31 datasets found
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Federal
My Brother's Keeper Key Statistical Indicators on Boys and Men of Color
Department of Education —
My Brother's Keeper (MBK) initiative is an interagency effort to improve measurably the expected educational and life outcomes for and address the persistent... -
Federal
Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment, 1987-1989
Department of Justice —
This study represents a modified replication of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment (SPECIFIC DETERRENT EFFECTS OF ARREST FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT: MINNEAPOLIS,... -
Federal
Shock Incarceration in Louisiana, 1987-1989
Department of Justice —
These data describe the results of one component of an evaluation of the "shock incarceration" program in the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections... -
Federal
Changing Patterns of Drug Abuse and Criminality Among Crack Cocaine Users in New York City: Criminal Histories and Criminal Justice System Processing, 1983-1984, 1986
Department of Justice —
This data collection compares a sample of persons arrested for offenses related to crack cocaine with a sample arrested for offenses related to powdered cocaine. The... -
Federal
Exploring Factors Influencing Family Members Connections to Incarcerated Individuals in New Jersey, 2005-2006
Department of Justice —
In order to develop a better understanding of the factors that influence whether a male prisoner's family stays involved in his life during incarceration, researchers... -
Federal
Use and Effectiveness of Fines, Jail, and Probation in Municipal Courts in Los Angeles County, 1981-1984
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this data collection was to identify those attributes of offenders that are most often associated with receiving particular types of financial... -
Federal
Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing in Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia, 2001-2002, 2004
Department of Justice —
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the integrity of sentencing outcomes under alternative state guideline systems and to investigate how this variation in... -
Federal
Evaluating Anti-Gang Legislation and Gang Prosecution Units in Clark and Washoe Counties, Nevada, 1989-1995
Department of Justice —
In response to several high profile, violent crimes by minority males, which were reported by law enforcement officials as being gang-related, Nevada lawmakers... -
Federal
Criminal Violence and Incapacitation in California, 1962-1988
Department of Justice —
These data were gathered to investigate the usefulness of statistical methods, particularly multiple-regression analysis, in predicting repeat criminal activity... -
Federal
Youth Under 18 Years Old in Adult Prisons in the United States, 1997
Department of Justice —
This survey of departments of corrections in the United States was undertaken to provide correctional staff with design, implementation, and management strategies to... -
Federal
Impact of Sentencing Guidelines on the Use of Incarceration in Federal Criminal Courts in the United States, 1984-1990
Department of Justice —
The primary purpose of this data collection was to examine the impact of the implementation of sentencing guidelines on the rate of incarcerative and nonincarcerative... -
Federal
Validating Prison Security Classification Instruments in Hawaii, 1984-1985
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a reliable and accurate method for measuring the effectiveness of offender classification systems to improve the... -
Federal
Techniques for Assessing the Accuracy of Recidivism Prediction Scales, 1960-1980: [Miami, Albuquerque, New York City, Alameda and Los Angeles Counties, and the State of California]
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this data collection was to measure the validity or accuracy of four recidivism prediction instruments: the INSLAW, RAND, SFS81, and CGR scales. These... -
Federal
Effect of Procedural Justice in Spouse Assault in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1987-1989
Department of Justice —
The purpose of the research project was to examine the extent to which the perception of procedural fairness by suspects arrested for spouse assault effectively... -
Federal
Response to Domestic Violence in the Quincy, Massachusetts, District Court, 1995-1997
Department of Justice —
The Quincy, Massachusetts, District Court initiated an aggressive, pro-intervention strategy for dealing with domestic violence cases in 1986. This study was funded... -
Federal
Validation of the Los Angeles County [California] Probation Department's Risk and Needs Assessment Instruments, 1997-1999
Department of Justice —
In 1996, the Los Angeles County Probation Department developed a set of six instruments to better assess offender risks and needs. Each instrument was intended to... -
Federal
Predicting Recidivism in North Carolina, 1978 and 1980
Department of Justice —
This data collection examines the relationship between individual characteristics and recidivism for two cohorts of inmates released from North Carolina prisons in... -
Federal
Management of Death Row Inmates, 1986-1987: [United States]
Department of Justice —
These data offer objective and subjective information about current death row inmates and the management policies and procedures related to their incarceration. The... -
Federal
Impact of State Sentencing Policies on Incarceration Rates in the United States, 1975-2002
Department of Justice —
In order to assess the impacts of state-level sentencing and corrections policies in the United States implemented between 1975 and 2002 on state incarceration rates... -
Federal
Effects of Determinant Sentencing on Institutional Climate and Prison Administration: Connecticut, Minnesota, Illinois, 1981-1983
Department of Justice —
This data collection examines the effects of determinant sentencing on prison climate and administration. Three data collection periods are covered in the dataset....
31 datasets found