AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
National Survey of  Eyewitness Identification Procedure in Law Enforcement Agencies, 1994-2012

The data results from a study conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) designed to obtain the first nationwide assessment of the state of the criminal justice field regarding eyewitness identification procedures used by law enforcement agencies. PERF designed and conducted a survey of 619 police departments across the United States. The study focused on the departments training and policy when conducting eyewitness identification; particularly the study examined the use of "blind" administrators and the use of simultaneous or sequential presentation to the witness. The number of lineup members, witness instructions, police training, number of witness viewings and recording of the witness statements were also examined. A pilot test of the survey was conducted prior to the study.

Tags: case-processing, evaluation, evidence, eyewitness-memory, police-departments, policy-analysis, suspect-identification, testimony, training, witnesses
Organization: Department of Justice
Case Processing in the New York County District Attorney's Office, New York City, 2010-2011

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 sought to study the District Attorney of New York's (DANY) current practices by addressing the complex relationship between prosecutorial decision making and racial and ethnic justice in felony and misdemeanor cases closed in New York County in 2010-2011. Using a mixed-methods approach, administrative records from the DANY case-management systems and prosecutorial interviews were examined to study case acceptance for prosecution, pretrial detention and bail determination, case dismissal, plea offers, and sentencing. Researchers developed five hypotheses for the data collected: 
 Blacks and Latinos are more likely to have their cases accepted for prosecution than similarly situated white defendants.
 Blacks and Latinos are more likely to be held in pretrial detention and less likely to be released on bail.
 Blacks and Latinos are less likely to have cases dismissed.
 Blacks and Latinos are less likely to receive a plea offer to a lesser charge and more likely to receive custodial sentence offers. 
 Blacks and Latinos are more likely to be sentenced to custodial punishments.
All criminal activity of the defendant was examined, as well as their demographics and prior history, the location of the crime. Information on the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) was examined as well, including their demographics and caseload in order to more thoroughly understand the catalysts and trends in decision making.

Tags: court-cases, discrimination, district-attorneys, prosecution, race, racial-discrimination
Organization: Department of Justice
Alabama Sentencing Simulation Model, 1998-2003

Prior to 2003, the State of Alabama had no formal methodology to forecast prison populations, including a simulation model or statistical time-series and forecasting methods. Instead, the Alabama Department of Corrections relied on percent growth models, using the existing prison population to forecast future statewide prison populations. As Alabama moved toward a structured sentencing system, more precision was needed to investigate the impact statewide sentencing reform would have on the prison population. Adding to the need for more precise forecast methods, the Alabama Sentencing Commission intended to incorporate Virginia worksheet-style sentencing guidelines into its sentencing reform efforts. The Virginia sentencing guidelines uses offender and offense factors identified with statistical models and weights to guide sentence recommendations. Alabama require an analytical tool to guide the Commission during development of such a complicated sentencing system. To shepherd this process, the simulation model development project was undertaken which consisted of three phases;The development of a baseline projection of current practices for later comparison with projections made following implementation of the sentencing standards;Incorporating the initial sentencing standards into the simulation model; and Integrating disparate modules together into a user-friendly model interface.

Tags: corrections, judicial-decisions, judicial-process, sentence-review, sentencing, sentencing-guidelines, simulation-models
Organization: Department of Justice
Longitudinal Study of a Cohort of Batterers Arraigned in a Massachusetts District Court, 1995-2004

This longitudinal study, a follow-up to RESPONSE TO
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT COURT,
 1995-1997 (ICPSR 3076), examined the relationship between the actions
 of a district court in eastern Massachusetts and a cohort of men
 arrested for domestic abuse between February 1995 and March
 1996. Using criminal history records, this study followed the criminal
 behavior of 342 men until December 2004. Some of the variables in Part
 1, Arrest Data, include the dates of arrests, dispositions, and
 restraining orders issued, the arrest charge, disposition of the case,
 and the relationship between the offender and the victim. In Part 2,
 Recidivism Data, variables include the age at first arrest, date of
 arrest and time to subsequent arrests, arrest charge, length of
criminal career, and whether the offender is a recidivist.

