Publications

Correctional Populations in the United States
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual

Federal Justice Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual

Probation and Parole in the United States
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual

Characteristics and Trends of Delinquency Cases Resulting in Probation
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, August 2019

Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released From State Prison: A 9-Year Follow-Up (2005-14)
Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2019

Related Resources

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
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. See the Pretrial Release and the Community Corrections (Probation and Parole) sections of the BJS website for topical data and resources.

BJS: Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP)
BJS's FJSP collects data annually on workload, activities, and outcomes associated with federal criminal cases. Information is acquired on all aspects of processing in the federal justice system, including the number of persons sentenced to probation, released pretrial, and under parole or other supervision.

BJS: National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP)
BJS's NCRP collects data annually on prison admissions and releases and on parole entries and discharges in participating jurisdictions. Demographic information, conviction offenses, sentence length, minimum time to be served, credited jail time, type of admission, type of release, and time served are collected from individual prisoner records.

Statistical Briefing Book
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's online Statistical Briefing Book contains information and data related to juveniles on probation, as well as juvenile reentry and aftercare.