{"product_id":"ensuring-the-quality-credibility-and-national-research-council-9780309139106","title":"Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice is one of the smallest of the U.S. principal statistical agencies but shoulders one of the most expansive and detailed legal mandates among those agencies. Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics examines the full range of BJS programs and suggests priorities for data collection.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e BJS's data collection portfolio is a solid body of work, well justified by public information needs or legal requirements and a commendable effort to meet its broad mandate given less-than-commensurate fiscal resources. The book identifies some major gaps in the substantive coverage of BJS data, but notes that filling those gaps would require increased and sustained support in terms of staff and fiscal resources.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In suggesting strategic goals for BJS, the book argues that the bureau's foremost goal should be to establish and maintain a strong position of independence. To avoid structural or political interference in BJS work, the report suggests changing the administrative placement of BJS within the Justice Department and making the BJS directorship a fixed-term appointment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In its thirtieth year, BJS can look back on a solid body of accomplishment; this book suggests further directions for improvement to give the nation the justice statistics--and the BJS--that it deserves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Committee on Law and Justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309139104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309139106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064838238463,"sku":"9780309139106","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9ffa8c6-0967-437c-bb7b-23c6592c9a97.jpg?v=1768671368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ensuring-the-quality-credibility-and-national-research-council-9780309139106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}