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              Current page2National Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Provides national data on publicly operated forensic crime laboratories that perform DNA analyses. Data are collected on personnel, budgets, workloads, equipment, procedures, policies, and data processing. BJS first surveyed forensic crime laboratories in 1998, focusing solely on agencies that performed DNA analysis. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded the 1998 study as part of a DNA Laboratory Improvement Program.
    Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Collects data on the number and types of staff employed at state and local law enforcement training facilities, budgets, sources of funds, number of officers trained, and policies and practices. In addition to basic organizational data, the survey collects information on training curriculum issues critical to current law enforcement policy development.
    Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner (ME/C) Offices (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Provides data on the personnel, budgets, and workload of medical examiner and coroner offices by type of office and size of jurisdiction. The census gathers information on the number of unidentified human decedents handled by these offices, record-keeping practices, and use of national databases for unidentified remains.
    Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        References and classifies state legislation on privacy and security of state criminal history record information. Statutes are grouped into 29 categories and presented by classification and state. It is compiled every two years.
    Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Conducted periodically, the survey provides information on individual characteristics of prison inmates, current offenses and sentences, characteristics of victims, criminal histories, family background, gun possession and use, prior drug and alcohol use and treatment, medical and mental health history and treatment, educational programs and other services provided while in prison, as well as other personal characteristics. Data are collected through personal interviews with a nationally...
    National Incident-Based Reporting System (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Since 1929, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program has collected information about crimes known to law enforcement and arrests. The traditional UCR Summary Reporting System (SRS) collects monthly counts of the number of crimes known to law enforcement from thousands of agencies throughout the United States.
    National Survey of Youth in Custody (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) is part of BJS's National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in juvenile facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 as specified in PREA; P.L. 108-79. PREA requires a 10% sample of juvenile facilities to be listed by incidence of sexual assault.
    Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody (Bureau Justice Statistics)
    
        The CISVC is part of the Bureau Justice Statistics' National Prison Rape Statistics Program which gathers mandated data on the incidence prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities, under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108- 79). The CISVC is a passive surveillance system in which medical staff complete an incident form for each incarcerated person exhibiting symptoms or injuries consistent with...
    National Former Prisoner Survey (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS) is part of the BJS National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-79). The Act requires the collection of information from formerly incarcerated persons on any experiences of sexual assault while incarcerated.
    Human Trafficking Reporting System (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) was developed in 2007 to collect data on alleged human trafficking incidents from state and local law enforcement agencies. It collected information on incident, suspect, and victim characteristics from 38 human trafficking task forces, funded by the Department of Justice. Incident data include the number of suspects and victims, number of agencies involved in the incident, confirmation of incident...
    Census of Law Enforcement Aviation Units (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Collects data from all law enforcement agencies with 100 or more sworn officers that operate a fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter. Data collected includes the locations, available assets and range, personnel, expenditures, and functions of these units, as well as information related to the capabilities and resources that each could provide in the case of a national emergency.
    Survey of Law Enforcement Gang Units (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Provides data from all law enforcement agencies with 100 or more sworn officers and at least one officer dedicated primarily to the problem of gang activity. Data are collected on gang unit demographics, selection criteria, training, operations, and workload, as well as summary measures of gang activity.
    Census of Public Defender Offices (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO) involves the collection of data from all state- and county-funded public defender offices across the country, including offices that are publicly funded but privately operated and offices that handle capital cases only. These public defender offices handle the largest proportion of indigent defense cases of the three major indigent defense delivery systems: public defender offices, assigned counsel systems...
    Juveniles in Criminal Court (Bureau of Justice Stati
    
        Dataset from 40 urban counties used to describe the characteristics of more than 7,000 juveniles charged with felonies in State courts. The findings indicated that prosecution of juveniles in criminal court is generally reserved for those charged with the quite serious crimes of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault
    Census of Adult Parole Supervising Agencies (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Collected data from parole supervising organizations about the organizational structure of the agencies, staffing, supervision levels of convicted persons, and whether the parole agency had a role in considering prisoners for release, setting the conditions of supervision, and conducting parole revocation hearings. This collection was conducted one time in 2006. The census was sent to 68 respondents, including 50 central state reporters, the California Juvenile...
    Census of Jail Inmates (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The 2005 Census of Jail Inmates is part of a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally-administered jails. To reduce respondent burden and improve data quality and timeliness, the Census was split into two data collections: the Census of Jail Inmates and the Census of Jail Facilities. The Census of Jail Inmates (CJI) collects data on jail jurisdictions' supervised populations, inmate...
    Survey of Sexual Victimization
    
