Bureau of Justice Statistics
type: Concept
broader: Office of Justice Programs
broader: Department of Justice
broader: prison programs
broader: penal systems
broader: key organizations (criminology)
definition: the branch of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) within the U.S. Department of Justice that promotes the collection and analysis of crime data in the states and territories. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)]

Department of Justice
type: Concept
narrower: Bureau of Justice Statistics

Office of Justice Programs
type: Concept
narrower: Bureau of Justice Statistics

organizations
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Bureau of Justice Statistics

key organizations (criminology)
type: Concept
narrower: Bureau of Justice Statistics

penal systems
type: Concept
narrower: Bureau of Justice Statistics

prison programs
type: Concept
narrower: Bureau of Justice Statistics