State Data Briefs

As independent research projects, faculty and graduate students in UNLV's Department of Criminal Justice write research reports on major issues in criminal justice in Nevada. These "State Data Briefs" are modeled after the Bureau of Justice Statistics' Special Reports and Bulletins; and provide statistical summaries of various criminal justice system practices in Nevada over time, highlight differences between Nevada and other states. These reports cover all aspects of the criminal justice system, including trends in crime and arrests, police practices, prosecution and pretrial activities, adjudication and sentencing, and corrections.

The data briefs are short in length (2-4 pages), provide graphs and charts of statewide and national patterns, and are written in an easily readable, non-technical style. They are designed to provide members of the general public, local officials, community organizations, and media outlets a concise and objective statistical profile of current criminal justice practices in Nevada that may serve as a foundation for informed discussions of future crime control policies and practices. The State Data Briefs are organized below, based on the sequence of events in the criminal justice system.

Entry into the system

Arson Trends in Nevada, 1997-2006

Burglary Trends in Nevada, 1990-2007

Criminal Victimization in Nevada, 2008 (new)

Patterns in School Violence in Nevada

Rape and other Sex Offenses in Nevada, 1990-2007

Prosecution and Pretrial Services

Adjudication

Sentencing and Sanctions

Capital Punishment in Nevada, 1977-2008

Corrections

Deaths in Custody in Nevada, 2001-2006

For more information about the State Data Briefs, please contact the State Data Briefs Project Coordinator, Terry Miethe, Ph.D..