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NEWS RELEASES 2013
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12/30/13
Publication Advisory - BJS Releases Homicide in the U.S. Known to Law Enforcement, 2011; Federal Justice Statistics, 2010; and Federal Justice Statistics, 2010 - Statistical Tables
12/20/13
Publication Advisory - BJS Releases Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2009 ??? Statistical Tables
12/19/13
Total U.S. Correctional Population Declined in 2012 for Fourth Year
12/17/13
Publication Advisory - Bulletin Analyzes Developmental Patterns Behind Girls’ Delinquency Behavior
12/17/13
Attorney General Holder Announces $1.5 Million to Reimburse Support Efforts to Victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
12/13/13
Publication Advisory - The National Institute of Justice Special Report Presents DNA Backlog Updates
12/12/13
16.6 Million People Experienced Identity Theft in 2012
12/11/13
Publication Advisory - Study: Functional Impairment Common Among Youth in Detention
12/06/13
Department of Justice Partners with National Native American Youth Organization to Advance Youth Leadership in Indian Country
12/05/13
Media Advisory - American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence Task Force to Hold First Public Hearing
12/03/13
IACP and the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs Release the Report of the National Summit on Wrongful Convictions: Building a Systemic Approach to Prevent Wrongful Convictions
12/02/13
Justice Department Agencies Partner to Support and Test Innovative Reentry Programming in Three Communities
11/26/13
Publication Advisory - BJS Releases
State Court Organization, 2011
11/21/13
The National Institute of Justice Announces Winner of Body Armor Challenge
11/21/13
Serious Intimate Partner Violence Against Females Declined 72 Percent From 1994 to 2011
11/18/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Intimate Partner Violence: Attributes of Victimization, 1993-2011
11/14/13
Justice Department Announces More Than $62 Million to Strengthen Reentry, Probation and Parole Programs
11/08/13
Jurisdictions Substantially Implement Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
10/30/13
Attorney General Holder Announces $6.7 Million to Improve Legal Defense Services for the Poor
10/29/13
Publication Advisory - OJJDP Bulletin Examines Delinquent Behavior and Victimization of Boys and Girls Exposed to Violence
10/28/13
The National Institute of Justice Enhances CrimeSolutions.gov with Advanced Ratings and Analysis
10/24/13
For Second Executive Year Violent and Property Crime Rates Increased in 2012
09/25/13
Justice Department Supports Online Clearinghouse to Reduce Girls' Delinquency and Detention
09/25/13
Justice Department Awards $5.1 Million to Curb Gangs, Reduce Gun Violence
09/24/13
Study Finds Some Racial Differences in Perceptions of Police Behavior During Contact With the Public
09/23/13
Justice Department Awards $8 Million to Six Communities to Reduce Youth Violence
09/20/13
Media Advisory - Ten Cities Join With Justice Department for National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence
09/19/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Reports on Police Behavior During Traffic and Street Stops, 2011, and Requests for Police Assistance, 2011
09/16/13
Justice Department Announces $15.5 Million in Awards to Support Sex Offender Registration, Assessment, Intervention
09/12/13
Department of Justice Awards $12 Million to Improve Safety in Distressed Neighborhoods
09/11/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice Announces Funding to Improve Public Safety in Distressed Neighborhoods
09/09/13
Office of Justice Programs Releases API of Grant Award Data
09/05/13
New BJS Report on Calculating the Prevalence of Crime in the U.S.
08/29/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Measuring the Prevalence of Crime with the National Crime Victimization Survey
08/28/13
The National Institute of Justice Funds DNA Analysis at Site of Dozier School
08/28/13
Attorney General Eric Holder Announces $2.5 Million to Connecticut Law Enforcement for Costs Related to Sandy Hook School Shootings
08/22/13
Justice and Education Departments Announce New Research Showing Prison Education Reduces Recidivism, Saves Money, Improves Employment
08/22/13
Publication Advisory - BJS Releases Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2013
08/16/13
Tribes Continue to Establish Sex Offender Registration and Notification Systems to Protect Communities
08/13/13
Number of Jail Deaths at Lowest Recorded Level During 2011
08/08/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2011
08/02/13
Office for Victims of Crime Announces $512,730 Grant to Support Victims of the Sikh Temple Attack in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
07/25/13
U.S. Prison Population Declined for Third Consecutive Year During 2012
07/18/13
Publication Advisory - BJS RELEASES REPORT ON JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM, 2013
07/16/13
Publication Advisory - BJS Releases Capital Punishment, 2011 - Statistical Tables
07/08/13
Justice Department Releases New Tools to Help Law Enforcement Find Missing Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease
06/27/13
Indian Country Jail Inmate Population Increased About Six Percent for Second Consecutive Year
06/26/13
Publication Advisory - BJS and NCES Release Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2012
06/24/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Jails in Indian Country, 2012
06/20/13
Office for Victims of Crime Announces $141,783 Grant to Support Victims in Dale County, Ala.
