justice practitioners, students and academics.
criminal-justice-o..
1 post / month Dec 2005 27 Get Email Contact
4. Grits for Breakfast
Austin, Texas, US
Scott Henson is presently interim Executive Director at Just Liberty, a 501(c)4 focused on justice reform in Texas. A former journalist and political ...opposition researcher, Scott have laboured for more than two decades in Texas' criminal-justice reform movement, having been involved in passing some of Texas' most celebrated 21st-century reform legislation. He created Grits for Breakfast in 2004, having before then operated a criminal-justice reform site hand-coded in HTML beginning in 1997.more
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7.6K 1 post / week Dec 2003 51 Get Email Contact
5. Schneier on Security
US
A blog by Bruce Schneier covering security and security technology also frequent posts about homeland security in particular. Bruce Schneier is an int...ernationally renowned security technologist and author. He is described by The Economist as a 'Security Guru'.more
schneier.com
25.2K 146.4K 5 posts / week Oct 2004 88 Get Email Contact
6. Vera Institute of Justice
New York, US
Vera works closely with government to build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities.
vera.org/blog
165.6K 73.8K 20.3K 2 posts / week Jun 2009 66 Get Email Contact
7. Innocence Project
New York, US
The Innocence Project exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices.
innocenceproject.org
489.8K 166.6K 495.1K 30 posts / year Jan 2001 76 Get Email Contact
8. Oxford Academic | Journal of International Criminal Justice Current Issue
New York City, New York, US
The Journal of International Criminal Justice aims to promote a profound collective reflection on the new problems facing international law.
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1.1M 112.1K 1 post / quarter 93 Get Email Contact
9. Jonathan Turley Blog
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Prof. Jonathan Turley is a nationally recognized legal scholar who has written extensively in areas ranging from constitutional law to legal theory & ...tort law. He writes about Constitutional Law, Environment, Free Speech, Lawyering, Politics, Religion, Supreme Court, and more.more
jonathanturley.org
612.4K 2 posts / day Aug 2007 67 Get Email Contact
10. AFL-CIO
Washington, District of Columbia, US
The AFL-CIO is an expression of the hopes and aspirations of the working people of America. We resolve to fulfill the yearning of the human spirit fo...r liberty, justice and community; to advance individual and associational freedom; to vanquish oppression, privation and cruelty in all their forms.more
aflcio.org/blog
317K 161.3K 9 posts / week 73 Get Email Contact
11. The Sentencing Project
Washington, District of Columbia, US
The Sentencing Project has worked for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system for 30 years.
sentencingproject.org
45.9K 45.9K 2 posts / week Aug 2013 67 Get Email Contact
12. Death Penalty Information Center
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Death Penalty Information Center, serving the media and public with analysis & information concerning capital punishment.
deathpenaltyinfo.org
11.9K 15.3K 1 post / day 69 Get Email Contact
13. The Crime Report
US
Your Complete Criminal Justice Resource. The Crime Report (TCR) is the nation's only comprehensive news service covering the diverse challenges an...d issues of 21st century criminal justice in the U.S. and abroad. TCR is a member of the Investigative News Network of online investigative journalism sites.more
thecrimereport.org
6.4K 16.6K 17 posts / month 61 Get Email Contact
14. Prison Policy Initiative
Easthampton, Massachusetts, US
The Prison Policy Initiative was founded in 2001 to document and publicize how over-criminalization undermines our national welfare. This blog provide...s research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.more
prisonpolicy.org/blog
23.6K 72.6K 1 post / week Apr 2000 69 Get Email Contact
15. Solitary Watch
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Solitary Watch is a nonprofit national watchdog group that investigates, documents, and disseminates information on the widespread use of solitary con...finement in U.S. prisons and jails.more
solitarywatch.org
8.2K 18.8K 1 post / week Dec 2009 58 Get Email Contact
16. Matt Mangino
Matt Mangino is Attorney, former district attorney of Lawrence County and author of The Executioner's Toll, 2010.
mattmangino.com
1.8K 1 post / day Nov 2009 30 Get Email Contact
17. JUSTICE BUILDING BLOG
This blog has been called 'the definitive blog on miami criminal law' by the NY times, the washington post, the pope, and donald trump who also once s...aid it was 'really great'.more
justicebuilding.bl..
