AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Integrating Data to Reduce Violence, Milwaukee, WI, 2015-2016

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, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
The study investigated the feasibility of implementing the Cardiff Model. The Cardiff Model is a unique violence surveillance system and intervention that involves data sharing and violence prevention planning between law enforcement and the medical field. Anonymized data on assaults from emergency and police departments (EDs; PDs) are combined to detail assault incidents and "hotspots." Data are discussed by a multidisciplinary consortium, which develops and implements a data-informed violence prevention action plan that includes behavioral, environmental, and policy changes to impact violence. Model actions led to decreases in injurious assaults and this model is now statutory in the United Kingdom.
The Cardiff Model has never been translated to the U.S. and would require an investigation within our health care system and in different geographical and population contexts. This study investigated the feasibility of essential Cardiff Model Components in order to refine study procedures and situate this community to request further funds for full model implementation.
As part of this study, researchers collected a number of feasibility measures from ED and study staff to evaluate the feasibility of translating included model components. Geospatial and statistical analyses investigated the added benefit of the combined ED, PD and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data.
The study contains 1 SPSS data files (CHW Data_1.1.15 to 7.31.16.sav (n=748; 14 variables)), 1 STATA data file (nurse survey data.dta (n=43; 26 variables)), a text document (Nurse Survey_Qualitative data.txt), and 1 excel file (CHW Incidents_Block level data only.xlsx).

Tags: assault, emergency-departments, geographic-information-systems, pediatrics, police-departments, violence
Organization: Department of Justice
Evaluation of a Novel Fluorescent Dye to Detect Anogenital Injury, Virginia, 2015-2016

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, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.

This study contains data from a feasibility trial which was undertaken to determine if a novel fluorescent dye to detect anogenital injury in non-white women was safe and effective in aiding the visualization of genital injuries in forensic examinations.
 The study includes one SPSS data file: dye_data_archive.sav (44 cases; 14 variables).


Tags: evaluation-study, forensic-medicine, non-white-women, rape, sexual-assault, women
Organization: Department of Justice
Official Crime Rates of Participants in Trials of the Nurse-Family Partnership, Denver, Elmira, New York, and Memphis, 1977-2005

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, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
This study examined maternal and youth self-reports of arrests and convictions with official records of crime among participants in three randomized controlled trials of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) in Denver, Colorado, Elmira, New York, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Official records were obtained from third-party sources as well as directly from New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
The collection contains 10 SAS data files:
dmom_all.sas7bdat (n=735; 3 variables)
dmom_control.sas7bdat (n=247; 26 variables)
echild_all.sas7bdat (n=374; 4 variables)
echild_control.sas7bdat (n=173; 22 variables)
emom_all.sas7bdat (n=399; 4 variables)
emom_control.sas7bdat (n=184; 17 variables)
mchild_all.sas7bdat (n=708; 5 variables)
mchild_control.sas7bdat (n=482; 46 variables)
mmom_all.sas7bdat (n=742; 5 variables)
mmom_control.sas7bdat (n=514; 25 variables)
Demographic variables include race, ethnicity, highest grade completed, household income, marital status, housing density, maternal age, maternal education, husband/boyfriend education, and head of household employment status.

Tags: alcohol-consumption, child-abuse, conviction-records, criminal-histories, domestic-violence, drug-use, education, family-conflict, gang-members, household-income, intervention, low-income-groups, marital-status, mothers, offenders
Organization: Department of Justice
The Changing Geography of American Immigration and its Effects on Violent Victimization: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey, [United States], 1980-2012

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, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.This project used data from multiple sources-the area-identified National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS, 2008-2012), and data from other public data sources such as the American Community Survey (ACS) and the decennial Census data-to study how the changing geography of American immigration has influenced violent victimization among different racial and ethnic groups, particularly Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites.This collection includes three Stata data files:"Data_File1_county_foreignborn_1980_2010.dta" with 6 variables and 3,103 cases"Data_File2_county_variables_2007_2012.dta" with 19 variables and 18,618 cases"Data_File3_tract_variables_2007_2012.dta" with 16 variables and 440,083 cases.The area-identified NCVS data are only accessible through the Census Research Data Centers and could not be archived.

