Statistics

From Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sections include Criminal Justice characteristics; Public Opinion; Crime, victims; Arrest, seizures; Courts, prosecution, sentencing; Parole, jails, prisons, death penalty.

From the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney (Indiana). See statistics on death penalty in the U.S.; public opinion polls; and capital punishment timeline.

Conceived in 1929 to meet a need for reliable uniform crime statistics. Includes annual publications Crime in the United States produced with data from 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the U.S.

See Student Resource Center to help with research, debate, and links to academic resources on capital punishment. Includes State by State info plus reports on deterrence, lethal injection, costs, clemency, and law review.