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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection
Comments Requested; New collection:
Arrest-Related Deaths Program
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
October 3, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public
burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Michael Planty, Deputy Director, Bureau
of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street
NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Michael.Planty@usdoj.gov; telephone:
202–514–9746).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
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proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
— Evaluate whether and if so how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Arrest-Related Deaths Program
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
This collection includes the following
forms:
• Form CJ–11: Arrest-Related Deaths
Quarterly Summary. This form is
distributed to all law enforcement
agencies (LEAs). This summary form
requests that LEA respondents confirm
deaths identified through open-source
review, correct decedent name and date
of death as appropriate, and identify any
other arrest-related deaths that were not
found through open-source review. It
requests any LEAs without any deaths
to provide an affirmative zero.
• Form CJ–11A: Arrest-Related Death
Incident Report. This form is distributed
to all LEAs with an arrest-related death.
This incident report form requests that
LEA respondents provide characteristics
of the decedent and the circumstances
surrounding the death.
• Form CJ–12: Arrest-Related Deaths
Quarterly Summary. This form is
distributed to all medical examiner’s or
coroner’s (ME/C) offices with
jurisdiction concurrent with that of the
LEAs with a potential arrest-related
death. This summary form requests that
ME/C respondents confirm deaths
identified, correct decedent name and
date of death as appropriate, and
identify any other arrest-related deaths.
• Form CJ–12A: Arrest-Related Death
Incident Report. This form is distributed
to all ME/Cs with an arrest-related
death. This incident report form
requests that ME/C respondents provide
characteristics of the decedent and the
cause and manner of death.
The applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Bureau of
Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice
Programs.
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(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: The affected public that will be
asked to respond on an annual basis
include 19,450 state and local law
enforcement agencies (LEAs) and
approximately 685 medical examiner’s
or coroner’s (ME/C) offices.
Abstract: The Arrest-Related Deaths
(ARD) program was implemented from
2003 as part of BJS’s Deaths in Custody
Reporting Program (DCRP). The DCRP
was developed in response to the Death
in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (P.L.
106–247), which required state and
local prisons, jails, and law enforcement
agencies (LEAs) to report information
about in-custody deaths and deaths
occurring in the process of arrest to the
Department of Justice. DICRA of 2000
expired in 2006 and was reauthorized as
DICRA of 2013 (P.L. 113–242) in
December 2014. The DCRP also includes
collections that measure deaths
occurring in jails and state prisons that
are conducted through another data
collection.
The BJS designed the ARD program to
be a census of all deaths that occur
during the process of arrest or during an
attempt to obtain custody by a state or
local LEA in the United States. BJS
defined the manner of arrest-related
death to include law enforcement
homicides, other homicides, accidents,
suicides, or deaths due to natural
causes. Law enforcement homicides
included all deaths attributed to
weapons or restraint tactics used by
state or local law enforcement officers,
including deaths due to officer-involved
shootings; complications related to the
use of conducted energy devices, such
as Tasers and stun guns; accidents
caused by the use of spike strips or
other tire deflation devices; injuries due
to the use of impact devices, such as
batons and soft projectiles;
complications due to the use of
chemical agents such as pepper spray
and tear gas; and other injuries or
complications related to the use of
restraint tactics.
The ARD program was the only
national data collection that attempted
to enumerate all arrest-related deaths in
the United States, including accidental
and natural deaths that occurred during
the process of arrest in addition to law
enforcement homicides. Because of
concerns about variations in data
collection methodology and coverage,
BJS recently conducted an assessment of
its ARD program. Because accurate and
comprehensive accounting of deaths
that occur during the process of arrest
is critical for LEAs to demonstrate
responsiveness to the citizens and
communities they serve, transparency
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related to law enforcement tactics and
approaches, and accountability for the
actions of officers, BJS developed and
tested new methodologies for collecting
data on the arrest-related deaths.
The redesigned methodology includes
a standardized mixed method, hybrid
approach relying on open sources to
identify eligible cases, followed by data
requests from law enforcement and
medical examiner/coroner offices for
incident-specific information about the
decedent and circumstances
surrounding the event.
To identify respondents for the
agency survey, open sources are
reviewed and a list of potential arrestrelated deaths are compiled. This list is
checked for duplication to develop a list
of unique cases. Then LEAs and ME/Cs
with jurisdiction in these cases are
contacted to (1) confirm, where
indicated, whether the incident meets
the definition of an arrest-related death
and other inclusionary criteria; (2)
identify any additional arrest-related
deaths that BJS did not identify during
its open-source review; and (3) collect
additional information about the
decedent and the circumstances
surrounding the incident for all
identified arrest-related deaths.
