BJS Special Award for State Justice Statistics Achievement

There is no BJS Special Award for 2011.

Since 1982, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) annual award has honored a SAC director who demonstrated outstanding achievement over an extended period of time. The BJS Special Award for State Justice Statistics Achievement replaces the G. Paul Sylvestre Award. This special award honors a SAC director, SAC staff member, state or federal official, or other individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement to help maintain and enhance the state's capacity to address criminal justice issues through collection, analysis, and dissemination of data.

2010 Award

Janeena J. Wing, SAC Director, Idaho Statistical Analysis Center

Janeena J. Wing is the Director of the Statistical Analysis Center in Idaho, housed within the Idaho State Police. Her most recent research includes an evaluation of the Building Healthy Relationships course taught to female survivors of domestic violence as well as utilization of the Idaho Incident Based Reporting System (IIBRS) for a report on victims of crime. Ms. Wing has also worked on police allocation modeling for the state police, evaluations of STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors)- and Byrne/Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)-funded programs, examining drug and alcohol arrests in Idaho using IIBRS data, and a statewide crime victimization survey. She serves on various committees within the state of Idaho helping to inform on drug trends and domestic violence throughout the state. Ms. Wing received her M.A. in sociology from Idaho State University and is currently working towards her doctorate in psychology: research, evaluation and measurement through the University of the Rockies.

G. Paul Sylvestre Award (1988-2008)