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- Aviation Units in Large Law Enforcement Agencies, 2007, 7/9/09: "One in five large law enforcement agencies operated an aviation unit in 2007"
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- Prison Inmates at Midyear 2008 - Statistical Tables and Jail Inmates at Midyear - Statistical Tables, 3/31/09: "Growth in prison and jail populations slowing: 16 states report declines in the number of prisoners"
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- Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Victims of Crime, 3/25/09: "Lowest rates of violent and property crime were experienced by Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders"
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- State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2006, 2/26/09: "State and local law enforcement academies trained 57,000 new recruits during 2005"
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- Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08, 1/15/09: "More than 1,200 alleged incidents of human trafficking reported in the U.S."
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- Stalking Victimization in the United States, 1/13/09: "3.4 Million people report being stalked in the United States"
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- Criminal Victimization, 2007, 12/17/08: "Violent crime rate in 2007 at about the same level in 2005"
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- Prisoners in 2007 and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables, 12/11/08: "One in every 31 U.S. adults were in prison or jail or on probation or parole in 2007"
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Jails in Indian Country, 2007, 11/7/08: "Four in 10 Indian country jail inmates were held for a violent offense"
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Civil Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005, 10/28/08: "In 2005, less than 5 percent of plaintiffs who won in civil bench and jury trials received damages exceeding $1 million"
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Federal Justice Statistics, 2005, 9/30/08: "Federal immigration arrests surpass drug arrests--Post arrest, drug and weapons offenders most likely to be prosecuted and convicted"
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Cybercrime against Businesses, 2005, 9/17/08: "67 percent of responding businesses detected cybercrime in 2005"
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- Civil Rights Complaints in U.S. District Courts, 1990 - 2006, 8/29/08: "Civil rights cases filed in U.S. District Courts declined by nearly 20 percent from 2003 to 2006"
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Parents in Prison and Their Children, 8/26/08: "An estimated 809,800 inmates in the nation's prisons were parents to 1,706,600 minor children at midyear 2007"
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- Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2005-06, 7/31/08: "In 2005 and 2006 more than 4,000 allegations of sexual violence were reported in juvenile facilities -- About one in five were confirmed after an investigation"
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- Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2005, 7/29/08: "Crime labs received an estimated 2.7 million cases in 2005"
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- Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2007, 6/25/08: "3.2 percent of inmates report sexual victimization in local jails"
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- Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007, 6/6/08: "Slower growth in the nation's prison and jail populations"
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- HIV in Prisons, 2006 and Medical Problems of Prisoners, 4/22/08: "Number of HIV-positive state and federal inmates continues to decline -- About 44 percent of state inmates and 39 percent of federal inmates have medical problems"
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- State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases, 2/08/08: "Domestic violence defendants more likely to be convicted than non-domestic violence defendants"
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- Sexual Victimization in State and Federal Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2007, 12/16/07: "4.5 percent of inmates report sexual victimization in the Nation's State and Federal prisons"
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- Criminal Victimization, 2006, 12/12/07: "Urban and suburban crime rates stable
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- Prisoners in 2006 and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2006, 12/5/07: "One in every 31 U.S. adults was in a prison or jail or on probation or parole at the end of last year"
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- Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007, 12/2/07: "School crime rates stable --
Children 50 times more likely to be murdered away from school than at school"
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- Arrest-Related Deaths in the United States, 2003-2005, 10/11/07: "States reported more than 2,000 arrest-related deaths from 2003 through 2005 -- Homicides by Officers Made Up More Than Half of Such Fatalities"
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- HIV in Prisons, 2005 , 09/27/07: "HIV/AIDS cases among state and federal prison inmates fell for the sixth straight year during 2005 -- The estimated number of AIDS-related deaths continued to decline"
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- Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2006, 08/16/07: "Correctional Authorities reported more than 6,000 allegations of sexual violence in prisons and jails during 2006 -- One in Six Were Confirmed After an Investigation."
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- Black Victims of Violent Crime, 08/09/07: "Black Americans were victims in 15 percent of all nonfatal violent crimes and 49 percent of all homicides during 2005"
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- Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004, 06/28/07: "Law enforcement employment grew between 2000-2004 according to Justice Department study"
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- Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006, 06/27/07: "Largest increase in prison and jail inmate populations
since midyear 2000 -- More than 2.24 million incarcerated as of June 30, 2006"
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- Medical Examiners and Coroner's Offices, 2004, 06/24/07: "Almost 2,000 medical examiners' and coroner's offices investigated about one million deaths in 2004 -- Almost 13,500 unidentified human remains on record"
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- Veterans in State and Federal Prisons, 2004, 05/20/07: "Male veterans less than half as likely as male non-veterans to be in prison in 2004. Veterans older, better educated than other State and Federal prisoners"
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- Contacts between Police and the Public, 2005 , 04/29/07: "Police stop white, black and Hispanic drivers at similar rates according to Department of Justice report"
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- Medical Malpractice Insurance Claims in Seven States, 2000-2004, 03/25/07: "Majority of medical malpractice claims in seven states closed without compensation payments"
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- Medical Causes of Death in State Prisons, 2001-2004, 01/21/07: "Death rates lower in state prisons than in the general population"
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Intimate Partner Violence, 12/28/06: "Intimate Partner Violence declined between 1993 and 2004"
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- Capital Punishment, 2005, 12/10/06: "The number of death row inmates declined for the fifth straight year during 2005"
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- Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2006, 12/3/06: "Serious violent crime at school continues to fall"
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- Prisoners in 2005 and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2005, 11/30/06: "One in every 32 adults was in a prison, jail, on probation or on parole at the end of 2005"
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- HIV in Prisons, 2004 and Medical Problems of Jail Inmates 11/19/06: "HIV-Positive State and Federal prisoners decreased for a fifth consecutive year -- More than one third of jail inmates reported a medical problem in a national survey"
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- Drug Use and Dependence, State and Federal Prisoners, 2004, 10/11/06: "Methamphetamine use increasing among State and Federal prisoners"
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- National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), Awards, 9/27/06: "Justice awards $11 million to enhance State criminal justice records"
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- Criminal Victimization, 2005, 9/10/06: "Violent crime rate unchanged during 2005 -- Theft rate declined"
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- Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates, 9/6/06: "Study finds more than half of all prison and jail inmates have mental health problems"
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- Federal Criminal Justice Trends, 2003, 8/30/06: "The nation's Federal criminal justice caseload
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- Violent Felons in Large Urban Counties, 8/6/06: "Study finds more than half of all convicted
violent felons had a prior record -- Thirty percent of those who murdered were younger than 21"
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- Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2005, 7/30/06: "Corrections officials reported more than 6,200 sexual violations in the Nation's prisons and jails during 2005"
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- Appeals from General Civil Trials in 46 Large Counties, 2001--2005, 7/6/06: "Approximately 15 percent of state civil trials are appealed, according to justice department report"
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- Citizen Complaints about Police Use of Force, 6/25/06: "Citizens complained more than 26,000 times in 2002 about excessive police force - Evidence in about 8% of complaints justified disciplinary action"
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- Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear, 2005, 5/21/06: "Nation's prison and jail population grew 2.6 percent during 12 months that ended June 30, 2005"
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- Identity Theft, 2004, 4/2/06: "3.6 million U.S. households learned they were identity
theft victims during a six-month period in 2004"
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- National Computer Security Survey, 2/9/06: "National Computer Security Survey announced"
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