{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["011:21"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "Open Data Office of Justice Programs (USDOJ)", "hasEmail": "mailto:opendata@usdoj.gov"}, "dataQuality": false, "description": "This study reports on the implementation in Dade County,\r\nFlorida, of a proposal to involve, on a voluntary basis, victims,\r\ndefendants, and police in a judicial plea negotiation conference. The\r\nstudy was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Law\r\nEnforcement and Criminal Justice of the Law Enforcement Assistance\r\nAdministration, United States Department of Justice. Parts 1-3,\r\nDefendants, Victims, and Police files, consist of responses to questionnaires\r\ngiven to defendants, victims, and police. The questionnaires were\r\nadministered during 20-minute interviews, conducted after the case had\r\nbeen completed. The interview instruments were designed to collect\r\ndata on three major issues: (1) the extent to which respondents\r\nreported participation in the processing of their cases, (2)\r\nrespondents' knowledge of the way their cases were processed, and (3)\r\nrespondents' attitudes toward the disposition of their cases and\r\ntoward the criminal justice system. Part 4 is the Conference Data\r\nFile. During the pretrial settlement conference, an observer wrote down\r\nin sequence as much as possible of the verbal behavior. After the\r\nsession, the observer made some subjective ratings, provided\r\ndescriptive data about the conclusion of the session, and classified\r\ncomments into one of the following categories: (1) Facts of\r\nthe Case, (2) Prior Record, (3) Law and Practices, (4) Maximum\r\nSentence, (5) Prediction of Trial Outcome, (6) Conference Precedent,\r\n(7) Personal Background History, and (8) Recommendations.\r\nInformation in Part 5, the Case Information Data File, was drawn from\r\ncourt records and includes type of case, number of\r\ncharges, sentence type, sentence severity (stated and perceived),\r\nseriousness of offense, date of arrest, date of arraignment, date of\r\nconference, prior incarcerations, and defendant background.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07710.v1", "title": "Evaluation of Pre-Trial Settlement Conference:  Dade County, Florida, Criminal Court, 1979"}], "identifier": "3376", "issued": "1984-05-03T00:00:00", "keyword": ["case processing", "courts", "criminal justice system", "defendants", "disposition (legal)", "plea negotiations", "police officers", "pretrial procedures", "victims"], "language": ["eng"], "license": "http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/", "modified": "2005-11-04T00:00:00", "programCode": ["011:060"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "National Institute of Justice", "subOrganizationOf": {"acronym": "OJP", "id": 22, "name": "Office of Justice Programs", "parentOrganization": {"acronym": "DOJ", "id": 10, "name": "Department of Justice"}, "parentOrganizationID": 10}}, "title": "Evaluation of Pre-Trial Settlement Conference:  Dade County, Florida, Criminal Court, 1979"}