Tags: employment, ethnic-discrimination, foreign-born, immigrants, immigration, neighborhood-characteristics, unemployment-rate, victimization, violent-crime
Organization: Department of Justice
Breaking the Cycle of Drugs and Crime in Birmingham, Alabama, Jacksonville, Florida, and Tacoma, Washington, 1997-2001

This study was an evaluation of the Breaking the Cycle
 (BTC) demonstration projects conducted in Birmingham, Alabama,
 Jacksonville, Florida, and Tacoma, Washington, between 1997 and
 2001. The BTC demonstrations tested the feasibility and impact of
 systemwide interventions to reduce drug use among offenders by
 identifying and intervening with drug-involved felony defendants. This
 study contains data collected as part of the impact evaluation of BTC,
 which was designed to test the hypotheses that BTC reduced criminal
 involvement, substance abuse, and problems related to the health,
 mental health, employment, and families of felony drug defendants in
 the demonstration sites. The evaluation examined the relationship
 between changes in these areas and characteristics of the
 participants, the kinds and levels of services and supervision they
 received, and perceptions of defendants about the justice system's
 handling of their cases. It also assessed how BTC affected case
 handling and the length of time required to reach a disposition, the
 number of hearings, and the kinds of sentences imposed. The impact
 evaluation was based on a quasi-experimental comparison of defendants
 in BTC with samples of similar defendants arrested in the year before
 BTC implementation. Interviews were conducted with sample members and
 additional data were gathered from administrative records sources,
such as the BTC programs, arrest records, and court records.

Tags: courts, criminal-justice-system, drug-abuse, drug-treatment, drug-use, evaluation, felony-offenses, intervention, offenders
Organization: Department of Justice
Supporting Police Integrity in the Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Police Department, 1991-1998 and 2000

This study investigated police integrity in the
 
 Philadelphia Police Department (PPD). Its primary goal was to identify
 
 risk factors for negative police behaviors and outcomes using
 
 information readily available to the department. Part 1, Academy and
 
 Background Data, contains background information and academy records
 
 data for 1,949 PPD officers from 17 academy classes for the years 1991
 
 to 1998. Part 2, Survey Data, contains data collected in 2000 on the
 
 attitudes of a sample of 499 PPD officers. Variables in Part 1 cover
 
 background information, including history of misconduct and
 
 disciplinary actions. Variables in Part 2 include measurements of
 
officer cynicism and attitudes toward ethical issues.

Tags: police-departments, police-misconduct, police-officers, police-recruits, police-training
Organization: Department of Justice
LAPD's TEAMS II: The Impact of a Police Integrity Early Intervention System, Los Angeles, California, 2000-2015

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, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
This research was an evaluation of the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Training Evaluation and Management System II (TEAMS II) Early Intervention System conducted by Justice and Security Strategies, Inc. TEAMS II was designed to identify officers at-risk for engaging in future problematic behavior. This system was mandated as part of the Consent Decree (Section II) that was formally entered into on June 15, 2001 between the U.S. Department of Justice and the LAPD. Justice and Security Strategies, Inc. research staff worked with the Information Technology Bureau to obtain and analyze TEAMS II data, conducted informal interviews with officers, sergeants, civilians, command staff, and technologists involved with TEAMS II, and worked with the TEAMS II contractors to examine and provide recommendations.
The data collection includes 3 Stata data files. The concentration analysis dataset (TEAMS-Concentration-Analysis-FINAL-v2.dta) with 143 variables for 15,710 cases, the regression-discontinuity dataset (TEAMS-Regression-Discontinuity-FINAL.dta) with 98 variables for 297,779 cases, and the time series dataset (TEAMS-Time-Series-FINAL.dta) with 43 variables for 192 cases. Demographic variables included as part of this data collection include officer age, gender, ethnicity, education level, and total number of officers employed by demographics.

