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*YEAR IN REVIEW*




*2022*







The Bureau of Justice Statistics wishes you safety, peace, and joy in the new year.

2022 highlight

BJS had a phenomenal 2022. We continued to make extensive strides in modernizing; engaging with stakeholders; and releasing timely, relevant, and accurate criminal justice statistics. Some highlights of 2022 include?


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Welcoming Director Alex R. Piquero, PhD. Learn more about our new director here [ [link removed] ].


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Collaborating with the FBI on National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) estimation. Learn more in this blog [ [link removed] ] and podcast [ [link removed] ].


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Hosting webinars on recidivism of state prisoners [ [link removed] ], national prison rape statistics [ [link removed] ],?the transition to NIBRS [ [link removed] ], [ [link removed] ]?NIBRS estimation,? [ [link removed] ]the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) instrument redesign [ [link removed] ], juvenile testing efforts for the redesigned NCVS instrument [ [link removed] ], and?sexual orientation and gender identity measures in BJS data collections [ [link removed] ].


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Releasing new and updated data tools, including Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners [ [link removed] ], Law Enforcement Agency Reported Crime Analysis Tool (LEARCAT) [ [link removed] ], and Justice Expenditure and Employment Tool (JEET) [ [link removed] ].


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Launching Just the Stats [ [link removed] ], a new web-published report series that features short reports on specific topics of interest.


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Adopting the new standard application process [ [link removed] ] for federal statistical agencies, which expands access to protected data, as required by the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, 2018.

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BJS publications

Browse the 40?statistical reports [ [link removed] ] released by Team BJS.

Peruse the five third-party reports [ [link removed] ] released.

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BJS data analysis tools

Examine BJS?s new and updated data analysis tools with captivating data visualization features, including:


* Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners [ [link removed] ]
* Law Enforcement Agency Reported Crime Analysis Tool (LEARCAT) [ [link removed] ]
* Justice Expenditure and Employment Tool (JEET) [ [link removed] ]

Access All Data Analysis Tools [ [link removed] ]
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BJS data collections

In 2022, BJS released 127 new or updated datasets through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).

Access BJS Data Collections [ [link removed] ]
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engagements

Team BJS participated in several national and international meetings and conferences, including the following highlights:


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Director Piquero presented at meetings including the Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute Mid-Year Briefing and Member Forum; Forum on Criminal Justice; and a board meeting of the National Academies of Science, Committee on Law and Justice.


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Director Piquero and BJS staff participated in the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition, the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting, and the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) 2022 Fall Research Gathering.


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Dr. Piquero was honored with the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the ASC?s Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology.


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Team BJS met with criminal justice and statistics stakeholders, including those from the United States Congress, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and delegations from Mexico and Nigeria.


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Team BJS presented at meetings including the SEARCH Membership Group Meeting and Criminal History Records Improvement Workshop, American Correctional Association (ACA) Conference, Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) Annual Training Institute, Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Conference (FCSM), Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) Meeting, and the Annual National Indian Nations Conference.


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BJS Victimization Statistics Unit (VSU) Chief Heather Brotsos presented at the International Conference on Governance, Crime and Justice Statistics in Seoul, South Korea.


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VSU staff joined experts from the University of Maryland and others for an NCVS Research Forum, featuring an NCVS Roundtable Discussion [ [link removed] ], NCVS Research Highlights [ [link removed] ], and an NCVS User Workshop [ [link removed] ].


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BJS expanded our social media presence with a YouTube channel [ [link removed] ] and a Twitter account for Director Piquero. Follow him: @BJSDirPiquero [ [link removed] ].

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december in review 3

In December 2022, BJS released five publications, including our second Just the Stats report on female murder victims, one third-party report, and three datasets. We launched the Justice Expenditure and Employment Tool (JEET) [ [link removed] ] and updated the Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics (FCCPS) data tool [ [link removed] ]. Watch Director Piquero?s 2022 end-of-year remarks [ [link removed] ]. BJS is also hiring! See the job openings for Technical Writer-Editor [ [link removed] ] and Management and Program Analyst [ [link removed] ].

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