42 datasets found
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Felonious Homicides of American Police Officers, 1977-1992
Department of Justice —
The study was a comprehensive analysis of felonious killings of officers. The purposes of the study were (1) to analyze the nature and circumstances of incidents of... -
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Violence Exposure, Continuous Trauma, and Repeat Offending in Female and Male Serious Adolescent Offenders, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania and Maricopa County, Arizona, 2000-2010
Department of Justice —
A major goal of juvenile justice reform is to reduce reoffending and recidivism among juvenile offenders. Advocates of trauma informed practices assert that... -
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Evaluation of Hung Juries in Bronx County, New York, Los Angeles County, California, Maricopa County, Arizona, and Washington, DC, 2000-2001
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This study was undertaken for the purpose of providing an empirical picture of hung juries. Researchers were able to secure the cooperation of four courts: (1) Bronx... -
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Evaluating a Lethality Scale for the Seattle Police Department Domestic Violence Unit, 1995-1997
Department of Justice —
The specific aim of this project was to evaluate the usefulness of the Seattle Police Department's (SPD) Lethality Scale in identifying misdemeanor cases that might... -
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Collection Capital Punishment in the United States Series
Department of Justice —
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics These data collections provide annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and on those whose offense sentences... -
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Racial Disparities in Virginia Felony Court Cases, 2007-2015
Department of Justice —
Research examining racial disparities in the court system has typically focused on only one of the discrete stages in the criminal process (the charging, conviction,... -
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Illegal Immigration and Crime in San Diego and El Paso Counties, 1985-1986
Department of Justice —
This study was conducted to examine whether a rising crime rate in El Paso, Texas and San Diego, California in 1986 could be attributed to, among other factors, the... -
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Florida State University and Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Research Partnership Project, 2002-2017
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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Examining the Effectiveness of Indigent Defense Team Services: A Multisite Evaluation of Holistic Defense in Practice, Kentucky, Minnesota, Rhode Island, 2015-2018
Department of Justice —
The goals of this project were to: describe the implementation of holistic defense principles in three indigent defense programs; measure each program's impact on... -
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Collection National Judicial Reporting Program Series
Department of Justice —
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics This series tabulates the number of persons convicted of felonies in state courts and describes their sentences. Data... -
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Evaluation of North Carolina's 1994 Structured Sentencing Law, 1992-1998
Department of Justice —
Effective October 1, 1994, the state of North Carolina implemented a new structured sentencing law that applied to all felony and misdemeanor crimes (except for... -
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Alaska Plea Bargaining Study, 1974-1976
Department of Justice —
This study examines the characteristics of criminal offenders as they affect the primary outcomes of their court cases, particularly plea bargaining decisions. The... -
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Recidivism of Felons on Probation, 1986-1989: [United States]
Department of Justice —
This data collection provides an overview of how probation cases are processed in 32 urban and suburban jurisdictions in the United States and gauges the extent to... -
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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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Pennsylvania Sentencing Data, 1996
Department of Justice —
The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing is a legislative agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Commission develops sentencing guidelines for judges to use... -
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Effectiveness of Client Specific Planning as an Alternative Sentence, 1981-1982: Washington, DC, and Fairfax, Montgomery, and Prince George Counties
Department of Justice —
This data collection was designed to evaluate the Client Specific Planning (CSP) program of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA). The CSP... -
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Problem Solving Approaches to Issues of Inmate Reentry in Indianapolis, Indiana, 2000-2003
Department of Justice —
This study involved an evaluation of the reentry component of the Indianapolis Violence Reduction Partnership (IVRP). The IVRP included a problem solving approach to... -
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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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Breaking the Cycle of Drugs and Crime in Birmingham, Alabama, Jacksonville, Florida, and Tacoma, Washington, 1997-2001
Department of Justice —
This study was an evaluation of the Breaking the Cycle (BTC) demonstration projects conducted in Birmingham, Alabama, Jacksonville, Florida, and Tacoma, Washington,... -
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Drug Testing of Juvenile Detainees to Identify High-Risk Youth in Florida, 1986-1987
Department of Justice —
This data collection examines the interrelationships among drug/alcohol use, childhood sexual or physical abuse, and encounters with the juvenile justice system. To...
42 datasets found