The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "justice statistics" ...
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What We Know and Don't Know About Recent Crime Trends
This PowerPoint presentation discusses how to use crime statistics to draw conclusions about crime trends.
Tags: crime; statistics; statistical analysis; data analysis; economy
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Criminal Justice: Understanding Crime Statistics
Kalfrin discusses how to get the most accurate story from crime statistics. She discusses the importance of knowing how crimes are classified, how to use the hierarchy of crimes and how to make the information accessible to readers. The tipsheet explains how different crimes are defined, as well as how rates of reporting crimes vary and can affect the story.
Tags: crime; statistics; criminal justice; police reports; uniform crime reports
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Tipsheets on investigations of race and policing
The authors discuss a recent Philadelphia Inquirer investigation into racial profiling in suburban police departments. They then offer suggestions for reporters pursuing similar stories. The suggestions include where to find data and how to analyze it.
Tags: data; racial profiling; police; justice statistics; local government
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Data for Criminal Justice Stories
Roberts discusses where to find data for every stage of the criminal justice system. She begins with sources for incident-level and arrest data, such as jail bookings and blood-alcohol test results. Roberts then discusses where to find data about courts and sentencing; she includes sources like PACER, state criminal justice statistics centers and the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. The tipsheet ends with sources for data about imprisonment and probation, such as the National Corrections Reporting Program.
Tags: state government; court data; justice statistics; online research; state and national statistics; crime; criminals
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The Border: From immigration to crime data
This tipsheet lists helpful resources to consult when reporting on various topics related to the U.S. - Mexico border. The resources (mostly websites) are organized into 6 categories: Immigration and other population issues; Justice, Transparency, Corruption; Health and Environment; Economic and other Statistics; General Border and Mexico-US Information; and, Agricultural and rural issues.
Tags: Latin America; foreign relations; globalization; trade; foreign aid
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Analyzing Speeding Tickets and Racial Profiling Data
This tipsheet offers several suggestions for good stories about speeding tickets, as well as some insight on how a general traffic stop story can turn into a piece about racial profiling. Hacker offers tips for doing the analysis and lists over a dozen of helpful websites like the Justice Research and Statistics Association.
Tags: traffic; speeding; discrimination; tickets; school zones
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Additional Information on Crime Statistics
A helpful list of websites with criminal justice statistics and various information about crime statistics. A helpful handout for anyone on a crime or justice beat.
Tags: Crime; Statistics; Justice
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Link for International Data You Can Use At Home
A useful list of international websites you can use in your research, classified in the following categories: International Relations, Statistics and other data, Communications and Media, Law and Justice, Finance and Economics, Health and Environment, Government and Politics, Academic Resources
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Supreme Court Judges' integrity called into doubt
The reporters of Jyllands-Posten (Denmark) found that senior judges were taking secondary positions that amount to as much as 80 percent of their annual income with little regard to conflict of interest situations that might arise. The court caseload was handled by newer judges. This tipsheet is a summary of the how the reporters used CAR to bring to light this practice and open more public records.
Tags: International; data collection; CAR; statistics; Denmark
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Justice Statistics
This 1993-94 publication contains database and document abstract information on crime victimization, law enforcement, state felony courts, corrections, federal justice statistics, drugs and crime, expenditure and employment, and criminal history data. Order form included. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org