CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW OF GEORGIA’S CJS GEORGIA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Copyright © 2012, Deborah Mitchell Robinson, All Rights Reserved

CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW Justice Overarching goal of GA’s CJS Not specifically defined, terminology implying justice found throughout core beliefs, values and mission statements of CJS agencies and personnel Includes concepts of laws, equity, impartiality, and truth Justice also found in agencies dealing with both offenders and victims But, “justice” is based on individual interpretation How does a victim or community define justice? Copyright © 2012, Deborah Mitchell Robinson, All Rights Reserved

CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW Justice for one victim may be simple restitution while another victim may only find justice in incarceration Death Penalty (GA one of 36 states) – does it provide justice to the victim? To the community? Crime Rates and Statistics Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data First printed in 1930, now includes 18,000 agencies voluntarily reporting crime statistics Collected by FBI, today is web-only publication Includes 2 categories: violent and property crime, consisting of 8 major crimes Copyright © 2012, Deborah Mitchell Robinson, All Rights Reserved

CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Developed in late 1970s to enhance UCR data Compiles data for 22 offense categories that contain 46 specific crimes 11 other crimes have only arrest data reported National Crime Victimization Survey Compiled by the Bureau of Justice Statistics Representative sample of 76,000 people from 135,000 households Ask respondents about frequency, characteristics and consequences of criminal victimization Copyright © 2012, Deborah Mitchell Robinson, All Rights Reserved

CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW NCVS is able to obtain information not found in UCR or NIBRS – crimes NOT reported to the police Crimes in Georgia Georgia Uniform Crime Reporting Program Administered by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with same format as national UCR Includes monthly crime and arrest reports from 600+ state and local agencies Publishes Statewide Report Profile of Reported Index Crimes and Statewide Crime Rates per 100,000 Population Copyright © 2012, Deborah Mitchell Robinson, All Rights Reserved

CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW Georgia Family Violence Statistics 1995 mandate to collect specific information about Family Violence offenses Includes: names, gender, date of birth, relationship of parties; time, place, date of incident; children involved or in presence of children; type and extent of abuse; number and type of weapons; prior court orders; number of previous complaints; type of police action taken; other pertinent information GBI has published statistics since 1996 GA’s CJS provides justice to victims, constitutional rights to offenders, and safety to citizens and visitors! Copyright © 2012, Deborah Mitchell Robinson, All Rights Reserved

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