BJS seeks comments on the reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection, Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO). This census is the only national data collection identifying and surveying all public defender offices in the United States and U.S. territories since the first iteration of the CPDO in 2007. It collects data from all state- and county-funded public defender offices, including offices that are publicly funded but privately operated and offices that handle capital cases only. The data elements collected include office expenditures, number and types of cases handled, staff sizes and roles, salary ranges, demographic characteristics, and case management system capacities. The CPDO serves as an important source of information on the overall conditions of public defender offices and the changes that have occurred in these offices since the late 1990s.
Submit your comments to the Office of Management and Budget through the Federal Register by November 12, 2024.
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. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities, visit bjs.ojp.gov.
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