        Collected data from parole supervising organizations about the organizational structure of the agencies, staffing, supervision levels of convicted persons, and whether the parole agency had a role in considering persons for release, setting the conditions of supervision, and conducting parole revocation hearings. This collection was conducted one time in 2006. The census was sent to 68 respondents, including 50 central state reporters, the California Juvenile...
    Survey of Large Jails (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The survey focused on critical issues related to jail operations and incarcerated person management, information on convicted person flows through local jails, corresponding workloads, and jail programs and treatment. Specifically, the survey measured the number of jail admissions, including conviction status, most serious offenses, and screening at intake for mental health disorders, risk of suicide, and drug use. It also included questions on the number...
    Arrest-Related Deaths (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) component of Mortality In Correctional Institutions (MCI) (Formerly Deaths In Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) is a national census of all manners of arrest-related deaths and includes all civilian deaths that occurred during, or shortly after, state or local law enforcement personnel engaged in an arrest or restraint process.
    Census of Problem-Solving Courts (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The 2012 Census of Problem-Solving Courts (CPSC) involved the collection of data from all active problem-solving courts. In order to be considered a problem-solving court, it must have (1) operated within the judiciary, (2) operated under the direction of a judicial officer, (3) been active in the reference year, and (4) used therapeutic services to reduce recidivism. A variety of data elements were collected in...
    National Survey Of Indigent Defense Systems, 2013 (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        In 2013, the National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems (NSIDS) was designed as a census of all forms of indigent defense public defender, contract counsel, and assigned or appointed counsel in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Indigent defense was characterized as state-administered (one or two central offices directing indigent defense for the entire state) or county-administered (each county provides and administers indigent...
    Survey of Prison Inmates (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) is a periodic, cross-sectional survey of the state and sentenced federal prison populations.
    National Census of Victim Service Providers (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP) collection provides national data on all programs and organizations that served victims of crime or abuse within the year prior to the survey. The 2017 collection included data from about 12,200 organizations that served victims of crime or abuse as their primary function, or that had dedicated staff or programs to serve victims.
    Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The Survey of State Attorneys General Offices was designed to collect data on special topic areas. The first survey in the series addressed jurisdiction over white-collar crime and the second addressed jurisdiction over human-trafficking offenses. Because the roles and responsibilities of attorneys general vary by state, the White-Collar Crime survey was a census of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; the Human Trafficking...
    Federal Law Enforcement Agency Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DICRA) requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to submit to the U.S. attorney general, information about the death of any person who is
    Identity Theft Supplement (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Administered to persons age 16 or older who completed an in-person **National Crime Victimization Survey** (NCVS) interview, the Identity Theft Supplement (ITS) asks respondents if they had experienced identity theft during the past 12 months. The ITS encompasses several types of identity theft, such as the misuse of an existing account, misuse of personal information to open a new account, and other misuses of personal information.
    School Crime Supplement (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        Cosponsored by the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the **National Crime Victimization Survey** (NCVS) is administered every two years. This supplement asks respondents ages 12 through 18 about crimes that occurred at school and other characteristics of school crime. It is the oldest of the active NCVS supplements.
    Supplemental Fraud Survey (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The National Crime Victimization Survey’s (NCVS) **Supplemental Fraud Survey** (SFS) collects data on the experiences of adults across seven types of personal financial fraud during the preceding 12 months. It also collects information on victim characteristics, and whether the incident was reported to police or others.
    Supplemental Victimization Survey (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
    
        The National Crime Victimization Survey's (NCVS) **Supplemental Victimization Survey** (SVS) asks persons age 16 or older about their experiences with stalking during the preceding 12 months and collects information on the demographic characteristics of stalking victims. It also collects information on the nature of stalking victimization, including the number of offenders, the victim-offender relationship, and the frequency and duration of the stalking.
    Statistical Briefing Book (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
    
        The OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) enables users to access online information via OJJDP's Web site to learn more about juvenile crime and victimization and about youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, SBB provides timely and reliable statistical answers to the most frequently asked questions from policymakers, the media, and the general public. In...
    The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (CDC)
    
        Offers reports, charts and graphs on intimate partner and sexual violence, including rape, physical violence and stalking.
    Uniform Crime Reports (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
    
        The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects statistics on crime. Site includes data collected, publications and other resources.
    Sentencing data (United States Sentencing Commission)
    
        Explore data from the United States Sentencing Commission. The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency within the judicial branch of the federal government. The Commission's primary mission is to promulgate and amend the federal sentencing guidelines. The Commission's other responsibilities include: (1) establishing a data collection, analysis, and research program to serve as a clearinghouse and information center for information on federal sentencing practices...
    Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
    
        Information on victims, assailants and circumstances, broken down by state and region.
    School-Associated Student Homicides - United States, 1992-2006 (CDC)
    
        Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report article analyzes rates of school-associated student homicides and discusses prevention.
    Workplace Injuries (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
    
        Program determines rates and numbers of work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities. Site includes rate calculator, databases and search tools.
  
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