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Co-Offending Among Adolescents in Violent Victimizations, 2004-13

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ADOLESCENTS ACTING ALONE COMMITTED MORE NONFATAL VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS THAN THOSE ACTING WITH OTHERS BETWEEN 2004 AND 2013

WASHINGTON – For the 10-year period 2004–13, adolescents who acted alone committed 32 nonfatal violent victimizations...

FY 2016 National Survey of Victim Service Organizations

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Prior to the 1980s, crime control policy paid very little attention to victims of crime. This changed dramatically in the 1980s with the creation of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and other efforts to make victims whole and to take their suffering into account in criminal justice policy and practice. OVC funds a broad array of services for victims of crime, including compensation...

Use of Restrictive Housing in U.S. Prisons and Jails, 2011-12

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NEARLY 20 PERCENT OF PRISON AND JAIL INMATES SPENT TIME
IN SEGREGATION OR SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN 2011–12

WASHINGTON – Nearly 20 percent of state and federal prison inmates and 18 percent of local jail inmates had spent time in...