Justice statistics : an extended look at crime in the United States

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Title:

Justice statistics : an extended look at crime in the United States

Author:

Hattis, Shana Hertz, editor.

ISBN:

9781636714141

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Physical Description:

xi, 652 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

General Note:

"Special edition of Crime in the United States"-- from cover

Abstract:

"Justice Statistics: An Extended Look at Crime in the United States is a special edition of Crime in the United States. It brings together key reports that fall under this category. Topics covered include capital punishment, rape and sexual assault among college-age women, correctional populations, crime in the United States, hate crimes, probation, parole, human trafficking, and law enforcement officers killed and assaulted. Tables in this volume provide a comprehensive account of each of these subjects. Each section contains statistical tables and figures highlighting the data, as well as a brief summary of the report's methodology and at-a-glance highlights of the most compelling information. This completely updated volume provides valuable information compiled by the Department of Justice, including its subsidiaries, the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Federal Bureau of Investigation." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part one. Capital punishment -- Part two. Crime in the United States -- Part three. Criminal victimization -- Part four. Federal justice statistics -- Part five. Hate crime statistics -- Part six. Indicators of school crime and safety -- Part seven. Jail inmates -- Part eight. Law enforcement officers killed and assaulted -- Part nine. Probation and parole in the United States -- Part ten. Recidivism of prisoners released in 24 states in 2008: a 10-year follow-up period (2008-2018) -- Part eleven. Impact of COVID-19 on the local jail population, March 2020-February 2021 -- Appendix.

Subject Term:

Criminal statistics -- United States.

Crime -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Added Author:

Hattis, Shana Hertz,

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Justice Statistics: An Extended Look at Crime in the United States is a special edition of Crime in the United States. It brings together key reports that fall under this category. Topics covered include capital punishment, rape and sexual assault among college-age women, correctional populations, crime in the United States, hate crimes, probation, parole, human trafficking, and law enforcement officers killed and assaulted. Tables in this volume provide a comprehensive account of each of these subjects.

Each section contains statistical tables and figures highlighting the data, as well as a brief summary of the report's methodology and at-a-glance highlights of the most compelling information.

This completely updated volume providesvaluableinformation compiled by the Department of Justice, including its subsidiaries, the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.