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MONTH IN REVIEW

November 2021

BJS publication


Non-U.S. Citizens in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 1998?2018

This report presents statistics on U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens prosecuted in U.S. district courts, by type of offenses, sentences received for those offenses, and offender demographics. It also describes the citizenship status of persons admitted to and held in federal prison at year-end by offense type, country of citizenship, and judicial district of commitment.

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BJS publication


Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected under the First Step Act, 2021

This is BJS?s third report on selected characteristics of persons in federal prison as required under the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA; P.L. 115-391). It presents statistics on prisoners? marital, veteran, citizenship, and English-speaking status; education levels; medical conditions; and participation in treatment programs. The report also covers selected facility-level characteristics, such as the number of assaults on staff by prisoners, prisoners? rule violations that resulted in time credit reductions, facility accreditation, on-site health care, remote learning, video conferencing, and costs of prisoners? phone calls.


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BJS publication


Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2019 ? Statistical Tables

This report presents data collected from state, federal, and private adult correctional facilities on the characteristics of facilities by type, operator, size, physical security level, capacity, court orders, and programs. The distribution of the prisoner custody population is presented for demographic characteristics, sentence length, and custody security level by facility type and operator. The report includes data on facility security staff by sex and prisoner-to-security-staff ratios.


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BJS publication


Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices, 2018

This report presents data on several aspects of medical examiner and coroner offices. It describes the budget of medical examiner and coroner offices and how many cases are referred to them. The report also provides the numbers, types, certifications, and salaries of employees.


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BJS publication


Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009?2019 ? Statistical Tables

This report provides rates of nonfatal violent victimization against persons with and without disabilities, describes types of disabilities, and details victim characteristics. Nonfatal violent crimes include rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. Disabilities are classified according to six types: hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and independent living.

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BJS data analysis tool


The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Dashboard (N-DASH)

Based on BJS?s National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the N-DASH?is the first of its kind at BJS. This dynamic analysis tool allows users to examine NCVS data on both personal and property victimization, by select victim, household, and incident characteristics. The N-DASH modernizes public access to NCVS data in a new, interactive online data visualization dashboard. The N-DASH replaces and enhances the core functionality of the previous NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool, increases the speed of conducting analyses, contains new data elements, and provides capability for custom graphics and other modern visualization features. The dashboard provides direct and user-friendly access to the largest collection of data on criminal victimization in the United States, beginning in 1993.

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BJS data collection


Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2018

The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released a dataset on state and local law enforcement training academies through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. This survey collected data from academies that administer mandatory basic training to newly appointed or elected law enforcement officers.


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