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Immigration and Naturalization Service's Contacts With Two September 11 Terrorists
Mohamed Atta and Marwan Alshehhi were 2 of the 19 terrorists who hijacked and crashed 4 airplanes on September 11, 2001, resulting in the deaths of over 3,000 individuals, the complete destruction of the World Trade Center Towers in New York City, and extensive damage to the Pentagon. In the spring of 2000, both had entered the United States legally using visitor visas, and in September 2000 had requested that the INS change their status from that of "visitor" to that of "vocational student" so they could attend the flight training school. We found that the contractor handled these forms consistently with its handling of other I-20 forms and its interpretation of the requirements of its contract with the INS. The evidence suggests, however, that the contract was written so that the I-20 forms would be returned to the schools within 30 days, and we criticize the INS for failing to monitor adequately the requirements and performance of the contract. To date, the INS has not formulated any concrete plans for conducting or requiring verifications of the accuracy of the data that the schools enter into SEVIS. For example, the INS now requires adjudicators to check all I-539 change of status applications against certain lookout databases before rendering a final decision. Recommendations: At the end of the report, we make 24 systemic recommendations concerning various aspects of the INS's foreign student program that were implicated by our review of the INS's contacts with Atta and Alshehhi and our evaluation of the INS's tracking of foreign students.
United States. Department of Justice
2002-05-20
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Department of Justice Assessment of the Increased Risk of Terrorist or other Criminal Activity Associated with Posting Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information on the Internet
This Department of Justice report assesses the risk of terrorist or associated criminal activity with off-site consequence analysis (OCA) posting on the Internet. It is the result of the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA) signed on August 5, 1999, which requires public access to information on a possible threat via an Internet OCA Internet posting. The background covers Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act, Risk Management Plan (RMPs), Off-Site Consequence Analysis, and Environmental Protection Agency's Website. The national security issues include the threat from international terrorism and domestic terrorism, trends in terrorism involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, the growth of the Internet and threats to our national security, and the United States' response to these threats.
United States. Department of Justice
2000-04-18
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Responding to Terrorism Victims: Oklahoma City and Beyond
Based on lessons learned from the April 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and other mass casualty events, this report identifies special measures needed to protect the rights and meet the needs of victims of large-scale terrorist attacks involving mass casualties. In particular, it demonstrates efforts required to ensure an effective response to victims' rights and their short- and long-term emotional and psychological needs as an integral part of a comprehensive response to terrorism cases involving mass casualties.
United States. Department of Justice
2000-10
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2002 National Money Laundering Strategy
The 2002 National Money Laundering Strategy reports on the progress that has been made to implement the Goals and Objectives of the 2001 Strategy. Baseline numbers have been identified for money laundering transactions in a variety of American cities; negotiated an international agreement with four governments to plan a coordinated fight against the Black Market Peso Exchange; and provided advanced money laundering training to front-line investigators. It also adresses the financing of terrorist groups, and directs government resources against money launderers and those who finance terrorist activities and individuals.
United States. Department of Justice
2002-07
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Immigration Offenders in the Federal Criminal Justice System: 2000
In fiscal year 2000, 16,495 persons were referred to U.S. attorneys for a suspected immigration offense as the most serious charge. This represents a record high in a rising trend following passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. In addition to immigration offenses, U.S. attorneys prosecuted an increased number of noncitizens charged with other offenses -- particularly drug trafficking offenses. Between 1985 and 2000 the number of noncitizens prosecuted by U.S. attorneys for drug trafficking offenses increased from 1,799 to 7,803. The 1996 act authorized increases in law enforcement by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Following enactment, the number of INS law enforcement officers increased from 12,403 to 17,654. The Border Patrol received almost two-thirds of the additional officers. About 75% of the increase in referrals to U.S. attorneys for immigration offenses between 1996 and 2000 was observed in the five States that received the greatest number of new INS officers.
