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Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process in Five Sites in the United States, 2003-2006 12 recent views
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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Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes in Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2005-2019
Department of Justice —
The goal of this study is to enhance public safety and community well-being through effective identification, investigation, and prosecution of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes... -
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Financial Abuse of Elderly People vs. Other Forms of Elder Abuse in Virginia, 2003-2008
Department of Justice —
This study examined financial exploitation of elderly people compared to other forms of elder maltreatment (physical abuse, neglect, and hybrid, i.e., financial... -
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Social Science Research on Wrongful Convictions and Near Misses, 1980-2012
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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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 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... -
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Alaska Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Data, 1996-2006
Department of Justice —
This project examined the characteristics of sexual assault victimizations in Alaska, as observed and recorded by sexual assault nurse examiners in Anchorage, Kodiak,... -
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Prosecuting Trafficking in Persons Cases: An Analysis of Local Strategies and Approaches, United States, 2009-2018
Department of Justice —
This project examined practices and initiatives undertaken by prosecutors across the United States to address trafficking in persons (TIP) in order to learn about TIP... -
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Survey of Prosecutorial Response to Bias-Motivated Crime in the United States, 1994-1995
Department of Justice —
This national survey of prosecutors was undertaken to systematically gather information about the handling of bias or hate crime prosecutions in the United States.... -
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Selecting Career Criminals for Priority Prosecution, 1984-1986: Los Angeles County, California and Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Collection of these data was undertaken in order to develop offender classification criteria that could be used to identify career criminals for priority prosecution.... -
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Evaluation of No-Drop Policies for Domestic Violence Cases in San Diego, California, Omaha, Nebraska, Klamath Falls, Oregon, and Everett, Washington, 1996-2000
Department of Justice —
This study sought to examine the effects of no-drop policies on court outcomes, victim satisfaction with the justice system, and feelings of safety. Moreover,... -
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Criminal Justice Response to Victim Harm in the United States, 1981
Department of Justice —
This data collection examines the ways in which victim harm affects decisions regarding arrest, prosecution, and sentencing, and the impact of these decisions on the... -
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Case Processing in the New York County District Attorney's Office, New York City, 2010-2011
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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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
Department of Justice —
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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National Evaluation of the Arrest Policies Program Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), 1996-2000
Department of Justice —
This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of the Arrest Policies Program, funded by the Violence Against Women Office (VAWO), on criminal justice system... -
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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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Evaluation of Victim Advocacy Services for Battered Women in Detroit, 1998-1999
Department of Justice —
This study evaluated advocacy services offered to battered women in Detroit, Michigan, and examined other aspects of coordinated community responses to domestic... -
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Case Outcomes Following Investigative Interviews of Suspected Victims of Child Sexual Abuse in Salt Lake City and County, Utah, 1994-2000
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Investigative Interview Protocol impacted child... -
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Children's Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Criminal Trials: Assessing Defense Attacks on Credibility and Identifying Effective Prosecution Methods, Maricopa County, Arizona, 2005-2015
Department of Justice —
Child maltreatment is widely recognized as a severe crisis in the United States (Norman, Byambaa, Butchart, Scott, & Vos, 2012), incurring costs of $124 billion... -
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Early Identification of the Serious Habitual Juvenile Offender Using a Birth Cohort in Philadelphia, 1958-1984
Department of Justice —
Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) funded the creation of Habitual Offender Units (HOUs) in 13 cities. HOUs...