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108 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Crime and Forfeiture
2023-01-10 · Reports · 97-139 · HTML available
Back in Action, the U.S. Sentencing Commission to Resolve Circuit Splits on Controlled Substances and Sentencing Reductions
2022-12-30 · Posts · LSB10890 · HTML available · PDF available
Justice Department’s Evolving Efforts on Ransomware
2022-12-21 · Resources · IF12294 · HTML available · PDF available
Violent Crime Trends, 1990-2021
2022-12-12 · Resources · IF12281 · HTML available · PDF available
Issues in Law Enforcement Reform: Responding to Mental Health Crises
2022-10-17 · Reports · R47285 · HTML available · PDF available
Batson v. Kentucky and Federal Peremptory Challenge Law
2022-09-30 · Reports · R47259 · HTML available · PDF available
State and Local Law Enforcement Officer Staffing
2022-09-12 · Resources · IF12022 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentences: The Safety Valve and Substantial Assistance Exceptions
2022-07-05 · Reports · R41326 · HTML available · PDF available
Double Jeopardy, Dual Sovereignty, and Enforcement of Tribal Laws
2022-06-16 · Posts · LSB10763 · HTML available · PDF available
School Safety and Target Hardening
2022-06-10 · Resources · IF12131 · HTML available · PDF available
The Use of DNA by the Criminal Justice System and the Federal Role: Background, Current Law, and Grants
2022-04-18 · Reports · R41800 · HTML available · PDF available
The Evolution of Marijuana as a Controlled Substance and the Federal-State Policy Gap
2022-04-07 · Reports · R44782 · HTML available · PDF available
Law Enforcement and Technology: Using Social Media
2022-01-11 · Reports · R47008 · HTML available · PDF available
Cocaine: Crack and Powder Sentencing Disparities
2021-11-09 · Resources · IF11965 · HTML available · PDF available
Supervised Release (Parole): An Overview of Federal Law
2021-09-28 · Reports · RL31653 · HTML available
Federal Requirements for State and Military Registered Sex Offender Management
2021-08-02 · Reports · R46863 · HTML available · PDF available
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Role in Criminal Justice Data Collection and Dissemination
2021-06-15 · Resources · IF11857 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Data on Hate Crimes in the United States
2021-03-22 · Reports · R46318 · HTML available · PDF available
Department of Justice’s Role in Investigating and Prosecuting Hate Crimes
2021-03-18 · Resources · IF11312 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of Recent Anti-Lynching Proposals
2020-11-18 · Posts · LSB10504 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Technology
2020-10-27 · Reports · R46586 · HTML available · PDF available
Police Reform and the 116th Congress: Selected Legal Issues
2020-09-16 · Reports · R46530 · HTML available · PDF available
Racial Profiling: Constitutional and Statutory Considerations for Congress
2020-07-24 · Posts · LSB10524 · HTML available · PDF available
Public Trust and Law Enforcement—A Discussion for Policymakers
2020-07-13 · Reports · R43904 · HTML available · PDF available
Monuments and Memorials: Federal Criminal Law Protections
2020-07-08 · Resources · IF11596 · HTML available · PDF available
Comparing Police Reform Bills: the Justice in Policing Act and the JUSTICE Act
2020-07-06 · Posts · LSB10498 · HTML available · PDF available
“No-Knock” Warrants and Other Law Enforcement Identification Considerations
2020-06-23 · Posts · LSB10499 · HTML available · PDF available
Reforming Patterns of Unconstitutional Policing: Enforcement of 34 U.S.C. § 12601
2020-06-15 · Posts · LSB10494 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Police Oversight: Criminal Civil Rights Violations Under 18 U.S.C. § 242
2020-06-15 · Posts · LSB10495 · HTML available · PDF available
What Role Might the Federal Government Play in Law Enforcement Reform?
2020-06-01 · Resources · IF10572 · HTML available · PDF available
High Court Tosses Bridgegate Convictions
2020-05-08 · Posts · LSB10326 · HTML available
An Overview of Federal Criminal Laws Implicated by the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-04-13 · Posts · LSB10446 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Conspiracy Law: An Abbreviated Overview
2020-04-03 · Reports · R41222 · HTML available
Is There Liability for Cross-Border Shooting?
2020-02-26 · Posts · LSB10135 · HTML available · PDF available
Accomplices, Aiding and Abetting, and the Like: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. § 2
2020-02-14 · Reports · R43769 · HTML available · PDF available
Restitution in Federal Criminal Cases
2019-10-15 · Reports · RL34138 · HTML available · PDF available
High Court Strikes Down Provision of Crime of Violence Definition as Unconstitutionally Vague
2019-07-17 · Posts · LSB10128 · HTML available
Extradition of U.S. Citizens
2019-06-13 · Posts · LSB10308 · HTML available · PDF available
VAWA Reauthorization: Substantive Criminal Law Proposals
2019-03-20 · Posts · LSB10277 · HTML available · PDF available
The First Step Act of 2018: An Overview
2019-03-04 · Reports · R45558 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Grand Jury Secrecy: Legal Principles and Implications for Congressional Oversight
2019-01-10 · Reports · R45456 · HTML available · PDF available
Loan Sharking Isn’t a Violent Crime?
2018-08-22 · Posts · LSB10190 · HTML available
Hostage-Taking Statute Covers Kidnapping for Ransom Abroad
2018-07-30 · Posts · LSB10179 · HTML available
Only Minimal Impact on Commerce Needed for Attempted Bombing
2018-07-26 · Posts · LSB10178 · HTML available
When Can You Be Convicted of a Crime That Is Not a Crime?
2018-06-29 · Posts · LSB10161 · HTML available
If You Rent a Car, Don’t Move the Seat Back
2018-06-14 · Posts · LSB10149 · HTML available
Victim Restitution: Attorneys’ Fees for Internal Investigations?
2018-06-05 · Posts · LSB10071 · HTML available
Murderous Schemes Are Not Violent Crimes?
2018-04-17 · Posts · LSB10120 · HTML available
A Bar Bouncer Equivalent for Planes in Flight
2018-03-05 · Posts · LSB10090 · HTML available
Russians Indicted for Online Election Trolling
2018-02-21 · Posts · LSB10081 · HTML available