United States. Department of Justice
2002-08
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Combating Methamphetamine Laboratories and Abuse: Strategies for Success
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant. It can be injected, snorted, smoked, or ingested orally. Commonly used street names for methamphetamine include (meth, crank, crystal meth, speed, and ice). Methamphetamine can be relatively easily manufactured through store-bought materials, and according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, is the most prevalent synthetic drug produced in the United States. Methamphetamine is frequently produced in clandestine laboratories. These labs can result in serious physical injury from explosions, fires, chemical burns, and toxic fumes, produce environmental hazards, pose clean-up problems, and endanger the lives and health of children. There are generally two types of clandestine drug labs, "super labs" and "mom and pop labs." According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, "super" labs are highly organized labs and account for approximately 80% of all methamphetamine produced. "Mom and pop" labs are more common and typically manufacture a much smaller amount of methamphetamine
often only producing enough drugs for their own and close associates' use. Although these labs account for a much smaller portion of all methamphetamine produced, they account for far more explosions, fires, hazardous waste dumping, and child endangerment.
United States. Department of Justice
2000-03-19
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Attorney General Transcript News Conference regarding Zacarias Moussaoui, December 11, 2001
In this Department of Justice (DoJ) news transcript dated December 11, 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft briefs news agencies regarding grand jury charges against Zacarias Moussaoui for conspiring with Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda network on September 11. The DoJ's six-count indictment against Moussaoui, a native of France with Moroccan ancestry, outlines 30-pages of allegations, which include conspiring with al Qaeda to commit acts of terrorism, conspiring to commit aircraft piracy, conspiring to destroy aircraft, conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiring to murder United States employees, and conspiring to destroy property. The transcript lists the names and backgrounds of the individuals linked to September 11 and details the allegements of the indictment.
United States. Department of Justice
2001-12-11
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United States Department of Justice: Strategic Plan 2001-2006
Strategic Plan 2001-2006 outlines the Department of Justice's overall objective to prevent terrorist attacks in three chapters. The plan seeks to maintain the balance between personal safety and personal freedom. Chapter one addresses the strategic goals and major themes; moreover, it describes key issues and key emergency programs and summarizes the external factors facing America. Chapter two outlines the objectives for the next five years. Chapter three describes the role of evaluation in developing the strategy plan and provides a schedule of on going and planned program evaluations.
United States. Department of Justice
2001
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U.S. Department of Justice Report on USA Patriot Act Implementation
Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act added the current version of 50 U.S.C. § 1861 to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In order to obtain business records, section 1861(b)(2) requires the Department to demonstrate to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) that the records are sought "for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution." The Guidelines do not impose a probable cause requirement over and above the requirements Congress set forth in the statute.
United States. Department of Justice
2003-05-13
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Trace Detection of Narcotics Using A Preconcentrator/Ion Mobility Spectrometer System
This report discusses work performed in the area of trace drug detection, primarily at New Mexico State University (NMSU), during fiscal year 1999. These experiments combined a chemical preconcentrator and associated control hardware developed at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) with an ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) constructed at NMSU. The preconcentrator is of the same patented design used in the SNL trace detection portal that screens personnel for explosives, and the IMS is of a cross-flow design where analyte molecules are ionized downstream from the ion source region. The overall goal of these studies was to investigate the efficacy of the preconcentrator in the general field of drug detection. In addition, it was hoped to make an initial determination concerning the feasibility of a trace drug detection portal for personnel screening that would operate on the same principles as the explosives detection portal. Based on our current results, it appears that such a drug detection portal could be developed, but more research and development is needed to work toward this goal. The next logical step in the development of such a portal would be to extend the present studies to include detection of both trace and bulk drug samples in a mock-up portal. The principal results discussed in this report include the use of the IMS to detect drugs with and without nicotinamide dopant and studies of the preconcentrator efficiency. Limits of detection were not investigated in detail, but the IMS could easily detect one microgram of all the drugs studied. The primary drugs studied are methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
United States. Department of Justice
2001-04
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Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft [September 11, 2001]
"Today America has experienced one of the greatest tragedies ever witnessed on American soil. These heinous acts of violence are an assault on the security of our nation and every American citizen. We will not tolerate such acts and we will expend every effort and devote all necessary resources to bring the people responsible for these crimes to justice. Now is the time for us to come together as a nation and offer our support and prayers for victims and their families, for the rescue workers and law enforcement, and for every one of us who has been changed forever by this horrible tragedy. The following is a summary of the known facts surrounding today's incidents: American Airlines flight 11 departed Boston for Los Angeles, was hijacked by suspects armed with knives. This plane crashed into the World Trade Center. United Airlines flight 175 departed Boston for Los Angeles, was hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center. American Airlines flight 77 departed Washington Dulles for Los Angeles, was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon. United Airlines flight 93 departed Newark for San Francisco, was hijacked and crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Crime scenes have been established by federal authorities in New York, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Boston, and Newark. The full resources of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. Attorneys offices, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bureau of Prisons, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Office of Justice programs, have been deployed to investigate these crimes and to assist victim survivors and victim families."
