Offender statistics
Experimental Comparison of Two Self-report Methods for Measuring Lambda
Measuring Crime Rates of Prisoners
Draft: Assessment of Multiple Indicators of Drug Abuse for Planning and Policymaking
New Orleans Offender Study: Phase 1, Volume 1: Description of Official Record Data and Coding Process
New Orleans Offender Study, Phase I, Volume II: Estimation of Collective Incapacitation Effects
Compendium of National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Pamphlets
Crime and Justice Atlas 2000
Reforming New Orleans' Criminal Justice System: The Role of Data and Research
With its criminal justice system in disarray following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans invited the Vera Institute of Justice to examine the city's court and jail operations. For five years, Vera has been tracking arrest-to-first-appearance time, custodial arrests versus summonses, the granting of pretrial release, and many other decision-making points. Based on analysis of these data, Vera is making policy recommendations to assist with the implementation of new procedures and to ensure performance monitoring.
Sex Offenders in the Community: Post-Release, Registration, Notification and Residency Restrictions
The management of sexual offenders in the community post-release is an issue of increasing concern to law enforcement, policymakers and the public. In recent years, efforts to strengthen registration and notification have been enhanced. At the same time, comparatively little attention has been paid to related matters, such as how residency restrictions may impact offenders' efforts to find stable work and living arrangements once they are released from prison, whether rates of recidivism have changed, and whether these policies increase the safety of potential victims.