Death in Custody Reporting Act Program
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The DCRA Collection contains a variety of information resources on DCRA reporting including Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) DCRA reports, DCRA background and legislative considerations from the Congressional Research Service, guidance and frequently asked questions from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and DCRA reports, studies and testimony from the Attorney General of the United States, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice, and others.
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Item An analysis of arrest-related deaths, 2005 to 2012(Oklahoma Statistical Analysis Center, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, 6/1/2014) Oklahoma Statistical Analysis Center, Oklahoma State Bureau of InvestigationFrom 2003 to 2013, the Oklahoma Statistical Analysis Center participated in the ArrestRelated Deaths (ARD) Program, which was a national data collection of those who die either during the process of arrest or while in the custody of state or local law enforcement. The program was administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). According to BJS, an arrest-related death is defined as “one that occurs anytime a person’s freedom to leave is restricted by state or local law enforcement personnel.Item Annual Report: Death in Custody Reporting Act(Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, 2022-05) Moore, LisaIn FY 2019, the responsibility of collecting data on deaths in custody as mandated by the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) was redirected from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to State Administering Agencies (SAA) that receive Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) funding. As the SAA that receives Byrne JAG funding for the State of Indiana, the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) within the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) has been collecting DCRA data since the last quarter of 2019. Once ICJI collects the DCRA data, the data is then reported to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). DCRA requires state and federal law enforcement agencies to report certain information regarding the death of any person occurring while in custody. “In Custody” is defined as the death of “any person who is detained, under arrest, in the process of being arrested, is en route to being incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, state prison, state-run-boot camp prison, boot camp prison that is contracted out by the state, any state or local contract facility, or other local or state correctional facility (including any juvenile facility).” Relevant data that is not directly reported to ICJI by agencies is gathered via media sources. This report reflects data ranging from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021, the second full calendar year of DCRA data collected by ICJI. [Author Abstract]Item Annual Report: Death in Custody Reporting Act(Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, 2023-03) Screeton, RyleeIn FY 2019, the responsibility of collecting data on deaths in custody as mandated by the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) was redirected from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to State Administering Agencies (SAA) that receive Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) funding. As the SAA that receives Byrne JAG funding for the State of Indiana, the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) within the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) has been collecting DCRA data since the last quarter of 2019. Once ICJI collects the DCRA data, the data is then reported to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). DCRA requires state and federal law enforcement agencies to report certain information regarding the death of any person occurring while in custody. “In Custody” is defined as the death of “any person who is detained, under arrest, in the process of being arrested, is en route to being incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, state prison, state-run boot camp prison, boot camp prison that is contracted out by the state, any state or local contract facility, or other local or state correctional facility (including any juvenile facility).” Relevant data that is not directly reported to ICJI by agencies is gathered via media sources. This report reflects data ranging from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, the third full calendar year of DCRA data collected by ICJI. [Author Abstract]Item CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) - Using the NVDRS for Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) compliance(JIRN, 2023) Justice Information Resource NetworkItem Census of Jails (COJ) - Using the COJ for Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) compliance(JIRN, 2023) Justice Information Resource NetworkItem Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities (CCF) - Using the CCF for Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) compliance(JIRN, 2023) Justice Information Resource NetworkItem Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (CSLLEA) - Using the CSLLEA for Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) compliance(JIRN, 2023) Justice Information Resource NetworkItem Comparing FBI's created the National