Responses to Survey

      By Users of FSU School of Criminology Web Site
      Survey Conducted Oct. 1-31 1997

      Part 3: Written Respones to Survey Questions

      • What have you found most useful about the Web Site?
      • What additional categories would you like added to the Web Site?
      • What improvements in site navigation, use of graphics, fonts, etc. would you suggest?
      • How can these pages better serve your needs?

      What have you found most useful about the Web Site?

        • 5 respondents stated that everything was useful
      • Great road map for cj issues and sites.
      • Easy to use.
      • The links to information that is "out there." The first stop in any search.
      • Quick access to other areas relative to law enforcement and criminal justice
      • Look at new technology for distance learning and courses over the internet.
      • List of other sources.
      • when researching topic/information, the site becomes a first stop.
      • Information about Criminology faculty
      • The links to other CJ sites
      • The most important I found about the Web site is by now to keep contact with friends overseas, and to make my life a easier one by procuring some information on Web sites, and to find some entertainments for fun.
      • I use this site as a basic beginning point for my students. Its comprehensiveness and the easy of the lay out provide a great starting place for them.
      • Professional Information that I could use in my field of employment.
      • faculty updates
      • information about the schools I am interested in
      • Access to information that I don't have time to locate in the library
      • Diversified info deemed helpful-however, didn't locate my SPECIFIC answer! Will try again.
      • I have found that the information this site provides is helpful for my studies and for personal interest.
      • Department emails
      • It is comprehensive and covers almost every topic I need to research.
      • Volume and quality of info -- good links.
      • amount of data, ease of access
      • The links, advanced class of new media, and Dr. Greek's responses to e-mail.
      • Very well organized and maintained. Multi-faceted. Controversial topics presented without bias. Excellent factual content. Literate.
      • Links to law enforcement agencies
      • Links to other criminal justice sites.
      • It's so comprehensive, but not voyeuristic
      • I appreciate the way it is laid out. Easy access and no difficulties finding info.
      • Multiple links to other cj related sites
      • The crime and the media lectures and the thoughtful organization of the various categories which makes finding information must easier than through a web search.
      • The extensive link pages.
      • you need the state of Georgia on here because I did not see it , thank-you
      • This site enables the user to access many different topics, within the criminal justice field. Hence, a users time is more productive. Thanks...
      • easy access and quick responses
      • very well organized. easy to follow.
      • I am a Police Sergeant from Philadelphia. This page has provided very useful information. Also keeps me abreast of other Law enforcement web sites.
      • a variety of information was provided
      • The links to other resources on the Web concerning Criminal Justice. I teach CJ in high school and find the site most useful.
      • This Web site was extremely helpful to my research since everything had to do with Criminal Justice. Some other sites only have a few links and have little information, if any at all. I will definitely return to this site and pass along the address.
      • it was very informative, but I would like to see more information about city related law enforcement as I am in the process of getting into a city police department.
      • Not sure yet ... just beginning to get acquainted with it.
      • I use your links to other sights and agencies
      • Well-organized -- easy to navigate
      • I work at a psychiatric prison hospital. I have found lots of useful information that I have used to prepare reports for the executive staff. The links sections in particular have been extremely helpful.
      • The links to the federal law enforcement home pages
      • I find it easy to locate the exact topic I'm searching for. I also use this page for my own interest in crime/criminology and not only for school research.
      • the clear and precise information
      • Eclectic listing of law enforcement websites and related issues.
      • This is the 1st time I've been here. I plan to spend many hours checking out the various pages. This is an outstanding web site. Congratulations, I wish I would have learned about it earlier...Thanks
      • nothing was very helpful
      • I highly recommend it to all my students and require them to access it to do on-line research projects. It is without exception the most complete and well organized site I have found since I started using the Internet. Keep up the good work. I am the Admi
      • The whole thing is wonderful. I used it when I was in school and now that I am out of school I am considering a career with some sort of criminology slant.
