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*MONTH IN REVIEW*




*July 2021*






BJS press release

U.S. attorneys investigated more than 1,800 hate crime suspects from 2005 to 2019 [ [link removed] ]

WASHINGTON ? U.S. attorneys investigated a total of 1,864 suspects in matters involving violations of federal hate crime statutes during fiscal years 2005 to 2019. Hate crime suspects were referred for prosecution to U.S. attorneys from federal judicial districts in all 50 states.

Hate crimes are defined according to four statutes in the U.S. Criminal Code and collected by federal justice agencies. These include crimes in which the perpetrator selected the victim based on certain characteristics, such as race, color, religion, and national origin.

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BJS publication

"State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2018 ? Statistical Tables" [ [link removed] ]

This report presents findings on law enforcement recruits, instructors, and types of training at state and local law enforcement training academies in 2018. The tables show statistics on recruits based on sex, race or ethnicity, and whether or not they completed the basic training program. Findings are also provided on the subject areas covered by basic training and average time spent on those subjects and the experience and education of instructors. BJS has also reissued?"State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2013,"?using a revised survey weighting methodology.

Findings are based on data from BJS?s?Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (CLETA) [ [link removed] ], which gathers data on recruits, staff, training curricula, equipment, and facilities from training academies that are responsible for administering mandatory basic training to newly appointed or elected law enforcement officers. These academies are operated by state, county, and municipal agencies and by universities, colleges, and technical schools. Academies that provided only in-service training were excluded from CLETA.

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BJS publication

"Justice Expenditures and Employment in the United States, 2017" [ [link removed] ]

This report presents findings on justice system expenditures by federal, state, and local governments in 2017. It provides estimates of government expenditures and employment for police protection, all judicial and legal functions (including prosecution, courts, and public defense), and corrections. It includes statistics on federal, state, and local government expenditures and employment, including types of expenditures, numbers of full-time employees, and payroll spending.

This report is part of BJS?s?Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts (JEEE) series [ [link removed] ], from which BJS has published statistics since 1971.

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BJS publication

"Alcohol and Drug Use and Treatment Reported by Prisoners" [ [link removed] ]

This report presents data about alcohol and drug use, use disorder, and treatment experienced by state and federal prisoners. It includes statistics on?


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prisoners? participation in drug and alcohol treatment programs since admission to prison


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prisoners who met the?"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) dependence or abuse criteria for alcohol or drug use disorder.

Findings are based on self-reported data from BJS?s 2016?Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) [ [link removed] ].

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BJS publication

"Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2020" [ [link removed] ]

This is the 23rd edition of the?"Report on"?"Indicators of School Crime and Safety", a joint publication of BJS and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). It provides official estimates of school crime and safety from a variety of data sources, including national surveys of students, teachers, principals, and post-secondary institutions. Indicator 2,"?Incidence of Victimization at School and Away From School", includes data from BJS?s National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

Data sources include the?NCVS [ [link removed] ], the?School Crime Supplement to the NCVS [ [link removed] ], the School-Associated Violent Death Surveillance System, the School Survey on Crime and Safety, the Schools and Staffing Survey, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, and the Campus Safety and Security Survey.

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"Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2020; Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2019; Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2018;?"and?"Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2017" [ [link removed] ]*

These reports describe the steps used to calculate the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) formula-based award amounts and present summary results of the fiscal year 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 calculations. The JAG program provides states, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of criminal justice areas, including?


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prevention and education


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corrections and community corrections


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drug treatment


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planning, evaluation, and technology improvement


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crime victim and witness programs.

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BJS publication

"Correctional Populations in the United States, 2019 ? Statistical Tables" [ [link removed] ]

This report is the 24th in a series that began in 1985. It presents statistics on persons supervised by U.S. adult correctional systems from 2009 to 2019, including?


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the size and change in the total correctional population from 2009 to 2019.

Findings are based on data from BJS?s?Annual Probation Survey, Annual Parole Survey [ [link removed] ],?Annual Survey of Jails [ [link removed] ],?Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country [ [link removed] ],?Census of Jails [ [link removed] ], and?National Prisoner Statistics Program [ [link removed] ].

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"Probation and Parole in the United States, 2019" [ [link removed] ]

This report is the 28th in a series that began in 1981. It presents national data on adult offenders supervised under probation or parole in 2019. It includes characteristics of the population, such as sex, race or Hispanic origin, and most serious offense. The report details how offenders move onto and off community supervision, such as completing their term of supervision, being incarcerated, absconding, or other unsatisfactory outcomes while in the community.

Findings are based on data from BJS?s?Annual Probation Survey, Annual Parole Survey [ [link removed] ], and?Federal Justice Statistics Program [ [link removed] ]. These are the only national data collections that cover community corrections in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. federal system.

