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Black Studies: Interdisciplinary Archival Research

Crime and Justice

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
The most comprehensive compilation of data on all aspects of U.S. criminal justice. Most tables are reproduced exactly as they appeared in the original source, however, when possible latest data are combined with earlier data to show trends.
UCR [Uniform Crime Reports] Data Online
One of the two national measures of U.S. crime, the UCR is based on specific offenses reported to law enforcement agencies. This database lets you generate trends by state since 1960 and by local agency (usually a municipality) since 1985.
Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2009: Statistical Tables
Andrea M. Burch. Bureau of Justice Statistics. November 17, 2011.
Data on the circumstances of deaths that occur during, or shortly after, state or local law enforcement officers engage in an arrest or restraint process.
Police Behavior During Traffic and Street Stops, 2011
Lynn Langton, Matthew R. Durose. Bureau of Justice Statistics. September 24, 2013.
The characteristics and experiences of persons age 16 or older who were stopped by police during traffic and street stops, and their perceptions of police behavior and response during these encounters.
Police Use of Nonfatal Force, 2002-11
Shelley S. Hyland; Lynn Langton; and Elizabeth Davis. Bureau of Justice Statistics. November 14, 2015.
Data on the threat or use of nonfatal force by police against white, black, and Hispanic residents during police contact.
Fatal Force
The Washington Postdatabase of every fatal shooting in the United States by a police officer in the line of duty since Jan. 1, 2015, including location, race of the deceased, the circumstances of the shooting, whether the person was armed and whether the person was experiencing a mental-health crisis.
Federal Sentencing Statistics
Annual reports comparing federal sentencing statistics for each judicial district, judicial circuit, and state to the nation as a whole.
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