AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Seven Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Grantees, December 2001-September 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.
This study evaluates the impacts of re-entry programs developed by seven grantees awarded funds under the Second Chance Act (SCA) Adult Demonstration Program to reduce recidivism by addressing the challenges faced by adults returning to their communities after incarceration.
The collection contains 3 SAS data files: admin30.sas(n=966; 111 variables), MIS.sas(n=606; 48 variables), and survey.sas(n=789; 273 variables) and 1 SAS syntax file.

Tags: crime, prisoner-reentry, program-evaluation, recidivism
Organization: Department of Justice
Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program at the Ozark Correctional Center, Missouri, 1994-1997

This data collection consists of a process and outcome
evaluation of the Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program
(OCCDTP), located in an all-male, 650-bed minimum security prison. For
the process evaluation, the principal investigators evaluated changes
in OCCDTP treatment activities, characteristics of OCCDTP
participants, utilization of aftercare, and participant ratings of the
program and aftercare. For the outcome evaluation the researchers
compared how well program graduates fared after program completion
with respect to relapse and recidivism compared to program dropouts,
as well as to a comparison group of inmates who did not participate in
the OCCDTP. Data were collected from the Missouri Department of
Corrections, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a psychosocial
assessment of clients entering the OCCDPT program, and three-month and
12-month follow-up surveys. Variables include background and
demographic information, such as race, marital status, religious
preference, and education level, as well as information on mental
health, substance abuse, criminal history, nature of offenses,
recidivism, clients' perceptions of the program, participation in
aftercare, and social and clinical data.

Tags: aftercare, inmate-programs, inmates, outcome-evaluation, process-evaluation, recidivism, rehabilitation-programs, residential-programs, substance-abuse, substance-abuse-treatment, treatment-compliance, treatment-outcome
Organization: Department of Justice
Longevity of American Terrorists: Factors Affecting Sustainability, [United States], 1980-2015

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 if further information is needed.
This study examined the longevity of individual terrorists using data from the American Terrorism Study (ATS).
Using these data, researchers examined the longevity of individual terrorists in relationship to five major factors: 1) the possible effects of changes in the Attorney General's Guidelines for terrorism investigations; 2) the impact of ideology, which may indirectly affect longevity through perpetrator and incident characteristics; 3) lone actors versus group participation; 4) the extent of participation in preparatory activity; and 5) the sophistication of the incidents in which the person participated.
Previous ATS research funded through National Institute of Justice (NIJ) by focusing on individual terrorists, instead of terrorist groups.
The collection includes 1 SPSS data file: ICPSR_Data_File_Edit.sav (n=346; 15 variables).

Tags: counterterrorism, environmentalists, extremism, offenders, radicalism, terrorism, terrorist-profiles, terrorists
Organization: Department of Justice
Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse: A Partnership to Improve Outcomes, New England, 2009-2013

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 investigators if further information is needed.
This study conducted a retrospective analysis of how child sexual abuse cases referred for prosecution in several counties in one New England state over a five year period (2009-2013) progressed through the system. In particular, the study focused on the distribution of the cases' outcomes and factors associated with these outcomes.
The collection contains eight SPSS data files:

D1_General-Case-Details.sav (n=500; 103 variables)
D2_Background-Checks.sav (n=614; 9 variables)
D3_Trial-Information.sav (n=89; 123 variables)
D4_First-Victim-Details.sav (n=500; 289 variables)
D5_Add-Victim-Details.sav (n=54; 289 variables)
D6_First-Perp-Details.sav (n=500; 62 variables)
D7_Add-Perp-Details.sav (n=60; 62 variables)
D8_Medical-Information.sav (n=97; 35 variables)

Demographic variables include age, birth date (month and year), gender, race, ethnicity, living arrangements, number of siblings, immigration status and ability to speak English.

