Assessment of Defense and Prosecutorial Strategies in Terrorism Trials in the United States, 1980-2004

Metadata Updated: February 13, 2023

This study created a flat-file database of information regarding defendants who were referred to United States Attorneys by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) following official terrorism investigations between 1980 and 2004. Its ultimate goal was to provide state and federal prosecutors with empirical information that could assist federal and state prosecutors with more effective strategies for prosecution of terrorism cases. The results of this study enhanced the existing 78 variables in the AMERICAN TERRORISM STUDY, 1980-2002 (ICPSR 4639) database by adding the 162 variables from the Prosecution and Defense Strategies (PADS) database. The variables in the PADS database track information regarding important pleadings, motions, and other key events that occur in federal terrorism trials; the PADS variables measure the strategies used by legal counsel as well as other legal nuances.

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Metadata Created Date	August 18, 2021
Metadata Updated Date	February 13, 2023

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Resource Type	Dataset
Metadata Created Date	August 18, 2021
Metadata Updated Date	February 13, 2023
Publisher	National Institute of Justice
Maintainer	Open Data Office of Justice Programs (USDOJ)
Identifier	2904
Data First Published	2014-11-11T15:39:51
Language	eng
Data Last Modified	2014-11-11T15:42:51
Rights	These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data.
Public Access Level	restricted public
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Publisher Hierarchy	Office of Justice Programs > National Institute of Justice
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