Statistics and resources

Juvenile Statistics

OJJDP’s Statistical Briefing Book
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) Statistical Briefing Book has been redesigned to make it easier to find basic statistical information on juvenile offending, victimization of juveniles, and involvement of youth in the juvenile justice system.

National Center for Juvenile Justice website

Adult Probation and Parole Statistics & Reentry Resources

One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections (Pew Center on the States, 2009)examines the scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states, and provides a blueprint for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund stronger supervision of the large number of offenders in the community.

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2008
Bureau of Justice Statistics

At yearend 2008, 7.3 million men and women were under correctional supervision, including 70 percent (about 5.1 million) who were supervised in the community on probation or parole and 30 percent (about 2.3 million) who were held in the custody of prisons or jails, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

National Reentry Resource Center

Work Opportunity Tax Credit for Employers

Federal Bonding Program

In 1966 the U.S. Department of Labor established The Federal Bonding Program to provide Fidelity Bonds that guarantee honesty for “at-risk”, hard-to-place job seekers. The bonds cover the first six months of employment. There is no cost to the job applicant or the employer. In most states the bonds are made available through the state agency responsible for workforce matters.

Mentoring Ex-Prisoners: A Guide for Prisoner Reentry Programs

Ready 4 Reentry: Prisoner Reentry Toolkit for Faith-Based and Community Organizations

Just Out: Early Lessons from the Ready4Work Prisoner Reentry Initiative

One Stop Career Centers

READY 4 WORK: Business Perspectives on Ex-Offender Reentry

Prisoner Reentry Issues and Answers

Crime in the United States, 2008
Federal Bureau of Investigations

Reentry Trends in the United States
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Reentry Policy Council website

Reentry Resource Map

National Institute of Corrections Online Library

Council of State Governments Justice Center website