Relief from Abuse Case Processing and Firearm Relinquishment

Data from the Vermont Judiciary is used to explore general case processing statistics of Relief from Abuse Orders and requests for firearm relinquishment. The study also examines the processes to carry out the orders and how firearms are stored.

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DOC Risk Intervention Services Outcome Evaluation

Examines the impact of the Department of Correction's Risk Intervention Services model, which uses the Ohio Risk Assessment System's Prisoner Intake Tool to guide the services delivered to incarcerated people who have a medium-high risk of re-offending.

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Criminal Justice System Responses to Black Victimization in Vermont

Explores the circumstances of and the criminal justice system response to violent crimes against Black victims in Vermont using state NIBRS data and court data including arrests, prosecutions, and sentencing.

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Equal Access to Alternative Programs

With racial disparities evident in the incarcerated population, this project will seek to uncover if the alternative programs are contributing to racial and ethnic disparities.

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Who is CRG?

We're a criminal and juvenile justice research center serving Vermont as an independent non-profit collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data.

What We Do

We work closely with our clients to develop goals and a work plan for each project as well as determining the level of participation you, as the client, would like to have.

Data Request

We provide a specialized data request service to prosecuting and defense attorneys concerning criminal sentencing information.

Reports

We have a large repository of evidence-based research reports.

Resources

We provide comprehensive and reliable resources to help our clients achieve their research goals.

We'll help you develop goals and work out a plan to address criminal or juvenile issues.

Vermont's Leader in Criminal Justice Research

Crime Research Group is a non-profit research center that provides statistical analysis services for the State of Vermont. As an independent research organization, we consider of utmost importance CRG's integrity, neutrality, and objectivity in our research as we collect, analyze, and disseminate criminal justice data, and conduct policy-relevant research and evaluations.

Our Mission and Vision

What is Crime Research Group?

Crime Research Group (CRG) is a Vermont non-profit organization formed in 2014 with staff from the Vermont Center for Justice Research (the former Vermont SAC designee). We respond to data requests from both governmental and non-governmental entities, organizations, and individuals using cleaned and coded court data.

We perform our work primarily through a contract with the Department of Public Safety for Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) services. Through data sharing agreements we have unparalleled access to court and criminal history data.

FAQs

What is a Statistical Analysis Center?

A Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) is a state-level organization created to collect, analyze, and report statistics on crime and justice to Federal, state, and local levels of government, and to share state-level information nationally.

SACs use information from all diverse areas of the criminal justice system to conduct objective analyses to inform policy and practice at the state and local levels.

SAC FAQs

When was the SAC Established in Vermont?

The SAC was established in Vermont in 1987 at the Vermont Center for Justice Research (VCJR) and moved to the Department of Public Safety in 2014 because of its role as the State Administering Agency (SAA). SAAs are entities within state and territorial governments that are responsible for comprehensive criminal justice planning and policy development.

Partners

What's our Relationship with the DPS?

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) contracts with the Crime Research Group, Inc. (CRG) to conduct activities associated with standard SAC services. Under the contract with the Department of Public Safety, CRG performs the following SAC services: