13 datasets found
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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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Plea Bargaining in the United States, 1978
Department of Justice —
This study was conducted in 1978 at the Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure of the Georgetown University Law Center. The study consists of three files. The first... -
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Prosecutorial Discretion and Plea Bargaining in Federal Criminal Courts in the United States, 1983-1990
Department of Justice —
The primary purpose of this data collection was to study whether prosecutorial behavior was affected by the implementation of federal criminal sentencing guidelines... -
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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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National Survey of Judges and Court Practitioners, 1991
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's primary... -
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The Anatomy of Discretion: An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision-making for Cases Processed by Offices in One Northern County and One Southern County, 2007-2010
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Prosecuting attorneys enjoy broad discretion in making decisions that influence criminal case outcomes. This study examines the impact of legal, quasi-legal, and... -
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Comparing Court Case Processing in Nine Courts, 1979-1980
Department of Justice —
This study looks at the characteristics of officials who are involved in court case processing. Data were collected on the cases and defendants, the officials... -
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Performance Measures in Prosecution and Their Application to Community Prosecution at Two Sites in the United States, 2005-2006
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this study was to explore empirical evidence to support the performance measurement framework identified by the American Prosecutors Research... -
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Evaluation of Minnesota's Felony Sentencing Guidelines, 1978-1984
Department of Justice —
This data collection gauges the effects of the Minnesota felony sentencing guidelines on prosecutional charging practices, plea negotiations, and sentencing... -
Federal
Exploring the Reach of Evidence Outside the Jury Box [United States], 2005-2011
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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Civil Litigation in the United States, 1977-1979
Department of Justice —
The Civil Litigation Research Project, based at the University of Wisconsin Law School, was organized in 1979 to develop a large database on dispute processing and... -
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Evaluation of Pre-Trial Settlement Conference: Dade County, Florida, Criminal Court, 1979
Department of Justice —
This study reports on the implementation in Dade County, Florida, of a proposal to involve, on a voluntary basis, victims, defendants, and police in a judicial plea... -
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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...
13 datasets found