Tags: arrest-rates, citizen-grievances, intervention, intervention-strategies, lawsuits, police, police-citizen-interactions, police-departments, police-effectiveness, police-intervention, police-performance, police-records, police-use-of-force, risk-factors, t_
Organization: Department of Justice
Integrating the Ion Mobility Spectrometer Into Drug Monitoring at the New Orleans Pretrial Diversion Program, 1996

This project was designed to evaluate the use of a drug
 detection instrument, the ion mobility spectrometer (IMS), and to
 integrate its use into an ongoing pretrial diversion program for
 nonviolent, first-time, drug-abusing offenders. The Pretrial
 Diversion Program in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, targeted offenders
 with limited arrest histories of nonviolent felony or misdemeanor
 violations. The majority of eligible participants were violators of
 simple drug possession statutes, primarily crack/cocaine or
 marijuana. Persons charged with drug distribution offenses were not
 eligible. In order to qualify for diversion, persons had to admit
 guilt regarding the acts for which they were arrested. The program
 was entirely voluntary. One of the unique aspects of this program
 was its aggressive use of drug testing, including urinalysis and hair
 analysis. This project evaluated the ability of the IMS to provide
 complete drug profile information to supervising agencies and
 assessed its usefulness to field staff engaged in drug monitoring
 duties. The project was based on the premise that enhanced
 information on offenders diverted into this program could create or
 improve several key aspects of program operation, such as client
 assessment, monitoring of compliance and progress, dispositional
 decision-making, client motivation, and staff morale. The study was
 designed to integrate the IMS into the normal operation of the New
 Orleans Pretrial Diversion Program with as little modification of
 existing treatment and supervision protocols as possible. Each client
 in the diversion program underwent an intensive intake assessment
 including an intake radioimmunoassay (RIA) hair assay and an
 additional RIA hair assay every 60 days. Each client was urine-tested
 at intake and assigned to a random test pool. The modified protocol
 for the project added an IMS-based scan or a hair specimen, skin
 wipe, and ten-second vacuum scan of clothing, hands, and axillae at
 intake. At each subsequent visit each client had a repeat IMS scan
 utilizing a skin swab and a scan of clothing or body area. Variables
 include self-reported cocaine use, self-reported marijuana use, IMS
 date, urinalysis date, hair assay results, urinalysis results, IMS
 detection, nicotine use, maximum amplitude, delta, cumulative
 amplitude, number of detections, whether the IMS showed a positive
result, and the age, sex, and race of the client.

Tags: criminal-histories, diversion-programs, drug-abuse, drug-offender-profiles, drug-testing, felony-offenses, misdemeanor-offenses, offenders, pretrial-intervention, pretrial-procedures, program-evaluation, urinalysis
Organization: Department of Justice
Evaluation of Pre-Trial Settlement Conference:  Dade County, Florida, Criminal Court, 1979

This study reports on the implementation in Dade County,
Florida, of a proposal to involve, on a voluntary basis, victims,
defendants, and police in a judicial plea negotiation conference. The
study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Law
Enforcement and Criminal Justice of the Law Enforcement Assistance
Administration, United States Department of Justice. Parts 1-3,
Defendants, Victims, and Police files, consist of responses to questionnaires
given to defendants, victims, and police. The questionnaires were
administered during 20-minute interviews, conducted after the case had
been completed. The interview instruments were designed to collect
data on three major issues: (1) the extent to which respondents
reported participation in the processing of their cases, (2)
respondents' knowledge of the way their cases were processed, and (3)
respondents' attitudes toward the disposition of their cases and
toward the criminal justice system. Part 4 is the Conference Data
File. During the pretrial settlement conference, an observer wrote down
in sequence as much as possible of the verbal behavior. After the
session, the observer made some subjective ratings, provided
descriptive data about the conclusion of the session, and classified
comments into one of the following categories: (1) Facts of
the Case, (2) Prior Record, (3) Law and Practices, (4) Maximum
Sentence, (5) Prediction of Trial Outcome, (6) Conference Precedent,
(7) Personal Background History, and (8) Recommendations.
Information in Part 5, the Case Information Data File, was drawn from
court records and includes type of case, number of
charges, sentence type, sentence severity (stated and perceived),
seriousness of offense, date of arrest, date of arraignment, date of
conference, prior incarcerations, and defendant background.

