Research about Criminal Justice Issues:

This page contains links to virtually all the empirical criminal justice research available online, organized by category and publication date. If you know what you are looking for, you may also search the database. Viewing links marked "[PDF]" will require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Some of the most recently added links are:

Wednesday, February 1 2012:

• Positive Trends in State-Level Sentencing and Corrections Policy [PDF] by Families Against Mandatory Minimums.

Monday, January 30 2012:

• Turning the Corner Opportunities for Effective Sentencing and Correctional Practices in Arizona, [PDF] by Justice Strategies.

Friday, January 27 2012:

• Communities Inmates Released to in 2009 [PDF] by Massachusetts Department of Correction.
• 2009 Annual Report Massachusetts Department of Correction, [PDF] by Massachusetts Department of Correction.
• Survey of Sentencing Practices FY 2010 [PDF] by Massachusetts Sentencing Commission.
• The State of Sentencing 2011 [PDF] by Sentencing Project.
• Old Behind Bars the Aging Prison Population in the United States, [PDF] by Human Rights Watch.

Thursday, January 26 2012:

• The Price of Prisons What Incarceration Costs Taxpayers, [PDF] by Vera Institute.

Wednesday, January 25 2012:

• Missouri Working Group on Sentencing and Corrections Consensus Report [PDF] by Missouri Working Group on Sentencing and Corrections.
• Jail Inmates at Midyear 2009 Statistical Tables [PDF] by Bureau of Justice Statistics.
• Prison Inmates at Midyear 2009 Statistical Tables [PDF] by Bureau of Justice Statistics.
• Too Good to be True Private Prisons in America, [PDF] by Sentencing Project.
• 2011 Adult Institutions Outcome Evaluation Report [PDF] by State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
• The Effects of Prison Visitation on Offender Recidivism [PDF] by Minnesota Department of Corrections.
• Improving Budget Analysis of State Criminal Justice Reforms A Strategy for Better Outcomes and Saving Money, [PDF] by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the American Civili Liberties UNion.
• Correctional Spending Trends Budget Information Report, [PDF] by Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office.
• Receipt of A(H1N1)pdm09 Vaccine by Prisons and Jails United States, 2009-10 Influenza Season, [PDF] by Center for Desease Control.
• PREA Data Collection Activities, 2011 [PDF] by Bureau of Justice Statistics.
• Continued Majority Support for Death Penalty More Concern among Opponents about Wrongful Convictions, [PDF] by Pew Research Center.

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