Justice News
Public comments requested on the reinstatement, with change, of BJS data collection: 2023 National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP)
Publication Series: Recidivism of Prisoners Released 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 offenses, recidivism patterns during the 5 years following release (from 2012 to 2017), and post-release offenses. More...
U.S. Needs to fill Gaps in Crime Statistics
The American Statistical Association recently published an article in their member magazine AMSTATNEWS based on Dr. Janet L. Lauritsen’s 2022 presidential address to the American Society of Criminology. It details Lauritsen’s assessment that the US lacks sufficient data for many types of crime and that the lack of data poses significant problems for determining whether government resources are...
Recent OJP and Other Justice-Related Publications
BJS – Assessing the Quality of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released Assessing the Quality of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS). This report examines initial Supplemental Fraud...
BJS – Drug and Alcohol Use Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2008–2018 – Statistical Tables
The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released Drug and Alcohol Use Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2008–2018 – Statistical Tables. This report describes patterns of drug and alcohol use...
BJS – An Environmental Scan of Cybercrime Measurement: Recommendations for the National Crime Victimization Survey
The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2023. This report fulfills the requirement of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (TLOA; P.L. 111-211, 124...
OJP – Justice Today Podcast: Progressing from Evidence to Action
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...
BJS – An Environmental Scan of Cybercrime Measurement: Recommendations for the National Crime Victimization Survey
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...
NASEM – Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Enhancing Survey Programs by Using Multiple Data Sources
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...
COPS – Engaging Survivors of Crime with Empathy and Compassion: A Toolkit for Establishing Homicide Support Groups
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...