United States. Department of Justice
2001-09-11
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Memorandum for the Heads of Department Components from the Attorney General - Subject: The Attorney General's Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations
"I am issuing today the Attorney General's Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations. These new Guidelines will make the FBI's operations in the United States more effective by providing simpler, clearer, and more uniform standards and procedures. The affected activities include: (i) the FBI's investigations and information gathering relating to federal crimes, threats to the national security, and foreign intelligence, (ii) investigative assistance by the FBI to other federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign agencies, (iii) the FBI's intelligence analysis and planning functions, and (iv) FBI information sharing. The new Guidelines will replace the following existing guidelines: 1. The Attorney General's Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigations (May 30,2002). 2. The Attorney General's Guidelines for FBI National Security Investigations and Foreign Intelligence Collection (October 3 1,2003) (with respect to domestic operations). 3. The Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for Collection, Retention, and Dissemination of Foreign Intelligence (November 29,2006). 4. The Attorney General Procedure for Reporting and Use of Information Concerning Violations of Law and Authorization for Participation in Otherwise Illegal Activity in FBI Foreign Intelligence, Counterintelligence or International Terrorism Intelligence Investigations (August 8, 1988) (with respect to domestic operations). 5. The Attorney General's Guidelines for Reporting on Civil Disorders and Demonstrations Involving a Federal Interest (April 5, 1976). 6. The Attorney General's Procedures for Lawful, Warrantless Monitoring of Verbal Communications (May 30,2002) (with respect to the FBI but not other agencies)."
United States. Department of Justice
Mukasey, Michael Bernard, 1941-
2008-09-29
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Use of Synthetic Cannabinoid Products by Teens and Young Adults Increasing
"Law enforcement officials in many areas of the country are reporting increasing use of synthetic cannabinoid products by teens and young adults as these products are widely available. Often hyped as a legal alternative to marijuana, individuals subject to scheduled or random drug screening tests allegedly also have used synthetic cannabinoid products to avoid a positive test for cannabis and the resulting consequences. Many synthetic cannabinoid users also abuse marijuana."
United States. Department of Justice
2010-05-18
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Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency
"According to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from 1991 to 2000, arrests of girls increased more (or decreased less) than arrests of boys for most types of offenses. By 2004, girls accounted for 30 percent of all juvenile arrests. However, questions remain about whether these trends reflect an actual increase in girls' delinquency or changes in societal responses to girls' behavior. To find answers to these questions, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention convened the Girls Study Group to establish a theoretical and empirical foundation to guide the development, testing, and dissemination of strategies to reduce or prevent girls' involvement in delinquency and violence. The Girls Study Group Series, of which this bulletin is a part, presents the Group's findings. The series examines issues such as patterns of offending among adolescents and how they differ for girls and boys; risk and protective factors associated with delinquency, including gender differences; and the causes and correlates of girls' delinquency."
United States. Department of Justice
Zahn, Margaret A.; Agnew, Robert; Fishbein, Diana
2010-04
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Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center: Fact Sheet: Distinctions Between Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking
"This fact sheet will explain the differences between human smuggling and human trafficking. Because these are complex crimes, it is not always readily apparent when a 'human smuggling' case crosses into the realm of a 'human trafficking' crime. Understanding the basic principals outlined in this fact sheet will assist the reader in identifying the subtle differences between each of these crimes. For this discussion, the terms 'human trafficking' and 'trafficking in persons' refer strictly to 'severe forms of trafficking' as defined in 22 USC 7102. As in any other area involving complex crimes, it is important to gather and examine as many relevant facts as possible, compare the fact pattern against relevant statutes, and when necessary, seek expert legal advice in making determinations."
