Now available: Four BJS third-party reports

The Bureau of Justice Statistics funded these third-party reports. They are not BJS reports and do not release official government statistics. Any analysis, conclusions, or opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views, opinions, or policies of the Bureau of Justice Statistics or the U.S. Department of Justice.

Assessing the Informed-Assent Procedure for the National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC)

This report describes how often youth understood the consent protocol used in the National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) and examines correlates related to youth and interviewer characteristics. The NSYC collected data from approximately 11,000 adjudicated youth about sexual contacts while residing in juvenile facilities.

Comparison of Criminal-History Information Systems in the United States and Other Countries

This report documents and compares the national criminal-history systems in the United States, Australia, Canada, England and Wales, Germany, and the Netherlands. The topics include?

• operational uses and sources of the criminal-history data
• procedures to assess record accuracy and completeness
• efforts to improve the systems
• availability of records to government and non-government entities for operational and research purposes.

National Crime Victimization Survey Local-Area Crime Survey: Field Test Methodology Report

This report describes the methodology and results of the field test of the Local-Area Crime Survey, which was adapted from the National Crime Victimization Survey as part of BJS?s efforts to build a program to estimate victimization at subnational levels. The report discusses?

• sample design
• methods of data collection
• response rates
• estimation procedures
• survey results.

National Crime Victimization Survey Local-Area Crime Survey Kit

This kit provides local jurisdictions with guidance on how to conduct the Local-Area Crime Survey (LACS) and analyze the results. The survey collects data on residents? experience with victimization and on their perceptions of police and community safety. It is available for potential use by states, municipalities, and other jurisdictions to assess levels and trends in public safety.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Jeffrey H. Anderson is the director.

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