Use-of-Force and BJA's Deaths in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) Programs(JIRN, 2023) Justice Information Resource NetworkItem Death in Custody Reporting Act 2021 annual report(Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, 3/15/2021) Christian, KaitlynThis report includes 2020 Death in Custody Reporting Act data for Indiana, as collected by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The 2020 calendar year represents the first full year of DCRA data collected by ICJI.Item Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013(U.S. Congress, 2013) U.S. CongressItem Death in Custody Reporting Act: Background and legislative considerations(Congressional Research Service, 2023) Congressional Research ServiceItem Death in Custody Reporting Act: Performance measures questionnaire(BJA, 2022) Bureau of Justice AssistanceItem Death in Custody Reporting Act: Reporting guidance and frequently asked questions(BJA, 2022) Bureau of Justice AssistanceItem Death in Custody Reporting Act: State implementation plan guidance(BJA, 2022) Bureau of Justice AssistanceItem Gun Violence Archive (GVA) - Using the GVA for Death-in-Custody Reporting Act (DCRA) Compliance(JIRN, 2023) Justice Information Resource NetworkItem Law enforcement-related deaths 2017(Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Support Center, 3/29/2018) Tennessee Bureau of Investigation CJIS Support CenterAnnually, the TBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division collects crime data through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Although most data collected is predominately TIBRS, the TBI's CJIS Division deployed the Crime Insight Portal to collect data on Law Enforcement Related Deaths.Item Law enforcement-related deaths 2018(Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Support Center, 3/29/2019) Tennessee Bureau of Investigation CJIS Support CenterTennessee code defines law enforcement-related deaths as "the death of an individual in custody, whether in prison, in a jail or otherwise in the custody of law enforcement pursuant to an arrest or a transfer between institutions of any kind or; the death of an individual potentially resulting from an interaction with law enforcement, while the law enforcement officer is on duty or while the law enforcement officer is off duty but performing activities that are within the scope of the officer's law enforcement duties." For this study, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's CJIS Division divided Law Enforcement Related Death data into three sections: Deadly Use of Force, arrest-related Non-forcible Deaths, and Deaths in Custody — all which meet the definition set forth by Tennessee code. Data presented in this study only represent numbers for the year of 2018.Item Law enforcement-related deaths 2019(Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Support Center, 6/1/2020) Tennessee Bureau of Investigation CJIS Support CenterLaw enforcement-Related Deaths is defined as "the death of an individual in custody, whether in prison, in a jail or otherwise in the custody of law enforcement pursuant to an arrest or a transfer between institutions of any kind or; the death of an individual potentially resulting from an interaction with law enforcement, while the law enforcement officer is on duty or while the law enforcement officer is off duty but performing activities that are within the scope of the officer's law enforcement duties." An Arrest Related Non-Forcible Death (ARNFD) is any death attributed to suicide, alcohol, drug intoxication, or medical conditions, such as cardiac arrest, that occurs during the process of arrest by or in the custody of state or local law enforcement personnel. Though ARNFDs are not common, they do fall within the scope of the "Law Enforcement Related Deaths" definition. For this study, the TBI'S CJIS Division divided Law Enforcement Related Death data into three sections: deadly Use of force, arrest-related non-forcible deaths, and deaths in custody.Item Ohio arrest related deaths 2014(Ohio Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, 11/1/2015) Gordon, AnjolieIn 2014, the Office of Criminal Justice Services collected reports for 44 confirmed arrest–related deaths in Ohio. Homicide by law enforcement personnel accounted for 64% of those reported incidents. Of the 44 arrest-related deaths, there were a total of 42 men and 2 women. Fifty-seven percent were White males and Blacks males accounted for 39 percent of the deaths. Fifty percent of arrest-related incidents were initiated based on a civilian’s request for response to criminal or suspicious activity.Item Second report to the state of Maryland under House Bill 954 Deaths Involving a Law Enforcement Officer 3-Year HB 954, Ch 134, 205 PS 3-507 (e)(Maryland Governors Office of Crime Control & Prevention, 6/1/2017) Maryland Governors Office of Crime Control & PreventionThis report provides information relating to the cases where individuals died when law enforcement officers were present or when a law enforcement officer was killed in the line of duty. This report describes in detail the methodology used to gather and report on the information required under House Bill 954, "Deaths Involving a Law Enforcement Officer." While the report details statistical and demographic information regarding these cases, familiarization with the data collection methodology, as well as the underlying facts of each case is a crucial component of this report.