United States. Department of Justice
2005-01
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Justice Blog [blog]
This blog published by the Department of Justice chronicles legal proceedings, challenges, and law enforcement in the United States.
United States. Department of Justice
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Report of the Special Task Force on Interrogations and Transfer Policies
"Executive Order 13491 directed the Special Task Force on Interrogation and Transfer Policies to undertake two missions: (1) 'to study and evaluate whether the interrogation practices and techniques in Army Field Manual 2-22.3, when employed by departments and agencies outside the military, provide an appropriate means of acquiring the intelligence necessary to protect the Nation, and, if warranted, to recommend any additional or different guidance for other departments or agencies'; and (2) 'to study and evaluate the practices of transferring individuals to other nations in order to ensure that such practices comply with the domestic laws, international obligations, and policies of the United States and do not result in the transfer of individuals to other nations to face torture or otherwise for the purpose, or with the effect, of undermining or circumventing the commitments or obligations of the United States to ensure the humane treatment of individuals in its custody and control.' The Task Force established an Interrogation Working Group to address the first mission, and a Transfer Working Group to address the second mission. After meeting with agencies of the United States government, foreign officials, and representatives of non-governmental organizations, the Task Force reached a series of conclusions and formulated a set of recommendations relating to interrogation and transfer policy. These recommendations should be coordinated and integrated with those ofthe Detention Policy Task Force."
United States. Department of Justice
2009-08
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Detention Policy Report
"This report is submitted in response to the Statement of Managers associated with the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, Pub. L. [Public Law] No. 11 2-55, which calls for 'the Department [of Justice], in consultation with other appropriate federal agencies, to provide to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, an unclassified report on U.S. detention policy, including the legal basis for such policy, as it applies to current and future terrorism detainees.'"
United States. Department of Justice
2012-04-12
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Office for Victims of Crime Snapshot Report: Data Summary From OVC's Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS): January 1 through December 31, 2012
"This report summarizes the activities conducted, and the trafficking victim population served, by 39 active OVC [Office for Victims of Crime] grantees during two reporting periods-January 1 through June 30, 2012, and July 1 through December 31, 2012, as reported through TIMS [Trafficking Information Management System]. During this period, there were three different types of OVC trafficking victim services grants, each with a unique set of required performance measurements and unique criteria for eligibility for services through the grant. This Snapshot Report combines the datasets from those three grant programs in order to provide a holistic picture of the activities of the grantees and the entire OVC human trafficking grant initiative. It highlights key statistics on the trafficking population served, grantee collaborative partners, services provided, and outreach and training efforts supported by OVC funding."
United States. Department of Justice
2016-03
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Combating Religious Discrimination Today: Final Report
"In December 2015, the White House hosted a convening entitled 'Celebrating and Protecting America's Tradition of Religious Pluralism.' That event highlighted our nation's rich religious diversity, but also acknowledged ongoing challenges that people of different religious faiths continue to face. During that convening, Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, announced that in the upcoming months the Justice Department would partner with other Federal agencies to host a series of community roundtable discussions, aiming to 'better understand how the scourge of religious discrimination continues to undermine opportunity.' A few months later, the Justice Department officially launched 'Combating Religious Discrimination Today,' an interagency community engagement initiative designed to promote religious freedom, challenge religious discrimination, and enhance enforcement of religion-based hate crimes. From March to June 2016, the Civil Rights Division, in partnership with U.S. Attorneys and other Federal agencies, hosted seven community roundtables across the country that focused on protecting people and places of worship from religion-based hate crimes (Dallas, Texas); combating religious discrimination, including bullying, in education (Stanford, California and Newark, New Jersey) and employment (Birmingham, Alabama); and addressing unlawful barriers that interfere with the construction of places of worship (Detroit, Michigan). […] The roundtables yielded a rich discussion about the state of religious freedom, religious discrimination, and religion-based hate crimes in the United States. The roundtables also generated many proposals for actions that Participants believe the Federal government -- and community groups working together -- should implement to further the protection of the vital principles of religious pluralism, diversity, and freedom."
