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"Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being by Race and Hispanic Origin"
A Council of Economic Advisors chartbook from the Government Printing Office.
Informing America's Policy on Illegal Drugs: What We Don't Know Keeps Hurting Us
American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants
American Correctional Association
American Probation and Parole Association
An international association composed of members from the United States, Canada and
other countries actively involved with probation, parole and community-based
corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors. All levels of government including
local, state/provincial, legislative, executive, judicial, and federal agencies are
counted among its constituents.
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program
Assessing Interactive Voice Response for the National Crime Victimization Survey
Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI)
A not-for-profit organization representing paroling and releasing authorities.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Information on firearms, including Brady Act
Child Trafficking Digital Library
Conference proceedings
The National Conference on Privacy, Technology and
Criminal Justice Information, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and
SEARCH, May 31-June 1, 2000.
Corrections statistics
From BJS.
Courts Statistics Project
National Center for State Courts
Data Online
Construct data tables on: a) Crime trends from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports by
State including U.S. totals (since 1960), and by reporting local agency (since 1985) b)
Justice expenditures and employment for multiple activities (police, judicial,
corrections), types of employment (full-time, part-time) and types of expenditures
(direct, capital outlay, intergovernmental), since 1982.
DHS National Cybersecurity Division (NCSD)
NCSD works cooperatively with public, private, and international entities to secure
cyberspace and America¿s cyber assets. Its strategic objectives are to build and
maintain an effective national cyberspace response system and to implement a cyber-
risk
management program for protection of critical infrastructure.
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Data Resource Center
Funded by BJS, the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Data Resource Center provides
information on how data are collected and used in the states. This Center seeks to
identify the types of information currently being captured by state and local agencies.
Drug Crime (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Evaluating the Effects of Selecting One Person from Each NCVS Housing Unit on the Precision of Victimization Rates
Examination of Data Collection Methods for the National Crime Victimization Survey
FBI Cyber Division, Computer Intrusion Section
This unit addresses computer intrusions, which often have international facets and
national economic implications. The Cyber Division as a whole simultaneously supports
FBI priorities across program lines, assisting Counterterrorism, counterintelligence
and other criminal investigations when aggressive technological investigative
assistance is required.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for the custody and care of more
than 200,000 Federal offenders. BOP protects public safety by ensuring that Federal
offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane,
cost-efficient, and appropriately secure.
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center
BJS's Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) compiles comprehensive
information describing suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal
justice system.
Federal Justice System Statistics
From BJS.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Annual Reports
Incident-Based Reporting Resource Center
The goal of the Incident-Based Reporting Resource Center is to facilitate the use of
state incident-based reporting (IBR) systems and the National Incident-Based Reporting
System (NIBRS) by crime analysts, researchers, and other justice professionals.
Indian Country Law Enforcement Review, December 1999
More information on tribal jurisdiction.
Interstate Identification Index Name Check Efficacy: Report of the National Task Force to the U.S. Attorney General
A report published by SEARCH
Justice Research and Statistics Association
The Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) is a national nonprofit
organization of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, researchers, and
practitioners throughout government, academia, and justice organizations.
Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Annual Report
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) annually compiles data concerning the
felonious and accidental line-of-duty deaths and assaults of law enforcement officers
and presents these statistics in Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
(LEOKA).
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) facilitates research in criminal
justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of
computerized data resources; through the production of original research based on
archived data; and through specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of
crime and justice data.
National Association of Drug Court Professionals
National Association of Probation Executives (NAPE)
A professional organization representing the chief executive officers of local,
county, and state probation agencies.
National Center for State Courts
The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) offers solutions that enhance court
operations with the latest technology; collects and interprets the latest data on
court operations nationwide; and provides information on proven "best practices" for
improving court operations.
National Center for State Courts - Court Statistics Project
The Court Statistics Project (CSP) collects and analyzes data relating to the work of
our nation's state courts.
National Crime Victimization Survey Enhanced Contextual Priming Research
National Crime Victimization Survey Technical Documentation, 2013
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource
offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and
program development worldwide. BJS is one of the federal sponsors of NCJRS.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Courts
The Courts page on the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) website
contains publications from the NCJRS Federal sponsors, including BJS, Q&A, related
links, events, and materials from the NCJRS Abstracts Database.
National Institute of Corrections
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is an agency within the U.S. Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Institute is headed by a Director appointed by
the U.S. Attorney General. A 16-member Advisory Board, also appointed by the Attorney
General, was established by the enabling legislation (Public Law 93-415) to provide
policy direction to the Institute.
National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation
agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control
and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and
tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State and local
levels.
National Institute of Justice: Human Trafficking
National Privacy and Crime Prevention Compact
Located at the Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice -- a compact
between the States (previously known as "III Compact") to facilitate interstate access
to criminal records for noncriminal justice purposes.
National Survey of Crime Victimization Companion Study - Pilot
NCVS Screening Questions Evaluation: Final Report
NCVS Task 4 Report: Summary of Options Relating to Local Area Estimation
This report, generated by Westat, reviews three related approaches for generating Local
Area Estimates (LAEs) for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
NORC Methodological Research to Support the Redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey
Office of Justice Program Courts page
Several OJP bureaus provide programming and research support to address court-related
issues.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
OJP's Information Technology Initiatives - Justice Integration website
Questions and Answers from the 4/27/10 NCVS redesign session on sub-national estimates
Questions and Answers from the NCVS redesign session hosted by BJS on April 27, 2010.
This session was held to discuss methodological research to support the redesign of the
National Crime Victimization Survey: Sub-National Estimates.
Report of the National Focus Group on Identity Theft Victimization and Criminal Record Repository Operations
Summarizes the focus group's discussions regarding the issue of criminal identity
theft, and sets out its conclusions and recommendations, December 2005.
Report of the National Task Force on the Commercial Sale of Criminal Justice Record Information
First-ever comprehensive look at the role that commercial background screening
companies play in the collection, maintenance, sale and dissemination of criminal
history record information for employment screening and other important risk
management purposes, December 2005.
Report of the National Task Force on the Criminal Record Backgrounding of America
Provides a comprehensive and analytic look at noncriminal justice background checks,
providing some clarity on many of the pervasive questions associated with the process,
May 2006.
Security and the Courts: State Links
Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons - Subcommittee on Domestic Trafficking: Final Report and Recommendations
Solicitation: FY 2010 Visiting Fellow: National Crime Victimization Survey Redesign
Solicitation: Methodological Research to Support the Redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey: Sub-National Estimates
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
State and local prosecution office statistics
From BJS.
Statistical Analysis Centers
Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs) are state agencies that collect, analyze, and
disseminate justice data. They contribute to effective state policies through
statistical services, research, evaluation, and policy analysis.
Statistical Briefing Book
From the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Surveying Victims: Options for Conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey
Recommendations from the National Research Council of the National Academies pertaining
to the council's review of the National Crime Victimization Surveys methodology and
redesign.
The Institute for Civil Justice
Rand Corporation
The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics (SEARCH)
Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country
The goal of the Department of Justice's Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country
Website is to provide a user-friendly, current, and comprehensive resource for
American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal governments to further improve the safety of
their communities.
U.S. Census Bureau Governments Statistics
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
CBPis one of the Department of Homeland Securitys largest and most complex
components, with a priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the
U.S. It also has a responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while
enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws.
U.S. Department of State: Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a component of the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their mission is to protect national security
by enforcing our nation's customs and immigration laws.