The U.S. Department of Justice has issued the following press release:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2020.
This is the 16th survey of criminal history information systems conducted for BJS by SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, since 1989. This report is based on the results from a survey conducted of the administrators of the state criminal history record repositories. It presents data on the functions and status of state criminal history files as of December 31, 2020. This is a third-party report, which includes a disclaimer.
Title:
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2020 (NCJ 305602) (Third-party report)
Where:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.
About the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, advance racial equity in the administration of justice, assist victims and enhance the rule of law. More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.
