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Federal
Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process in Five Sites in the United States, 2003-2006
Department of Justice —
The purpose of the study was to investigate the role and impact of forensic science evidence on the criminal justice process. The study utilized a prospective... -
Federal
Improving the Production and Use of Forensic Science, 5 U.S. counties, 2006-2009
Department of Justice —
This study collection sought to thoroughly understand the creation, testing, and use of forensic science in five jurisdictions across the country. A random sample was... -
Federal
Adult Criminal Careers, Michigan: 1974-1977
Department of Justice —
These data, taken from the computerized criminal history files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, were collected to develop estimates of the extent and variation... -
Federal
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... -
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... -
Federal
Forensic Evidence and the Police, 1976-1980
Department of Justice —
This data collection focuses on adult cases of serious crime such as homicide (and related death investigations), rape, robbery, aggravated assault/battery, burglary,... -
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...