Specifically the following items are
collected:
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For LEAs
(a) Identifying information, LEA
involved, state, decedent name, date/
time of death.
(b) Location of incident.
(c) Decedent demographics.
(d) Precipitating events, reason for
initial contact, did decedent commit or
allegedly commit any crimes.
(e) Decedent behavior during the
incident, barricade, threaten, assault,
escape; exhibit mental health problems
or appear to be intoxicated; possess or
appear to possess a weapon; use a
weapon to threaten or assault; attempt
to injure officers or others.
(f) Law enforcement actions during
the incident, engage in pursuit or
restraint tactics; use of force; if firearm
discharged, how many shots fired;
number of officers and LEAs that
responded top incident.
(g) Manner of death.
For ME/Cs
(a) Identifying information, LEA
involved, state, decedent name, date/
time of death.
(b) Location of incident.
(c) Decedent demographics.
(d) Whether autopsy was performed.
(e) Manner of death
(f) Cause of death.
(g) If died from injuries, how were
those injuries sustained.
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(h) If weapon caused death, what type
of weapon.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The current LEAs roster
includes approximately 19,450 state and
local agencies. For the 2016 collection,
agencies will be asked to report one
time to capture the full year. It is
expected that 18,384 will report zero
incidents with an estimated burden of
15 minutes. The remaining estimated
1,066 agencies will report an average of
1.79 incidents with an estimated burden
of 68 minutes. A total LEAs burden of
5,801 hours associated with 2016. For
ME/Cs, and estimated 685 offices will
be asked to submit an average 2.79
incident forms incident form with an
estimated burden 49 minutes. A total
ME/C burden of 1,048 hours associated
with 2016.
(6) For the 2017 collection, LEAs will
be asked to report quarterly. It is
expected that 19,106 will report zero
incidents with an estimated total burden
of 60 minutes for 2017. Approximately
1,066 agencies will report an average of
1.79 incidents with an estimated burden
of 142 minutes. The burden is higher in
2017 due to quarterly reporting. A total
LEAs burden of 20,440 hours associated
with 2017. For ME/Cs, and estimated
685 offices will be asked to submit an
average 2.79 incident forms incident
form with an estimated burden 49
minutes. A total ME/C burden of 1,897
hours associated with 2017.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total respondent burden
for reference years is 29,186.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: August 1, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
Comments Requested; New collection: Arrest-Related Deaths Program
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
October 3, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Michael Planty, Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810
Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Michael.Planty@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202-514-9746).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
-- Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of this information collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Arrest-Related Deaths Program
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection:
This collection includes the following forms:
Form CJ-11: Arrest-Related Deaths Quarterly Summary. This
form is distributed to all law enforcement agencies (LEAs). This
summary form requests that LEA respondents confirm deaths identified
through open-source review, correct decedent name and date of death as
appropriate, and identify any other arrest-related deaths that were not
found through open-source review. It requests any LEAs without any
deaths to provide an affirmative zero.
Form CJ-11A: Arrest-Related Death Incident Report. This
form is distributed to all LEAs with an arrest-related death. This
incident report form requests that LEA respondents provide
characteristics of the decedent and the circumstances surrounding the
death.
Form CJ-12: Arrest-Related Deaths Quarterly Summary. This
form is distributed to all medical examiner's or coroner's (ME/C)
offices with jurisdiction concurrent with that of the LEAs with a
potential arrest-related death. This summary form requests that ME/C
respondents confirm deaths identified, correct decedent name and date
of death as appropriate, and identify any other arrest-related deaths.
Form CJ-12A: Arrest-Related Death Incident Report. This
form is distributed to all ME/Cs with an arrest-related death. This
incident report form requests that ME/C respondents provide
characteristics of the decedent and the cause and manner of death.
The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: The affected public that will be asked to
respond on an annual basis include 19,450 state and local law
enforcement agencies (LEAs) and approximately 685 medical examiner's or
coroner's (ME/C) offices.
Abstract: The Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) program was implemented
from 2003 as part of BJS's Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP).
The DCRP was developed in response to the Death in Custody Reporting
Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-247), which required state and local prisons,
jails, and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to report information about
in-custody deaths and deaths occurring in the process of arrest to the
Department of Justice. DICRA of 2000 expired in 2006 and was
reauthorized as DICRA of 2013 (P.L. 113-242) in December 2014. The DCRP
also includes collections that measure deaths occurring in jails and
state prisons that are conducted through another data collection.
