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BJS Releases Capital Punishment, 2023 – Statistical Tables

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, released Capital Punishment, 2023 – Statistical Tables today. This report describes findings on capital punishment in 2023.

The report presents statistics on persons who were under sentence of death in 2023 and historical trends in executions. It details the jurisdictions that carried out...

BJS Releases State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies’ Training Topics and Instructors, 2022 – Statistical Tables

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies’ Training Topics and Instructors, 2022 – Statistical Tables. This report describes the number and types of basic training curricula of state and local law...