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BJS publication

"Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 34 States in 2012: A 5-Year Follow-Up Period?(2012?2017)" [ [link removed] ]

This report describes the recidivism patterns of state prisoners released in 2012, for 5 years following release, by their demographic characteristics, commitment offense, and prior criminal history. It also compares the recidivism rates of prisoners released in 2012 to those of prisoners released in 2005 and 2008.

Findings are based on prisoner records reported by state departments of corrections to BJS's National Corrections Reporting Program and criminal history records from the FBI?s Interstate Identification Index and state repositories.

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BJS publication

"Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2021" [ [link removed] ]

This report, the 11th in a series that began in 2011, describes activities by BJS to collect and improve data on crime and justice in Indian country. It summarizes funding to enhance tribal participation in national records and information systems and highlights data collection activities covering tribal populations.

This report meets the requirement of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (TLOA; P.L. 111-211, 124 Stat. 2258 ? 251(b)) to report annually on BJS?s activities to establish and enhance a tribal crime data collection system.

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BJS publication

"Tribal Courts in the United States, 2014 ? Statistical Tables" [ [link removed] ]

This report summarizes the administration and operations of tribal court systems located in the lower 48 states, including the number and types of courts, subject- and person-level jurisdiction exercised, and sources of operational funding.

Findings are based on data from BJS?s 2014 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems, the first complete enumeration of tribal court systems operating in the United States.

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BJS publication

"Sexual Assaults Recorded by Law Enforcement, 2015 and 2019"?? INTERACTIVE REPORTS

These online, interactive reports present detailed statistics on four types of violent sexual assault recorded by law enforcement and reported to the FBI?s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS): rape, sodomy, sexual assault with an object, and fondling. State specific data are presented for 15 states in 2015 and for 21 states in 2019?the states in which all law enforcements agencies met the criteria for reporting their crime data to NIBRS. Within states, users may compare the demographic characteristics of sexual assault victims to victims of other serious violent crimes, examine sexual victimization rates by victim demographics, and view statistics on police clearance and arrest outcomes for sexual assaults.

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BJS data tables

Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts, 2017 - Preliminary; 2016 - Final; and 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 - Final (Updates) [ [link removed] ]

These data tables present estimates of government expenditures and employment at the national, federal, state, and local levels for the following justice categories:?police protection, all judicial and legal functions (including prosecution, courts, and public defense), and corrections. Data are from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll, and reflect updates made by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Access the 2017 Extracts [ [link removed] ]

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Access the 2014 Extracts [ [link removed] ]

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Access the 2012 Extracts [ [link removed] ]
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Tribal Crime in the United States Extracts, 2019 [ [link removed] ]*

This data table presents summary counts of violent and property crimes reported to tribal law enforcement agencies by state and year, including?


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overall property crime, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Findings are based on data from the FBI?s Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

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BJS data collection

Datasets from the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) series [ [link removed] ]

BJS has released three datasets from the?National Corrections Reporting Program [ [link removed] ]?(NCRP) through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD). The NCRP compiles offender-level data on admissions and releases from state and federal prisons and post-confinement community supervision. The data are used to monitor the nation's correctional population and address specific policy questions related to recidivism, prisoner reentry, and trends in demographic characteristics of the incarcerated and community supervision populations.


* Access the National Corrections Reporting Program, 2000-2018 dataset [ [link removed] ]
* Access the National Corrections Reporting Program, 2000-2019 dataset [ [link removed] ]
* Access the National Corrections Reporting Program, 1991-2019: Selected Variables dataset [ [link removed] ]
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BJS federal register notices

The following notices are open for public comments:


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*National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)* [ [link removed] ]
Comments on the proposed data collection extension will be accepted through August 27, 2021.


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*2022 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) [ [link removed] ]
*Comments on the proposed data collection revision will be accepted through August 31, 2021.*
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*National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) [ [link removed] ]**
*Comments on the proposed data collection extension will be accepted through September 13, 2021.




Announcement

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BJS job vacancy

Now hiring: BJS Principal Deputy Director [ [link removed] ]

BJS seeks a Principal Deputy Director responsible for achieving its strategic objectives and enhancing statistical infrastructure through the oversight of several BJS substantive statistical program units. Job duties include?


* overseeing the administration of and providing technical direction on a variety of national statistical programs and series on crime and the administration of justice
* providing leadership and direction to a professional staff contributing advances in the area of survey and sample design, data collection methodologies, computational statistics, and analytic techniques
* overseeing and reviewing all statistical publications, data releases, and program announcements for accuracy and content, ensuring adherence to data quality standards and relevant statistical policy.

Applications are due by August 23, 2021.

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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. Doris J. James is the acting director.

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







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