Department of Justice Officer Safety Programs Save Lives
In the wake of recent violent attacks against law enforcement professionals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that since January 1, 2011 nearly 30 law enforcement and corrections officers have been saved by protective vests. (read more)Weekly News Brief - December 23, 2011
Weekly News Brief - December 23, 2011 (read more)Juvenile Arrests For Violent Crime Down Ten Percent From 2008, Reaching Lowest Level In 20 Years
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs released Juvenile Arrests 2009, a bulletin analyzing data from the FBI's annual Crime in the United States report to characterize the extent and nature of juvenile crime. (read more)Juvenile Arrests For Violent Crime Down Ten Percent From 2008, Reaching Lowest Level In 20 Years
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs released Juvenile Arrests 2009, a bulletin analyzing data from the FBI's annual Crime in the United States report to characterize the extent and nature of juvenile crime. (read more)Federal Immigration Arrests Increased Along U.S.-Mexico Border Between 2005 and 2009
Illegal immigration was the fastest growing federal arrest offense between 2005 and 2009, increasing an average rate of 23 percent each year, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. In 2009, 84,749 suspects were arrested and booked for immigration offenses, up from 38,041 in 2005. (read more)Publication Advisory: BJS Releases Capital Punishment, 2010 - Statistical Tables
This report presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death on December 31, 2010, and persons executed in 2010. (read more)Federal Immigration Arrests Increased Along U.S.-Mexico Border Between 2005 and 2009
Illegal immigration was the fastest growing federal arrest offense between 2005 and 2009, increasing an average rate of 23 percent each year, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. In 2009, 84,749 suspects were arrested and booked for immigration offenses, up from 38,041 in 2005. (read more)Publication Advisory: BJS Releases Capital Punishment, 2010 - Statistical Tables
This report presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death on December 31, 2010, and persons executed in 2010. (read more)Department of Justice Examines Impact of Bullying in Schools
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) today released Bullying in Schools: An Overview, the first of five bulletins examining bullying in schools and support schools can provide bullying victims. (read more)
I WANT JUSTICE FOR MY SONS RIGHTS.MY SONS ONE CONVERSATION THAT LASTED 59 MIN. HAS COST HIM ALREADY 4 YEARS OF HIS LIFE.HE GOT 16 YEARS FOR HIS 59 MIN CONVERSATION.HE HAS BEEN HONEST FROM THE BEGINNING BUT HE WAS MADE THE EXAMPLE BECAUSE HE WAS THE FIRST ONE IN THIS SMALL TOWN TO GO TO TRIAL.I AM ON DISABILITY AND CAN’T AFFORD A LAWYER, AND THE ONE HE HAD FROM THE STATE WAS A QUACK. CAN ANYONE HERE HELP ME TO HELP HIM. DEBBI S.
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