United States. Department of Justice
2016-07
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National Institute of Justice Standard Offender Tracking Systems: NIJ Standard 1004.00
From the forward section within the document: "This document is a voluntary performance standard for offender tracking systems (OTS) used by the criminal justice community. It defines both performance requirements and the methods used to test performance. In order for a supplier or other entity to claim that a particular OTS model satisfies this National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standard, the model must be in compliance with this standard. All requirements stated in this standard, including those that explicitly employ mandatory language (e.g., 'shall') are those necessary to satisfy the standard. Nothing in this document is intended to require or imply that a commercially available OTS used by criminal justice personnel must satisfy this standard. Agencies should consider that future procurements shall meet, or exceed, the most recent version of this standard."
United States. Department of Justice
2016-07
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National Institute of Justice: Expert Working Group on Trafficking in Persons Research Meeting
From the executive summary: "Th[is] meeting opened with a robust and lively discussion about the various working definitions of human trafficking. It focused on the necessity of different definitions, their use in different sectors of the field, whether and how these definitions impact researchers' and criminal justice practitioners' approach to and understanding of human trafficking, and the importance of being educated about the differences in definitions used across disciplines. Although it is important to tailor terminology to specific audiences, many attendees agreed that it is also important to retain some consistency with legal definitions and that effort should be made to agree on at least some baseline definitional components to facilitate action and measurement in the field. Ultimately, the working group had a number of concrete suggestions pertaining to definitions: [1] Researchers and practitioners should use simple definitions. [2] Get more of the basic information about trafficking into law review articles and other venues to educate judges, probation officers and others in the criminal justice system. [3] Develop a typology of victimization that is constantly updated and distributed widely. Engage survivors to better refine changing definitions of victim and survivor."
United States. Department of Justice
2014-04-24
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Offices of the United States Attorneys: Annual Statistical Reports
"The annual statistical reports for the Offices of the United States Attorneys contains statistical tables displaying both national and district caseload data, covering the many priorities of the United States Attorneys in both criminal prosecution and civil litigation." Reports are available for the 1950s through the present.
United States. Department of Justice
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Call to Action: Louisville Heroin and Opioid Response Summit, Report and Recommendations
"The heroin and opioid crisis ravaging Louisville is a crisis of addiction - a condition described by medical and treatment professionals as a substance use disorder. Untreated substance use disorders are causing overdoses, overdose deaths, family pain and dysfunction, property crime, violent crime, jail overcrowding, loss of economic productivity, and overtaxing of public resources and healthcare systems. Arguably, the heroin and opioid crisis is Louisville's most significant public safety and public health crisis: we lose almost three times more residents to overdose than we do to homicide. [...] With assistance from our working groups, we selected panelists to represent the various response sectors in Louisville. During multiple panel preparation meetings, we collaborated to identify the most important information to be shared at the Summit, information about area impacts, programs, initiatives, needs and shortfalls."
United States. Department of Justice
2017-03-24
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Tribal Sex Offender Registration Code, 2017 Revised Version
"The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) is pleased to provide this Revised Model Tribal Sex Offender Registry Code/Ordinance for use by tribes in complying with the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) (Title I of Public Law 109-248)(42 USC § 16901, et seq.). This document is intended to serve as a guide to full implementation of SORNA, and to provide information that each tribe should consider as it determines how to substantially implement SORNA. Tribes should use this Revised Model Tribal Sex Offender Registry Code/Ordinance only as a starting point. SORNA implementation is unique to each jurisdiction and adoption of a sex offender code should reflect the unique laws, processes, population, land, and traditions of each tribe. This document also includes drafting tips intended to encourage tribal leaders to consider other relevant issues as they meet to discuss any potential code/ordinance development. Further, submission of a code to the SMART Office is only part of the necessary submission for substantial implementation review. Please contact the SMART Office for additional materials to assist with your work toward implementation of SORNA."
United States. Department of Justice
2017
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How to Protect Your Networks from Ransomware
"Ransomware is the fastest growing malware threat, targeting users
of all types-from the home user to the corporate network. On
average, more than 4,000 ransomware attacks have occurred daily
since January 1, 2016. This is a 300-percent increase over the
approximately 1,000 attacks per day seen in 2015. There are very
effective prevention and response actions that can significantly
mitigate the risk posed to your organization.
