Maintained/created by: Office of Justice Programs
Website: http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=6
Geographic unit of data: U.S. national
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Abstract:
Background
Users can obtain justice statistics describing suspects and defendants processed through the Federal criminal justice system. Topics include law enforcement, prosecutions and incarceration. The Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center is maintained by the Urban Institute and Bureau of Justice Statistics. This website provides statistics about suspects and defendants processed through the Federal criminal justice system. This website is useful for policymakers, community organizations and community leaders seeking to understand crime, disorder and community safety. Topics include law enforcement, prosecutions and incarceration.
Data Notes
Users search the database to generate justice statistics pertaining to law enforcement, prosecutions and incarceration. Data can be exported into an Excel worksheet, html or PDF file. In addition to generating statistics from data queries, users can download the dataset into SAS. The data dictionary and reports can be downloaded as PDF files. Demographic information is available by race/ethnicity, age group, sex/gender, citizenship status, and level of education. Data are available for fiscal years 1998-2009. The website does not indicate when the data are updated. Data are obtained from federal agencies including: U.S. Marshalls Service (USMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA), U.S. Probation and Pretrial Service System, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC), and Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Data are available on a national level.