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Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD)

The Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) component of Mortality In Correctional Institutions (MCI) (Formerly Deaths In Custody Reporting Program (DCRP) is a national census of all manners of arrest-related deaths and includes all civilian deaths that occurred during, or shortly after, state or local law enforcement personnel engaged in an arrest or restraint process. With the exception of innocent bystanders, hostages, and law enforcement personnel, all juvenile...

Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (CLETA)

The CLETA gathers information on recruits, staff, training curricula, equipment, and facilities from training academies that are responsible for administering mandatory basic training to newly appointed or elected law enforcement officers. These academies are operated by state, county, and municipal agencies and by universities, colleges, and technical schools. Academies that provided only in-service training were excluded from CLETA.

Justice Expenditure and Employment in the United States

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2004 Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784
  After hours: 301-983-9354

NATION SPENDS $167 BILLION ON CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE SERVICES
Since 1982, Justice Expenditures Average 8 Percent Growth Annually

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Local, state and federal governments spent a record $167 billion on direct expenditures for police protection, judicial and legal services...

Census of Federal Law Enforcement Officers (CFLEO)

Collects data from all federal law enforcement agencies with arrest and firearms authority. Data collected include the number of officers working in the areas of criminal investigation and law enforcement, police patrol and response, security and protection, court operations, and corrections, by agency and state.

Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)

Conducted periodically since 1987, the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) core collects data from over 3,000 general-purpose, county, and local law enforcement agencies, including all those that employ 100 or more full-time sworn officers and a nationally representative sample of smaller agencies. Data are obtained on agency responsibilities, operating expenditures, job functions of sworn and civilian employees, officer salaries and special pay, demographic...