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The 25th edition of the sourcebook, which reflects the changing nature of criminal justice information as well as the growth of information technology, especially advanced statistical methods. Sections include: access to criminal justice information; characteristics of the criminal justice systems; public attitudes toward crime & criminal justice-related topics; nature & distribution of known offenses; characteristics & distribution of persons arrested; judicial processing of defendants; persons under correctional supervision.16 appendices. Hundreds of charts & tables.