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Bureau of Justice Statistics

Capital Punishment Statistics (BJS)

Carjackings in the United States (Bureau of Justice Statistics)

Data on carjackings, 1993-2002
Includes characteristics of victims, how they defended selves, time of day, and whether vehicle recovered
Characteristics of carjacker and means used
Carjackings in the United States, 1992-96 is also available

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Describes federal programs providing funds to individuals, private organizations, and state and local governments
Searchable by keyword or agency
Provides name of program, agency, laws and regulations, purpose of grant, application process, sample grants awarded in past, and contact name
See Federal Register for updates

Census Bureau Children's Data

Census Bureau Household Economics Division

Census of Jails(DOJ)

Census of Population and Housing, 1990

Describes various paper, CD-ROM and web access to 1990 Census data for the nation, states, counties, cities, and subcity areas
Ancestry data appears in Summary Tape File 3, Tables 28-30

Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities (DOJ)

Facilities, inmates, programs, and staff of STATE and FEDERAL correctional facilities throughout the Nation, and of private correctional facilities housing State or Federal inmates.
STATE-level data are presented on facility, inmate, and staff characteristics, as well as facility programs
No data for individual institutions
Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 1995 is also available electronically

Center for Immigration Studies