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Semiannual Report to Congress: April 2016 - September 30, 2016
From the Message from the Inspector General section: "The Report demonstrates the diversity and quality of the OIG's work over the past 6 months. During this time, we completed numerous reports pertaining to DOJ's law enforcement components, such as reviews of ATF's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms] undercover storefront operations, the DEA's [Drug Enforcement Agency] management and oversight of its confidential source program, and the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] and ATF's processes for handling firearm purchase denials through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. We also reviewed BOP's [Bureau of Prisons] contraband interdiction efforts, oversight of private contract prisons, release preparation program, untimely release of inmates, and reimbursement rates for medical care provided to inmates outside of BOP facilities. In our ongoing commitment to identify whether DOJ funds are being used effectively and efficiently, we conducted dozens of audits and reviews, and we recommended numerous improvements to DOJ's [Department of Justice] programs. In addition, the OIG's [Office of the Inspector General] Investigations Division closed 172 criminal or administrative misconduct cases, and its work resulted in 45 convictions or pleas and 146 terminations, administrative disciplinary actions, and resignations. In particular, the OIG concluded two investigations finding fraud and other irregularities relating to the manufacture and sale of Kevlar combat helmets to the Department of Defense that led to a $3 million civil settlement with the manufacturer. The quality of the investigations described in this report demonstrates the importance of effective, fair, and objective investigative oversight conducted by our Office."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2016-10
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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
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Collaborative Reform Initiative: An Assessment of the San Francisco Police Department
"As a result of an extensive independent assessment of the San Francisco Police Department's (SFPD) activities and operations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) presents findings and recommendations on how to address the agency's needs proactively in a long-term manner to improve trust between the SFPD and the communities it serves."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
2016-10
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Advancing Diversity in Law Enforcement
From the Executive Summary: "Tragic events over the past several years - including officer-involved shootings and attacks on law enforcement officers, and the demonstrations and protests these incidents have spawned - have captured the public's attention and driven a host of policing issues from the periphery to the center of our public dialogue, including a renewed focus on increasing diversity in the nation's law enforcement agencies. In December 2014, President Obama announced his Task Force on 21st Century Policing (Task Force). The Task Force brought together a diverse range of stakeholders - including law enforcement leaders, advocates, academics, policymakers, and community members - to explore strategies for strengthening community-police relations, reducing crime, and advancing public safety. In one of its key recommendations for 'building trust and legitimacy' in community-police relations, the Task Force focused on the need to ensure law enforcement agencies better reflect the diversity of the communities they serve."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2016-10
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Public Safety Primer on Cloud Technology
"The purpose of this resource is to educate the public safety community and provide answers to straightforward common questions public safety agencies may have regarding cloud technology, the services the cloud can provide, and guidance for considering contracts with cloud vendors. In addition, this resource provides a glossary of definitions for terms used throughout the document, as well as a list of recommended resources for further reading. It is intended to provide introductory guidance to agencies, not to be an exhaustive 'how-to' guide."
United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance; United States. Department of Justice
Doyle, Patrick; Milstead, Mike; Powell, John . . .
2016-10
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Follow-Up Audit of the Department of Justice's Implementation of and Compliance with Certain Classification Requirements
From the Introduction, "The appropriate classification of information is critical to the government's efforts to ensure national security. Over-classification of information restricts accurate and actionable information sharing, increases the cost of securing information, and needlessly limits stakeholder and public access to information. In 2010, Congress passed Public Law 111-258, the 'Reducing Over-Classification Act' (Act), to determine whether agencies' classification procedures and practices contribute to over-classification and restrict information sharing. The Act directed the federal Inspectors General to: (1) assess whether applicable classification policies, procedures, rules, and regulations have been adopted, followed, and are effectively administered within the DOJ [Department of Justice]; and (2) identify policies, procedures, rules, regulations, or practices that may contribute to persistent misclassification of material within the DOJ. The Act also mandated that the Inspectors General follow up on their initial reviews 3 years later to assess DOJ's progress made pursuant to the results of the first evaluation. In fiscal year (FY) 2013, the Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) completed the first evaluation and issued an audit report on DOJ's Implementation of and Compliance with Certain Classification Requirements. In our FY 2013 audit, we made 14 recommendations to help improve the DOJ's classification management program and implementation of classification procedures. This follow-up audit assesses the Department's progress in implementing these recommendations, 11 of which are closed, and makes additional recommendations for further improvement in this important area."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2016-09
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Applicability of the National Emergencies Act to Statutes That Do Not Expressly Require the President to Declare a National Emergency
"The National Emergencies Act ('NEA'), Pub. L. No. 94-412 (1976) (codified as amended at 50 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1651 (2012)), states that '[a]ny provisions of law conferring powers and authorities to be exercised during a national emergency shall be effective and remain in effect . . . only when the President . . . specifically declares a national emergency.' 50 U.S.C. § 1621(b). You have asked whether this and other provisions of the NEA apply to statutes that grant powers and authorities in a national emergency, but do not expressly require the President to declare such an emergency. We have previously issued conflicting guidance on this question. In a 1978 opinion, we stated that the NEA applied to--and thus that the President was required to declare a national emergency before invoking--section 6 of the Davis-Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C. § 276a-5 (1976), a statute that granted powers '[i]n the event of a national emergency' but did not expressly require the President to declare the emergency."
