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Police Departments, Arrests and Crime in the United States, 1860-1920
Department of Justice —
These data on 19th- and early 20th-century police department and arrest behavior were collected between 1975 and 1978 for a study of police and crime in the United... -
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Effects of Prison Versus Probation in California, 1980-1982
Department of Justice —
This study was divided into two phases. The first assessed the effects of different sanctions on separate criminal populations, focusing on probation as a sentencing... -
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Influence of Sanctions and Opportunities on Rates of Bank Robbery, 1970-1975: [United States]
Department of Justice —
This study was designed to explain variations in crime rates and to examine the deterrent effects of sanctions on crime. The study concentrated on bank robberies, but... -
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Mandatory Drug Offender Processing Data, 1987: New York
Department of Justice —
The National Consortium for Assessing Drug Control Initiatives, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and coordinated by the Criminal Justice Statistics... -
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National Evaluation of the Arrest Policies Program Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), 1996-2000
Department of Justice —
This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of the Arrest Policies Program, funded by the Violence Against Women Office (VAWO), on criminal justice system... -
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Collection Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) Series
Department of Justice —
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) series was designed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect... -
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Matching Treatment and Offender: North Carolina, 1980-1982
Department of Justice —
These data were gathered in order to evaluate the implications of rational choice theory for offender rehabilitation. The hypothesis of the research was that income-... -
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Operation Hardcore [Crime] Evaluation: Los Angeles, 1976-1980
Department of Justice —
This evaluation was developed and implemented by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office to examine the effectiveness of specialized prosecutorial activities in... -
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Prosecution of Felony Arrests, 1982: St. Louis
Department of Justice —
This data collection provides statistical information on how prosecutors and the courts disposed of criminal cases involving adults arrested for felony crimes in an... -
Federal
Effects of Prior Record in Sentencing Research in a Large Northeastern City, 1968-1979: [United States]
Department of Justice —
This data collection examines the impact of defendants' prior criminal records on the sentencing of male and female defendants committing violent and non-violent... -
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Six-Year Follow-up Study on Career Criminals, 1970-1976: [United States]
Department of Justice —
The major objective of the Six-year Follow-up Study on Career Criminals was to provide data describing the effects of sentencing decisions on the behavior of career... -
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Criminal Justice Response to Victim Harm in the United States, 1981
Department of Justice —
This data collection examines the ways in which victim harm affects decisions regarding arrest, prosecution, and sentencing, and the impact of these decisions on the... -
Federal
Recidivism Among Young Parolees: a Study of Inmates Released from Prison in 22 States, 1978
Department of Justice —
This study examines the criminal activities of a group of young offenders after their release from prison to parole supervision. Previous studies have examined... -
Federal
Prison Crowding and Forced Releases in Illinois, 1979-1982
Department of Justice —
These data were collected in the Illinois prison system where, in response to a prison overcrowding crisis, approximately two-thirds of the inmates released by the... -
Federal
Deterrent Effects of Arrests and Imprisonment in the United States, 1960-1977
Department of Justice —
Emerging from the tradition of econometric models of deterrence and crime, this study attempts to improve estimates of how crime rates are affected by the... -
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Prosecution of Felony Arrests, 1982: Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C.
Department of Justice —
This study provides statistical information on how prosecutors and the courts disposed of criminal cases involving adults arrested for felony crimes in two individual... -
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Relationships Between Employment and Crime: A Survey of Brooklyn Residents, 1979-1980
Department of Justice —
The study was designed to explore the relationship between employment and involvement with the criminal justice system. Males arrested primarily for felony offenses... -
Federal
Supervised Pretrial Release Programs, 1979-1982: Miami, Milwaukee, and Portland
Department of Justice —
This data collection effort was designed to assess the effects of different types of supervised pretrial release (SPR). Four major types of effects were examined: (1)... -
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Differential Use of Jail Confinement in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Yolo Counties, 1981
Department of Justice —
This study provides detailed information on inmate characteristics, length of time in jail, methods of release, conditions of release, disciplinary violations, and... -
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Early Identification of the Chronic Offender, [1978-1980: California]
Department of Justice —
Patterns of adult criminal behavior are examined in this data collection. Data covering the adult years of peak criminal activity (from approximately 18 to 26 years...