The Source for Crime and Justice Data

Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Series

Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics

Conducted periodically since 1987, LEMAS collects data from over 3,000 general purpose state and local law enforcement agencies, including all those that employ 100 or more sworn officers and a nationally representative sample of smaller agencies. Data obtained include agency responsibilities, operating expenditures, job functions of sworn and civilian employees, officer salaries and special pay, demographic characteristics of officers, weapons and armor policies, education and training requirements, computers and information systems, use of video technology, vehicles, special units, and community policing activities.

Years Produced: Periodically since 1987

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2016
Bond, Brenda J.,  Gabriele, Kathryn R. Research and planning units: An innovation instrument in the 21st-century police organization. Criminal Justice Policy Review.
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2016
Burch, Andrea M. Sheriffs' Office Personnel, 1993?2013. Bulletin. NCJ 249757, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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Helldorfer, Kelly L. 'I Can Haz Applicants': An Analysis of Police Recruitment and Marketing through Social Media. Master's Thesis, University of Southern Mississippi.
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Hernandez, Richard . Higher Education and Police Performance. Thesis, University of Texas at Dallas.
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2016
Hougland, Steven,  Wolf, Ross . Accreditation in police agencies: Does external quality assurance reduce citizen complaints?. Police Journal.
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Johnson, Olivia N. Police Officer Wellness Evaluation Response survey result. Journal of Law Enforcement. 5, (3), 1-35.
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Leonardi, Florencia,  Buhlmann, Peter . Computationally Efficient Change Point Detection for High-Dimensional Regression. Sao Paulo, Brazil: FAPESP Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics.
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Morabito, Melissa S.,  Pattavina, April,  Williams, Linda M. Active representation and police response to sexual assault complaints. Journal of Crime and Justice.
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