Bureau of Justice Statistics
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics is a U.S. federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data on crime, criminal offenders, victims, and the operation of justice systems.
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| instanceOf |
federal agency
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government statistical agency → |
| abbreviation |
BJS
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| cooperatesWith |
Census Bureau
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Federal Bureau of Investigation → academic researchers → local criminal justice agencies → policy makers → state criminal justice agencies → |
| country |
United States
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| dataTypeCollected |
corrections data
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court processing data → crime data → crime victimization data → criminal offender data → federal justice system data → law enforcement agency data → recidivism data → |
| dataUsedBy |
Congress
NERFINISHED
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federal agencies → general public → local governments → media → researchers → state governments → |
| employerOf |
economists
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policy analysts → social scientists → statisticians → |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal justice statistics
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criminology → public policy → statistics → |
| foundedBy |
United States Congress
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| hasJurisdiction |
United States
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federal government of the United States → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1979
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| legalBasis |
Justice System Improvement Act of 1979
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Public Law 96-157 → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| mission |
collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems
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| officialLanguage |
English
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| operatesInSector |
corrections
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courts → criminal justice system → law enforcement → |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Justice
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| partOf |
Office of Justice Programs
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| publishes |
Jail Inmates series
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National Crime Victimization Survey → Prisoners series → Reports on corrections and recidivism → Reports on criminal victimization → Reports on federal criminal case processing → Reports on law enforcement personnel → Reports on prosecution and adjudication → Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics → |
| subjectOf |
criminal justice policy debates in the United States
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| usesMethod |
administrative records
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censuses of correctional facilities → data linkage and integration → national surveys → |
| website |
https://bjs.ojp.gov
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U.S. Federal Statistical System
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Office of Justice Programs
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
("Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics")
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publishes |