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Understanding the Causes of School Violence Using Open Source Data, United States, 1990-2016
Department of Justice —
This study provides an evidence-based understanding on etiological issues related to school shootings and rampage shootings. It created a national, open-source... -
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Survey of Gun Owners in the United States, 1996
Department of Justice —
This study was undertaken to obtain information on the characteristics of gun ownership, gun-carrying practices, and weapons-related incidents in the United States --... -
Federal
State Firearm Law Database: State Firearm Laws, 1991-2019
Department of Justice —
The State Firearm Database catalogs the presence or absence of 134 firearm safety laws in 14 categories covering the 26-year period from 1991 to 2019. The... -
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National Survey of Adolescents in the United States, 1995
Department of Justice —
The goal of this study was to test specific hypotheses illustrating the relationships among serious victimization experiences, the mental health effects of... -
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Pennsylvania Sentencing Data, 1998
Department of Justice —
The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing is a legislative agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that develops sentencing guidelines for judges to use when... -
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Technology, Teen Dating Violence and Abuse, and Bullying in Three States, 2011-2012
Department of Justice —
This project examined the role of technology use in teen dating violence and abuse, and bullying. The goal of the project was to expand knowledge about the types of... -
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Gender, Mental Illness, and Crime in the United States, 2004
Department of Justice —
The purpose of the study was to examine the gendered effects of depression, drug use, and treatment on crime and the effects of interaction with the criminal justice... -
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Valuation of Specific Crime Rates in the United States, 1980 and 1990
Department of Justice —
This project was designed to isolate the effects that individual crimes have on wage rates and housing prices, as gauged by individuals' and households'... -
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Exploring the Drugs-Crime Connection Within the Electronic Dance Music and Hip Hop Nightclub Scenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005-2006
Department of Justice —
To explore the relationship between alcohol, drugs, and crime in the electronic dance music and hip hop nightclub scenes of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, researchers... -
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Understanding Online Hate Speech as a Motivator and Predictor of Hate Crime, Los Angeles, California, 2017-2018
Department of Justice —
In the United States, a number of challenges prevent an accurate assessment of the prevalence of hate crimes in different areas of the country. These challenges... -
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Race and the Decision to Seek the Death Penalty in Federal Cases, 1995-2000 [United States]
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this project was to examine possible defendant and victim race effects in capital decisions in the federal system. Per the terms of their grant, the... -
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Effects of a Middle School Social-Emotional Learning Program on Bullying, Teen Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Substance Use in High School, Illinois, 2010-2016
Department of Justice —
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,... -
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Security by Design: Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods in the United States, 1994-1996
Department of Justice —
This study was designed to collect comprehensive data on the types of "crime prevention through environmental design" (CPTED) methods used by cities of 30,000... -
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Missing Data in the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), 1977-2000 [United States]
Department of Justice —
This study reexamined and recoded missing data in the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) for the years 1977 to 2000 for all police agencies in the United States. The... -
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Sentencing in Eight United States District Courts, 1973-1978
Department of Justice —
This data collection provides information about sentencing patterns established by the United States District Courts for federal offenses. It is one of only a few... -
Federal
Multi-Method Evaluation of Police Use of Force Outcomes: Cities, Counties, and National, 1998-2007 [United States]
Department of Justice —
The purpose of the study was to investigate how and why injuries occur to police and citizens during use of force events. The research team conducted a national... -
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Process Evaluation of the Demonstration Project to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Atlanta-Fulton County, Georgia, United States 2006-2009
Department of Justice —
In the fall of 2002 the Juvenile Justice Fund (JJF), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to positively impact the lives of youth and their families who come... -
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Estimating the Prevalence of Wrongful Convictions, Virginia, 1973-1987
Department of Justice —
This study extends research on wrongful convictions in the United States and the factors associated with justice system errors that lead to the incarceration of... -
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Evaluation of Gender Violence and Harassment Prevention Programs in Middle Schools in Cleveland, Ohio, 2006-2007 [United States]
Department of Justice —
The study was designed to help increase the capacity of programs to prevent gender violence and harassment (GV/H) among middle school youth. The long-term goal of the... -
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Victim Impact Statements: Their Effect on Court Outcomes and Victim Satisfaction in New York, 1988-1990
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this data collection was to assess the effects of victim impact statements on sentencing decisions and on victim satisfaction with the criminal justice...