      • Great information on juvenile justice and criminal justice sites
      • Very easy to read.
      • links
      • The media links
      • The Many Different Links
      • I like the fact that the sites are categorized in a convenient way! Great job!
      • easy to use, wealth of information
      • A broad range of listed sites to assist my office with research. As the CJIS Coordinator for Leon County I am responsible for the gathering and dissemination of criminal justice information to our local justice agencies.
      • I have found two Criminal Justice Links.The first one is similar to the second one but has many more links. I can find it now--only the second one.
      • I have found if helpful but I need to know how much it would cost me to go to this school for 60-semester hours. I need to know this for a project for my English Class. I am a Sophomore in High School And I want to be a cop when I turn 21.
      • lots of good cjs sites - there is a real paucity of them in the UK. However, it is sometimes too U.S. based for UK researchers.
      • Absolutely nothing
      • links to other agencies
      • the large amount of information all together. it saves a lot of time
      • Finding many links in one spot.
      • All resources relating to Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System.
      • The links pages, which are the most comprehensive I have found thus far.
      • Large number of links to many aspects of criminal justice.
      • of course it's the links to other agencies and the codes
      • The site is well organized
      • updated information
      • links to other sites
      • The ability to get in touch with other police agencies via E-mail.
      • I have found the course curriculum to be helpful. I am seriously considering attending FSU for graduate study after graduating from GA St. Univ. with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice.
      • The information obtained from here has helped me put on programs in middle and high school as a School Resource Officer. All the info is great and the site is well set up for easy research. Thanks.
      • In 1995 I discovered the internet. At that time, your page was one of the few comprehensive CJ pages. By using your links, I found the chronical of higher ed on-line. Of course I was immediately linked to the jobs section from your page. I sent a resu
      • the links to agencies
      • This site has provided me, either directly or via links, with the information I have sought regarding Criminal Justice issue
      • Access to criminal information sources
      • easy to use, many different links (can usually find more than I need), and informative (personal knowledge was a close second as a reason to visit the site)
      • vast info. semi reliable sources
      • So easy to use
      • All the information
      • Will answer that when fully seen whole site
      • I found the links to the various law enforcement web sites the most useful.
      • I did not find what i needed but it was a great site and I enjoyed browsing it
      • I am an assistant district attorney in Pittsburgh, PA. While I am in the infancy of trying to use the resources available on the web, I am grateful to anyone who can provide me with information to make my job easier.
      • the way that everything is explained and how it is easy to find things.
      • Very well done: easy to navigate, great page layout & design, well organized, an asset to anyone interested in criminal justice!
      • Information on best practices in the U.S.
      • OJJDP
      • You can add fingerprinting.
      • It gives direction to many other areas of study.
      • It was functional and aesthetic.
      • That almost every question that came to my mind was answered.
      • Links to local State Juvenile Justice
      • I am looking into Graduate schools - these links are helpful.
      • I found that there are many reports on all aspects of Criminal Justice. I have never been to a web site like this one (Personally, I think it's the best yet!) Even though I am researching Police and Civilian Review Boards, I can also use a lot of the info
      • The great links to other web pages in the same related field of study. Great web page keep up the outstanding work!
      • I haven't.
      • I have been a Lieutenant in the Grand Island Police Department Explorer program for the last 4 1/2 years. i am know coming upon my high school graduation and would like to pursue the field of Law Enforcement.
      • Kenneth Drawbaugh
      • home pages of different departments
      • The sheer number of reputable and helpful sites and clear organization ... always a work in progress. Thanks for keeping it up.
      • examples of congressional legislation and criminology, this was a thorough, well-defined source!!
      • Services for delinquent/adjudicated youth offered in Florida
      • webfinder, Eric
      • Info. about department policies and requirements for hiring a candidate
      • That it covers a large majority of different departments available on the web.
      • Name


