CJ-38 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies

Attachment 1: 2018 CSLLEA Instrument
Form CJ-38

OMB No. 1121-XXXX: Approval Expires XX/XX/XXXX

2018 CENSUS OF STATE AND LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and acting as collection agent: RTI International

Please use this form to provide information on behalf of the following agency:
[FILL
AGENCY
NAME
HERE]
[FILL
AGENCY
NAME
HERE]
If the agency name printed above is incorrect, please call us at 1-800-845-7883.
Submit this form using one of the following four methods:
• Online: https://bjslecs.org/2018csllea

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E-mail: csllea@rti.org

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Agency ID:

•

Fax: 1-866-354-7883 (toll-free)

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Password:

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Mail: Use the enclosed postage-paid envelope

Important:

Indicate who completed this form:

If any of the following conditions applied to your
agency as of December 31, 2017, you do not need to
complete the entire questionnaire. Mark [X] the
appropriate box below and return the survey using the
return instructions in the next column.

Name:

Agency no longer in existence
Enter date agency ceased operations:

Last Name

First Name

Area Code

Number

Area Code

Number

MI

Title:
Phone:
Extension

Fax:
Month

Day

Year

Agency contracted or outsourced all law
enforcement services to the following agency
Enter the name of the agency providing
contractual services:

E-mail:
Agency
Website:

Agency employed only part-time officers and the
total combined hours worked for these officers
averaged less than 35 hours per week
All the officers in the agency were unpaid volunteers
All the officers in the agency were paid via fee-forservice and not salary
Agency was private (i.e., not operated with funds
from a state, local, special district, or tribal
government)
Agency was operated by the Federal government

• Please retain a copy of your completed survey.
Questionnaires completed online can be printed for
your records.

• If you have any questions, call RTI toll-free at 1-800845-7883, or send an e-mail to csllea@rti.org. When
corresponding about this survey, please refer to the
Agency ID number above.

• If you have any general comments or suggestions for
improving the survey, please contact Shelley Hyland
of the Bureau of Justice Statistics by phone at 1-202616-1706 or by e-mail at Shelley.Hyland@usdoj.gov

Burden Statement
Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate, or any other aspects of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531. The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (34 USC 10132), authorizes this information collection. Although
this survey is voluntary, we urgently need your cooperation to make the results comprehensive, accurate, and timely. We greatly appreciate your assistance.

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INSTRUCTIONS
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•
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Please do not leave any items blank.
If the answer to a question is “none” or “zero,” write “0” in the space provided.
Use an X when marking an answer in a box.

VERIFY CONTACT INFORMATION
The contact information at right is
on file for this agency:

[Chief Name]
[Title]
[Agency Address]

Is this information correct?
Yes
No

Provide correct information:

SURVEY QUESTIONS
1. What type of government operates this agency? Mark [X] only one.
State
County or parish
Regional
Municipal (city, town or township)
School district (K-12)
2-year college
4-year college or university
Tribal
Special district or authority (Specify):
2. Is your agency primarily responsible for providing law enforcement services within
the jurisdiction above?
Yes
No

Specify primary agency:

3. Enter your agency’s total operating budget for the fiscal or calendar year that
includes December 31, 2017. If not available, provide an estimate and mark [X] the
estimate checkbox. Include jails administered by your agency. Exclude building construction
costs and major equipment purchases.
$

If estimate, check here:
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4. During 2017, did your agency perform any of these functions on a regular basis or have
primary responsibility for performing when needed? Mark [X] Yes or No for each function. Do
not leave any blank.
A. Patrol and response functions

Yes No

1. Routine patrol services
2. Responding to citizen initiated
requests for service
3. First response to criminal incidents

2. Processing of digital evidence
3. Operating a forensic crime lab
G. Special public safety functions
2. School crossing services

6. Dispatching of calls for service
Yes No

3. Emergency medical services
4. Emergency management

1. Homicide

5. Fire services

2. Cybercrime

H. Task force participation for:

3. Arson
C. Traffic and vehicle-related functions Yes No

1. Gangs
3. Opioid abuse

2. Traffic direction and control

4. Human trafficking

3. Accident investigation

5. Anti-terrorism
6. Other (Specify):

4. Parking enforcement and control
5. Commercial vehicle enforcement
Yes No

1. Inmate transport

I. Specialized functions

2. Booking and release of inmates

1. Bomb/explosives disposal

3. Operating a temporary holding cell
(not for overnight detention)
4. Operating an overnight lockup or
temporary holding facility separate
from a jail
5. Operating 1 or more jails

2. Canine/K-9
3. Crime analysis
4. Firearm background checks
5. Search and rescue
6. Tactical operations (SWAT)
Yes No

7. Underwater recovery

1. Providing court security

8. Operating a basic training academy

2. Serving process (i.e., legal
notification)

9. Providing direct victim assistance or
programs

3. Executing arrest warrants
4. Serving eviction notices

10. Providing law enforcement services
to or on tribal lands

5. Enforcing protection orders

11. Other (Specify):

6. Enforcing child support orders
7. Apprehension of fugitives

Yes No

2. Drug trafficking

1. Traffic law enforcement

E. Court-related functions

Yes No

1. Animal control

5. Special events/crowd control

D. Detention-related functions

Yes No

1. Forensic crime scene investigation

4. Arrest of criminal suspects

B. Criminal investigation for:

F. Forensic services

Please continue to Page 4
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Yes No

5. Enter the number of authorized full-time sworn in your agency’s budget and the
number of actual full-time and part-time paid agency employees during the pay
period that included December 31, 2017. Count employees who are regularly scheduled
to work less than 35 hours per week as part-time. If none, enter 0.
Authorized
Actual
Actual
Full-Time
Full-Time
Part-Time
a. Fully Sworn: Officers with general
arrest powers
b. Limited Sworn: Officers with limited or
no arrest powers
c. Non-sworn employees

Not
Applicable

d. Total employees (Sum of rows a-c)

Not
Applicable

6. Enter the number of actual full-time sworn officers by sex for the pay period that
included December 31, 2017. Each total should match the number reported in the same
colored cell in Question 5. If none, enter 0.
Fully
Limited
Sworn
Sworn
a. Male
b. Female
c. Total officers (Sum of rows a and b)
7. Enter the number of actual full-time sworn officers that performed the following duties
as their primary job responsibility for the pay period that included December 31, 2017.
Count each officer only once. Each total should match the number reported in the same
colored cell in Question 5. If none, enter 0.
Fully
Limited
Sworn
Sworn
a. Patrol duties (including community policing officers)
b. Investigative duties (e.g., detectives, investigators)
c. K-12 school safety duties (e.g., school resource or liaison officer)
d. Jail-related duties
e. Court-related duties
f. Other duties (Specify):

g. Total officers (Sum of rows a-f)

Thank You!
Thank you for participating in this survey. Please retain a copy for your records. If you have any
questions about this survey, please contact the CSLLEA team at 1-800-845-7883 or csllea@rti.org.
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