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World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems (U.S. Justice Dept.)

Criminal justice in individual countries throughout the world
Includes classification of crimes, some crime statistics, reporting structures, and laws
Most recent data is 2002

World Prison Brief (International Centre of Prison Studies)

World Values Survey

Comprehensive surveys of the six continents conducted since 1981
Measures social values (e.g. religion, democracy, respect for authority, sense of well-being, politics, leisure
Web site has sample questionnaires, summary results, and articles issued as a result of the survey

Worldwide Church Attendance (UMich)

Percentage of people attending church by country
Data appears in University of Michigan press release by Ron Inglehart of the Institute for Social Research
1990-95 data based on a World Values Survey

Youth Indicators, 2005

Demographics, home environment, after-school activites, values, and academic achievement of youth
1996 edition, 1993 edition

Youth Violence Fact Sheets

Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General (2001)

Report commissioned after the Columbine shooting
Notes various causes for youth violence and effective intervention techniques
Web site includes an executive summary, full report, and Webcast of an interview