Justice News
BJS – Bureau of Justice Statistics To Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the National Crime Victimization Survey
Join the Bureau of Justice Statistics on September 27, 2023, for the 50th anniversary celebration of the National Crime Victimization Survey, one of the nation’s two sources of crime data. The event will be held in person in Washington, DC, and virtually. Panelists and speakers will include Department of Justice and Office of Justice Programs leaders, nationally recognized criminal justice...
NASEM – Committee on Law and Justice Call for Nominations
The Committee on Law and Justice’s (CLAJ) mission is to improve government decision making and public policy and promote the understanding and dissemination of research in matters involving law and justice. CLAJ’s independent, expert reports and other scientific activities identify new areas of research, assist in resolving scientific controversies, extend the research agenda in established...
OJJDP – New Law Student Volunteer Internship Program
OJJDP has launched a new volunteer internship program for law students interested in the youth justice and child welfare fields. This is an ongoing program with semester-long positions available beginning in the spring and summer of 2024. Interns will conduct legal research and analysis; gain insight into federal, state, local and Tribal work across the continuum of care, including prevention,...
Editors-In-Chief of Criminology & Public Policy Call for Papers
Cynthia Lum and Christopher S. Koper, Editors-In-Chief of Criminology & Public Policy, the flagship policy journal of the American Society of Criminology, are proud to announce the call for papers for the last two issues of their term: "Cutting Edge Research on Policing Practice and Policy" Issue 3, 2024 Deadline: December 31, 2023 "Gun Violence"Issue 4, 2024Deadline: January 31, 2024
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 – 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...
NASEM – Crime Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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...
