Frequently Asked Questions

City crime statistics are published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the annual report, Crime in the United States. Also visit the FBI's Crime Data Explorer, an interactive tool that presents charts and graphs that break down data in a variety of ways.

By registering with our National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), you can receive:

• Twice-monthly JUSTINFO newsletter - Access information about publications, events, funding and training opportunities, and web-based resources available from NCJRS federal sponsors.
• Weekly Funding News From NCJRS email - Receive solicitation releases/updates and funding-related webinars from our federal sponsors.
• Funding Tips - Get online tools and help as you apply for Office of Justice Programs' funding opportunities.

When you register with NCJRS, be sure to select "Grants/funding" as an area of interest in your profile.

Visit the Grants and Funding section of our site for additional information and resources.

Information on work release programs can be found in the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grant report, An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Prison Work Release Programs on Post-Release Recidivism and Employment. Additionally, reviews of corrections programs, including work release programs, are available on the Corrections & Reentry section of NIJ's CrimeSolutions website.

Congress enacted the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act (Pub. L. No. 93-415, 42 U.S.C. § 5601 et seq.) in 1974. Visit the Legislation section of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention website for further information about the JJDP Act, its purpose, history, and related legislation.

Resources that were developed to help address the problem of prison rape can be found on the National PREA Resource Center website and PREA/Offender Sexual Abuse section of the National Institute of Corrections website.

If you have a complaint regarding conditions within a state correctional facility, contact the specific correctional facility directly.

If you are experiencing problems with a state Victim Notification Everyday (VINE) system, please contact the state organization responsible for the system. To locate the appropriate contact, visit the VINELink website and select your state.

State underage drinking laws can be found on the State Profiles of Underage Drinking Laws section of the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse's Alcohol Policy Information System website.

Information on the use of DNA to solve cold cases can be found in the following National Institute of Justice (NIJ) articles and resources:

• National Best Practices for Implementing and Sustaining a Cold Case Investigation Unit
• Solving Cold Cases with DNA: The Boston Strangler Case
• Using DNA to Solve Cold Cases: Special Report

Also watch the following NIJ videos:

• The Impact of National Institute of Justice's Solving Cold Cases with DNA Program
• The Importance and Impact of Cold Case Units

Additionally, with funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Program has produced the following materials:

• Utilizing DNA Evidence to Investigate Cold Case Sexual Assaults through CODIS
• Prioritizing Cold Case CODIS Hit Follow-up: Strategies for Sexual Assault Investigators

Information about community corrections can be found in our Community Corrections Special Feature and on the Community Services Division section of the National Institute of Corrections website.