United States. Department of Justice
2016-08-24
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Safety, Health, and Wellness Strategic Research Plan: 2016-2021
"NIJ [National Institute of Justice] has developed the Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System Strategic Research Plan to describe the current and projected efforts of NIJ to promote the safety, health, and wellness of individuals affected by, or employed within, the criminal justice system. This document will be of interest to researchers (academic, governmental, and industry); federal, state, local, and international government partners; and justice policymakers and practitioner communities. Findings from activities that fall within this strategic research plan will be disseminated among these constituents and partners in ways designed to achieve the greatest impact."
United States. Office of Justice Programs; National Institute of Justice (U.S.); United States. Department of Justice
2016-08
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Findings of Fraud and Other Irregularities Related to the Manufacture and Sale of Combat Helmets by the Federal Prison Industries and ArmorSource, LLC, to the Department of Defense
"The Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated two joint investigations with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), and supported by elements of the U.S. Army, regarding allegations that the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) and ArmorSource LLC (ArmorSource), manufactured and sold Advance Combat Helmets (ACH) and Lightweight Marine Corps Helmets (LMCH) to the Department of Defense (DOD) that did not meet contract specifications and were defective. The FPI is a wholly-owned government corporation established by statute and Executive Order in 1934, to provide opportunities for education and work-related experiences to federal offenders. It makes products for sale exclusively to the federal government and that do not compete with private sector companies in the commercial market. FPI is required to be financially self-sustaining, and it is structured to be sufficiently diversified so as to avoid undue impact upon any particular industry. The FPI pays inmates for their labor from its revenues and distributes profits from sales to be deposited to a revolving fund that finances all industrial operations (including capital improvements) and helps subsidize other prison inmate programs. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), FPI is one of its most important correctional programs, providing federal inmates with training, marketable job skills, and work experience. BOP considers FPI as integral to its mission of public safety and effective inmate reentry."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2016-08
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Report on the Department of Justice'sCybersecurity Logical Access Controls and Data Security Management Practices Pursuant to the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, Section 406, Federal Computer Security
"The Cybersecurity Act of 2015 § 406 (Section 406) requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to submit a report to Congress on DOJ's cybersecurity policies, procedures, practices, and capabilities for national security systems and systems that provide access to personally identifiable information. The OIG contracted with KPMG LLP (KPMG) to perform a review and prepare this report pursuant to the Section 406 reporting requirement. KPMG's approach to accomplishing the Section 406 reporting requirement was to collect information regarding the design of DOJ's information technology cybersecurity practices. KPMG interviewed DOJ management and inspected DOJ policies and practices. KPMG also leveraged applicable system information from the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) audit and previous OIG FISMA audit reports for the following cybersecurity areas applicable to Section 406: (1) Logical Access Policies and Procedures; (2) Logical Access and Multi-Factor Authentication for Privileged Users; (3) Data Security Management Practices; and (4) Data Security Management Practices over Contractors."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2016-08
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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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State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2013
"From 2011 to 2013, a total of 664 state and local law
enforcement academies provided basic training
to entry-level officer recruits in the United States.
During this period, nearly 135,000 recruits (45,000
per year) entered a basic training program, and 86%
completed the program successfully. This completion rate
was the same as was observed for the 57,000 recruits who
entered training programs in 2005.