Ransomware targets home users, businesses, and
government networks and can lead to temporary or
permanent loss of sensitive or proprietary information,
disruption to regular operations, financial losses incurred to
restore systems and files, and potential harm to an
organization's reputation."
United States. Department of Justice
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Roadmap to Reentry: Reducing Recidivism Through Improved Reentry Outcomes at the Federal Bureau of Prisons
"Each year, more than 600,000 citizens return to neighborhoods across America after serving time in federal and state prisons. Another 11.4 million individuals cycle through local jails. And nearly one in three Americans of working age have had an encounter with the criminal justice system--mostly for relatively minor, non-violent offenses, and sometimes from decades in the past. Federal prisoners are held at the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), a law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and the country's largest and most complex prison system--housing nearly 200,000 prisoners in 122 federally-operated correctional institutions, 13 privately-operated secure correctional facilities, and a network of more than 175 community-based centers around the country."
United States. Department of Justice
2016-04
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Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force: A Progress Report to the Attorney General
"Since the establishment of the Task Force in September 2005, 23 United States Attorneys across the country have charged 212 people with various hurricane fraud-related crimes, including charity fraud, benefit fraud and political corruption, and have obtained 40 guilty pleas to date. [...] The establishment of the Task Force has led to exemplary interagency cooperation. The Department of Justice, investigative agencies, and Inspectors General are coordinating and cooperating in a wide range of operational and investigative matters. Together, we are tracking the disbursement of disaster-related funds in the affected areas, and working to identify significant fraud schemes as quickly as possible and to pursue these cases efficiently. The potential for fraud is ripe, with FEMA estimating that more than 2.5 million people have applied for Hurricane Katrina or Rita benefits, so it is essential that we continue our efforts of cooperation, coordination and aggressive investigation."
United States. Department of Justice
2006-02
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Department of Justice Report Regarding the Criminal Investigation in to the Shooting Death of Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson
"In order to make the proper assessment under these standards, federal prosecutors evaluated physical, forensic, and potential testimonial evidence in the form of witness accounts. As detailed below, the physical and forensic evidence provided federal prosecutors with a benchmark against which to measure the credibility of each witness account, including that of Darren Wilson. We compared individual witness accounts to the physical and forensic evidence, to other credible witness accounts, and to each witness's own prior statements made throughout the investigations, including the proceedings before the St. Louis County grand jury ('county grand jury'). We worked with federal and local law enforcement officers to interview witnesses, to include re-interviewing certain witnesses in an effort to evaluate inconsistencies in their accounts and to obtain more detailed information. In so doing, we assessed the witnesses' demeanor, tone, bias, and ability to accurately perceive or re call the events of August 9, 2014. We credited and determined that a jury would appropriately credit those witnesses whose accounts were consistent with the physical evidence and consistent with other credible witness accounts. In the case of witnesses who made multiple statements, we compared those statements to determine whether they were materially consistent with each other and considered the timing and circumstances under which the witnesses gave the statements. We did not credit and determined that a jury appropriately would not credit those witness accounts that were contrary to the physical and forensic evidence, significantly in consistent with other credible witness accounts, or significantly inconsistent with that witness's own prior statements."
United States. Department of Justice
2017-03-04
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National Crime Victimization Survey: Criminal Victimization, 2015
"In 2015, U.S. residents age 12 or older experienced an estimated 5.0 million violent victimizations, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). There was no statistically significant change in the rate of overall violent crime, defined as rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault, from 2014 (20.1 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 and older) to 2015 (18.6 per 1,000) (figure 1). However, the rate of violent crime in 2015 was lower than in 2013 (23.2 per 1,000). From 1993 to 2015, the rate of violent crime declined from 79.8 to 18.6 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older. The rates of violent and property crime largely followed similar trends over time. Households in the U.S. experienced an estimated 14.6 million property victimizations in 2015 (see table 3). The overall property crime rate (which includes household burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft) decreased from 118.1 victimizations per 1,000 households in 2014 to 110.7 victimizations per 1,000 in 2015. A decline in theft accounted for most of the decrease in property crime."
United States. Department of Justice
Truman, Jennifer L.; Morgan, Rachel E.
2016-10
