Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding to States to Improve Criminal Records

Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding to States to Improve Criminal Records
Author: Eileen Regen Larence
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437907733

Public safety concerns require that criminal history records and the systems that maintain them be accurate, complete, and accessible. The Dept. of Justice¿s (DoJ) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) administers the Nat. Criminal History Improve. Program (NCHIP). The goal of the NCHIP grant program is to improve the nation's safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record info. and by ensuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and non-criminal justice background check systems. This report provides info. on grant funds awarded by BJS, updates info. from a 2004 report on progress made in improving nat. criminal history records, and how DoJ monitors states¿ use of those funds. Table.

A Guide to Sources of Texas Criminal Justice Statistics

A Guide to Sources of Texas Criminal Justice Statistics
Author: R. Scott Harnsberger
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2011
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1574413082

This reference work was compiled as a resource for those needing assistance in locating Texas criminal justice statistics. R. Scott Harnsberger has compiled more than 600 entries describing statistical sources for Texas crime; criminals; law enforcement; courts and sentencing; adult and juvenile corrections; capital punishment and death row; victims of crime; driving/boating under the influence; traffic fatalities; substance abuse and treatment; polls and rankings; and fiscal topics such as appropriations, revenues, expenditures, and federal aid. The sources for these statistics originate primarily, but not exclusively, from federal and State of Texas agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, and departments. The following types of publications are included: annual, biennial, and biannual reports; reports issued in series; analytic and research reports; statistical compilations; budgets and other fiscal documents; audits, inspections, and investigations; census publications; polls; projections; rankings; surveys; continuously updated online resources; and datasets. Harnsberger has annotated the entries to provide sufficient detail to enable users to decide whether the listed resources merit further investigation. Additional notes contain URLs and information regarding the scope of the published data; title changes; related publications; and the availability of earlier data, previous editions, online tables, and datasets. This book will prove to be a valuable resource for students, faculty, researchers, government officials, and individuals in the law enforcement, correctional, and judicial professions.

2016 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

2016 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Office of Management and Budget. Executive Office of the President
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1780
Release: 2016
Genre: Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN: 9780160936340

Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.