A new Department of Justice report presents data on adult offenders under community supervision while on probation or parole in 2013. The report presents trends…
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82% of women in corrections are victims of physical or sexual abuse as children
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as “a serious, preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans. The term…
View More 82% of women in corrections are victims of physical or sexual abuse as children35 percent of women in the US will experience domestic violence
An estimated 35 percent of women in the US will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetimes. In addition, up to 70 percent of female…
View More 35 percent of women in the US will experience domestic violence19 Percent of American Women Raped-22 Percent Experience Severe Physical Violence
In the United States, an estimated 19.3% of women and 1.7% of men have been raped during their lifetimes; an estimated 1.6% of women reported…
View More 19 Percent of American Women Raped-22 Percent Experience Severe Physical ViolenceThe Devastating Impact of Violent Crime on Victims
More than two-thirds (68 percent) of serious violent crime victims experienced socio-emotional problems as a result of the victimization per the Justice Department’s Bureau of…
View More The Devastating Impact of Violent Crime on VictimsSix Million Violent Crimes in 2013-Crime Down
46 percent of violent crimes reported to police. The overall violent crime rate declined slightly from 26.1 to 23.2 victimizations per 1,000 U.S. residents from…
View More Six Million Violent Crimes in 2013-Crime Down25 Million Americans Are Monthly Drug Users
From Crime in America.Net: A new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides insight into the nature and scope of…
View More 25 Million Americans Are Monthly Drug UsersWhen the Criminal Justice System Screws Up
New NIJ Special Report: Mending Justice: Sentinel Event Reviews Errors in our criminal justice system inflict specific harm—an individual is wrongfully convicted, a criminal goes…
View More When the Criminal Justice System Screws UpHow the United States Measures Homicides
The Nation’s Two Measures of Homicide The United States uses two national data collection systems to track detailed information on homicides: the Federal Bureau of…
View More How the United States Measures Homicides56 Percent Increase in Police Officer Firearm-Related Deaths
67 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty during the first half of 2014. This is a 31 percent increase over the same period in 2013 (51 officers killed).
View More 56 Percent Increase in Police Officer Firearm-Related DeathsHISPANICS IN NEW HISPANIC AREAS EXPERIENCED HIGHER RATES OF VIOLENT VICTIMIZATION
Young Hispanics accounted for the higher rates of violent victimization in new Hispanic areas
View More HISPANICS IN NEW HISPANIC AREAS EXPERIENCED HIGHER RATES OF VIOLENT VICTIMIZATION3 IN 4 FORMER PRISONERS IN ARRESTED WITHIN 5 YEARS OF RELEASE
An estimated two-thirds (68 percent) of 405,000 prisoners released in 30 states in 2005 were arrested for a new crime within three years of release from prison, and three-quarters (77 percent) were arrested within five years
View More 3 IN 4 FORMER PRISONERS IN ARRESTED WITHIN 5 YEARS OF RELEASE60 percent of children in America are exposed to violence, crime, or abuse
A Department of Justice study shows that 60 percent of children nationwide are exposed to violence, crime, or abuse; consequences include poor school performance, drug and alcohol abuse, long-term physical and psychological harm, and risk of future victimization and suicide.
View More 60 percent of children in America are exposed to violence, crime, or abuseFemales in American Jails Increase 11 Percent. Males Decrease
The female inmate population increased 10.9 percent (up 10,000 inmates) between midyear 2010 and 2013, while the male population declined 4.2 percent (down 27,500 inmates)
View More Females in American Jails Increase 11 Percent. Males Decrease44 Percent Decrease in Police Officers Murdered
27 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2013, a decrease of more than 44 percent when compared to the 49 officers killed in 2012.
View More 44 Percent Decrease in Police Officers Murdered1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitation
In 2010 approximately 1 in 11 youth Internet users (9%) received an unwanted sexual solicitation in the past year.
View More 1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitationSerious violent crime nearly four times higher against the disabled
An estimated 1.3 million nonfatal violent crimes occurred against persons with disabilities in 2012, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced. While the annual number…
View More Serious violent crime nearly four times higher against the disabledJuvenile arrests for violent crimes reach historically low levels
Juvenile arrests for violent crimes fell 29% in the past 5 years The FBI assesses trends in violent crimes by monitoring four offenses that law…
View More Juvenile arrests for violent crimes reach historically low levelsViolent and Property Crime Decrease in the US-2013
Statistics released in the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report reveal declines in both the violent crime and the property crime reported in the first six months…
View More Violent and Property Crime Decrease in the US-2013Sex Assaults in Prison-54 Percent of Staff Related Incidents Involved Female Employees
Correctional administrators reported 8,763 allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails and other adult correctional facilities in 2011, More than half (54 percent) of all substantiated incidents of staff sexual misconduct and a quarter (26 percent) of all incidents of staff sexual harassment were committed by female staff.
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