42 datasets found
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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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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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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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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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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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Integrating the Ion Mobility Spectrometer Into Drug Monitoring at the New Orleans Pretrial Diversion Program, 1996
Department of Justice —
This project was designed to evaluate the use of a drug detection instrument, the ion mobility spectrometer (IMS), and to integrate its use into an ongoing pretrial... -
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Murder Cases in 33 Large Urban Counties in the United States, 1988
Department of Justice —
This study was conducted in an effort to better understand the circumstances surrounding murder cases in large urban areas. To evaluate the 75 largest counties in the... -
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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
Department of Justice —
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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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... -
Federal
Assessing Identity Theft Offenders' Strategies and Perceptions of Risk in the United States, 2006-2007
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this study was to examine the crime of identity theft from the offenders' perspectives. The study employed a purposive sampling strategy. Researchers... -
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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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Evaluation of Day Fines in Maricopa County, Arizona, 1991-1993
Department of Justice —
This study sought to evaluate how well day fines work as an intermediate sanction. Day fines are a structured approach to imposing fines that considers both the... -
Federal
Augmented Federal Probation, Sentencing, and Supervision Information System, 1985
Department of Justice —
The United States Sentencing Commission, established by the 98th Congress, is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government. The Commission recommends... -
Federal
Arrests As Communications to Criminals in St. Louis, 1970, 1972-1982
Department of Justice —
This data collection was designed to assess the deterrent effects over time of police sanctioning activity, specifically that of arrests. Arrest and crime report data... -
Federal
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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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... -
Federal
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... -
Federal
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...
42 datasets found