      What additional categories would you like added to the Web Site?

        • 16 respondents stated that they had no suggestions
      • I believe the site is very inclusive and current
      • Cognitive Behavior therapy in the CJ setting
      • Some up-to-date book reviews, and some "recreation" programs which will provide information about CJ information at the same time. For example, create some discussing forums which are labeled by different theory schools, during a certain period.
      • I would like to see more links to academic/journal-like sources. I am trying to develop an on-line course and have been have difficulties finding appropriate (both in scope and length) readings
      • full text faculty publications
      • A how-to-find (at the mere press of a button) cases contained in the Southwestern Reporter.
      • Links between other colleges & Uni's
      • Model Policy and Procedures for police agencies.
      • More articles and data.
      • As I'm British, perhaps more information on how the US experience compares with GB and the rest of Europe?
      • military police section
      • security security
      • the laws on the state of or the city of Toccoa, GA
      • especially serious crimes and the laws on them
      • I did not come across a category like "current topics of interest", (ie. high profile cases, events, etc.). A category of that caliber would be invaluable.
      • more alumni info: ie. Frank Argenbright.....
      • tips and techniques. list some colleges that have correspondence courses for criminal justice
      • A site rating different schools of CJ or at least advertising schools across the country with quality CJ programs. I have students who can't go to FSU but would like to know of good schools around the country.
      • I would like to see something which gives the classes needed for a minor in criminology.
      • a special page geared toward women in criminal justice
      • Sites involving forensic pathology
      • I would like to see more of an historical perspective on crime and criminal justice.
      • If there is a category on this aspect I would like to know where to find it (perhaps I over-looked it) Otherwise I would have to say it is a great site!
      • more to do with juvenile offenders
      • Data Listings:
      • Complete list of State Law Enforcement agencies by headquarter address and phone.
      • Data Book on State and Provincial Law Enforcement (1995)
      • State and Provincial Police Planning Officers "Projects in Progress--1997" Author: Illinois State
      • Still learning this one...
      • justice related to people's morals
      • Perhaps some more about careers and the likely hood of getting a job. Like a career counselor almost
      • Grant information - what's available and where to go to get it. I have developed a support program for bereaved adolescents and teens and an in-service workshop for educators and school counselors and would like to know where I can obtain grant money.
      • Because I am living in Montréal(Canada) and most of the population (6,000,000) of this province is french speaking, it would be nice if we can have some french links to fraud related criminology.
      • Women in Criminal Justice sites
      • Please combine both sites.
      • www.fsu.edu/~crimdo/jd.html is the one I can not find
      • Need the Costes!
      • useful links for academic criminologists, related sociology sites dealing with things like social control, post-modernist issues, etc.
      • Examples of real cases
      • sites with information concerning constitutional law and information concerning the application thereof.
      • Police Chat--- With Private room for documented Police Administrators
      • job listings
      • Penology/Criminal Rehabilitation
      • More statistical information
      • As I have not looked at all of the categories in this Web Site I am not sure at this time.
      • Domestic Abuse
      • Professional Training courses and seminars
      • Recruitment (these areas are usually buried deep in an agency's web page. This may inspire some progressive agencies to set up a separate recruitment page just for your page.
      • for my current paper a link to pedophiles, but for the future I don't know
      • information regarding career paths
      • I can't think of anything that you don't have here
      • may consider offering grant information.... who is offering, where to look...
      • Newer articles: ie. by D.A. Andrews,etc.
      • Fingerprinting.
      • Info regarding police dealing with mentally disabled/disturbed (from severe to those just on psychotropic meds). What works? New ideas.
      • I am interested in the distance education via internet. Any information related to the future outcome of this venture is important to me.
      • Civilian and Police Review Boards
      • Community Policing
      • Page on ASC training.
      • agency employment opportunities
      • prosecution vs. defense sites. We have committees for our prosecutors who do not use the web very often because they believe it has little to offer them. I proved them wrong with the NDAA site.
      • more psychology
      • Educational/administrative employment opportunities in Fla/delinquent youth.
      • department of corrections, special education , juvenile
      • Info. pertaining to all 50 states. MN and SD are not represented

      • What improvements in site navigation, use of graphics, fonts, etc. would you suggest?