About half (48%) of recruits were trained by academies
using a training model that was more stress than
nonstress oriented in its approach (figure 1). Stress-based
training is based on the military model and typically
involves intensive physical demands and psychological
pressure. About a fifth (18%) of recruits were trained
by academies that maintained more of a nonstress
environment. The nonstress model emphasizes academic
achievement, physical training, and a more relaxed and
supportive instructor-trainee relationship. A third (34%)
of recruits were trained in academies that balanced the
two approaches."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Reaves, Brian (Brian A.)
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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Privacy and Civil Liberties Final Guidelines: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
"This document establishes privacy and civil liberties guidelines governing the receipt, retention, use, and dissemination of cyber threat indicators by a federal entity obtained in connection with the activities authorized by the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA), consistent with the need to protect information systems from cybersecurity threats and mitigate cybersecurity threats, any other applicable provisions of law, and the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) set forth in Appendix A of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. Federal entities engaging in activities authorized by CISA shall do so in full compliance with the Constitution and all other applicable laws of the United States, Executive Orders and other Executive Branch directives, regulations, policies and procedures, court orders and all other legal, policy and oversight requirements. Nothing in these guidelines shall affect the conduct of authorized law enforcement or intelligence activities or modify applicable authority of a department or agency of the Federal Government, including, but not limited to, the protection of classified information and sources and methods and the national security of the United States."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2016-06-15
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Guidance to Assist Non-Federal Entities to Share Cyber Threat Indicators and Defensive Measures with Federal Entities under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
"On December 18, 2015, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. Title I of the Cybersecurity Act, entitled the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA or the Act), provides increased authority for cybersecurity information sharing between and among the private sector; state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; and the Federal Government. Section 105(a)(4) of the Act directed the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to jointly develop guidance to promote sharing of cyber threat indicators with federal entities pursuant to CISA no later than 60 days after CISA was enacted. That guidance was published on February 16, 2016, as required by statute."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Justice
2016-06-15
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Utilizing License Plate Readers for Violence Reduction [presentation]
"This Webinar will give an overview of the best practices in developing and executing a License Plate Reader (LPR) Program."
United States. Department of Justice. Violence Reduction Network
Sena, Mike; Scanlon, Pam; Whitton, Heather . . .
2016-06-15
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Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy
"Law enforcement needs timely and secure access to services that provide data wherever and whenever for stopping and reducing crime. In response to these needs, the Advisory Policy Board (APB) recommended to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division authorize the expansion of the existing security management structure in 1998. Administered through a shared management philosophy, the CJIS Security Policy contains information security requirements, guidelines, and agreements reflecting the will of law enforcement and criminal justice agencies for protecting the sources, transmission, storage, and generation of Criminal Justice Information (CJI). [...] The CJIS Security Policy provides a secure framework of laws, standards, and
elements of published and vetted policies for accomplishing the mission across the broad spectrum of the criminal justice and noncriminal justice communities."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2016-06-01
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Twenty Years of the Violence Against Women Act: Dispatches from the Field
From the document: "The passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994 marked a critical achievement in a long history of efforts in the United States to afford victims of domestic and sexual violence their rights to safety, justice, and autonomy. The original VAWA was, at its core, a criminal justice bill focused largely on improving how law enforcement and the court system respond to domestic violence. It was designed to equip the justice system with resources, training, and policies to deal with a crime that historically was treated as a private matter between a husband and wife, and about which misperceptions still persist. […] To mark 20 years since VAWA was first enacted, and hear directly from the communities that have benefited from its funding, OVW [The Office on Violence Against Women] leadership and staff launched the VAWA 20-Year Anniversary Tour and visited grant recipients in 50 locations in 20 states between November 2014 and September 2015. We visited rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities to witness the impact of VAWA funding on--and the role of a coordinated community response in--their efforts to combat domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This report is a summary of those conversations, highlighting the lasting influence of VAWA on communities' ability to respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking, and identifying persistent barriers and gaps in services."
United States. Department of Justice. Office on Violence against Women
2016-06
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Summary of Major U.S. Export Enforcement, Economic Espionage, Trade Secret and Embargo-Related Criminal Cases (January 2010 to the Present: Updated June 27, 2016)
This document provides "a brief description of some of the major export enforcement, economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, and embargo-related criminal prosecutions by the Justice Department" from January 2010 to June 27, 2016.
