09/16/15 Justice department awards over $97 million to improve public safety and victim services for American Indians and Alaska Natives
The Department of Justice today announced 206 awards, totaling more than $97 million, to American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal designees.
09/16/15 Approximately 6 in 10 children witnessed or experienced violence, crime or abuse in 2011
Nearly 58 percent (57.7 percent) of children and adolescents were exposed to some type of violence at least once and more than 41 percent (41.2 percent) were victims of some type of assault in the past year—with approximately 1 in 10 physically injured as a result, according to a study released today by the Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
09/08/15 OJJDP releases research on youth’s mental health needs and long-term outcomes after detention
Today the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released four research bulletins based on findings from the Northwestern Juvenile Project, which investigates the mental health needs and long-term outcomes of juvenile detainees.
09/03/15 BJS releases criminal appeals in state courts
The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released Criminal Appeals in State Courts, which describes the characteristics of criminal appeals resolved in state appellate courts in 2010.
08/27/15 Violent crime rate remained unchanged while property crime rate declined in 2014
The violent crime rate did not change significantly in 2014 compared to 2013, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today.
08/05/15 Study finds severe punishment does not reduce offending among high-risk adolescents
Severe punishment—such as correctional placement or a longer stay in correctional placement—does not meaningfully reduce offending or arrests among high-risk adolescents, according to a study released today by the Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
08/04/15 Deaths in local jails and state prisons increased for the third consecutive year
For the third consecutive year the number of inmates who died in state prisons and local jails increased, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today.
07/16/15 Justice department welcomes new science advisory board sub-committee chairs
The Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today spoke with new subcommittee chairs of the agency’s Science Advisory Board to congratulate them on their leadership integrating science into the organization’s everyday decision making.
07/14/15 BJS releases tribal crime data collection activities, 2015
The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2015, which describes BJS’s activities to collect and improve data on crime and justice in Indian country, as required by the Tribal Law and Order Act, 2010.
07/07/15 An estimated 32 percent of local police departments were using body-worn cameras in 2013
An estimated 32 percent of local police departments provided at least some officers with body-worn cameras and 6 percent provided at least some officers with weapon-attached cameras in 2013, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today.
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08/24/2015 Remarks of Karol V. Mason at the 2015 VOCA National Training Conference
08/03/2015 Remarks of Karol V. Mason at the National Criminal Justice Association Advisory Council Meeting
08/03/2015 Remarks of Karol V. Mason at the National Forum on Criminal Justice
07/30/2015 Remarks of Karol V. Mason at the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program Learning Session
04/21/2015 Remarks of Karol V. Mason at the National Crime Victim Service Awards Ceremony
02/27/2015 Remarks of Amy L. Solomon at the First National Summit on Collateral Consequences
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