Tags: criminal-histories, domestic-violence, recidivism, recidivists, violence-against-women
Organization: Department of Justice
St Louis County Hot Spots in Residential Areas (SCHIRA) 2011-2013

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 applied an experimental design to examine the crime and short- and long-term community impact of different hot spots policing approaches in 71 residential crime hot spots in St Louis County, MO. Hot spots were selected using Part I and Part II incidents in the year preceding the study (2011).  The design contrasted a traditional enforcement-oriented hot spots approach versus place-based problem solving responses expected to change the routine activities of places over the long term. Twenty hot spots were randomly assigned to collaborative problem solving, while 20 were randomly assigned to directed patrol. Thirty-one randomly assigned hot spots received standard police practices.  The treatment lasted five months (June-October, 2012).
In order to assess community impact, researchers conducted 2,851 surveys of hot spots residents over three time points: March-May, 2012, at baseline; November 2012-January 2013, immediately following treatment; and May-July 2013, six to nine months after treatment concluded. In addition to collecting data on the crime and community effects, the study also collected data on the time officers spent in hot spots and the activities performed while on directed patrol.  Officers were surveyed to learn their views about implementing hot spots policing.

Tags: police-citizen-interactions, police-community-relations, police-intervention, police-patrol
Organization: Department of Justice
Evaluation of the Elder Abuse Decision Support System (EADSS) in Illinois, 2011-2014

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.
These data were collected as part of a larger effort to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a new computerized decision support system (Elder Abuse Decision Support System, EADSS) in elder abuse investigation and intervention programs in Illinois. Information on individuals with substantiated allegations of abuse includes basic demographics, physical, mental, and financial condition, and available resources. Variables describing the allegation cover the nature and severity of the abuse. Where possible, the alleged abuser(s) is(are) also evaluated physically, mentally, and financially, in addition to having basic demographics noted.

Tags: abuse-allegations, elder-abuse, emotional-abuse, financial-abuse, intervention, sexual-abuse, social-services
Organization: Department of Justice
Technology-Involved Harassment Victimization: Placement in a Broader Victimization Context, 2013-2014 [United States]


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 provides nationally representative and detailed data on technology-based harassment victimization incidents, understanding these victimizations in the context of a broad range of previous and current youth victimization experiences.  Data are from the Technology Harassment Victimization (THV) Study, funded by the National Institute of Justice - a national telephone survey of a subset of 791 youth who took part in the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence II, 1993-2012 [United States] (ICPSR 36177).


The collection includes 2 SPSS data files and 1 Stata syntax file:

Full_THV_child-level_Wave_2_dataset__archive_ICPSR.sav (n=791; 677 variables)
THV_incident-level_data__archive_ICPSR.sav (n=311; 140 variables)
summary_do_file.do

The syntax file is designed to reproduce tables from the study's final report.


Tags: adolescents, bullying, harassment, internet, technology, victimization, youths
Organization: Department of Justice
An Examination of Child Support, Debt and Prisoner Reentry Using the SVORI Adult Male Dataset, 2004-2007 (United States)

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 is a secondary analysis of data from ICPSR Study Number 27101, Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) Multi-site Impact Evaluation, 2004-2011 [United States]- specifically the adult male dataset -to examine the associations among child support obligations, employment and reentry outcomes. The study addressed the following research questions:

 Are the demographic, criminal justice and employment-related characteristics of incarcerated men with child support orders significantly different in any important way from incarcerated males without child support orders?
 Did SVORI clients receive more support and services related to child support orders and modification of debt after release from prison compared to non-SVORI participants?
 Does having legal child support obligations decrease the likelihood of employment in later waves, net of key demographic and criminal justice history factors? 
How does employment influence the relationship between child support debt and recidivism? and 
 Is family instrumental support a significant predictor of reduced recidivism or increased employment in models assessing the relationship between child support obligations, employment and recidivism? 


The study includes one document (Syntax_ChildSupport_Reentry_forICPSR_2012-IJ-CX-0012.docx) which contains SPSS and Stata syntax used to create research variables.

Tags: child-support, debt, employment, financial-support, inmate-release-plans, offenders, prisoner-reentry, recidivism, recidivists, violence, violent-crime
Organization: Department of Justice
Optimizing Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs to Support Law Enforcement Activities, United States, 2013-2014

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 purpose of this study was to characterize Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs' (PDMP) features and practices that are optimal for supporting law enforcement investigations and prosecutions of prescription drug diversion cases.
The study collection includes 1 CSV data file (OptimizingPDMPsToSup_DATA_NOHDRS_2015-01-29_1235.csv, n=1,834, 204 variables). The qualitative data is not available as part of this collection at this time.