848 3 posts / week Nov 2005 35 Get Email Contact
18. American Military University
Charles Town, West Virginia, US
AMU Edge is an online resource featuring content designed for military, veterans, public safety, intelligence, homeland security, emergency management..., space, and cybersecurity professionals, brought to you by American Military University.more
amuedge.com
129.7K 3.2K 5 posts / week 59 Get Email Contact
19. Russell Webster - Criminal Justice
UK
Get the latest developments in alcohol and drugs, criminal justice and payment by results.
russellwebster.com..
497 13.8K 12 posts / quarter Apr 2015 45 Get Email Contact
20. Juvenile Law Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Breaking news, headlines, and press releases from the Juvenile Law Center. Juvenile Law Center advocates for rights, dignity, equity and opportunity f...or youth in the child welfare and justice systems.more
jlc.org/news
10K 17.6K 3.5K 2 posts / month Dec 2011 56 Get Email Contact
21. John Jay Research Office for the Advancement of Research
New York City, New York, US
Features research and scholarship from the academic community at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
johnjayresearch.co..
1.4K 5.2K 1 post / quarter Oct 2015 89 Get Email Contact
22. CCJS Undergrad
College Park, Maryland, US
Leading in the development of criminology and criminal justice research and theory; the training of graduate students to conduct and understand basic ...and applied research; and the provision of undergraduate education of the highest quality.more
umdccjs.blogspot.com
1.5K 174 8 posts / week Oct 2011 17 Get Email Contact
23. Penal Reform International
France
Penal Reform International develops and promotes fair, effective and proportionate responses to criminal justice problems worldwide.
penalreform.org/blog
5.5K 6.2K 5 posts / quarter Mar 2012 59 Get Email Contact
24. Chicago Justice
Chicago, Illinois, US
Our Justice Media Project is focused on capturing, tracking, and analyzing media coverage of crime and violence in Chicago. We seek to reform the cove...rage of these vital issues so that they more adequately reflect media coverage of how these issues actually occur in our city.more
chicagojustice.org..
213.1K 22.3K 1 post / quarter Jan 2007 42 Get Email Contact
25. Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center
Houston, Texas, US
Murray Newman is a former Chief Harris County Prosecutor practicing only criminal defense in Harris and Brazos Counties and the surrounding areas. A...n insider's view of what is really happening in the Harris County Criminal Courts.more
harriscountycrimin..
771 2.4K 4 posts / quarter Jan 2008 25 Get Email Contact
26. Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice - Raising Youth Justice
Scotland, UK
The Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ) supports improvement in youth justice, contributing to better lives for individuals and communities.
cycj.org.uk/blog
619 9.5K 1 post / month Feb 2014 41 Get Email Contact
27. Centre for Justice Innovation | Justice reform charity UK
London, England, UK
We combine research and real-world projects to develop new ideas and new practice in the British criminal justice system.
justiceinnovation...
5.8K 5 posts / quarter Sep 2013 38 Get Email Contact
28. National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance
England, UK
he National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance is a coalition of almost 600 members: artists, arts and Criminal Justice Sector organisations and individua...ls who work with prisoners, those on probation and ex-offenders in the community. We aim to ensure that people within the Criminal Justice System get access to arts opportunities as a springboard to positive change.more
artsincriminaljust..
830 6.1K 27 posts / year Jul 2017 39 Get Email Contact
29. The Criminal Justice Blog
UK
The Criminal Justice Blog is for policy makers, practitioners, academics and everyone interested in the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
faithspear.wordpre..
6.6K 2 posts / month Nov 2012 17 Get Email Contact
30. ACUF Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Latest News
Washington, District of Columbia, US
The Center for Criminal Justice Reform was established by the American Conservative Union Foundation to provide leadership for the growing conservativ...e consensus that our criminal justice system is badly broken, and that there are proven, conservative reforms that will keep the public safe while restraining costs.more
conservativejustic..
9.6K 2.9K 1 post / week Dec 2012 37 Get Email Contact
31. David Breston
Houston, Texas, US
At the Law Office of David A. Breston, we work to level the playing field with the vast resources of the government, and provide outstanding legal adv...ice, representation, and results to clients accused of state and federal crimes throughout Texas. more
davidbreston.com/blog
785 1 post / week 34 Get Email Contact
32. CCCU Policing and Criminal Justice
A blog by staff and students from Canterbury Christ Church University.
cccupolicingandcj...
