Bureau of Justice Statistics

U.S. criminal justice data

Issue Brief Governance, Economics, Public Safety
Oct 02 2025
Policy Pruno The Inability of Policymakers to Save Taxpayer Dollars Through Reducing Prison Populations at the Margins
By Joshua Crawford Read More
Testimony Public Safety
Mar 13 2025
Statement to the Tennessee State Senate Judiciary Committee
By Rafael A. Mangual Read More
Report Public Safety, Governance
Feb 13 2025
Why “Rehabilitating” Repeat Criminal Offenders Often Fails
By Matt Logan, John Paul Wright, Hannah E. Meyers Read More
Report Health, Public Safety
Mar 28 2024
How to Reform Correctional Mental Health Care
By Stephen Eide Read More
Report Public Safety Policing, Crime Control
Aug 10 2023
Perceptions Are Not Reality: What Americans Get Wrong About Police Violence
By Zach Goldberg Read More
Report Governance, Public Safety
Apr 20 2023
Modernize the Criminal Justice System: An Agenda for the New Congress
By Charles Fain Lehman Read time 15 mins Read More
Issue Brief Public Safety Policing, Crime Control
Dec 21 2022
Restoring Public Safety
By Rafael A. Mangual Read time 21 mins Read More
Issue Brief Governance, Public Safety Civil Justice, Policing, Crime Control
Nov 22 2022
Bail Reform in Chicago: Un-Solving Problems in Public Safety and Court Financing
By John Paul Wright Read time 40 mins Read More
Commentary Culture Culture & Society
Nov 21 2022
A Remarkable Midterm Election Result
By Jeffrey H. Anderson Read time 1 mins Read More
Issue Brief Public Safety Policing, Crime Control
Oct 20 2022
More Guns, Same Amount of Crime? Analyzing the Effect of Right-to-Carry Laws on Homicide and Violent Crime
By Robert VerBruggen Read time 38 mins Read More