United States. Department of Justice
2016-06
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Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Untimely Releases of Inmates
Taken from the Summary: "Following news reports that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) had confined an inmate for 13 months past his correct release date, the Department of Justice (Department) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated an examination of the BOP's process for ensuring federal inmates are released on their correct release dates and the incidences of releases before or after the correct release date due to staff error between 2009 and 2014. We found that of the 461,966 inmate releases between 2009 and 2014, the BOP categorized 157 as untimely due to staff error. We also learned that the BOP classifies a far greater number -- 4,183 -- as untimely for other reasons. According to the BOP, the vast majority of non-staff error 'untimely' releases were due to situations that are beyond its control, such as amended sentences that result in shorter sentences than the time an inmate had already served. Also, data and information we reviewed indicates that other entities inside and outside the Department may sometimes contribute to untimely releases. Although BOP officials told us that it was highly unlikely that staff error on the part of a Department entity contributed to any of the 4,183 cases, they could not rule out the possibility and we found that the BOP does not always have complete information about the circumstances of untimely releases to which other entities contribute. We therefore concluded that the Department should work with all relevant entities, both within and outside the Department, to review the full range of possible reasons for untimely releases and how to address those that are in any way preventable."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2016-05
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National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC-3) 2017-18
From the Program Description: "On September 4, 2003, President George W. Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act of
2003 (Public Law 108-79). [...] To implement the act, BJS [Bureau of Justice Statistics] developed the National Prison Rape Statistics Program (NPRS),
which includes four separate data collection efforts: the Survey on Sexual Violence (SSV),
National Inmate Survey (NIS), National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC), and National
Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS).
Each of these collections is independent and, while not directly comparable, they provide
measures of the prevalence and characteristics of sexual assault in correctional facilities. The
SSV collects information about incidents of sexual violence reported to and investigated by adult
and juvenile correctional authorities and characteristics of substantiated incidents. The NIS
collects allegations of sexual assault self-reported by adult and juvenile inmates in correctional
facilities. The NSYC gathers self-reported sexual assault data from youth in juvenile correctional
facilities. The NFPS measures allegations of sexual assault experienced during a person's last
incarceration, as reported by former inmates under active supervision."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; United States. Department of Justice
2016-04-20
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2014 Explosives Incident Report
"The 2014 Explosives Incident Report (EIR) is an analytical product generated by the United States Bomb Data Center (USBDC), using data captured in the Bomb Arson Tracking System (BATS) through case entry contributions of its 11,478 active users. This report examines the total number of explosives incidents, bombings, recoveries, suspicious packages, bomb threats, hoaxes, and thefts/losses that were reported into BATS for calendar year 2014. It is important to note that BATS is a real-time dynamic incident management system and is strictly user dependent; therefore, it is possible that the data represented in this report may differ slightly from previously reported data due to updates or changes made by the owner of the records."
United States Bomb Data Center; United States. Department of Justice
2016-04-06
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Public Safety Bomb Suit Standard: NIJ Standard-0117.01
From the Forward: "This document is a voluntary performance standard for bomb suits for use by certified public safety bomb technicians while performing render safe procedures and disposal activities. It defines both performance requirements and the methods used to test performance. In order for a manufacturer, supplier, or other entity to claim that a particular bomb suit model satisfies this National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standard, the model must be in compliance with this standard, as determined in accordance with this document and the associated document, Public Safety 'Bomb Suit Certification Program Requirements,' NIJ CR-0117.00. Both this standard and the associated certification program requirements document are produced as part of the Standards and Testing Program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, NIJ, as is a third associated document, the 'Public Safety Bomb Suit Selection and Application Guide,' NIJ Guide-0117.00. All requirements stated in this standard, including those that explicitly employ mandatory language (e.g., 'shall'), are those necessary to satisfy this standard. Nothing in this document is intended to require or imply that commercially available bomb suits must satisfy this standard. This document is a performance and testing standard and, therefore, provides precise and detailed test methods."
National Institute of Justice (U.S.); United States. Department of Justice
2016-04
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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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Assessing Inmate Cause of Death: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program and National Death Index
"The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) has collected data annually on inmates who died in
state prison and local jail and the circumstances surrounding
these deaths since the Death in Custody Reporting
Act (P. L. 106-297) was passed in 2000. There were no
standardized requirements for prison and jail administrators
to report inmate deaths prior to the passage of the act.
Under BJS's Deaths in Custody Reporting Program
(DCRP), respondents from jails and state departments of
corrections are asked to report causes of deaths (COD),
identifiers, and characteristics of each inmate who died.