Tags: case-processing, courts, criminal-justice-system, defendants, disposition-legal, plea-negotiations, police-officers, pretrial-procedures, victims
Organization: Department of Justice
Utility of Whole-Body CT Imaging in the Post Mortem Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect in Maryland, 2007


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, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.


The general and original hypothesis to be explored in this study was that multi-slice computed tomography (CT) imaging of decedents in whom elder abuse was suspected or reported might enhance the work of the medical examiner by providing novel information not readily available at conventional autopsy and/or by ruling out the need for complete conventional autopsy in cases in which abuse findings were negative, thereby providing: time and cost efficiencies, additional evidentiary support in the form of state-of-the-art images, and, in some cases, compassionate support for families whose religions or cultures required more rapid and/or noninvasive techniques.


No quantitative or qualitative data are available with this study.  The data are comprised of the images taken from the autopsies of 57 decedents.


Tags: autopsy, coroners, criminal-investigations, elder-abuse, forensic-medicine, forensic-sciences
Organization: Department of Justice
Drug Offending in Cleveland, Ohio Neighborhoods, 1990-1997 and 1999-2001

This study investigated changes in the geographic
concentration of drug crimes in Cleveland from 1990 to 2001. The study
looked at both the locations of drug incidents and where drug
offenders lived in order to explore factors that bring residents from
one neighborhood into other neighborhoods to engage in drug-related
activities. This study was based on data collected for the 224 census
tracts in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1990 decennial Census for the years
1990 to 1997 and 1999 to 2001. Data on drug crimes for 1990 to 1997
and 1999 to 2001 were obtained from Cleveland Police Department (CPD)
arrest records and used to produce counts of the number of drug
offenses that occurred in each tract in each year and the number of
arrestees for drug offenses who lived in each tract. Other variables
include counts and rates of other crimes committed in each census
tract in each year, the social characteristics and housing conditions
of each census tract, and net migration for each census tract.

Tags: arrest-records, arrests, drug-law-offenses, drug-possession, drug-related-crimes, drug-traffic, geographic-distribution, neighborhood-change, neighborhood-characteristics
Organization: Department of Justice
Evaluation of Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders in Cleveland, Denver, and Mobile, 1992-1993

Boot camps, a popular alternative to standard correctional
 facilities, are characterized by a strong emphasis on military
 structure, drill, and discipline and by an abbreviated period of
 incarceration. In 1990, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
 Prevention (OJJDP) launched a demonstration program to develop boot
 camp models for juveniles and to test the feasibility and
 appropriateness of their implementation. In September 1991, three
 groups received awards to develop and implement boot camps as
 intermediate sanctions: the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in
 Cleveland, Ohio, the Colorado Division of Youth Services in Denver,
 Colorado, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Mobile,
 Alabama. Simultaneously, the National Institute of Justice sponsored
 an evaluation of the implementation of the demonstration programs,
 focusing on the experiences of youths who entered the program during
 the first year of operation, from 1992 to 1993. This collection
 contains data from the program evaluation conducted on these three
 boot camps during the first year. The core of the assessment was a
 management information system that captured administrative data as the
 offenders progressed through the demonstration program. At intake,
 researchers collected demographic, criminal, and family and social
 information. Demographic information collected at intake includes age,
 race, education, and employment. Criminal data covers criminal
 history, current offense, and case information, while family and
 social history variables include whether the youths' parents had a
 criminal record, whether their family received public assistance, and
 whether they had delinquent friends, delinquent siblings, discipline
 problems at home or school, or a history of psychological problems.
 At the beginning and end of the boot camp term, staff rated the
 youths' performance on educational and behavioral measures. The
 youths were also surveyed about the rules of boot camp, their opinions
 of instructors, and their self-esteem, drug and alcohol use, and
 criminal behavior. At the end of the first 90 days (the residential
 period), data were collected on the date of graduation, infractions
 during boot camp, honors or awards, and special services
 received. Five months after graduation, youths were evaluated on their
 aftercare experiences. Some sites supplemented the basic management
 information with data collected on educational performance, employment
history and expectations, physical fitness, and youth attitudes.

Tags: alternatives-to-institutionalization, corrections-management, criminal-histories, juvenile-offenders, program-evaluation, shock-incarceration-programs
Organization: Department of Justice