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*Just released: "Local Police Departments: Policies and Procedures, 2016"* [ [link removed] ]

This report presents statistics on selected policies and procedures of local police departments, including


* average hours of officer training by type of training
* written community-policing plans
* annual operating budgets
* written directives for officer conduct
* written documentation for officers display or discharge of firearms
* authorized less-lethal techniques and restraints
* requirements for external investigations of death or use of force.

Findings are based on data from BJSs 2016 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) [ [link removed] ] survey.

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"Local Police Departments: Policies and Procedures, 2016 "(NCJ 254826) was written by BJS Statistician Connor Brooks.

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*Just released: "Sheriffs Offices: Policies and Procedures, 2016"* [ [link removed] ]

This report presents statistics on selected policies and procedures of sheriffs offices, including


* average hours of officer training by type of training
* written community-policing plans
* annual operating budgets
* written directives for officer conduct
* written documentation for officers display or discharge of firearms
* authorized less-lethal techniques and restraints
* requirements for external investigations of death or use of force.

Findings are based on data from BJSs 2016 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) [ [link removed] ] survey.

bjs read the full report [ [link removed] ]

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Sheriffs Offices: Policies and Procedures, 2016 "(NCJ 254830) was written by BJS Statistician Elizabeth Davis.

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*Dataset now available: Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2016 [ [link removed] ]*

The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released a 2016 dataset on law enforcement through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD). The Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey collects information on personnel, policies, and practices from more than 3,000 state, county, and local law enforcement agencies. Its data include


* job functions of sworn and civilian employees
* demographic characteristics of officers
* weapons and armor
* agency policies.

*Access the dataset [ [link removed] ]*

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The reports, related documents, and additional information about BJSs statistical publications and programs are available at www.bjs.gov [ [link removed] ].

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.

For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,visitBJS online [ [link removed] ].

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