Frequently Asked Questions

The most recent edition of CrimeStat is CrimeStat IV. For additional information, see CrimeStat: Spatial Statistics Program for the Analysis of Crime Incident Locations, an article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).

CrimeStat is a spatial statistics program for the analysis of crime incident locations. It provides statistical tools to aid law enforcement agencies and criminal justice researchers in their crime mapping efforts. Further information about CrimeStat can be found in the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) article, CrimeStat: Spatial Statistics Program for the Analysis of Crime Incident Locations.

JUSTSTATS is an electronic listserv from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) that is used to announce new crime and justice statistical materials as they become available from BJS. To subscribe, visit the JUSTSTATS section of the BJS website.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance's Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) provide benefits for public safety officers who have been permanently and totally disabled by a catastrophic personal injury sustained in the line-of-duty if that injury permanently prevents the officer from performing any substantial and gainful work. The PSOB Program website provides information about the program, answers to frequently asked questions, and contact information for PSOB staff.

See the Filing a Civil Rights Complaint section of our site for information and direction.

CFDA stands for Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Every federal grant has a CFDA number assigned to it which can be found in the grant solicitation. You can learn more about CFDA numbers and associated assistance listings on the General Services Administration website.

The address of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is:

Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531

Created by the Office of Justice Programs and operated by OJP's National Institute of Justice, the CrimeSolutions website uses rigorous research to inform practitioners and policymakers about what works in justice-related programs and practices. Visit the Courts section of the site to view research on program effectiveness reviewed and rated by CrimeSolutions Researchers and Reviewers.

Also visit the Courts section of our site for additional publications and resources.

The Online Training Courses listed on the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) website are free of charge.

See the Events section of the NIJ website to learn more about the online trainings and to view information about additional training opportunities that are available concerning the collection and use of DNA evidence.

Information on the health effects of prenatal substance abuse is available on the Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse: Prenatal Effects section of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website.