The BJS designed the ARD program to be a census of all deaths that
occur during the process of arrest or during an attempt to obtain
custody by a state or local LEA in the United States. BJS defined the
manner of arrest-related death to include law enforcement homicides,
other homicides, accidents, suicides, or deaths due to natural causes.
Law enforcement homicides included all deaths attributed to weapons or
restraint tactics used by state or local law enforcement officers,
including deaths due to officer-involved shootings; complications
related to the use of conducted energy devices, such as Tasers and stun
guns; accidents caused by the use of spike strips or other tire
deflation devices; injuries due to the use of impact devices, such as
batons and soft projectiles; complications due to the use of chemical
agents such as pepper spray and tear gas; and other injuries or
complications related to the use of restraint tactics.
The ARD program was the only national data collection that
attempted to enumerate all arrest-related deaths in the United States,
including accidental and natural deaths that occurred during the
process of arrest in addition to law enforcement homicides. Because of
concerns about variations in data collection methodology and coverage,
BJS recently conducted an assessment of its ARD program. Because
accurate and comprehensive accounting of deaths that occur during the
process of arrest is critical for LEAs to demonstrate responsiveness to
the citizens and communities they serve, transparency
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related to law enforcement tactics and approaches, and accountability
for the actions of officers, BJS developed and tested new methodologies
for collecting data on the arrest-related deaths.
The redesigned methodology includes a standardized mixed method,
hybrid approach relying on open sources to identify eligible cases,
followed by data requests from law enforcement and medical examiner/
coroner offices for incident-specific information about the decedent
and circumstances surrounding the event.
To identify respondents for the agency survey, open sources are
reviewed and a list of potential arrest-related deaths are compiled.
This list is checked for duplication to develop a list of unique cases.
Then LEAs and ME/Cs with jurisdiction in these cases are contacted to
(1) confirm, where indicated, whether the incident meets the definition
of an arrest-related death and other inclusionary criteria; (2)
identify any additional arrest-related deaths that BJS did not identify
during its open-source review; and (3) collect additional information
about the decedent and the circumstances surrounding the incident for
all identified arrest-related deaths. Specifically the following items
are collected:
For LEAs
(a) Identifying information, LEA involved, state, decedent name,
date/time of death.
(b) Location of incident.
(c) Decedent demographics.
(d) Precipitating events, reason for initial contact, did decedent
commit or allegedly commit any crimes.
(e) Decedent behavior during the incident, barricade, threaten,
assault, escape; exhibit mental health problems or appear to be
intoxicated; possess or appear to possess a weapon; use a weapon to
threaten or assault; attempt to injure officers or others.
(f) Law enforcement actions during the incident, engage in pursuit
or restraint tactics; use of force; if firearm discharged, how many
shots fired; number of officers and LEAs that responded top incident.
(g) Manner of death.
For ME/Cs
(a) Identifying information, LEA involved, state, decedent name,
date/time of death.
(b) Location of incident.
(c) Decedent demographics.
(d) Whether autopsy was performed.
(e) Manner of death
(f) Cause of death.
(g) If died from injuries, how were those injuries sustained.
(h) If weapon caused death, what type of weapon.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The current
LEAs roster includes approximately 19,450 state and local agencies. For
the 2016 collection, agencies will be asked to report one time to
capture the full year. It is expected that 18,384 will report zero
incidents with an estimated burden of 15 minutes. The remaining
estimated 1,066 agencies will report an average of 1.79 incidents with
an estimated burden of 68 minutes. A total LEAs burden of 5,801 hours
associated with 2016. For ME/Cs, and estimated 685 offices will be
asked to submit an average 2.79 incident forms incident form with an
estimated burden 49 minutes. A total ME/C burden of 1,048 hours
associated with 2016.
(6) For the 2017 collection, LEAs will be asked to report
quarterly. It is expected that 19,106 will report zero incidents with
an estimated total burden of 60 minutes for 2017. Approximately 1,066
agencies will report an average of 1.79 incidents with an estimated
burden of 142 minutes. The burden is higher in 2017 due to quarterly
reporting. A total LEAs burden of 20,440 hours associated with 2017.
For ME/Cs, and estimated 685 offices will be asked to submit an average
2.79 incident forms incident form with an estimated burden 49 minutes.
A total ME/C burden of 1,897 hours associated with 2017.
(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total respondent burden for reference years is
29,186.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: August 1, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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