{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "restricted 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 consisted of an in-depth analysis of the trial\r\nstrategies used by the prosecution and the defense in domestic\r\nviolence-related felony cases. The research objectives of this study\r\nwere (1) to catalog the evidentiary constraints in domestic\r\nviolence-related cases -- specifically, the types of character\r\nevidence and prior acts of defendants allowed during trial, (2) to\r\nshow how the prosecution presented its case in domestic violence\r\ntrials by identifying the key prosecution themes and strategies, (3)\r\nto present the specific evidence used by the prosecution to prove the\r\nelements of a case, and (4) to describe the themes and strategies used\r\nby the defense to counter the prosecution's case. Researchers focused\r\non the admission of evidence of other acts of violence, known as\r\n\"context\" evidence, which characterized the violent relationship\r\nbetween the defendant and victim. The design involved a qualitative\r\nanalysis of felony trial transcripts in Iowa from 1989 to 1995, in\r\nwhich the defendant and victim were involved in a domestic\r\nrelationship. Part 1, Coded Transcript Data, contains the coded themes\r\nfrom the text analysis program. Background information was gathered on\r\nthe length and type of relationship at the time of the incident, and\r\nthe substance abuse and criminal histories of the defendant and the\r\nvictim. Incident variables include current case charges, type of\r\ntrial, description of physical injuries, whether hospitalization was\r\nrequired, type of weapon used, and whether the defendant or the victim\r\nowned a firearm. Other variables describe prosecution and defense\r\nstrategies regarding evidence, identity, credibility, the nature of\r\nthe relationship between the defendant and the victim, the intentions\r\nof the defendant, and how the police handled the case. Demographic\r\nvariables include the race of the defendant and the ages of the\r\ndefendant and the victim. Parts 2-40 consist of the actual court\r\ntranscripts.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02811.v2", "title": "Prosecution and Defense Strategies in Domestic Violence Felonies in Iowa, 1989-1995"}], "identifier": "3482", "issued": "2000-10-27T00:00:00", "keyword": ["case processing", "courts", "criminal histories", "defendants", "domestic violence", "evidence", "felony offenses", "prosecution", "trial procedures", "victims"], "language": ["eng"], "license": "http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/", "modified": "2006-03-30T00:00:00", "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}}, "rights": "These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data.", "title": "Prosecution and Defense Strategies in Domestic Violence Felonies in Iowa, 1989-1995"}