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bjs

/biː.dʒeɪ.ɛs/

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noun

formalcommonlegalabbreviation/biː.dʒeɪ.ɛs/

uncountable · proper noun

An abbreviation for the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the agency within the U.S. Department of Justice that serves as the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers.

  • 🇷🇺Аббревиатура Бюро статистики юстиции, агентства в составе Министерства юстиции США, которое является основным источником статистики уголовного правосудия для федеральных и местных политиков.
  1. Bureau of Justice Statistics C1 formal american

    The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers.

    • The BJS released its annual report on crime rates.
    • Researchers rely on BJS data for their studies on incarceration.
    • According to the BJS, violent crime has decreased over the past decade.

    🇷🇺Бюро статистики юстиции