BJS: Bureau of Justice Statistics
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What types of justice employment and expenditure data does the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) collect? An increasing amount of financial and human resources continues to be devoted to federal, state, and local justice systems. In 2006 the United States spent over $214 billion for police protection, corrections, and judicial and legal activities, and employed nearly 2.4 million persons to carry out these functions. Since 1982 BJS has been a primary source for annual public expenditure and employment data pertaining to justice activities in the United States. BJS’s Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts series presents findings from the U.S. Census Bureau's most recently available data of government finances and employment describing the nation's commitment to the justice system. |