06/20/13
Financial Loss Due to Household Burglary Increased From 1994 to 2011
06/17/13
National Institute of Justice Releases Gun Safety Technology Report
06/17/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Household Burglary, 1994 - 2011
06/13/13
Publication Advisory - BJS Releases
PREA Data Collection Activities, 2013
06/11/13
Publication Advisory - Number of Juveniles in Residential Placement Continues to Decline
06/11/13
Justice Department Releases Guidance for Planning Large-Scale Events
06/07/13
Justice Department Announces Plan for Advancing Crime Victims’ Rights and Services in the Twenty-First Century
06/06/13
About 10 Percent of Adjudicated Youth Reported Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities in 2012
06/04/13
Publication Advisory - Study Finds Trauma Common Among Detained Youth
06/03/13
Karol V. Mason Sworn-in as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
06/03/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2012
05/31/13
Media Advisory - Call for Nominations 2012 - 2013 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
05/30/13
Media Advisory - BJS Victimization Statistics Chief to Discuss School Crime and Safety on C-SPAN’S "Washington Journal" Friday
05/23/13
BJS Releases API of National Crime Victimization Survey Data
05/22/13
Jail Population Increases After Three Years of Decline
05/20/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Jail Inmates at MidYear 2012 - Statistical Tables
05/16/13
Inmates With Mental Health Problems Reported High Rates of Sexual Victimization in 2011 - 12
05/15/13
Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Improvements to the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program
05/13/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011 - 12
05/10/13
Justice Department Recognizes Nine Citizens and Law Enforcement Officers for Rescuing Missing, Abused Children
05/07/13
11,101 Fatal and 467,300 Nonfatal Firearm Victimizations Occurred in 2011
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Baltimore Domestic Violence Program for Innovation
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Dallas Police Sergeant for Solving Cold Cases
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Employee for Building Online Prosecution Tool
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Florida Mother for Challenging "No Snitching" Culture
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Former Tribal Judge for 33 Years Serving Victims of Domestic Violence
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Hawaii Advocate for Efforts to Compensate Crime Victims, Hold Offenders Accountable
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Healing Arts Program for Tribal Sexual Assault Victims
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Law Institute for Promoting Victims’ Rights in Criminal Court
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors New York Professor for 30 Years Advocating for Victims’ Rights
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Texas Program for Sexual Assault Victims
04/23/13
Justice Department Honors Victim Service Director for Leadership Following Tucson, Ariz. Shooting
04/11/13
Rates of Workplace Violence Higher for Government Employees
04/09/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Workplace Violence Against Government Employees, 1994 ??? 2011
04/01/13
OJP News Brief - April 1, 2013
03/27/13
Robert Listenbee Jr. Assumes Leadership of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
03/22/13
Justice Department to Invest $20 Million in Firearm Background Check System Improvements
03/21/13
Publication Advisory - National Institute of Justice Releases Successful Practices for Police Executives
03/21/13
Nearly Two-Thirds of Hate Crimes Went Unreported to Police in Recent Years
03/19/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Hate Crime Victimization, 2003 - 2011
03/15/13
Justice Department Announces Nearly $2 Million in Grants to Strengthen Legal Services for the Poor
03/15/13
OJP News Brief - March 15, 2013
03/11/13
Statement of Greg Ridgeway, Acting Director, National Institute of Justice on the Funded Research Report:
Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriage of Justice
03/07/13
Department of Justice Awards $1 Million to the National Crime Prevention Council to Support Gun Safety Campaign
03/07/13
Over 60 Percent Decline in Sexual Violence Against Females From 1995 to 2010
03/04/13
Media Advisory - Department of Justice to Release Report on Female Victims of Sexual Violence, 1994 - 2010
02/21/13
Publication Advisory - BJS Releases
Pretrial Detention and Misconduct in Federal District Courts, 1995 - 2010
02/20/13
Vice President Biden and Attorney General Holder Honor 18 Public Safety Officers with Medal of Valor
02/19/13
Media Advisory - Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder and Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary Lou Leary to Deliver Remarks at a White House Medal of Valor Ceremony
02/15/13
OJP News Brief - February 15, 2013
02/13/13
Office for Victims of Crime Announces $2.9 Million Grant to Support Victims in Aurora, Colo.
02/07/13
Media Advisory - National Institute of Justice Seeks Proposals for Research on Firearms and Violence
01/09/13
Justice Department Study Finds One in Four Women in Jails Have Serious Mental Illness, With Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders
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