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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=Bureau of Justice Statistics | |||
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies | |||
|Mission=BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. Its aim is to enhance the understanding of crime and justice issues for policy makers, researchers, and the public. | |||
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs | |||
|CreationLegislation=Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 | |||
|Employees=100 | |||
|Budget=$45 million (Fiscal Year 2024) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Director | |||
|Services=Crime data collection; Criminal justice statistics; Victim surveys; Research and reports | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.90002, -77.02202 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 | |||
|Website=https://www.bjs.gov | |||
}} | |||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
| agency_name = Bureau of Justice Statistics | | agency_name = Bureau of Justice Statistics | ||
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| website = {{url|bjs.ojp.gov}} | | website = {{url|bjs.ojp.gov}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | The '''Bureau of Justice Statistics''' ('''BJS''') of the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]] is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring crime, criminal victimization, criminal offenders, victims of crime, correlates of crime, and the operation of criminal and civil justice systems at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. Established on December 27, 1979, BJS collects, analyzes, and publishes data relating to crime in the United States. The agency publishes data regarding statistics gathered from the roughly fifty-thousand agencies, offices, courts, and institutions that together comprise the U.S. justice system.<ref name="US Bureau of Justice Statistics, about web-site">{{cite web|url=http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/aboutbjs.htm |title=About the Bureau of Justice Statistics |publisher=U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics |access-date=2006-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926003905/http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/aboutbjs.htm |archive-date=2006-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
The | == Mission == | ||
The mission of BJS is "To collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government." | |||
The | === Office of Justice Programs === | ||
The [[Office of Justice Programs]] (OJP) branch of the Department of Justice is comprised of: | |||
BJS | * Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) | ||
* [[National Institute of Justice]] (NIJ), | |||
* [[Bureau of Justice Assistance]] (BJA), | |||
* [[Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention]] (OJJDP), | |||
* [[Office for Victims of Crime]] (OVC), and | |||
* other program offices | |||
== Programs == | == Programs == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Uniform Crime Reports]] (FBI) | * [[Uniform Crime Reports]] (FBI) | ||
* [[Data.gov]] | * [[Data.gov]] | ||
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In 2005, the Bush administration replaced BJS Director Lawrence Greenfeld after he refused to remove certain racial statistics from a report, despite having published similar statistics in 2001. The following two references provide analysis and initial reporting, respectively. | In 2005, the Bush administration replaced BJS Director Lawrence Greenfeld after he refused to remove certain racial statistics from a report, despite having published similar statistics in 2001. The following two references provide analysis and initial reporting, respectively. | ||
* Josephf M. Bessette<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/186zjffr.asp "The Injustice Department"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909185304/http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/186zjffr.asp |date=2015-09-09 }}, ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' (Volume 011, Issue 05), October 17, 2005.</ref> | * Josephf M. Bessette<ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/186zjffr.asp "The Injustice Department"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909185304/http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/186zjffr.asp |date=2015-09-09 }}, ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' (Volume 011, Issue 05), October 17, 2005.</ref> | ||
* Eric Lichtblau<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/24/politics/24profiling.html "Profiling Report Leads to a Demotion"]. '' | * Eric Lichtblau<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/24/politics/24profiling.html "Profiling Report Leads to a Demotion"]. ''The New York Times'', August 24, 2005.</ref> | ||
More recent directors have included Jeffrey H. Anderson, Jeffrey Sedgwick, Michael Sinclair, John Jay Professor James P. Lynch, and former Deputy Director William Sabol. | More recent directors have included Jeffrey H. Anderson, Jeffrey Sedgwick, Michael Sinclair, John Jay Professor James P. Lynch, and former Deputy Director William Sabol. | ||