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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: January 18, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This data collection was designed to examine the effectiveness of a New York City agency's attempt to decrease the negative emotions that result from victimization. The data address the ...

• V2

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: November 04, 2005 at 12:00 AM

This study was undertaken to investigate factors facilitating and hindering a victim's decision to report a sexual assault to the police. Further objectives were to use the findings to assist...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: November 04, 2005 at 12:00 AM

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act of 1984 (FVPSA) provided funding, through the Office of Victims of Crime in the United States Department of Justice, for 23 law enforcement ...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This study examined the implementation of a specialized domestic violence unit within the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to determine whether the creation of the new unit would lead...

• V1

• Organization: State of Maryland
• Dataset Last Updated: September 28, 2022

Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services (description updated 3/6/2023)

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: November 04, 2005 at 12:00 AM

The National Survey of Prosecutors is a biennial survey of chief prosecutors in state court systems. A chief prosecutor is an official, usually locally elected and typically with the title...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: July 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This study was undertaken to evaluate Alexandria, Virginia's Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP), which is a coordinated community response to domestic violence. Specifically, the...

• V2

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: April 29, 2016 at 10:10 PM

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: April 30, 2009 at 09:51 AM

The purpose of this study was to better understand the problem of sexual assault among African American women in Maryland, assess their use of available resources in response to sexual assault,...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This study assessed the influence of the criminal justice system on the bereavement process of individuals who have lost loved ones to homicide. The primary question motivating this research...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: November 04, 2005 at 12:00 AM

This study was designed to explore whether civil protection orders were effective in providing safer environments for victims of domestic violence and enhancing their opportunities for...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: December 02, 2021 at 12:16 PM

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) entered into a cooperative agreement with Westat to design and conduct the National Survey of Victim Service Providers (NSVSP). The NSVSP is jointly funded...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This study had a variety of aims: (1) to assess the needs of violent crime victims, (2) to document the services that were available to violent crime victims in the San Diego region, (3) to ...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: October 01, 2008 at 03:06 PM

The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of interventions by Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners/Sexual Assault Response Teams (SANE/SART) on the judicial process. The goal was to test the...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

In 1996 the Institute for Law and Justice (ILJ) began an evaluation of the law enforcement and prosecution components of the "STOP Violence Against Women" grant program authorized by the...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This survey of crime victims was undertaken to determine whether state constitutional amendments and other legal measures designed to protect crime victims' rights had been effective. It was ...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: January 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM

This data collection was designed to gauge the impact of a victim assistance program on the behavior and attitudes of victims and to evaluate the program as assessed by police and...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM

The focus of this research and evaluation endeavor was on direct service programs in Ohio, particularly advocacy services for female victims of violence, receiving funding through the...

• V2

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: January 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM

The central purpose of this study was to provide descriptive information about hospitalized crime victims. More specifically, patients' knowledge of victim services, the legal justice system,...

• V1

• Organization: Department of Justice
• Dataset Last Updated: August 04, 2000 at 12:00 AM

This study sought to explore the nature of the stalking experiences of noncelebrity stalking victims who had previously been in intimate relationships with their stalkers. These were cases...

• V1