        • 35 respondents stated that they had no suggestions
      • More explanation reference requirements for acceptance at FSU to major in Criminal Justice
      • My knowledge is to limited to evaluate your creativity. But, the use of some medium has caused some very slow response on computers that are shared or of lower capabilities.
      • over use of audio/video seems to slow response on some computers. But, on the other hand, they enhance the presentation.
      • It is perfect in many aspects. I believe it may be better to set up a key word find device, if it is possible.
      • I usually turn of the graphic before visiting this site. While they are interesting usually I am here not to browse but for class research. The high level of graphics some the load down.
      • I can't think of any, easy to navigate and the graphics and fonts that are presently used are excellent.
      • Digital cameras are now under $300 and thumbnail photos may be of interest.
      • It's fine - I particularly like the roaches, and Cecil's home page!
      • I'm no fan of graphics. The fewer the better.
      • I truly believe that this site is one of the best sites to use. Whatever plans you may have for improvements, I am sure they will be excellent!
      • less animated gifs
      • Be more aware of the subtle stereotyping you are guilty of - for example - 1st choice in survey is male!
      • I am patient and can navigate through sufficiently for my research.
      • graphics
      • It is quite clear.
      • Make the music an option. It can cause problems with students and lab computers.
      • Kill the cutesy animated objects; these dramatically slow down loads and jumps to other sites. Reduce the size and load time for graphics; not everyone has
      • access to 56kb modems.
      • Needs more information on the subject of criminal Justice
      • Make the site searches legible with a real description instead of computer codes.
      • have found these categories to be sufficient
      • ....well, I *could* do without the whatever-it-is that requires Netscape to launch "mplayer".
      • Your pages load much faster than they did a year or so ago.
      • Everything is just right now. Too many graphics make the site too slow to load and just get in the way. You have done so good. Don't fix nothing that ain't broke.
      • Maybe different background color, it's kinda hard to see, or maybe it's my eye's
      • more about the program in Florence because I plan on studying there this summer.
      • Have been trying to locate information on the post board for Colorado. Can you help.
      • What I saw was very well organized and easy to use
        How can these pages better serve your needs?
        • 14 respondents offered no suggestions
      • Right now, information seems to be very current. To meet needs, it will require attention and updating.
      • assure that they are kept current and contemporary as they are now.
      • I hope a special meeting can be held for better understanding these pages in the future.
      • If possible, a directory paper can be distributed to anyone who is interested in the Web site.
      • continue updating the pages as events and reports happen.
      • As a novice at this type of search, the info is too abundant. As such, perhaps defined search topics.
      • Cecil: thanks for asking me to respond will see you in san diego
      • doing a paper on gambling with sherri hoffomon.
      • currently i am at univ of md and working at a beltway bandit
      • You are doing a fine job. I have no suggestions. I spend many hours every week exploring these pages. I am interested in rehabilitation, prisoner education and alternatives to imprisonment. I'm trying to figure out what works and what doesn't.
      • I do consulting on law enforcement and corrections and would like better search capabilities.
      • I'm only reading for personal knowledge so they can't really unsure at this time
      • Can't imagine, unless you want to prepare my classes for me on a daily basis. No kidding. I'm willing.
      • to find out the law is on certain things and what to do about them when falsely accused of something
      • These pages have always served my educational and professional needs well.
      • how about lesson plans/suggestions on how to implement CJ websites into a class. Hearing from others would be great!
      • Everything is easy to find. The simple layout is perfect to navigate around.
      • I would like more information about career paths. Actually, I am interested in working for the Federal Marshal service and their home page didn't tell me everything I wanted to know, but your page was very helpful.
      • Maybe give more of a description instead of just the main topic.
      • I do click on a certain category, it is not always what I thought it would be!
      • Learning right now.
      • Perhaps names of contact people; such as, children's homes, treatment centers, etc.
      • A continued expansion into all areas of justice including civil. Florida, along with other states, disseminates domestic violence civil injunctions along with criminal warrants.
      • Real case examples
      • Really is an excellent page, I reference it often and share it with others.
      • Please post a list of possible jobs that criminology majors can review. It would also help if you would give a brief explanation of what the jobs entail.
      • Pages seem more concerned with having a huge number of links than with having good links in specific areas of criminal justice -- sometimes found it hard to access specific statistics via these pages. Much easier to find articles.
      • By being able to access a variety of information with out looking all over the internet
      • Keep looking for on-line Research publications. Eventually, some of the periodicals are going to have to breakdown and go on-line.
      • you should advertise to the different schools of crim. its very helpful but few know about it.
      • I think they are the best page to start from to get anything dealing with criminology
      • Put your email address on the page. I am seeking some assistance for my daughter who is doing a research paper on the numerous privileges prisoners have in prison. We are having a difficult time locating information on this topic.
      • Great job and thanks!
      • I think you should do a background on the different occupations for those having to do research on these jobs.
      • Great web page...the best I've seen!
      • Up to this point I have been luck enough to find every thing that I would like to have found.
      • great site, thanx for all the information, this site has been a lot of help
      • Discussion list with other professionals, as well as an ability to upload our documents and download others'. Our own site already has this feature, but there is a segment of the population who would not think to come to us.
      • some of the articles i researched were great, however, i could not find the actual dates the articles were written, i.e., Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention. Other than that, it was great!


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