Crime

ChicagoCrime.org

http://www.chicagocrime.org/

ChicagoCrime.org offers a browsable database of 90-days of crime incidents and locations in the Chicago area. It was created by Adrian Holovaty, editor, editorial innovations, washingtonpost.com. He used Google Maps and data from the Chicago Police Department’s Citizen ICAM. Users can also find which day had the most and fewest crimes, which crimes are most reported and which locations experience the most crime. Also offered are RSS feeds specified for each police beat and city block.

ChicagoCrime.org

http://www.chicagocrime.org/

ChicagoCrime.org offers a browsable database of 90-days of crime incidents and locations in the Chicago area. It was created by Adrian Holovaty, editor, editorial innovations, washingtonpost.com. He used Google Maps and data from the Chicago Police Department’s Citizen ICAM. Users can also find which day had the most and fewest crimes, which crimes are most reported and which locations experience the most crime. Also offered are RSS feeds specified for each police beat and city block.

LJWorld.com - In Cold Blood: A Legacy

http://www.ljworld.com/specials/incoldblood/

For the 45th anniversary of Truman Capote’s “nonfiction novel” about murders in rural Holcomb, Kansas, student reporters from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln examined the murder case, the book and their long-term effects on the people involved. LJWorld.com supplements the students’ articles and interviews with a timeline, photos, a five-part video documentary, maps and an archive of the Lawrence Journal-World’s coverage of the murders.

LJWorld.com - The Murray Trial

http://www.ljworld.com/specials/murray_trial/

Readers become jurors in LJWorld.com’s site on a Kansas State professor’s trial for the murder of his wife. A complete archive of articles and photos trace the case from the pre-trial hearing to the defendant’s conviction. Courtroom video lets readers watch the prosecution and defense make their cases. Readers can also weigh the evidence themselves with crime scene diagrams, court documents and the defendant’s video statement to police.

KQED and PBS - Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defender

http://www.pbs.org/kqed/presumedguilty/2.1.0_flash.html

This crime investigation series from PBS and KQED’s “Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defender” tells stories “culled from the defendants’ own words, information given to the public defender, and court records of the case(s).” Click through the timelines to read summaries of events, see pictures, and draw your own conclusions about the guilt of various defendants. Discussion boards, feedback, and links to the rights of the accused can be found on this site.

JournalNow.com - Murder, Race and Justice: The State vs. Darryl Hunt

http://darrylhunt.journalnow.com/

The Winston-Salem Journal used multiple interactions in this 8-part series on a highly contested case that “helped define Winston-Salem’s race relations.” The series tells the story of Darryl Hunt, a black man who was charged at 19 with the rape and murder of 25-year-old Deborah Sykes, an employee at The Sentinel. The Journal brings the story to life through the use of 360-degree photography, clickable maps, videos, quizzes, interactive graphics, timelines, video clips and more.

360Degrees.org

http://www.360degrees.org/

Interactive production company Picture Projects created this site to “challenge your perceptions about who is in prison today and why.” The site tells criminal justice stories from a variety of perspectives—the victim, the convict, the lawyer, etc.—using panoramic photos, voice clips, and links to related information. Other features like a criminal justice theory quiz, message boards, and a comprehensive criminal justice timeline complete the package.

TBO.com Crime Tracker

http://crimetracker.tbo.com/

The Tampa Tribune, Tampa’s News Channel 8 (WFLA-TV) and Tampa bay Online have compiled crime data from the past four years into an easy-to-use map. Crimes such as arson, burglary, and drug offenses are dotted on a map that users can zoom and pan around. Detailed information for each crime is also available with the click of a mouse. TBO.com is constantly updating its crime tracker with new counties and data for past years.

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