The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "crime" ...
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Covering justice in Europe and the U.S.
Sisti gives tips on how to cover crime and justice in Europe and who you need to know to get the information you need.
Tags: International reporting; justice; Abu Omar
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Finding danger in data, Powerpoint
Purcell's Powerpoint presentation offers insight on how he and his team used data to uncover the dangers within the Philadelphia school system.
Tags: data; Assault on Learning; school violence; crime
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Exporting Narcos
Méndez Arriaza provides useful information on how to follow crime internationally, with special attention to Latin America.
Tags: DEA; pacer.gov; international crime
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Integrating CAR
Dowdell and Wert gives advice on the importance of collecting data and the benefits of setting up independent databases, and offer tips on specific subpoints to cover under topics such as Sports, Crime/Public Safety, Education, Business, etc.
Tags: data; databases; investigative methods
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Broadcast: After Breaking News, What's Next?
This tipsheet is comprised of many useful web links covering topics of aviation accidents, automobiles and trucks, political campaign data, federal spending, U.S. court system, crime, business records, weather and more.
Tags: aviation; transportation; accidents; weather; government; federal spending; courts; crime
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The Hidden Life of Guns
In this tipsheet, Grimaldi shares how The Washington Post reported the story, The Hidden Life of Guns, which won the 2010 IRE FOI Award. He provides a day-by-day account of the series of events the unfolded as the reporting took place. He also includes a source list of important interest groups.
Tags: firearms; weapons; NRA; ATF; gun violence; gun crimes; gun dealers
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Bluefin: A $4 Billion Black Market
This powerpoint comes straight from the IRE award wining "Looting The Seas". Get tips on how to cover crime across borders, with many different organizations as partners.
Tags: collaboration; international; partnership; bluefin tuna;
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Tracking global crime and corruption at home and abroad
Candea's Powerpoint gives information on covering crime internationally.
Tags: international; crime
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(More than 5) Databases for criminal justice reporting
Roberts discusses the "data-rich" nature of the criminal justice beat, identifying several key databases for reporters. Examples include 911 response data, jail bookings, jury selection transcripts, National Corrections Reporting program and many more
Tags: crime; arrest; jail; courts; police; criminal justice; violent offenders; sexual offenders; prison; inmates; judicial reporting; NACJD; NCRP; jury; juries; court docket
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Contacts, Strategies and resources for Border and Immigration Coverage
Olsen provides an extensive lists of resources for covering issues related to immigration - including US Government sites/data, Mexican nonprofit organizations, key journalism sites, think tanks, lawyers, and much more
Tags: immigration; human rights; boarder patrol; boarder states; crime statistics; legal issues; immigrants; immigration studies