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Project Title:
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Review of the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics
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PIN:
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CNST-I-06-07-A
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Major Unit:
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
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Sub Unit:
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Committee on Law and Justice
Committee on National Statistics
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RSO:
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Cork, Daniel
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Behavioral and Social Sciences
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Project Scope
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A panel of experts will review the programs of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The panel will examine the full range of BJS programs in order to assess and make recommendations for BJS's priorities for data collection. The review will examine the ways in which BJS statistics are used by Congress, executive agencies, the courts, state and local agencies, and researchers in order to determine the impact of BJS programs and the means to enhance that impact. The review will assess the organization of BJS and its relationships with other data gathering entities in the Department of Justice, as well as with state and local governments, to determine ways to improve the relevance, quality, and cost-effectiveness of justice statistics. The review will consider priority uses for additional funding that may be obtained through budget initiatives or reallocation of resources within the agency. The goal of the panel's work will be to assist the Bureau of Justice Statistics to refine its priorities and goals, as embodied in its strategic plan, both in the short and longer terms. The panel's recommendations will address ways to improve the impact and cost-effectiveness of the agency's statistics on crime and the criminal justice system.
The panel will conduct its work over a 2-year period. A focus of the panel's work in the first year will be to consider options for conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which is the largest BJS program. The panel will produce an interim report with recommendations for the NCVS and other aspects of its charge, as appropriate, by the end of the first year and a final report by the conclusion of the project.
The project is sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
The approximate start date of the project is October 1, 2006.
"Note: The project duration was extended. The final report will be issues in summer 2009."
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Project Duration:
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24 months
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