{"@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 national survey of prosecutors was undertaken to\r\nsystematically gather information about the handling of bias or hate\r\ncrime prosecutions in the United States. The goal was to use this\r\ninformation to identify needs and to enhance the ability of\r\nprosecutors to respond effectively to hate crimes by promoting\r\neffective practices. The survey aimed to address the following\r\nresearch questions: (1) What was the present level of bias crime\r\nprosecution in the United States? (2) What training had been provided\r\nto prosecutors to assist them in prosecuting hate- and bias-motivated\r\ncrimes and what additional training would be beneficial? (3) What\r\ntypes of bias offenses were prosecuted in 1994-1995? (4) How were bias\r\ncrime cases assigned and to what extent were bias crime cases given\r\npriority? and (5) What factors or issues inhibited a prosecutor's\r\nability to prosecute bias crimes? In 1995, a national mail survey was\r\nsent to a stratified sample of prosecutor offices in three phases to\r\nsolicit information about prosecutors' experiences with hate\r\ncrimes. Questions were asked about size of jurisdiction, number of\r\nfull-time staff, number of prosecutors and investigators assigned to\r\nbias crimes, and number of bias cases prosecuted. Additional questions\r\nmeasured training for bias-motivated crimes, such as whether staff\r\nreceived specialized training, whether there existed a written policy\r\non bias crimes, how well prosecutors knew the bias statute, and\r\nwhether there was a handbook on bias crime. Information elicited on\r\ncase processing included the frequency with which certain criminal\r\nacts were charged and sentenced as bias crimes, the existence of a\r\nspecial bias unit, case tracking systems, preparation of witnesses,\r\njury selection, and case disposition. Other topics specifically\r\ncovered bias related to racial or ethnic differences, religious\r\ndifferences, sexual orientation, and violence against women.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03009.v1", "title": "Survey of Prosecutorial Response to Bias-Motivated Crime in the United States, 1994-1995"}], "identifier": "3816", "issued": "2000-09-25T00:00:00", "keyword": ["case processing", "disposition (legal)", "hate crimes", "judicial process", "prosecuting attorneys", "prosecution", "training"], "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": "Survey of Prosecutorial Response to Bias-Motivated Crime in the United States, 1994-1995"}