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- ...... - ~r---~---------~--------~~---Saurcebook <strong>of</strong> <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>1983</strong>Agure 1.1 <strong>Criminal</strong> justice expenditures <strong>of</strong> Federal, State, and local governments, by type <strong>of</strong> activity, United States,fiscal years 1971 and 1979f\OTE: This survey <strong>of</strong> expenditure and employment Is conductedannllally by the U.S. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Census for the U.S.Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. Ingen,llral, six categories <strong>of</strong> activity are covered: policeprarl!ctlon, judicial, legal services and prosecution, publicdefense, corrections, and ather. Data are collected for threelevels <strong>of</strong> government: Federal, State, and local. Lccalgovernment coverage includes all county governments, allmunicipalities having a 1977 population <strong>of</strong> 10,000 or more,and a sample <strong>of</strong> remaining cities and townships under 10,000population. The survey ponel was ct.l!Tlprlsed, therefore, <strong>of</strong>the Federal Government, the 50 State governments, and11,835 local governments (3,040 coooty governments, 6,728municipalities, and 2,067 townships).Because all State and county governments weresurveyed, data relating to them are not subject to sCllll>lingerror (l.e., variations that might result if a different samplewere used). However, data reported for local governmentsare estimates that are subject to sampling error. Localgovernment estimate. are aCC1Ira\'e (at the 95 percent level<strong>of</strong> confidence) to within three-quarters <strong>of</strong> I percent <strong>of</strong> thetotals that would have been expected if all local governments Iwere surveyed,$14.0Field compilation and mall canvass methods were usedto obtain the data and were supplemented by reference to avariety <strong>of</strong> published government documents such as budgets,financial statements, and audit reports. Expenditure data aregenerally for the fisc') I year. For the Federal Government,fiscal year 1979 refers to the period beginning Oct. I, 1978and endinq Sept. 30, 1979; State expenditure data cover thefiscal y,-,cr ending June 30, 1979, except for New York (Mar.31, 1979i, Texas (Aug. 31, 1979), and Alabama and Michigan(SePT. 30, 1979). For local governments, the 1979 fiscalyears reported are those that closed between July I, 1978and June 30, 1979; most municipalities and counties endedthe Ir fiscal years on Dec. 31, 1978 or June 30, 1979.~Ioyment data are for October 1~79, for all levels <strong>of</strong>government. The 1979 data ore preliminary figures; revisions<strong>of</strong> these duta will appear in the following publication: U.S.Deportment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>, <strong>Justice</strong>Ex nditure a~d 10 nt in the U.S. 1979, NCJ:t16'4ITas angton, D ••: vernment nnting Office, 1993).For details <strong>of</strong> survey methodology and definitions <strong>of</strong> terms,see Appendix I.I~Ii"Characteristics <strong>of</strong> the Crimlnai <strong>Justice</strong> SystemsAgurrt 1.2 Expenditures f:lr criminal justice activities, by level <strong>of</strong> governmentand type <strong>of</strong> activity, United States, fiscal year 1979f\OTE: See NJTE, Figure 1.1. For survey methodology alld definitions <strong>of</strong> terms, seeAppendix I.Other criminal <strong>Justice</strong>$723 million(18.3%)Corrections$393 million _(9.9%)Public defense$240 million(6.1%)Legal services /"'"and prosecution .,/'$276 million(7.0%)Federal Government$3,951 mllilonllPolice protection$1,950 million(49.4%)JUdicial$370 mlilion(9.4%)$12.0$10.001971~1979Other criminal <strong>Justice</strong>$589 mll1i0n(7.0%)State government$8,418 million_Police protection$2,149 million(25.5%)~.!!0"C-0II)c~iIi$8.0$6.0$4.0Corrections$3,771 million -(44.8%)Public defense$128 million(1.5%)Judicial$1,328 mililon(15.8%)Legal servicesand prosecution$453 million(&.4%)$2.0$0.0Policeprotection0.1 $0.4Judicial Legal services Public Corrections OtheranddefensecriminalprosecutionjusticeSaurce: Agure provided to SO-.RCEBOO

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