• Evaluates newly developed state and local information systems
• Negotiates access to data

Collects data

• Collects aggregate juvenile court statistics
• Collects court-generated research data
• Collects multi-record administrative data

Cleans, documents, and archives submitted data files

• Solicits existing documentation
• Clarifies documentation
• Prepares in-house and off-site vault tape copies
• Cleans data files (missing data, bad records)

Creates standardized, case-level data files

• Develops software to extract or convert data
• Develops customized data structures
• Recodes case-level data into common national format

Documents and archives research data files

• Prepares user's guides for data files

Analyzes data

• Conducts analyses of data files
• Generates national estimates
• Prepares other special analyses

Disseminates information

• Prepares Juvenile Court Statistics reports
• Prepares OJJDP Juvenile Justice Bulletins
• Prepares OJJDP Fact Sheets
• Prepares other special analysis reports
• Maintains the Statistical Briefing Book pages for OJJDP's web site

Disseminates archived data files

• Consults with potential data users on selection of data files and their utility for specific research questions
• Distributes user's guides and prepares contracts with potential data users
• Prepares and distributes data files and SPSS control files

Provides consultation services

• Develops and enhances state and local information systems
• Develops research extract software
• Designs model output reports
• Designs research and analysis plans

Serves as an information clearinghouse

• Responds to information requests from federal, state, and local justice agencies, researchers, data suppliers, and the media