Michigan State University Libraries - Criminal Justice Resources

Criminal Justice Resources :
Crime Fiction and Humor

A collection of web sites related to the "lighter" side of criminal justice, including crime fiction and crime humor.

Clumsy Crooks
http://www.clumsycrooks.com/
Feel alone and afraid in a world full of security breaches and criminal masterminds? Remember, there are plenty of criminals out there who are simply too dumb to rampage effectively. For instance, one man who was tired of walking stole a steamroller and led police on a 5 mph chase until a cop stepped aboard the vehicle and stopped it. This site documents his ilk and reminds you that many bad guys are dangerous to no one more then themselves.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Comic Books and Juvenile Deliquency
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8580/kefauver.html
Interim report pursuant to S. Res. 89, 83d Cong., 1st sess., and S. 190, 83d Cong., 2d sess., a part of the investigation of juvenile delquency in the United States. Publisher Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1955. Also available in print copy in Special Collections.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Comic Books and Juvenile Delinquency
http://www.crimeboss.com/history03-1.html
The Senate Investigation : Excerpt from Seal of Approval : The History of the Comics Code. The Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency conducted its investigation of the comic book industry in the spring of 1954. The committee held three days of hearings in New York City (the location selected because most of the comic book publishers were based there), called twenty-two witnesses, and accepted thirty-three exhibits as evidence. When it was all over, the comic book industry closed ranks and adopted a self-regulatory code that is still in effect today in modified form.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Crime Culture
http://www.crimeculture.com/
A UK web page offering information on 21st-Century Crime, including interviews, reviews of fiction, non-fiction & classics re-issued, links for crime readers & writers.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Crime Fiction
http://www.crimefiction.com/
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Crime Magazine: An Encyclopedia of Crime
http://www.crimemagazine.com/
Crime Magazine is about true crime: organized crime, celebrity crime, serial killers, corruption, sex crimes, capital punishment, prisons, assassinations, justice issues, crime books, crime films and crime studies.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Criminal Justice Online
http://criminal-justice-online.blogspot.com/
Providing criminal justice practitioners, students and academics with online information and resources.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Detective and Mystery Comic Book Strips Available in the MSU Libraries
Locations and call numbers
The MSU Libraries have over 750 for review.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Detective and Mystery Stories Available in the MSU Libraries
Locations and call numbers
The MSU Libraries have over 500 detective and mystery stories for review.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Dumb Criminal Acts Library
http://www.dumbcriminalacts.com/
The Dumb Criminal Acts Website shows stupid criminals doing stupid things. Short paragraph summaries depict the hilarious misadventures of real life robbers, kidnappers, and drug traffickers. One thief is stupid enough to steal a woman's purse while she is getting her photo taken in an instant photo booth. Say cheese, jailbird! Another robber hands a letter to a bank teller demanding all the bank's money. Unfortunately, this criminal mastermind wrote his demands on his own personalized bank deposit slip. One idiot even tries to break into a safe with a hamburger spatula! What the zany Keystone cops are to law enforcement, these buffoons are to the criminal world. The Dumb Criminal Acts Website is proof positive that crime does not pay ... except in laughs.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

G. J. Demko's Landscapes of Crime: The Geography of Crime Fiction
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gjdemko/
"George J. Demko is a professor of geography at Dartmouth College and a devotee of the mystery genre. He is especially interested in the settings of mysteries-the geography, the locus operandi of crime fiction." His site examines stories from around the world and details the impact of land and the environment on the crime story itself.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Last Suppers: Famous Final Meals From Death Row
http://www.lastsuppers.com/
A less than serious look at the death penalty. A *different* sort of true crime book. Includes last meals, last words and lots of interesting tidbits about capital punishment in America. Presented with a touch of humor!
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Mystery File Crime Research Journal
http://www.mysteryfile.com/
This is the online version of the Journal and contains articles and studies on a variety of current and past writers as well as interviews, reviews, columns and more related to mystery and detective fiction.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

PoliceHumor.com
http://www.policehumor.com/
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Sisters in Crime
http://www.sistersincrime.org/
"To combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, educate publishers and the general public as to inequities in the treatment of female authors, raise the level of awareness of their contributions to the field, and promote the professional advancement of women who write mysteries."
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Stupid Crimes and Misdemeanors
http://www.courttv.com/news/scm/
A collection of news stories by Court TV.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

The Thrilling Detective Web Site
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/
Covers all types of crime fiction, books, television, film, etc.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Twentiety Century Crime Fiction (Book)
http://magic.msu.edu:80/record=b4948359a
Looking for a good read? Available in the Main Library Stacks at MSu and many other libraries.
(Last checked 01/19/06)

Web-Based Crime Writing Resources
http://members.aol.com/sincatl/resource.htm
This page originally created by Teresa Loftin for the Atlanta Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Web Mystery Magazine
http://www.lifeloom.com/webmysterymagazine.htm
The Web Mystery Magazine is an on-line quarterly journal dedicated to investigating the mysterious genre in print, in film, and in real-life. Many of the articles discuss aspects of crime in mystery stories.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

Yahoo Crime Postings : The Spark of Yahoo
http://dir.yahoo.com/thespark/category/Crime
Collection of crime-related articles from The Spark, the Yahoo! Directory blog written by its Search Editors. Find awesome sites and blog posts on a variety of criminal topics, such as Al Capone, Jack the Ripper, cannibals, mug shots, and murderers. Courtesy of Yahoo UK.
(Last checked 04/10/07)

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