OJP – Justice Today Podcast: Progressing from Evidence to Action

Jul 25, 2023 | Podcast

The Office of Justice Programs has released a new episode of the Justice Today Podcast – Progressing from Evidence to Action. A large body of research on crime and justice is available, yet it can take years for findings to influence practice in the field....

BJS – An Environmental Scan of Cybercrime Measurement: Recommendations for the National Crime Victimization Survey

Jul 21, 2023 | Publication

The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released Violent Victimization by Race or Hispanic Origin, 2008–2021. This web-only report provides violent victimization rates and numbers by race or Hispanic origin, during the 5-year aggregate period from 2017 to 2021. In...

NASEM – Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Enhancing Survey Programs by Using Multiple Data Sources

Jul 18, 2023 | Publication

A new report from the Committee on National Statistics, the second report in a series, discusses how use of multiple data sources can improve the quality of national and subnational statistics while promoting data equity. This report explores implications of combining...

COPS – Engaging Survivors of Crime with Empathy and Compassion: A Toolkit for Establishing Homicide Support Groups

Jul 18, 2023 | Publication

CNA in collaboration with the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office); the Richmond (Virginia) Police Department (RPD); and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) Police Department (CMPD)—developed this field-friendly resource providing law...

NASEM – Crime Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 7, 2023 | Publication

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Law and Justice convened a workshop through its Planning Committee on Crime Rates during the SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 pandemic on November 10, 2022, to explore crime rate changes during the...