The U.S. Census Bureau conducts reimbursable projects for the two U.S. Department of Justice agencies: Bureau of Justice Statistics and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The U.S. Census Bureau acts as a data collection agent to provide statistical data on a range of topics including probation, parole, inmate sexual violence, inmate deaths, criminal justice expenditures, and a variety of facility data.
Once the data are provided to the U.S. Department of Justice, it is used for a wide range of purposes including research, evaluation, policy development, legislative action, program creation, and funding allotment as well as other processes.
Sponsor | Survey Title | Frequency | Description |
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Bureau of Justice Statistics | |||
Annual Survey Of Jails | Annual | Sample survey of the key characteristics of jails and inmates within selected jurisdictions | |
Census of Jails | Five Years | Census of inmate counts by legal status, race, sex, facility capacity, staffing and programs | |
Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities | Five Years | Census of state and federal correctional facilities | |
Criminal Justice Expenditures and Employment Extracts | Annual | Data extract providing details of large government units and custom tabulations for publication | |
National Prisoner Statistics | Annual & Semi-annual | Census of adults in state and federal correctional facilities | |
Survey on Sexual Violence | Annual | Sample survey of occurrences of sexual violence in both adult and juvenile facilities | |
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement | Biennial | Census of indvidual level data on delinquent young persons held in residential facilities |
Juvenile Residential Facility Census | Biennial | Census of the characteristics of juvenile residential facilities | |
National Juvenile Justice Directory Program | Continually Ongoing | Listing of juvenile justice agencies in the United States |