Crime and Punishment

Beyond Blame (Boston Review)
http://www.bostonreview.net/forum/barbara-fried-beyond-blame-moral-responsibility-philosophy-law
A debate on the significance of personal responsibility in criminal justice and beyond, initiated by philosopher Barbara Fried, and with contributions from an array of other leading philosophical figures.

Criminal Law and Philosophy
http://www.springer.com/law/journal/11572
Website of the academic journal Criminal Law and Philosophy (institutional access required).

Death Penalty Worldwide
http://www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org/index.cfm
A database of information on the use of the death penalty around the world.

The Howard League for Penal Reform
http://www.howardleague.org
Website of the oldest penal reform charity in the UK.

The Innocence Project
http://www.innocenceproject.org
‘[A] national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.’

Philosophy Bites
http://philosophybites.com/2012/01/nicola-lacey-on-criminal-responsibility.html
Podcast with legal philosopher Nicola Lacey, on the subject of criminal responsibility.

Restorative Justice Council
http://www.restorativejustice.org.uk
Information and resources about the practice of restorative justice in the UK.

The Sentencing Project
http://www.sentencingproject.org/template/index.cfm
An American non-profit organization for criminal justice reform.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/criminal-law/
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/law-limits/
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/punishment/
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/legal-punishment/
A collection of helpful entries related to the law and punishment.

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