This includes personal data (i.e., name, date of birth, date
of death, and sex), correctional information (i.e., length
of stay, legal status, and criminal offense of the deceased),
and the circumstances of the death (i.e., medical treatment
before death, pre-existing conditions, and time and place of
death incident)."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics; United States. Department of Justice
Zeng, Zhen; Noonan, Margaret E.; Carson, E. Ann . . .
2016-04
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Report to the President Outlining a Strategy to Expedite Deployment of Gun Safety Technology
"For more than two decades, the federal government and the private sector have
grappled with a basic question of firearm engineering: Can modern technology make guns
safer-or 'smarter'-without sacrificing the reliability, durability, and accuracy that owners
expect from their firearms?
The technology holds great promise. By incorporating electronic systems into a
firearm's design, manufacturers can give gun owners greater control over how a weapon is
used, both by limiting who can fire the gun ('user-authorization technology') and by making
a gun easier to retrieve if it is lost or stolen ('electronic recovery technology'). As noted in
the President's January 4, 2016, Memorandum on Promoting Smart Gun Technology, these
innovations have the potential to reduce accidental and unauthorized firearm discharges, in
turn making our country and its citizens safer. To achieve these changes, the federal
government must develop a research and development strategy to expedite real-world
deployment of such technology for use in practice."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Defense . . .
2016-04
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National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction: A Report to Congress [April 2016]
"The National Strategy is a culmination of a year of discussions among members of an inter-agency working group convened by the National Coordinator for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction at the Department of Justice (DOJ, or the Department). The National Strategy first discusses the work of federal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors since 2010, as well as other agencies and offices that play important roles in this work by supporting victims, providing grants to state, local, and tribal governments and non-profit partners, and educating the public about the dangers of child exploitation, and also the work of the non-governmental National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). Second, it provides a threat assessment that addresses the nature and scope of the problem and updates the assessment contained in the 2010 National Strategy. Third, it lays out plans for continuing the fight against child exploitation in four key areas: investigations and prosecutions; outreach and education; victim services; and policy initiatives. Fourth, the National Strategy has a section dedicated solely to child exploitation in Indian County, as the issues there are often unique. Finally, a series of appendices include statistics on federal prosecutions; detailed tables of information on the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program (ICAC program) funded by DOJ; research on child exploitation funded by DOJ; a summary of the survey on which the threat assessment is based; and the text of DOJ legislative proposals. Throughout the National Strategy case studies are included as examples of child exploitation prosecutions brought by DOJ."
United States. Department of Justice
2016-04
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FY 2015 Statistics Yearbook
This is a Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 statistics yearbook prepared by the office of planning, analysis, and statistics published by the United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review. The document contains a comprehensive list of figures, tables, and statistics as it relates to immigration court matters for the fiscal year 2015.
United States. Department of Justice. Executive Office for Immigration Review
2016-04
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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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Audit of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Aviation Operations with the Department of Defense in Afghanistan
"In fiscal year 2008 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) expended nearly $8.6 million to purchase an ATR 42-500 aircraft (ATR 500) to support its counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense (DOD) agreed to modify the DEA's ATR 500 with surveillance equipment and other capabilities to conduct such operations in the combat environment of Afghanistan in what became known as the Global Discovery program. In addition, through five Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the DOD, between fiscal years 2012 and 2015, the DEA received $29,080,137 from the DOD to support both the DEA's counternarcotics aviation operations in Afghanistan and the Global Discovery program. As of February 2015, the DEA had expended $10.1 million of this funding for the Global Discovery aircraft. The DOD has also expended an additional $67.9 million in DOD appropriated funds to modify the DEA's ATR 500 and to construct a hangar at the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan for the aircraft. Even though collectively the DEA and DOD have spent more than $86 million on the Global Discovery program, we found that, over 7 years after the aircraft was purchased for the program, the aircraft remains inoperable, resting on jacks, and has never actually flown in Afghanistan. The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated an audit of the DEA's Global Discovery program and operations under the MOUs with the DOD based on a whistleblower complaint alleging that the DEA misused DOD funds by misdirecting, diverting, and spending them in areas not related to DEA's Afghanistan aviation operations. Our audit objectives were to assess the DEA's Global Discovery program and its compliance with the MOUs that the DEA entered into with the DOD for supporting DEA's aviation operations in Afghanistan."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2016-03
