Justice statistics
Subtitle: an extended look at crime in the United States
By: edited by Shana Hertz Hattis
Series: U.S. databook series
Publisher: Bernan Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9781598887853; 9781598887860
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Criminal statistics; Crime; History
Other titles: Extended look at crime in the United States; Crime in the United States (Bernan Press : 2005)
Description: "This volume provides valuable information compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice, including its subsidiaries, the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Justice Statistics: An Extended Look at Crime in the United States is a special edition of Crime in the United States. It brings together nine key reports that fall under this category. Topics covered include capital punishment, rape and sexual assault among college-age women, correctional populations, crime in the United States, hate crimes, probation, parole, and law enforcement officers killed and assaulted. Tables in this volume provide a comprehensive account of each of these subjects."--Back cover.
Notes: "Special edition of Crime in the United States"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273) and index.
Table of contents: title: About the editor; title: Part 1. Capital punishment, 2013; title: Part 2. Correctional populations in the United States, 2013; title: Part 3. Crime in the United States, 2013; title: Part 4. Crimes against persons with disabilities, 2009-2013; title: Part 5. Hate crime statistics, 2013; title: Part 6. Jail inmates at midyear, 2014; title: Part 7. Law enforcement officers killed and assaulted, 2013; title: Part 8. Probation and parole, 2013; title: Part 9. Rape and sexual assault among college-age females, 1995-2013; title: Appendix sources for tables.