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Looking for new and notable information to help you dig deeper into an issue? Start with these reports recommended by our readers (send us your recommendation). To browse through our full selection of resources on Public Safety, use the topic links on the right.

Criminal offenders statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics, August 2007, 5 pp.
National data on offenders, including characteristics of offenders, recidivism data, and data on specific types of offenders (sex, child, etc.).

Critical issues in sexual assault
Wilder Research, July 2007, 28 pp.
Tells the story of victim services, counters myths with research-based evidence and interviews with experts, and provides suggestions to address sexual violence in your community.

Crime and the nation's households, 2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2007, 4 pp.
Presents information on households or persons in households who experienced one or more violent or property victimizations in 2005.

A Blueprint for Change: Improving the system response to youth with mental health needs involved with the juvenile justice system
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, May 2006, 12 pp.
Discusses the prevalence of mental health disorders among youth in the juvenile justice system, presents a framework for juvenile justice and mental health systems to use, and provides program examples.

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The Campbell Collaboration
International collaboration that is compiling a database of effective programs and practices in the areas of crime and justice, education and social welfare.

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