BJS Releases Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Redesign and Pretest
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, released Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Redesign and Pretest today. This third-party report by Abt Global presents findings on BJS’s Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ) redesign and pretest project.
The SILJ is the only nationally representative survey that collects self-reported, individual-level information on hard-to-reach jail populations, making it a vital resource for policymakers, facilities, government agencies, and researchers. Since the survey was last administered in 2002, the characteristics of jail populations have changed, and new policies and policing reforms have been enacted. Abt Global and BJS entered into a cooperative agreement in 2015 to address gaps in the 2002 version of the instrument with the goal of producing reliable national estimates of local jail populations through the redesigned survey instrument.
| Title: | Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Redesign and Pretest (NCJ 310253) (Third-party report) |
| Authors: | Charlotte Lopez-Jauffret, PhD, formerly of Abt Global, LLC; Stephanie Fahy, PhD, Abt Global, LLC; Jennifer Bronson, PhD, formerly of Abt Global,LLC; Brenda Rodriguez, Abt Global, LLC; and Allison Ackermann, Abt Global, LLC. |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/survey-inmates-local-jails-redesign-and-pretest |
Disclaimer: BJS funded this third-party report. It is not a BJS report and does not release official government statistics. The report is released to inform interested parties of the research or analysis contained within and to encourage discussion. BJS has performed a limited review of the report to ensure the general accuracy of information and adherence to confidentiality and disclosure standards. Any statistics included in the report are not official BJS statistics unless they have been previously published in a BJS report. Any analysis, conclusions, or opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views, opinions, or policies of BJS or the U.S. Department of Justice.
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