Criminal Justice Statistics Center

CJSC MISSION STATEMENT

The goal of the Criminal Justice Statistics Center (CJSC) is:

• To collect, analyze, and report statistical data, which provide valid measures of crime and the criminal justice process;
• To examine these data on an ongoing basis to better describe crime and the criminal justice system; and
• To promote the responsible presentation and use of crime statistics.

CJSC DESCRIPTION

• CJSC is comprised of two integral sections - the Statistical Data Center (SDC) and the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC).
• It is the responsibility of the SDC to maintain several statewide data systems containing criminal justice statistical information as mandated by California law. CJSC Data Bases
• SAC is responsible for providing the interpretation, analysis and publication of that data. CJSC Publications
• CJSC has a staff of 40 research analysts and technical personnel and an annual budget of approximately $2 million.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS CENTERS (SACs)

Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs) are units or agencies at the state government level which use operational, management, and research information from all components of the criminal justice system to conduct objective analyses of statewide and systemwide policy issues.

There are currently SACs in 52 states and territories. The SACs vary in their placement within the state government structures. Some are within a criminal justice or general state planning or coordinating agency; some are part of a governor's advisory staff; and some are located in a line agency such as the state police, attorney general's office, or department of corrections. There are several housed in state universities.

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