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Collecting and Processing Multistate Criminal-History Data for Statistical Analysis

NCJ Number
250750
Author(s)
Matthew R. Durose, BJS Statistician; Alexia D. Cooper, PhD, BJS Statistician; Howard N. Snyder, PhD, BJS Statistician
Date Published
April 2019
Annotation

Presents methods used by Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect and process state and federal criminal-history data for reporting on criminal offending and recidivism patterns.

Abstract

Presents methods used by Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect and process state and federal criminal-history data for reporting on criminal offending and recidivism patterns. This report discusses technical and methodological issues in developing an automated system to convert state- and federal-specific criminal-history information into research datasets.

Date Published: April 24, 2019