Tags: controlled-drugs, drug-abuse, drug-dispensing, drug-law-enforcement, drug-traffic, law-enforcement, law-enforcement-agencies, police, prescription-drugs, public-health
Organization: Department of Justice
Evaluation of a Multi-Site Demonstration of Collaborations to Address Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment in the United States, 2001-2006

The current study was a national evaluation that examined the effects of implementing The Greenbook recommendations on collaboration, systems change, and practice within and across the three primary systems of child welfare agencies, courts, and domestic violence service providers. The national evaluation utilized data collected through stakeholder surveys, direct service worker surveys, child welfare case file reviews, and site visit interviews between 2001 and 2006. The purpose of the national evaluation was to develop and implement a strategy for gaining a formative understanding of sites' planning and implementation processes and a summative assessment of the impact of such work on communities, systems, and families. Part 1 (Stakeholder Survey Data) includes variables on the respondent's level of involvement in the organization and barriers to implementing Greenbook initiatives. The baseline stakeholder survey was conducted in 2002 with a total of 86 respondents across sites, and follow-up data were collected three years later (2005) with a total of 62 respondents. Part 2 through Part 7 (Direct Service Worker, and Supervisor Data) include variables on the respondents' race, gender, and length of time at the child welfare agency, court, or domestic violence service provider. Respondents are asked about the hours of training received over the past year, the presence of written reporting guidelines, screening tools, and working relationships with the other agency types. The baseline direct service worker survey was conducted after the end of the demonstration planning period (2003) with a total of 275 respondents across sites, and follow-up data were collected two years later (2005) with a total of 224 respondents. Part 8 (Case Abstractions Data) includes variables on substantiated cases of child maltreatment, risk factors contributing to maltreatment attributed to the mother, the father, or other caregiver, documentation of domestic violence and services provided to the victims and perpetrators. A random sample of substantiated cases of child maltreatment was reviewed in each site at the beginning of the demonstration initiative (2001) with a total of 616 case files reviewed across sites, after the end of the planning period (2003) with a total of 642 case files reviewed across sites, and toward the end of the implementation period (2005) with a total of 562 case files reviewed across sites. Part 9 (Site Visit Interview Notes Qualitative Data) includes questions on structure of services, policies and procedures, training, and the strengths and needs of the site. Site visits were conducted between January 2001 and June 2006 with interviewers with at least one collaborative member from each of the three primary systems (child welfare agency, courts, domestic violence service provider).

Tags: abuse, child-abuse, child-welfare, domestic-violence, family-violence, outcomes-evaluation, process-evaluation, spouse-abuse
Organization: Department of Justice
Outcome Evaluation of the Teens, Crime, and the Community/Community Works (TCC/CW) Training Program in Nine Cities Across Four States, 2004-2005

In 1985, the Teens, Crime, and the Community and Community Works (TCC/CW) program, a collaborative effort by the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Street Law, Inc., was developed in an effort to reduce adolescent victimization. The purpose of the study was to assess whether the TCC/CW program was successfully implemented and whether it achieved its desired outcome, namely to reduce adolescent victimization. Following an extensive effort to identify potential sites for inclusion in the TCC/CW program outcome evaluation, a quasi-experimental five-wave panel study of public school students was initiated in the fall of 2004. Classrooms in the sample were matched by teacher or subject and one-half of the classrooms received the TCC/CW curriculum while the other half (the control group) was not exposed to the curriculum. A total of 1,686 students representing 98 classrooms in 15 middle schools located in 9 cities in 4 different states were surveyed 3 times: pre-tests in Fall 2004 (Part 1), post-tests in Spring 2005 (Part 2), and through a one-year follow-up survey in Fall 2005 (Part 3). A total of 227 variables are included in Part 1, 297 in Part 2, and 290 in Part 3. Most of these variables are the same across waves, including demographic variables, variables measuring whether the students are involved in extracurricular and other school related activities, community service, religious activities, family activities, employment, or illegal activities and crime, variables measuring the students' views regarding bullying, schoolwork, school and neighborhood violence, property crimes, drug use, alcohol use, gun violence, vandalism, skipping school, inter-racial tensions, neighborhood poverty, and law-enforcement officers, variables measuring how students react to anger, risk, conflict with fellow students, and how they handle long-term versus short-term decision-making, variables measuring group dynamics, variables measuring students' self-esteem, and variables measuring students' awareness of resources in their respective school and neighborhood to address problems and provide support.