3 posts / quarter Sep 2014 22 Get Email Contact
33. Criminal Justice in Ireland | A contemporary blog on criminal justice issues
Ireland
A contemporary blog on criminal justice issues
criminaljusticeini..
1 post / week Mar 2016 18 Get Email Contact
34. Sentencing Law and Policy
Ohio, US
Sentencing Law and Policy blog provides information and commentary about guidelines and capital sentencing. Professor Berman is the sole creator and a...uthor of the Sentencing Law and Policy blog. Professor Berman provides consulting services on various cutting-edge federal sentencing issues. He also is frequently contacted by the media concerning sentencing developments.more
sentencing.typepad..
4.9K 30 posts / year May 2004 56 Get Email Contact
35. Right on Crime - Fighting crime, prioritizing victims, and protecting taxpayers.
Austin, Texas, US
We conduct policy research and mobilize strong conservative voices to help promote cost-effective criminal justice systems at both the state and fede...ral level. more
rightoncrime.com/blog
18.1K 12.3K Jan 2014 56 Get Email Contact
36. Prison Culture
New York, US
Prison Culture blog is an attempt to document how the current prison industrial complex operates and to underscore the ways that it structures America...n society. Follow to get latest updates.more
usprisonculture.co..
142.2K Jun 2010 53 Get Email Contact
37. Cop in the Hood
New York, US
Peter Moskos is a professor in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in N...ew York City. A Princeton and Harvard trained sociologist, he was a Baltimore City Police Officer and is the director of John Jay College's NYPD Executive Master's Leadership Program.more
copinthehood.com
12.1K Aug 2007 47 Get Email Contact
38. Texas Prison Bid'ness
Texas, US
, Texas Prison Bid'ness is posting information about the growing prison-for-profit industry in Texas. Since the first prison-for-profit in the wor...ld opened in Texas in 1984, Texas has become home to scores of prisons of all shapes and sizes that are run for the profit of corporations. We'll be sharing information about the true costs of private prisons to individuals, families and communities in Tmore
texasprisonbidness..
1.2K Mar 2007 38 Get Email Contact
39. Just Policy Blog
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Justice Policy Institute is a national nonprofit organization that envisions a society with safe, equitable and healthy communities; just and effectiv...e solutions to social problems; and the use of incarceration only as a last resort.more
blog.justicepolicy..
5K 35.1K Aug 2011 60 Get Email Contact
40. Criminal Justice Alliance
London, England, UK
The Criminal Justice Alliance is a coalition of more than 90 organisations committed to improving the criminal justice system.
criminaljusticeall..
16K Nov 2016 42 Get Email Contact
41. Prison Watch Network
Dedicated to gathering documentation directly from prisoners, from media and other sources about prisons and prisoners' human rights abuses.
prisonwatchnetwork..
2K 23.2K Oct 2002 21 Get Email Contact
42. Wrongful Convictions Blog
This blog covers any and all issues wherever they arise in the world related to the problem of wrongful conviction of the innocent.
wrongfulconviction..
714 Feb 2012 45 Get Email Contact
43. Pace Criminal Justice Blog
White Plains, New York, US
A blog on Criminal Justice by Pace University.
pcjc.blogs.pace.edu
Jan 2013 70 Get Email Contact
44. Transform Justice
UK
Transform Justice is a national charity working for a fair, humane, open and effective justice system.
transformjustice.o..
6.8K 4 posts / year May 2013 41 Get Email Contact
45. Anthropoliteia
A blog offering critical perspectives on police, security, crime, law and punishment around the world.
anthropoliteia.net..
3K 2.8K Jul 2009 37 Get Email Contact
46. David Bratzer
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Writing about crime and justice from British Columbia, Canada. Opinions expressed here are my personal views.
davidbratzer.ca
1.4K Jul 2012 17 Get Email Contact
47. Centre of Criminology Library Blog
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Your resource for news, research, opinion and comment in the world of Criminology and Criminal Justice, brought to you by the Criminology Library, Cen...tre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto.more
crimbrary.blogspot..
