U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
Find information about our federal government's approach to homeland security organized by the following topics: information sharing & analysis, prevention & protection, research, commerce & trade, transportation security, and immigration.  Includes links to the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System.

White House Office of Homeland Security
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/index.html
Provides news updates, speeches, and press releases related to homeland security from the White House.  Also has links to the executive orders and proclamations issued by the President.

Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
http://www.mass.gov/eops
EOPS' website provides public safety news updates and links to the departments within the agency.  It is also responsible for the statewide homeland security information sharing Fusion Center.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm
Includes links to disaster information, disaster planning resources, and assistance information.  The National Incident Management System is also a division of FEMA.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) - Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://emergency.cdc.gov/
Information about bioterrorism, mass casualties, chemical and radiation emergencies, natural disasters, and recent incidents.

dPlan
http://www.dplan.org/
A free online tool to assist libraries, museums, and other collection-holding institutions with the writing of disaster plans.  dPlan was developed by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Emergency Planning - Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/index.html
This page from the D.O.E. provides information to help schools plan for many different emergencies: natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts.  Includes training webcasts to help school administrators and staff develop emergency management plans.

Ready.gov
http://www.ready.gov
Site developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with The Advertising Council to help Americans prepare for emergencies.  Includes instructional videos, preparedness checklists, public service announcements and publications.

Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org
Emergency preparedness and disaster response information is available here.

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
http://www.mass.gov/mema
Agency that provides information about disaster recovery and preparedness in Massachusetts.  Also has a link to SERC, the Statewide Emergency Response Commission.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
http://www.mass.gov/dph/
Find Massachusetts public health information here using the topic index.  Also includes news and announcements.

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National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB)
http://www.ntsb.gov/
Safety recommendations and information from the federal government.  You can search major aviation investigations launched by the NTSB from 1962-present.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
http://www.tsa.gov/
TSA is responsible for protecting the nation's transportation systems.  This website contains travel security news and helpful travel information.  The research center has links to security laws and regulations.

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U.S. Customs and Border Control
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/home.xml
Border security, including security and anti-terrorism initiatives; imports; exports; and travel information can be found at this website.  Includes news, factsheets, forms, and legal data.

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
http://www.usdoj.gov/
Includes news releases, information on the Patriot Act, links to government publications and other DOJ agencies.

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
http://www.cia.gov
Many useful  intelligence documents, reports and other publications available through the CIA Library.  Also has press releases and information on the CIA and the war on terrorism.

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
http://www.fbi.gov/
Provides links to information on the FBI's activities, history, press releases, statements, employment opportunities, Most Wanted, and a Kids and Youth Page.  Also a link to the FBI's National Security Branch.

Massachusetts State Police
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/msp/
Links to information on the Department's divisions, recruitment, news, wanted and missing persons, and state crime data.

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American Library Association - Federal Legislative Issues
http://www.ala.org/ala/issues/fedissues.htm
ALA's web page devoted to current federal legislation that affects not only libraries, but also individual rights.  There are links to relevant Homeland Security topics such as disaster preparedness and the USA Patriot Act.

Counter-Terrorism Legislation
http://www.counterterrorismtraining.gov/leg/index.html
"Current legislation affecting counter-terrorism strategies and efforts" intended for law enforcement officers.  The legislation is organized by topic and gives the full-text of pending bills and laws.

USA Patriot Act - White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/patriotact/
Legislation, speeches and news releases from the White House related to the Patriot Act.

Life and Liberty.gov
http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/index.html
Text of the Patriot Act, along with Congressional quotes and public relations information from the U.S. Department of Justice.

USA Patriot Act - Americans Civil Liberties Union
http://action.aclu.org/reformthepatriotact/
The ACLU responds to the Patriot Act on their website: news, resolutions and other information.

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National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/archive.html
From the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan.  A collection of data sets compiled by government agencies and individual researchers.  A 3.5-inch floppy disk is required to download the data for use on other computers.

NationMaster.com Statistics
http://www.nationmaster.com/statistics
Provides statistics (with sources cited) on a variety of topics, including terrorism, disasters, and military.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
From the US Bureau of Justice Statistics.  Data on crimes, processing, corrections, and public opinion on criminal justice topics.  Continuously updated, unlike the annual printed version.

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Data on crime victims, criminal offenders, law enforcement personnel, prisoners, and correctional staff.  International justice statistics are available under the special topics.

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Library of Congress, Federal Research Division - Terrorism and Crime Studies
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/terrorism.html
Reports written by the FRD to provide information and analysis on terrorist and criminal activities.

MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
http://www.tkb.org
A one-stop resource for comprehensive research and analysis on global terrorist incidents, terrorism-related court cases, and terrorist groups and leaders. Includes  interactive maps, biographies on key terrorist personalities, and creates "charts and graphs and tables that analyze RAND data on  terrorist incidents or legal data on the prosecution of  terrorists. From the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT).

National Counter Terrorism Center
http://www.nctc.gov/
Worldwide incidents tracking system and a counter-terrorism calendar provides information about groups, individuals and technical pages relating to terrorist threats.

Terrorism (Center for Defense Information)
http://www.cdi.org/program/index.cfm?programid=39
From the Center for Defense Information, a collection of articles and reports on terrorism. The analysis is organized by categories, with sections such as Homeland Security, Responding to Terrorism, Terrorist Networks and more.

Terrorism Research Center
http://www.terrorism.com/
An independent institute dedicated to the study of terrorism.  They have intel reports, war reports, advisories, and other news.

Findlaw's Special Coverage - The War on Terrorism
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/us/terrorism/
Findlaw provides commentary, cases, documents, and laws related to the war on terror.  Also has links to news, message boards and other web sites.

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Center for Contemporary Conflict: Homeland Security and Terrorism Links
http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/rsepResources/homeland.asp
CCC is the research institute of the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs.  On this page they have an extensive collection of links to scholarly publications and journal articles, government resources, centers for the study of terrorism, government agencies and publications.

National Homeland Security Knowledgebase
http://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html
Page features large collection of links to Homeland Security resources and global security issues.  Also has information about chemical and biological weapons, explosives, and natural disasters.

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Page Maintained by Sarah Scott
Last Updated November 29, 2007