Tags: adolescents, alcohol-abuse, bullying, crime, crime-in-schools, delinquent-behavior, drug-abuse, educational-environment, evaluation, fear-of-crime, gang-members, gangs, juvenile-crime, juvenile-gangs, juveniles, neighborhood-conditions, outcome-evaluation
Organization: Department of Justice
Pathways From Dependency and Neglect to Delinquency in a Mid-South County in the United States, 1984-1985 and 2000-2001

The purpose of this study was to examine two sets of children -- those alleged dependent and neglected and those alleged delinquent -- in order to better understand the influence of maltreatment on delinquent conduct. Data were
collected from official court records. The first group of children was selected from the dependency and neglected cases filed with the Juvenile Court in 1984 and 1985. The 1984-1985 Non-Pooled Dependency and Neglect Cohort Data (Part 1) contains a total of 1,062 cases, representing 1,062 alleged dependent and neglected children and their siblings. The 1984-1985 Pooled Dependency and Neglect Cohort Data (Part 3) includes 4,474 cases which correspond to up to 20 complaints for each of the 1,062 alleged dependent and neglected children. The second group was selected from delinquency petitions of children 16 and 17 years old filed in the years 2000 and 2001. The 2000-2001 Non-Pooled Delinquency Cohort Data (Part 2) contains a total of 549 cases, representing 549 delinquent children. The 2000-2001 Pooled Delinquency Cohort Data (Part 4) includes 2,076 cases which correspond to up to 20 complaints for each of the 549 delinquent children.  Part 1 contains a total of 11 and Part 2 contains a total of 10 demographics and summary count information variables.  Part 3 and Part 4 contain a total of 68 and 58 variables, respectively, including demographics and information on delinquent charges, complaints of maltreatment, placements, and dispositions for each child.

Tags: abuse, abused-children, child-abuse, child-neglect, delinquent-behavior, domestic-relations, family-histories, juvenile-offenders, juveniles, offenders, youthful-offenders, youths
Organization: Department of Justice
Developing and Validating a Brief Jail Mental Health Screen in Maryland and New York, 2005-2006

The goal of this research project was to develop an efficient mental health screen that would aid in the early identification of severe mental illnesses and other acute psychiatric problems during the jail intake process. The researchers sought to validate the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen (BJMHS) as such a tool. Participants in the study included male and female jail detainees admitted to one of four county jails, two in Maryland and two in New York, from November 2005 to June 2006. A total of 10,562 jail detainees were screened using the BJMHS-R (Part 1). The screening data were used to identify a sub-sample of detainees who were systematically sampled for a detailed clinical assessment, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID), which was conducted by a trained research interviewer in order to validate the screen. A subset of 464 jail detainees completed the SCID interviews (Part 2). Part 1, Tracking Data, contains 54 variables, including items and scores from the BJMHS-R, that were used to used to identify and generate a list of potential detainee participants for the SCID interview. Part 2, Interview Data, contains 326 variables, including items and scores from both the BJMHS-R and the SCID interviews, that were used to validate the screen.

Tags: emotional-states, female-inmates, female-offenders, jail-inmates, jails, mental-disorders, mental-health, mental-health-services, psychiatric-services, psychological-evaluation, women
Organization: Department of Justice
Preparedness of Large Retail Malls to Prevent and Respond to Terrorist Attack, 2004 [United States]

The purpose of this project was to assess the level of
 security in large indoor shopping malls. The researchers administered
 surveys to the security directors of the nation's largest indoor
 retail malls. The researchers sent letters with surveys attached, to
 1,372 security directors of enclosed retail malls across the country,
 which were at least 250,000 square feet in size. A total of 120
 completed surveys were returned. The survey instrument was divided
 into the following nine sections: (1) Hiring Standards, (2) Training,
 (3) Security Budget, (4) Human Surveillance Strategies, (5) Access
 Control Plans, (6) Technological Enhancements, (7) Emergency
 Preparedness Procedures, (8) Relations with the Public Sector, and (9)
Opinions about Terrorist Threat.

Tags: emergency-preparedness, homeland-security, retail-industry, security, surveillance, terrorism, terrorist-threat
Organization: Department of Justice