National Justice Agency List Series

collection: series

Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics

Studies

6

Variables

353

Publications

2

About this Collection

The National Justice Agency List is a master name and address file created and maintained by the United States Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The file was first created in 1970, and the Census Bureau has continued to maintain and expand the file. For the original survey, each county in the United States and each municipality and township with a 1960 population of 1,000 or more persons was surveyed to identify the names and addresses of the criminal justice agencies and institutions controlled by local government. The survey was conducted by mail canvass. In addition to the mail survey, the Census Bureau collected information on state-level governments and counties with a 1960 population of 500,000 or more and cities with a 1960 population of 300,000 or more through in-house research methods. The reference information included a variety of published government documents such as budget statements, organization manuals, and state, county, and municipal directories.

Studies

6 results

National Justice Agency List, 1995

The National Justice Agency List is a master name and address file created and maintained by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The 1995 data provide information on 11 separate sectors of criminal justice agencies. Every sector file has variables containing the names and addresses of agencies in that sector and information relevant only to the agencies within the sector. The following files comprise the collection: Part 1 -- Public Defender Agencies: Variables include type of agency and agency structure. Part 2 -- Law Enforcement Agencies: Variables include type of agency and agency structure. Part 3 -- Courts: Variables include type of agency and agency structure. Part 4 -- Probation and Parole Agencies: Variables include type of agency. Part 5 -- Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities: Variables include type of facility, sex of residents, and resident population. Part 6 -- Local Adult Corrections Agencies: Variables include number of female inmates, number of male inmates, type of facility, and average daily population of inmates. Part 7 -- State Adult Correctional Facilities: Variables include type of institution, average daily population of inmates, and sex of inmates. Part 8 -- Federal Adult Correctional Facilities: Variables include type of facility, average daily population of inmates, and sex of inmates. Part 9 -- Other Justice Agencies: Variables include type of agency. Part 10 -- Prosecution and Civil Attorney Agencies: Variables include type of agency and agency structure. Part 11 -- Federal and Indian Tribal Agencies: Variables include type of justice sector.

National Justice Agency List, 1980

The National Justice Agency List is a master name and address file created and maintained by the United States Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The file was first created in 1970, and the Census Bureau has continued to maintain and expand the file. The master file contains information for ten separate sectors: prosecution and civil attorneys, public defenders, law enforcement, courts, probation and parole, juvenile corrections, local adult corrections, state adult corrections, other justice agencies, and federal and Indian tribal agencies. ICPSR has separated the master file into ten subfiles, corresponding to the ten sectors in the master file. Each file has variables containing the names and addresses of agencies in that sector and information relevant only to the agencies within the sector. Court (Part 1) variables include court structure, type of jurisdiction, and the location of court records. State Adult Correctional Facilities (Part 2) variables include type of institution, agency employment size, sex of inmates, and funding code. Public Defender Agencies (Part 3) variables include type of agency, type of cases handled, agency employment size, and funding code. Probation and Parole Agencies (Part 4) variables include type of system, agency client caseload, agency employment size, and funding code. "Other" Agencies (Part 5) variables include type of services and agency employment size. Local Jails (Part 6) variables include sex of inmates, number of female inmates, inmate population, and funding code. Prosecution and Civil Attorney Agencies (Part 7) variables include type of agency, types of cases prosecuted, agency employment size, number of attorneys, and funding code. Federal and Indian Tribal Agencies (Part 8) variables include type of justice sector, employment size, and funding code. Law Enforcement Agencies (Part 9) variables include type of agency, employment size, and number of sworn police. Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities (Part 10) variables include type of facility, sex of residents, resident population, and employment size.

National Justice Agency List, 1986

The National Justice Agency List is a master name and address file created and maintained by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The file also contains information on the following topics: prosecution and civil attorneys, public defenders, law enforcement, courts, probation and parole, juvenile corrections, local adult corrections, federal relations with American Indians, and other justice issues.
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