29 datasets found
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Federal
Sexual Assault Kit Backlog Study, Los Angeles, California, 1982-2010 21 recent views
Department of Justice —
The study addressed the growing problem of untested sexual assault kits that have been collected and stored in law enforcement agencies' storage facilities and... -
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Influence of Eyewitness Memory Factors on Plea Bargaining Decisions by Prosecution and Defense Attorneys in California, 2010-2011
Department of Justice —
The purpose of the study was to assess how the strength of eyewitness evidence affects plea bargaining decisions by prosecutors and defense attorneys. Surveys were... -
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Prosecution and Defense Strategies in Domestic Violence Felonies in Iowa, 1989-1995
Department of Justice —
This study consisted of an in-depth analysis of the trial strategies used by the prosecution and the defense in domestic violence-related felony cases. The research... -
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Nature and Patterns of Homicide in Eight American Cities, 1978
Department of Justice —
This dataset contains detailed information on homicides in eight United States cities: Philadelphia, Newark, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Dallas, Oakland, and... -
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... -
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Post-Conviction DNA Testing and Wrongful Conviction Data from Sexual Assault and Homicide Cases in Virginia, 1973-1988
Department of Justice —
This study examined the results of new DNA testing of old physical evidence from 634 sexual assault and homicide cases resulting in 715 convictions that took place in... -
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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,... -
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Collection National Prosecutors Survey Series
Department of Justice —
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Survey of Prosecutors is a survey of chief prosecutors in state court systems. A chief prosecutor is an... -
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Children's Out-of-Court Statements: Effects of Hearsay on Jurors' Decisions in Sacramento County, California, and Maricopa County, Arizona, 1994-1997
Department of Justice —
The goal of this project was to investigate the effects of children's out-of-court hearsay statements on jurors' perceptions of witness credibility and defendant... -
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Efficiency in Processing Sexual Assault Kits in Crime Laboratories and Law Enforcement Agencies, United States, 2013-2014
Department of Justice —
These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they there received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release,... -
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Injury Evidence, Forensic Evidence and the Prosecution of Sexual Assault, United States, 2005-2011
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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Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, United States, 2018
Department of Justice —
Since 2015, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has funded sites to engage in reforms intended to improve the national response to sexual assault cases. The goals... -
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Evaluating the Impact of a Specialized Domestic Violence Police Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003-2005
Department of Justice —
The specific goals of this project were (1) to assess the selection criteria used to determine the domestic violence cases for intensive intervention: what criteria... -
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Impact of Forensic Evidence on Arrest and Prosecution (IFEAP) in Connecticut, United States, 2006-2009
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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Forensic Evidence and Criminal Justice Outcomes in Sexual Assault Cases in Massachusetts, 2008-2012
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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Improving the Investigation of Homicide and the Apprehension Rate of Murderers in Washington State, 1981-1986
Department of Justice —
This data collection contains information on solved murders occurring in Washington State between 1981 and 1986. The collection is a subset of data from the Homicide... -
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Improving Evidence Collection Through Police-Prosecutor Coordination in Baltimore, 1984-1985
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this data collection was to investigate the effects of changes in police evidence procedures and the effects of providing feedback to officers on... -
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Testing the Efficacy of the SANE-SART Programs in Kansas, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, 1997-2001
Department of Justice —
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... -
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The Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice System, 2004-2008 [United States]
Department of Justice —
These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they there received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release,...
29 datasets found