FY 2009 Virginia State Justice Statistics Program
2009-BJ-CX-K008
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$50,000
Law enforcement
2009 New York State Justice Statistics Program
2009-BJ-CX-K013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$68,241
2009 South Dakota State Justice Statistics Program
2008-BJ-CX-K007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$57,951
2009 State Justice Statistics Program for Alabama SAC
2009-BJ-CX-K001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$49,426
FY 2009 Rhode Island State Justice Statistics Program
2009-BJ-CX-K002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
$50,000
Improving the Quality and Accuracy of Bias Crime Statistics Nationally: An Assessment of the First Ten Years of Bias Crime Data Collection
Date Published
September 2000
Publication Type
Publication
Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS)
The Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) was developed in 2007 to collect data on alleged human trafficking incidents from state and local law enforcement agencies. It collected information on incident, suspect, and victim characteristics from 38 human trafficking task forces, funded by the Department of Justice. Incident data include the number of suspects and victims, number of agencies involved in the incident, confirmation of incident...
DNA
The abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the genetic material present in the cells of all living organisms. DNA is the fundamental building block for an individual's entire genetic makeup. A person's DNA is the same in every cell (with a nucleus). DNA is contained in blood, semen, skin cells, tissue, organs, muscle, brain cells, bone, teeth, hair, saliva, mucus, perspiration, fingernails, urine, feces, etc.
Cross deputization agreements
Allow law enforcement personnel from state and tribal entities to cross jurisdictions in criminal cases. Cross deputization agreements have been used to enhance law enforcement capabilities in areas where state and tribal lands were contiguous and intermingled. Under some agreements, federal, state, county/local, and/or tribal law enforcement officers have the power to arrest Indian and non-Indian wrongdoers wherever the violation of law occurs.
Chemical agents
A chemical compound that has deleterious effects on human health. There are a number of different types of chemical agents, and a range of uses for these compounds, from crowd control to chemical warfare.
Local law enforcement officer
An employee of a local law enforcement agency who is an officer sworn to carry out law enforcement duties. Examples of this class are sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, chiefs of police, city police officers, and sworn personnel of law enforcement subunits of port and transit authorities. For national level general data, this class includes campus police officers employed by of local city and community college districts. Private campus police are excluded.
Law enforcement
The generic name for the activities of the agencies responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing the law, particularly the activities of prevention, detection, and investigation of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
Deaths in Custody: State and Local Law Enforcement Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2006 - Statistical Tables
Date Published
June 2009
Publication Type
Data Table
Agencies
BJS