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The mission of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, is to provide federal leadership in developing the nations capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Office for Victims of Crime

Established in 1988 through an amendment to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984, OVC is charged by Congress with administering the Crime Victims Fund (the Fund). The Fund supports a broad array of programs and services that focus on helping victims in the immediate aftermath of crime and continuing to support them as they rebuild their lives.

U.S. Sentencing Commission

Federal Judicial Center

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys

National Crime Victimization Survey: Technical Documentation, 2016

National Crime Victimization Survey: Technical Documentation, 2013

Assessing Interactive Voice Response for the National Crime Victimization Survey

National Crime Victimization Survey Enhanced Contextual Priming Research

Examination of Data Collection Methods for the National Crime Victimization Survey

Evaluating the Effects of Selecting One Person from Each NCVS Housing Unit on the Precision of Victimization Rates

National Survey of Crime Victimization Companion Study - Pilot

NCVS Screening Questions Evaluation: Final Report

Tribal Law Enforcement

Jails In Indian Country

Current Research Projects

Solicitation: FY 2010 Visiting Fellow: National Crime Victimization Survey Redesign

NCVS Task 4 Report: Summary of Options Relating to Local Area Estimation

This report, generated by Westat, reviews three related approaches for generating Local Area Estimates (LAEs) for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

Questions and Answers from the 4/27/10 NCVS redesign session on sub-national estimates

Questions and Answers from the NCVS redesign session hosted by BJS on April 27, 2010. This session was held to discuss methodological research to support the redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey: Sub-National Estimates.

Solicitation: Methodological Research to Support the Redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey: Sub-National Estimates

Surveying Victims: Options for Conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey

Recommendations from the National Research Council of the National Academies pertaining to the council's review of the National Crime Victimization Surveys methodology and redesign.

NORC Methodological Research to Support the Redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey

National Association of Probation Executives (NAPE)

A professional organization representing the chief executive officers of local, county, and state probation agencies.

American Correctional Association

National Institute of Corrections

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Institute is headed by a Director appointed by the U.S. Attorney General. A 16-member Advisory Board, also appointed by the Attorney General, was established by the enabling legislation (Public Law 93-415) to provide policy direction to the Institute.

American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)

An international association composed of members from the United States, Canada and other countries actively involved with probation, parole and community-based corrections, in both adult and juvenile sectors. All levels of government including local, state/provincial, legislative, executive, judicial, and federal agencies are counted among its constituents.

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Indian Country Law Enforcement Review, December 1999

More information on tribal jurisdiction.

The Institute for Civil Justice

Rand Corporation

Courts Statistics Project

National Center for State Courts

American Bar Association

Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their mission is to protect national security by enforcing our nation's customs and immigration laws.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

CBPis one of the Department of Homeland Securitys largest and most complex components, with a priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. It also has a responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws.

"Changing America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being by Race and Hispanic Origin"

A Council of Economic Advisors chartbook from the Government Printing Office.

Office of Justice Program Courts page

Several OJP bureaus provide programming and research support to address court-related issues.

Corrections statistics

From BJS.

State and local prosecution office statistics

From BJS.

Federal Justice System Statistics

From BJS.

Statistical Briefing Book

From the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

U.S. Federal Courts

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Statistics

Construct data tables on: a) Crime trends from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports by State including U.S. totals (since 1960), and by reporting local agency (since 1985) b) Justice expenditures and employment for multiple activities (police, judicial, corrections), types of employment (full-time, part-time) and types of expenditures (direct, capital outlay, intergovernmental), since 1982.

U.S. Census Bureau Governments Statistics

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Annual Reports

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) annually compiles data concerning the felonious and accidental line-of-duty deaths and assaults of law enforcement officers and presents these statistics in Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA).