AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Violence Prevention Programs in Four New York City Middle Schools, 1993-1994

This research project sought to evaluate the impact of
 broad-based multifaceted violence prevention programs versus programs
 that have a more limited focus. Two specific programs were evaluated
 in four New York City middle schools. The more limited program used
 Project S.T.O.P.(Students Teaching Options for Peace), a conflict
 resolution and peer mediation training program. The full
 multi-faceted program combined Project S.T.O.P. with Safe Harbor, a
 program that provided victimization counseling and taught violence
 prevention. The effects of this combined program, offered in three of
 the middle schools, were compared to those of just the Project
 S.T.O.P. program alone in one middle school. To study the program
 models, researchers used a quasi-experimental pre-post design, with
 nonequivalent comparison groups. Questionnaires were given to students
 to assess the impact of the two programs. Students were asked about
 their knowledge and use of prevention programs in their schools. Data
 were also collected on students' history of victimization, such as
 whether they were ever attacked at school, stolen from, mugged, or
 threatened with a weapon. Students were also asked about their
 attitudes toward verbal abuse, victims of violence, and conditions
 when revenge is acceptable, and their exposure to violence, including
 whether they knew anyone who was sexually abused, beaten, or attacked
 because of race, gender, or sexual orientation. Additional questions
 covered students' use of aggressive behaviors, such as whether they
 had threatened someone with a weapon or had beaten, slapped, hit, or
 kicked someone. Data were also gathered on the accessibility of
 alcohol, various drugs, weapons, and stolen property. Demographic
 variables include students' school grade, class, sex, number of
brothers and sisters, and household composition.

Tags: conflict-resolution, crime-in-schools, crime-prevention, mediation, middle-schools, peer-groups, program-evaluation, student-attitudes, victimization, violence
Organization: Department of Justice
A Randomized Impact Evaluation of the No Bully System, California, 2015-2017

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.
Bullying affects large numbers of U.S. students in elementary schools and is associated with short and
long-term harms for both victims and bullies. Although prevention is critical, schools also need
effective interventions for dealing with bullying once it occurs. Funded by the National Institute of
Justice, and in collaboration with the Oakland Unified School District and No Bully, WestEd conducted
a two-year study of the impacts of the No Bully System (NBS) - a set of interventions
designed to activate adult and peer support systems within the school for the targets of bullying. No
Bully trains staff to prevent and interrupt student harassment and bullying and ensure school-wide antibullying policies are in place. The core component of NBS is the Solution Team where a trained adult
facilitator (Solution Coach) brings together a group of 6-8 students (Solution Team) that includes the
bully or bullies, bystanders and pro-social peers, and leads the team through a series of three brief
meetings to end the bullying of one of their peers by cultivating empathy and developing peer-driven
solutions. The target is not included in the initial meetings though s/he is invited to attend the final
session.
The collection contains 2 SPSS data files: NoBully_ST-Log-Data_final_archive.sav (n=94; 47 variables) and No-Bully_Survey-Data_final.sav (n=6410; 204 variables).

Tags: bullying, harassment, intervention, intervention-strategies, program-evaluation, school-age-children, school-violence, victimization
Organization: Department of Justice
Convenience Store Crime in Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, and South Carolina, 1991-1995

For this study, convenience store robbery victims and
 offenders in five states (Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan,
 and South Carolina) were interviewed. Robbery victims were identified
 by canvassing convenience stores in high-crime areas, while a sample
 of unrelated offenders was obtained from state prison rolls. The aims
 of the survey were to address questions of injury, to examine store
 characteristics that might influence the rate of robbery and injury,
 to compare how both victims and offenders perceived the robbery event
 (including their assessment of what could be done to prevent
 convenience store robberies in the future), and to identify ways in
 which the number of convenience store robberies might be reduced.
 Variables unique to Part 1, the Victim Data file, provide information
 on how the victim was injured, whether hospitalization was required
 for the injury, if the victim used any type of self-protection, and
 whether the victim had been trained to handle a robbery. Part 2, the
 Offender Data file, presents variables describing offenders' history of
 prior convenience store robberies, whether there had been an
 accomplice, motive for robbing the store, and whether various factors
 mattered in choosing the store to rob (e.g., cashier location, exit
 locations, lighting conditions, parking lot size, the number of clerks
 working, weather conditions, the time of day, and the number of
 customers in the store). Found in both files are variables detailing
 whether a victim injury occurred, use of a weapon, how each
 participant behaved, perceptions of why the store was targeted, what
 could have been done to prevent the robbery, and ratings by the
 researchers on the completeness, honesty, and cooperativeness of each
 participant during the interview. Demographic variables found in both
 the victim and offender files include age, gender, race, and
ethnicity.

Tags: armed-robbery, commercial-theft, criminal-histories, offenders, robbery, victims, weapons-offenses
Organization: Department of Justice
Evaluation of the First Incarceration Shock Treatment (FIST) Program for Youthful Offenders in Kentucky, 1993-1994

Boot camps, a popular alternative to incarceration, are
characterized by a strong emphasis on military structure, drill, and
discipline and by an abbreviated period of incarceration. Originally
designed for young, adult, male offenders convicted of nonviolent
crimes, boot camps have been expanded to encompass juveniles and women
as well. In 1992 the Bureau of Justice Assistance funded three
agencies to develop correctional boot camps for young offenders, and
simultaneously, the National Institute of Justice supported an
evaluation of these camps. By October 1993 the only operational boot
camp of the three selected sites was the Kentucky Department of
Corrections' First Incarceration Shock Treatment (FIST) program. This
data collection is an evaluation of the first 18 months of operation
of FIST from July 1993 through December 1994. The primary goal of this
evaluation was to document the development of the Kentucky boot camp,
the characteristics and experiences of the youthful offenders
participating in it, and any changes in participants' attitudes and
behaviors as a result of it. The evaluation consisted of an extensive
case study, supplemented by pre- and post-test comparisons of boot
camp offenders' attitudes, physical fitness, and literacy skills,
descriptive information about their engagement in legitimate
activities during aftercare, and an assessment of the rates, timing,
and sources of program attrition. Variables in this collection include
entrance and exit dates, sentence, crime type and class, pre- and
post-program test scores in math, reading, and language skills, and
demographic variables such as age, race, sex, and marital status.

Tags: attitudes, juvenile-offenders, outcome-evaluation, program-evaluation, shock-incarceration-programs
Organization: Department of Justice
Developing a Problem-Oriented Policing Model in Ada County, Idaho, 1997-1998

To explore the idea of community policing and to get an
 understanding of citizens' policing needs, representatives from the
 Ada County Sheriff's Office and Boise State University formed a
 research partnership and conducted surveys of county residents and
 sheriff's deputies. The county-wide survey of residents (Part 1) was
 designed to enhance the sheriff's current community policing program
 and to assist in the deployment of community policing officers by
 measuring citizens' perceptions and fear of crime, perceptions of
 deputies, knowledge of sheriff's services, and support for community
 policing. Questions in the citizen survey focused on feelings of
 safety in Ada County, such as perception of drugs, gangs, safety of
 youth, and safety at night, satisfaction with the Sheriff's Office,
 including ratings of the friendliness and fairness of the department
 and how well deputies and citizens worked together, attitudes
 regarding community-oriented policing, such as whether this type of
 policing would be a good use of resources and would reduce crime, and
 neighborhood problems, including how problematic auto theft,
 vandalism, physical decay, and excessive noise were for citizens.
 Other questions were asked regarding the sheriff's deputy website,
 including whether citizens would like the site to post current crime
 reports, and whether the site should have more information about the
 jail. Respondents were also queried about their encounters with
 police, including their ratings of recent services they received for
 traffic violations, requests for service, and visits to the jail, and
 familiarity with several programs, such as the inmate substance abuse
 program and the employee robbery prevention program. Demographic
 variables in the citizen survey include ethnicity, gender, level of
 schooling, occupation, income, age, and length of time residing in
 Ada County. The second survey (Part 2), created for the sheriff's
 deputies, used questions from the citizen survey about the Sheriff's
 Office service needs. Deputies were asked to respond to questions in
 the way they thought that citizens would answer these same questions
 in the citizen survey. The purpose was to investigate the extent to
 which sheriff's deputies' attitudes mirrored citizens' attitudes
about the quality of service.

Tags: attitudes, community-policing, crime-reduction, fear-of-crime, law-enforcement-agencies, needs-assessment, perceptions, police-citizen-interactions, police-effectiveness, public-interest, public-safety
Organization: Department of Justice
Evaluation of the New York City Department of Probation's Drug Treatment Initiative, 1991-1994

This study was undertaken to evaluate the New York City
 Department of Probation's initiative to place clients in specialized
 Substance Abuse Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) units for
 treatment and management. The main analytical strategy of this study
 was to determine whether clients who were appropriately matched to
 outpatient drug treatment were less likely to recidivate after
 treatment in this modality. The focus of the research was not so much
 on developing powerful prediction models, but rather on determining
 whether outpatient drug treatment was appropriate and effective for
 certain types of probationers. The evaluation research involved an
 in-depth analysis of a sample of 1,860 probationers who were sentenced
 between September 1991-September 1992 and referred to contracting
 outpatient drug treatment programs one or more times as of December
 31, 1993. The following types of data were collected: (1) the New
 York City Department of Probation's demographic and drug use
 information, obtained during the presentence investigation and at
 intake to probation, (2) the Department of Probation's Central
 Placement Unit (CPU) database records for each referral made through
 the CPU, as well as monthly progress reports filled out by the
 treatment programs on each probationer admitted to drug treatment, (3)
 the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Statistics' data on
 criminal histories, and (4) probation officers' reports on whether
 clients were referred to treatment, the kind of treatment modality to
 which they were referred, and the dates of admission and
 discharge. Demographic and socioeconomic variables include age at
 first arrest and sentencing, gender, race or ethnicity, marital
 status, family composition, educational attainment, and employment
 status. Other variables include drug use history (e.g., age at which
 drugs were first used, if the client's family members used drugs, if
 the client was actively using heroin, cocaine, or alcohol at time of
 intake into treatment), criminal history (e.g., age at first arrest,
 number of arrests, types of crimes, prior convictions, and prior
 probation and jail sentences), and drug treatment history (e.g.,
 number and types of prior times in drug treatment, months since last
 treatment program, number of admissions to a CPU program, and number
of AIDS education programs attended).

Tags: criminal-histories, drug-abuse, drug-treatment, family-history, probation-services, probationers, program-evaluation, recidivism, recidivism-prediction, treatment-outcomes, treatment-programs
Organization: Department of Justice
Evidence, Sexual Assaults, and Case Outcomes: Understanding the Role of Sexual Assault Kits, Non-Forensic Evidence, and Case Characteristics, 2015-2017

This project examined the role of sexual assault medical forensic exams (sexual assault kits) and other case characteristics in achieving investigative and prosecutorial outcomes in sexual assault cases. The study team conducted comprehensive reviews of over 500 sexual assault cases based on reports to police to identify evidence and case characteristics as they progress through case processing. Using statistical models, the study team predicted case outcomes using a variety of case, suspect, and victim characteristics, with a focus on the role of sexual assault exams and kits. Additionally, the study team interviewed key stakeholders in each site to supplement the case-level information, including law enforcement, prosecutors, representatives from victim service agencies, and sexual assault nurse examiners.

Tags: case-processing, forensic-sciences, jurisdiction, sexual-assault, suspect-identification
Organization: Department of Justice
The Benefits of Body-Worn Cameras: New Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada, 2014-2015

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 study reports the findings of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving more than 400 police officers and the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). Officers were surveyed before and after the trial, and a random sample was interviewed to assess their level of comfort with technology, perceptions of self, civilians, other officers, and the use of BWCs. Information was gathered during ride-alongs with BWC officers and from a review of BWC videos. 
The collection includes 2 SPSS data files, 4 Excel data files, and 2 files containing aggregated treatment groups and rank-and-treatment groups, in Stata, Excel, and CSV format:

SPSS: officer-survey---pretest.sav (n=422; 30 variables)
SPSS: officer-survey---posttest2.sav (n=95; 33 variables)
Excel: officer-interviews---form-a.xlsx (n=23; 52 variables)
Excel: officer-interviews---form-b.xlsx (n=27; 52 variables)
Excel: ride-along-observations.xlsx (n=72; 20 variables)
Excel: video-review-data.xlsx (n=53; 21 variables)
Stata: hours-and-compensation-rollup-to-treatment-group.dta (n=4; 42 variables) 
Excel: hours-and-compensation-rollup-to-treatment-group.xls (n=4; 42 variables) 
CSV: hours-and-compensation-rollup-to-treatment-group.csv (n=4; 42 variables) 
Stata: hours-and-compensation-rollup-to-rank-and-treatment-group.dta (n=12; 43 variables)
Excel: hours-and-compensation-rollup-to-rank-and-treatment-group.xls (n=12; 43 variables)
CSV: hours-and-compensation-rollup-to-rank-and-treatment-group.csv (n=12; 43 variables)


Tags: cost-effectiveness, police-body-worn-cameras, police-citizen-interactions, police-departments, police-effectiveness, police-equipment, police-use-of-force
Organization: Department of Justice
Bullying and Violence on the School Bus: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Behavioral Management Strategies, United States, 2016-2018

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 files for a brief dscription of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
The qualitative data are not available as part of the data collection at this time.
Numerous high-profile events involving student victimization on school buses have raised critical questions regarding the safety of school-based transportation for children, the efforts taken by school districts to protect students on buses, and the most effective transportation-based behavioral management strategies for reducing misconduct. To address these questions, a national web-based survey was administered to public school district-level transportation officials throughout the United States to assess the prevalence of misconduct on buses, identify strategies to address misconduct, and describe effective ways to reduce student misbehavior on buses.  Telephone interviews were also conducted with a small group of transportation officials to understand the challenges of transportation-based behavioral management, to determine successful strategies to create safe and positive school bus environments, and to identify data-driven approaches for tracking and assessing disciplinary referrals.
The collection includes 10 Stata data files: 

BVSBS_analysis file.dta (n=2,595; 1058 variables)
Title Crosswalk File.dta (n=2,594; 3 variables)
Lessons Learned and Open Dummies.dta (n=1,543; 200 variables)
CCD dataset.dta (n=12,494; 89 variables)
BVSB_REGION.dta (n=4; 3 variables)
BVSB_SCHOOLS.dta (n=3; 3 variables)
BVSB_STUDENTS.dta (n=3; 3 variables)
BVSB_URBAN.dta (n=8; 3 variables)
BVSB_WHITE.dta (n=3; 3 variables)
FINALRAKER.dta (n=2,595; 2 variables)


Tags: bullying, buses, student-behavior, transportation, victimization, violence, youths
Organization: Department of Justice
Examining the Structure, Organization, and Processes of the International Market for Stolen Data, 2007-2012


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 study was designed to understand the economic and social structure of the market for stolen data on-line. This data provides information on the costs of various forms of personal information and cybercrime services, the payment systems used, social organization and structure of the market, and interactions between buyers, sellers, and forum operators. The PIs used this data to assess the economy of stolen data markets, the social organization of participants, and the payment methods and services used.


The study utilized a sample of approximately 1,900 threads generated from 13 web forums, 10 of which used Russian as their primary language and three which used English. These forums were hosted around the world, and acted as online advertising spaces for individuals to sell and buy a range of products. The content of these forums were downloaded and translated from Russian to English to create a purposive, yet convenient sample of threads from each forum.


The collection contains 1 SPSS data file (ICPSR Submission Economic File SPSS.sav) with 39 variables and 13,735 cases and 1 Access data file (Social Network Analysis File Revised 04-11-14.mdb) with a total of 16 data tables and 199 variables.


Qualitative data used to examine the associations and working relationships present between participants at the micro and macro-level are not available at this time.


Tags: computer-use, cyber-crime, electronic-commerce, fraud, identity-theft, internet, stolen-property
Organization: Department of Justice
Investigating the Impact of In-car Communication on Law Enforcement Officer Patrol Performance in an Advanced Driving Simulator in Mississippi, 2011


These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they there received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except of the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompany readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collections and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.


This study used an experimental design to evaluate law enforcement officers' driving, visual attention, and situation awareness during patrol driving. The conditions were varied to determine the impact of information presentation formats on officers' ability to execute patrols. In addition, the effectiveness of in-vehicle technologies that may provide additional support to the officer and reduce the impact of information overload were investigated.


Tags: police-equipment, police-patrol, police-performance, police-training, simulation-models
Organization: Department of Justice
Impact of Forensic Evidence on the Criminal Justice Process in Five Sites in the United States, 2003-2006

The purpose of the study was to investigate the role and impact of forensic science evidence on the criminal justice process.  The study utilized a prospective analysis of official record data that followed criminal cases in five jurisdictions (Los Angeles County, California; Indianapolis, Indiana; Evansville, Indiana; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and South Bend, Indiana) from the time of police incident report to final criminal disposition. The data were based on a random sample of the population of reported crime incidents between 2003 and 2006, stratified by crime type and jurisdiction. A total of 4,205 cases were sampled including 859 aggravated assaults, 1,263 burglaries, 400 homicides, 602 rapes, and 1,081 robberies. Descriptive and impact data were collected from three sources: police incident and investigation reports, crime lab reports, and prosecutor case files. The data contain a total of 175 variables including site, crime type, forensic variables, criminal offense variables, and crime dispositions variables.

Tags: aggravated-assault, arrests, burglary, convictions-law, crime, crime-laboratories, criminal-investigations, evidence, forensic-sciences, homicide, offenses, prosecution, rape, robbery, sentencing
Organization: Department of Justice