The BJS Director

The director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is appointed by the President. The BJS director shall oversee the collection of data to be used only for statistical or research purposes, which shall be gathered in a manner that precludes their use for law enforcement or any purpose related to private persons or public agencies other than statistical or research purposes. BJS is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical agencies throughout the Executive Branch, whose activities are predominantly focused on collecting, compiling, processing, or analyzing information for statistical purposes.