627 Aug 2008 25 Get Email Contact
48. glynn b. cartledge
Reno, Nevada, US
Keep up with articles from glynn b. cartledge.
glynnbcartledge.co..
242 803 1 post / year 6 Get Email Contact
49. Justice System Partners
Portland, Oregon, US
We work to improve the safety and quality of life for offenders and communities through evidence-based strategies, systems, and data-based decisions a...nd practices.more
justicesystempartn..
96 718 6 posts / year Apr 2015 21 Get Email Contact
50. Officer 'Smith': Thoughts From Behind the Badge
The personal views of a California Peace Officer and widower. Be ye forewarned, not everything on this page is fit for children, liberals or Berkeley ...residents. I don't expect everyone to agree with everything I say, but personal attacks and irrelevant bullshit will not be tolerated.more
officersmith.blogs..
1 post / year Sep 2007 20 Get Email Contact
51. Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice
The official blog associated with the book, Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice!
mediacriminaljusti..
Jun 2012 16 Get Email Contact
Criminal Justice Bloggers
Blogger Name | Blog Link | Total Blog Posts | |
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Harold Levy | smithforensic.blogspot.com | 342 | |
jonathanturley | jonathanturley.org | 266 | |
Douglas A. Berman | sentencing.typepad.com | 189 | |
Kenneth Quinnell | aflcio.org | 185 | |
Bruce Schneier | schneier.com | 131 | |
Kent Scheidegger | crimeandconsequences.blog | 46 | |
Michael Rushford | crimeandconsequences.blog | 44 | |
Breanna Bishop | sentencingproject.org | 35 | |
Russell Webster | russellwebster.com | 22 | |
Abi Lunn | artsincriminaljustice.org.uk | 20 | |
Sara Vogel | solitarywatch.org | 19 | |
Sam McCann | vera.org | 16 | |
William Tucker | amuedge.com | 12 | |
APU Edge Staff | amuedge.com | 11 | |
Ilan Fuchs | amuedge.com | 10 | |
Dr. Jarrod Sadulski | amuedge.com | 9 | |
faithspear | faithspear.wordpress.com | 8 | |
Erica Bryant | vera.org | 8 | |
Morgan McLeod | sentencingproject.org | 8 | |
Elizabeth Berger | crimeandconsequences.blog | 7 | |
Nazish Dholakia | vera.org | 7 | |
Helen Weston | conservativejusticereform.org | 7 | |
Billy Sinclair | thecrimereport.org | 6 | |
Zoltan Lucas | thecrimereport.org | 6 | |
Tracy Siska | chicagojustice.org | 6 | |
Jean Casella | solitarywatch.org | 5 | |
Murray Newman | harriscountycriminaljustice.blogspot.com | 5 | |
Criminal Justice in Ireland | criminaljusticeinireland.wordpress.com | 5 | |
Dr. Aikyna Finch | amuedge.com | 5 | |
Alicia Maule | innocenceproject.org | 5 | |
Justin Chan | innocenceproject.org | 5 | |
Gritsforbreakfast | gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com | 4 | |
Alessandra McDaniel | conservativejusticereform.org | 4 | |
B. Schneier | schneier.com | 3 | |
Gregg Barak | thecrimereport.org | 3 | |
Isidoro Rodriguez | thecrimereport.org | 3 | |
Brian Nam-Sonenstein | prisonpolicy.org | 3 | |
Danielle Squillante | prisonpolicy.org | 3 | |
Emily Widra | prisonpolicy.org | 3 | |
Mike Wessler | prisonpolicy.org | 3 | |
Sarah Staudt | prisonpolicy.org | 3 | |
Rollo Strickland | cycj.org.uk | 3 | |
Dr. Chris Brown | amuedge.com | 3 | |
Dr. James J. Barney | amuedge.com | 3 | |
Dr. Mark Friske | amuedge.com | 3 | |
Jennifer Bucholtz | amuedge.com | 3 | |
Julia Lucivero | innocenceproject.org | 3 | |
Meghan Nguyen | innocenceproject.org | 3 | |
Abigail Gorman | solitarywatch.org | 2 | |
Muazam Moon | thecrimereport.org | 2 |