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| 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...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| SUNDAY, June 25, 2006 | bjs.gov |
| Contact: Sheila Jerusalem 202/616-3227 | |
| After hours: 410-585-0565 |
CITIZENS COMPLAINED MORE THAN 26,000 TIMES IN 2002 ABOUT EXCESSIVE POLICE FORCE
EVIDENCE IN ABOUT 8% OF COMPLAINTS JUSTIFIED DISCIPLINARY ACTION
WASHINGTON - Large state and local law enforcement agencies with 59 percent of the nation's sworn officers received 26,556...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007 | Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 |
| www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs | After hours: 301-983-9354 |
POLICE STOP WHITE, BLACK AND HISPANIC DRIVERS AT SIMILAR RATES ACCORDING TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REPORT
WASHINGTON - An estimated 19 percent (43.5 million) of U.S. residents age 16 or older had a face-to-face contact with a police officer in 2005, according...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 9 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2007 | Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 |
| www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs | After hours: 301-983-9354 |
LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYMENT GREW BETWEEN 2000-2004 ACCORDING TO JUSTICE DEPARTMENT STUDY
WASHINGTON - There were about 1.1 million full-time state and local law enforcement employees in the U.S., including about 732,000 sworn personnel as of September 30, 2004, the Justice...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2007 | Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784 |
| www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs | After hours: 301-983-9354 |
STATES REPORTED MORE THAN 2,000 ARREST-RELATED DEATHS FROM 2003 THROUGH 2005
Homicides by Officers Made Up More Than Half of Such Fatalities
WASHINGTON - Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia reported 2,002 arrest-related deaths during the three years from 2003 through...
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.
Provides data describing campus law enforcement agencies serving U.S. 4-year institutions with 1,000 or more students. Also surveyed were 2-year institutions with 1,000 or more students. Data were collected on agency staffing, operations, budget, policies, responsibilities, training, and equipment. The survey includes campus law enforcement agencies serving institutions funded both publicly and privately.
