This paper explores lessons learned through the experience, as well as outside research, to establish best practices for how such initiatives may be able to enhance existing community policing...
OJJDP – New SAG Toolkit Addresses Youth Engagement Strategies
This toolkit focuses on ways state advisory groups (SAGs) can engage with youth members and understand youth justice issues. Graphic organizers and interactive tools are included to help SAGs assess...
BJS – Just the Stats: Female Recruits in Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2018
DescriptionThis web report provides statistics on the percentage of female recruits who started and completed basic training, by state and by type of academy. Data are from BJS’s Census of Law...
BJS – Recidivism of Females Released from State Prison, 2012–2017
Description: This report presents findings on recidivism of females from BJS’s study on persons released from state prison across 34 states in 2012. It compares females and males by their commitment...
Substantiated Incidents of Sexual Victimization Reported by Juvenile Justice Authorities, 2013–2018
Description:This report describes substantiated incidents of youth sexual victimization perpetrated by youth or by staff in juvenile facilities. The report presents data on the incidents of sexual...
BJS – Criminal Victimization in the 22 Largest U.S. States, 2017–2019
Description: This report presents selected state-level estimates of violent and property victimization for the 3-year aggregate period of 2017–19 in the 22 most populous U.S. states. This report...
BJS – National Crime Victimization Survey: Validation of State-Level Estimates
Description:This report describes an assessment of the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) sample design to (1) identify potential sources of error that may compromise the validity...