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Justice Expenditure and Employment in the United States

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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...

Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (SCLEA)

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.