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Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
BJA is a federal government agency belonging to the U.S. Department of Justice and resides under the Office of Justice Programs. BJA provides leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA supports programs and initiatives in the areas of law enforcement, justice information sharing, countering terrorism, managing offenders, combating drug crime and abuse, adjudication, advancing tribal justice, crime prevention, protecting vulnerable populations, and capacity building.

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
BJS is a federal government agency belonging to the U.S. Department of Justice and residing under the Office of Justice Programs. It is also a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System. BJS collects, analyzes, publishes and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.

Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)
JRSA is a national nonprofit organization of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors and other researchers and practitioners throughout government, academia, and criminal justice organizations. JRSA conducts and publishes policy-relevant research on justice issues, provides training and technical assistance and maintains a clearinghouse of state criminal justice activities.

National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics Research (SEARCH)
The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, SEARCH, is a nonprofit organization governed by a membership group of governor appointees from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the territories. SEARCH has 44 years of experience supporting the information sharing, interoperability, communications, information technology, high-tech crime investigative and criminal records systems needs of State, local and tribal justice and public safety agencies and practitioners nationwide.