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News Releases 2021

 

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News Releases 2021

12/23/2021

Department of Justice Awards More Than $12 Million to Support Data Sharing


12/23/2021

Justice Department Awards More Than $40 Million to Improve Services for Crime Victims


12/23/2021

Justice Department Awards Nearly $444 Million to Support Violence Intervention Efforts


12/23/2021

Justice Department Awards Nearly $37 Million to Combat Human Trafficking and Help Victims


12/23/2021

Justice Department Awards Nearly $87 Million to Combat Human Trafficking and Help Victims


12/23/2021

Justice Department Awards More Than $125 Million in Grants Under the STOP School Violence Act


12/23/2021

Justice Department Awards $34 Million to Support Community Crisis Response


12/23/2021

Justice Department Awards More Than $100 Million to Support Youth


12/23/2021

Justice Department Awards More Than $210 Million to Support Forensic Science


12/22/2021

Department of Justice Awards More Than $38 Million to Promote Reforms in the Justice System


12/22/2021

Justice Department Awards Almost $141 Million to Protect Children


12/22/2021

Justice Department Awards More Than $110 Million to Support Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals


12/22/2021

Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis and to Address Substance Use Disorders


12/21/2021

BJS Releases Report on Employment of Persons Released from Prison; Updated Data Tool on Federal Statistics


12/20/2021

Justice Department Will Award $1.6 Billion to Reduce Violent Crime and Strengthen Communities


12/16/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Correctional Populations


12/14/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Prisoners and Jail Inmates


12/10/2021

BJS Releases Capital Punishment, 2020 – Statistical Tables


12/9/2021

Justice Department Awards $20 Million to Help Register and Track Sex Offenders and Protect Young Athletes


12/2/2021

National Institute of Justice Study Advances Understanding of Hate Crime Perpetrators


12/1/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Mortality in State and Federal Prisons and Local Jails


11/30/2021

BJS Releases Non-U.S. Citizens in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 1998–2018


11/23/2021

Justice Department Boosts Efforts to Solve American Indian and Alaska Native Missing Person and Unidentified Remains Cases


11/23/2021

BJS Releases Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2021


11/18/2021

BJS Releases New National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Dashboard (N-DASH)


11/15/2021

Justice Department Announces More Than $73 Million to Help Crime Victims and Improve Public Safety in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities


11/15/2021

Justice Department Awards Nearly $104 Million to Help Crime Victims in Indian Country


11/12/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Long-Term Effects of Suspension and Expulsion


11/09/2021

BJS Releases Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices, 2018


11/04/2021

BJS Releases Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009–2019 Statistical Tables


10/28/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Federal Justice Statistics; Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities


10/28/2021

Justice Department Will Award More Than $21 Million to Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes


10/26/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Background Checks for Firearm Transfers; Survey of Publicly Appointed Defense Attorneys


10/19/2021

BJS to Release Jails in Indian Country, 2019–2020 and the Impact of COVID-19 on the Tribal Jail Population


10/19/2021

BJS Releases 2020 National Crime Victimization Survey Data


10/14/2021

BJS to Release Criminal Victimization, 2020


10/07/2021

Nearly a Fifth of State and Federal Prisons and a Tenth of Local Jails had at Least One Suicide in 2019


10/06/2021

Department of Justice Announces Ten New Public Safety Partnership Cities


10/06/2021

Office of Justice Programs Releases Toolkit to Help Law Enforcement Lead COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach


10/06/2021

BJS Releases Services for Crime Victims, 2019


09/28/2021

Office of Justice Programs Restores Program to Study Race and Justice


09/24/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Research to More Accurately Determine Time of Death


09/24/2021

Justice Department Awards Nearly $187 Million to Support Community Safety


09/22/2021

Department of Justice Launches Program to Help Police Respond to Mass Violence


09/20/2021

Justice Department Awards Over $1.2 Billion in Grants to Assist, Compensate Victims


09/13/2021

Violent Hate Crimes Were Most Commonly Motivated by Bias Against Race, Ethnicity or National Origin


09/09/2021

BJS to Release Reports on Hate Crime


09/08/2021

BJS Releases Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 24 States in 2008:  A 10-Year Follow-Up Period (2008–2018)


08/17/2021

National Institute of Justice Researchers Create Program That Can Assist in Age of Death Determination


08/10/2021

NIJ Examines Treatment of Youth Involved in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems


07/30/2021

BJS Releases Interactive Reports on Sexual Assaults Recorded by Law Enforcement


07/29/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Prisoner Recidivism; Tribal Crime


07/29/2021

National Institute of Justice Announces Official Results of Recidivism Forecasting Challenge


07/22/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Adults in U.S. Correctional System


07/20/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Justice Assistance Grant Program


07/19/2021

NIJ Develops Tools to Assess Risk of Prisoner Recidivism


07/14/2021

BJS Releases Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety:  2020


07/13/2021

BJS Releases Alcohol and Drug Use and Treatment Reported by Prisoners


07/08/2021

U.S. Attorneys Investigated More Than 1,800 Hate Crime Suspects From 2005 to 2019


07/08/2021

BJS To Release Federal Hate Crime Prosecutions, 2005–19


07/07/2021

Justice Department to Provide Funding for Body-Worn Cameras to Small, Rural and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies


06/29/2021

BJS Releases PREA Data Collection Activities, 2021


06/08/2021

BJS Releases Capital Punishment, 2019 – Statistical Tables


06/07/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Microbial Evidence:  The Invisible Traces We Leave Behind


06/02/2021

BJS Launches Redesigned Website and Releases Reports


05/26/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Impact of Student Mentoring


05/25/2021

Justice Department Recognized Members of Fresno County Sheriff's Office with the Attorney General's Special Commendation


05/25/2021

Kansas Student Wins Justice Department's National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest


05/25/2021

Justice Department Honors Illinois Sergeant with Missing Children's Law Enforcement Award


05/25/2021

Justice Department Recognizes Hawaii Missing Children Coordinators with Child Protection Award


05/25/2021

Justice Department Honors Maryland Postal Service Employee with Missing Children's Citizen Award


05/25/2021

Justice Department Observes National Missing Children’s Day


05/12/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Virginia's School Safety Threat Assessments


05/05/2021

OJJDP/NIJ Report Shows Juvenile Arrests Drop to Four-Decade Low


04/29/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Mortality in Prisons and Jails


04/27/2021

BJA Now Accepting Applications for the National Public Safety Partnership


04/23/2021

Department of Justice Honors Louisiana Student with Tomorrow's Leaders Award


04/23/2021

Justice Department Honors Ohio Victim Advocate with Ronald Reagan Public Policy Award


04/23/2021

Department of Justice Honors Navajo Health Provider with Allied Professionals Award


04/23/2021

Department of Justice Honors Minnesota Man with Victim Rights Legend Award


04/23/2021

Department of Justice Honors Vegas Strong Resiliency Center with National Crime Victims Service Award


04/23/2021

Department of Justice Honors Oklahoma Woman with Volunteer for Victims Award


04/23/2021

Justice Department Honors Ohio Violence Against Women Act Officer with First Responders Award


04/23/2021

Justice Department Honors Florida Crime Victim with Special Courage Award


04/23/2021

Justice Department Honors Sexual Assault Survivor and Advocate with Special Courage Award


04/23/2021

Justice Department Honors North Carolina Chief Deputy with First Responders Award


04/23/2021

Department of Justice Honors Ohio Woman with Federal Service Award


04/23/2021

Department of Justice Honors Florida Woman with Professional Innovation in Victim Services Award


04/23/2021

Department of Justice Honors Wisconsin Woman with National Crime Victims Service Award


04/23/2021

BJA Awards Nearly $700,000 to Launch Drug Disposal Program in Selected States


04/23/2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland Recognizes Individuals and Organizations for Service to Crime Victims


04/22/2021

Justice Department Partnership Finds More Than 300 Unidentified Persons Through Fingerprint Analysis


04/21/2021

Department of Justice Awards Emergency Funding to Support Response to Nashville Bombing


04/15/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Stalking And Financial Fraud


04/05/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Reliability of Sobriety Tests for Marijuana Use


04/01/2021

BJS Releases Victims Of Identity Theft, 2018


03/30/2021

Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Reports On Prisoners


03/23/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Human Trafficking


03/17/2021

National Institute of Justice Identifies Technology Needs for Probation and Parole Services


03/15/2021

National Institute of Justice Creates Database to Address Product Counterfeiting


03/11/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Victim-Offender Access to Support Services


03/10/2021

COVID-19 Spurs 25% Drop in Inmates Held in Local Jails


03/08/2021

BJS to Release Reports on Jail Inmates; COVID-19


03/08/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Impact of Safe Harbor Laws on Sex Trafficking Victims


03/04/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Ways to Estimate True Financial Costs of Crime


02/22/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Methods and Trends in Collecting Statistics on Juveniles in Custody


02/16/2021

National Institute of Justice Examines Law Enforcement Challenges Posed by Autonomous Vehicles


02/16/2021

BJS Releases Reports on Federal Prisoner Statistics; Background Checks for Firearm Transfers


01/29/2021

Jutice Department Recognizes the 10th Annual Human Trafficking Prevention Month


01/19/2021

Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety in Tribal Communities


01/19/2021

OJJDP Releases Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2018


01/14/2021

BJS Releases Race and Ethnicity of Violent Crime Offenders and Arrestees, 2018

Date Published: December 23, 2021