The following resources are a sample of available materials released in recent years that capture information and data of women and girls in the justice system. See the Publications section of our site for additional resources.
Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual
Prisoners
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual
Probation and Parole Populations
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual
Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2018
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2020
Juvenile Arrests, 2018
National Institute of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, June 2020
Juvenile Court Statistics, 2018
National Institute of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, June 2020
Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2017
National Institute of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, June 2020
Quick Facts: Women in the Federal Offender Population
U.S. Sentencing Commission, April 2020
Trends and Characteristics of Youth in Residential Placement, 2017
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, July 2019
Characteristics of Cases Judicially Waived From Juvenile to Criminal Court
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, July 2019
Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, April 2019
Implementing a Gender Responsive Approach to Women in Parole Decision Making: A Self-Assessment
Bureau of Justice Assistance-Sponsored, February 2019
Violence Exposure, Continuous Trauma, and Repeat Offending in Female and Male Serious Adolescent Offenders
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, September 2018
Spotlight on Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, January 2018
Gender Responsive Interventions in the Era of Evidence-Based Practice: A Consumer's Guide to Understanding Research
Bureau of Justice Assistance-Sponsored, June 2016
Building Effective Correctional Facility-Community Provider Partnerships for the Benefit of Justice Involved Women: Lessons Learned
Bureau of Justice Assistance-Sponsored, May 2016
Fact Sheet on Justice Involved Women in 2016
Bureau of Justice Assistance-Sponsored, May 2016
Reentry Considerations for Justice Involved Women
Bureau of Justice Assistance-Sponsored, May 2016
Additional Resources
Conduct a search of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Virtual Library for additional resources.