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This is a list of all documents accepted for permanent retention under the subject classification 'Law enforcement and the Courts'.

Law enforcement and the Courts

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Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Annual Report (2004)
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority's fiscal year 2004 annual report. This report outlines the diverse nature of the agency's work in criminal justice research, information systems, and grants administration in Illinois.

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Annual Report (2005, covering Fiscal Year 2005)
The Authority's Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Report outlines the diverse nature and scope of our agency's work in grants administration, criminal justice research, and information systems in Illinois. This fiscal year, federal funds were again targeted to anti-gun initiatives, drug law enforcement efforts, police safety equipment programs, and a variety of innovative programs for unserved and underserved victims of crime across Illinois.

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority: Annual Report (2003)
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority fiscal year 2003 annual report. This report outlines the diverse nature of the agency's work in criminal justice research, information systems, and grants administration in Illinois.

Information for Crime Victims
This brochure outlines the steps a case goes through in the criminal justice process. It explains the roles of crime victims and witnesses in that process and explains the responsibilities of the criminal justice system to crime victims and witnesses.

Research at a Glance {periodical start}
Research at a Glance is a quick fact sheet summarizing findings from the latest ICJIA reports.

Research Bulletin (4 2006, 8 June)
In response to the growing methamphetamine problem in Illinois, and increased arrests of those involved with meth production, distribution, and possession, state and local criminal justice practitioners and policymakers have changed Illinois laws, increased resources to detect meth-related activities, and increased the capacity to treat meth abusers. This Research Bulletin examines the most current data available to gauge methamphetamine's emergence and migration in Illinois and how the drug has impacted justice and treatment systems across the state.

Research Bulletin (5 2006, 2 October)
This Research Bulletin focuses on how DNA is being used and examines future trends in the criminal justice system as technology improves and individual DNA profiles are captured in the FBIs national database.

Victim and Survivor Issues in Homicide Cases: Focus Group Report: A Report to the Governors Commission on Capital Punishment
This report has been prepared for Governor Ryan's Commission on Capital Punishment to provide additional information on homicide victim and survivor issues. It is hoped that this information is useful in the Commission's consideration of possible improvements in the way criminal justice agencies and allied entities in the victim service community carry out their responsibilities. The focus groups convened for this study were intended to give family members of homicide victims an opportunity to comment on what it feels like to go through the criminal or juvenile justice system process.

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