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Crime & Criminals

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Statistical data on crimes, criminals, victims, and the justice system.

Court TV Law Center
The latest sensational trials and crimes.

Famous Trials of the 20th Century

National Crime Prevention Council
This is a comprehensive collection of links to programs, organizations, and statistics on a wide variety of crime prevention subjects.

NJ Crime Reports
Detailed town-by-town crime statistics as reported by the NJ State Police.


NJ Sex Offender Internet Registry

Offender Search
Inmates in New Jersey, from the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

The Officer.com
News, directories, and features for law enforcement officers. 

Uniform Crime Reports
State and national statistics compiled by the F.B.I.

World's Most Wanted: Fugitives and Unsolved Crimes

Divorce & Family 

Child Custody and Divorce Resources for New Jersey

Divorce Online
Provides free articles and information on the financial, legal, psychological, real-estate, and other aspects of divorce.

DivorceNet.com
Information for all states about divorce.

Family Law In New Jersey
Useful links and court and government contact information.

New Jersey Child Support Hotline and Customer Service
The N.J. Courts Hotline number is 1-800-621-KIDS (1-800-621-5437). If calling from out of state, dial (609) 530-4930.

New Jersey Child Support Calculator

New Jersey Divorce Info: An Overview

Federal 

Constitution Facts
Entire text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence plus related facts and information.

Findlaw: U.S. Federal laws

GPO Access Databases
Search the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Bills, U.S. Code, Public Laws and more.

How Our Laws Are Made
This handbook is intended to provide a readable and non-technical outline of the background and the numerous steps of our Federal lawmaking process from the origin of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a statute.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

Immigration 

Findlaw Immigration Law Center

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

Landlord & Tenant

Landlord/Tenant Section of New Jersey Judiciary
Answers to frequently asked questions, such as how to file a complaint, how to prepare for trial.

Tenants' Rights in New Jersey

Lawyer Locators

Findlaw.com
Search for an attorney by state or legal issue.

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Search or browse lawyers and firms.

Middlesex County Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Reduced Fee Services

New Jersey Lawyers Directory
Search lawyers and firms by town, zip code, practice specialty, or name.

Legal Forms

FindLaw Forms
Federal and state court forms, tax, bankruptcy, consumer forms, sample contracts, and links to other sources of forms.

Internet Legal research Group Forms Archive
Large collection of basic forms dealing with buying and selling, employment, credit, leases, etc.  Links to other sources for forms.

Jersey Clicks: Business Forms (WPL cardholders only)
Find reproducible tax forms, federal government forms, and commonly used business forms by clicking on the JerseyClicks link, and choosing the Custom Search option. Click on the Clear Checkmarks link, and then re-check only the Personal & Business Forms link under ALL Business. Perform your search and look over your results by scrolling down on the ensuing page. 

'Lectric Law Library Forms Room
Provides examples of law related forms in business, general and legal practice categories.

New Jersey Judiciary Forms
Downloadable and printable Civil Division, Family Division, and Appellate Practice forms, plus guides and materials for individuals who wish to represent themselves in court.

Legal Information 

FindLaw
Well organized and easy to find answers to legal questions.

Hieros Gamos
A comprehensive law and government portal, especially strong on international law.

Internet Legal Resource Guide
More than 4000 select websites from around the world.

LawInfo.com
Has a good section on "Frequently Asked Questions".

LawOffice.com
From the West Group (Law Publishers)

Lawyers.com
From Martindale-Hubbell (Law Publishers).

Legal Information Institute
From the Cornell Law School, this is a good site for research on laws, codes, constitutions, court opinions and laws of other countries.

Lexis One
This site is designed for small law firms and offers free access to
U.S. Supreme Court cases from 1790 to the present, as well as some federal and state cases decided within the last five years.

Nolo Legal Encyclopedia

Plain English articles on everyday legal matters.

Woodbridge Ordinances

State 

Findlaw: State Laws
Cases, codes, statutes, and regulations.

New Jersey Court Rules

New Jersey Courts Online: New Jersey Judiciary
Newly expanded and made more user-friendly, this website will help you find what you need to know about our state's courts. Look here for opinions and decisions, juror information, court schedules and staff directories, forms, instructions for representing yourself in court, legal reference, child support guidelines, pay your traffic ticket online, mass tort information, and more.

New Jersey Law Network
Vast array of legal resources- organizations, law libraries, law enforcement- including scanner frequencies, areas of law.

New Jersey State Legislature
Members, bills in current session, legislative calendar.

New Jersey Statutes
Or try New Jersey Law Network

StateLaw
State laws, government, and legislative information for all states.

You and the Law in New Jersey
Advice on how to handle common legal problems from Legal Services of New Jersey. In addition, "Low-income New Jerseyans can get free legal help by phone: call our toll-free hotline at 1-888-LSNJ-LAW (1-888-576-5529), Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m." 

U.S. Supreme Court

FindLaw Supreme Court Cases
Browse or search all Supreme Court decisions from 1893 to the present.

LLRX.com - Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research
Created by Gail Partin, an associate law librarian at Penn State's Dickinson School of Law, this annotated guide is for both the beginner and hardcore researcher.

U.S. Supreme Court
Information on the Court, including rules, biographies of justices, calendars, and recent decisions. 


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