the national focus for the study of crime and criminal justice in Australia and for the dissemination of criminal justice information.

Statistics such as "If recent incarceration rates remain unchanged, an estimated 1 of every 20 persons (5.1%) will serve time in a prison during their lifetime."

from the University of Western Australia.

from Buffalo Criminal Law Center. Including links to the penal code of many nations.

The Drug Library

The Centre’s objectives are to contribute to international criminal justice policy development through analysis, research and consultation, and to provide technical assistance to implement international policy and standards.

US -- and mostly Claifornia -- oriented resources.

Established in 1978 under the auspices of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice.

NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide

from the Legal Information Institute

Federal Sentencing Guidelines

an independent agency in whose principal purpose is to establish sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts, including detailed guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of punishment.