The Justice Information Resource Network (JIRN), like many peers in the criminal justice research community, has been deeply affected by the recent termination of hundreds of Department of Justice...
Department of Justice Grant Cuts
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U.S. Sentencing Commission released – Preliminary FY24 Fourth Quarterly Data Report
As part of its ongoing mission, the United States Sentencing Commission providesCongress, the judiciary, the executive branch, and the general public with data extracted andanalyzed from sentencing...
BJA Recognizes Former Michigan SAC Director Dr. Edmund McGarrell
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984, which established the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). As part of the commemoration of BJA’s 40th anniversary, BJA...
U.S. Sentencing Commission released a New Report – Cyber Technology in Federal Crime
This report provides demographic and sentencing information for those individuals who used at least one of three types of cyber technology during their offenses—hacking, cryptocurrency, and the dark...
The Nation’s Data at Risk Webinar Recording Now Available
The American Statistical Association hosted a webinar to discuss their 90-page report detailing serious threats to America’s ability to continue producing trusted, nonpartisan and essential...
Public comments requested on the Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection: 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey
BJS encourages comments for 60 days through September 17, 2024, on the reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection: 2024 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics...
Statistical Experts Warn of Looming Threats to Vital Official Data
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9, 2024 – As the nation wraps up celebrations of its birth 248 years ago, a first-ever comprehensive report about the status of the federal statistical system—informing and...
Public comments requested on the Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: National Corrections Reporting Program
BJS encourages comments for 60 days through September 3, 2024, on the extension of a currently approved collection: National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP). Your comments on BJS’s request to...
Public comments requested on the revision of a currently approved BJS data collection: School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
BJS encourages comments for 60 days through August 19, 2024, on the School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data collection. Your comments on BJS’s request to...
U.S. Sentencing Commission released its 2023 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics
The Sourcebook presents information on the 64,124 individuals sentenced in fiscal year 2023—a federal caseload that held steady from the previous year. The Sourcebook provides the public with a...