bureau of justice statistics
noun · n
Simple meaning
The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbjʊɹoʊəvdʒəstəstətɪstɪks
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
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noun
The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers
n
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring crime, criminal victimization, criminal offenders, victims of crime, correlates of crime, and the operation of criminal and civil justice systems at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels.
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This meaning: The agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers
Used this way, bureau of justice statistics is a specialist word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Critical or judgemental
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
Usage note
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