Tags: child-sexual-abuse, children, criminal-prosecution, rape, sex-offenders, special-prosecutors, victimization
Organization: Department of Justice
Patterns of Drug Use and Their Relation to Improving Prediction of Patterns of Delinquency and Crime in Racine, Wisconsin, 1961-1988

This dataset presents information on the relationship
between drug and alcohol use and contacts with police for persons in
Racine, Wisconsin, born in 1955. The collection is part of an ongoing
longitudinal study of three Racine, Wisconsin, birth cohorts: those
born in 1942, 1949, and 1955. Only those born in 1955 were considered
to have potential for substantial contact with drugs, and thus only
the younger cohort was targeted for this collection. Data were
gathered for ages 6 to 33 for the cohort members. The file contains
information on the most serious offense during the juvenile and adult
periods, the number of police contacts grouped by age of the cohort
member, seriousness of the reason for police contact, drugs involved
in the incident, the reason police gave for the person having the
drugs, the reason police gave for the contact, and the neighborhood in
which the juvenile was socialized. Other variables include length of
residence in Racine of the cohort member, and demographic information
including age, sex, and race.

Tags: adults, alcohol-abuse, criminality, delinquent-behavior, drug-abuse, historical-data, juveniles, offenses
Organization: Department of Justice
Evaluating the Impact of Probation and Parole Home Visits, United States, 2016 and 2018

In 2014, the researchers began work on a grant from the National Institute of Justice to evaluate the effectiveness of home and field contacts in community supervision. The study was designed to describe the varying practices of home and other field contacts in community supervision, to document their use nationwide, and to evaluate their effectiveness in maintaining public safety and promoting compliance with supervision requirements. The research is designed to address the gap in the understanding of home and field contacts as part of community supervision.
While home and field contacts with clients are common practice within many probation and parole agencies, little is known about how they are conducted, the goals of their use, and whether they impact client outcomes. Researchers conducted a mixed methods study of home and field contact practices within multiple agencies. A nationwide survey of community supervision agencies at the federal, state, and local levels was conducted to understand common policies and practices for home and field contacts. To analyze the effectiveness of home and field contacts, quasi-experimental designs were employed using administrative data. To understand the activities that make up home and field contacts and the goals behind them within each agency, officers
were asked to complete a qualitative home and field contact checklist and participate in focus groups.

Tags: crime, evaluation, home-environment, misdemeanor-offenses, offense-classification, parole-violation, parolees, probation-conditions, probation-officers, recidivism
Organization: Department of Justice
Research on Facilitators of Transnational Organized Crime: Understanding Crime Networks' Logistical Support, United States, 2006-2014

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.This study addressed the dearth of information about facilitators of transnational organized crime (TOC) by developing a method for identifying criminal facilitators of TOC within existing datasets and extend the available descriptive information about facilitators through analysis of pre-sentence investigation reports (PSRs). The study involved a two-step process: the first step involved the development of a methodology for identifying TOCFs; the second step involved screening PSRs to validate the methodology and systematically collect data on facilitators and their organizations. Our ultimate goal was to develop a predictive model which can be applied to identify TOC facilitators in the data efficiently.The collection contains 1 syntax text file (TOCF_Summary_Stats_NACJD.sas). No data is included in this collection.

Tags: crime-patterns, organized-crime, sentencing, statistical-models
Organization: Department of Justice
Addressing Under-reporting of Minor Victim Sex Trafficking, Florida, 2011-2017

This study addresses the underreporting of minor victim sex trafficking, by describing the number and characteristics of children with allegations of sex or labor trafficking investigated by Florida's Department of Children and Families (DCF).  Analyses conducted within the grant include descriptive work on how children with investigated allegations of human trafficking differ from others in the child welfare population, human trafficking allegations among children with missing from care episodes, and labor trafficking of children.  Analyses also use mixture models to describe risk profiles associated with trafficking victimization and the under-identification of trafficking.

Tags: child-welfare, human-trafficking, sex-offenses, sex-trafficking
Organization: Department of Justice
Sex Trafficking of Minors: The Impact of Legislative Reform and Judicial Decision Making in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Communities, Kentucky, 2007-2018

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 file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
This study includes data that was used to investigate the effect of legislative and judicial factors on system responses to sex trafficking of minors (STM) in metropolitan and non-metropolitan communities. To accomplish this, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of the immunity, protection, and rehabilitative elements of a state safe harbor law. This project was undertaken as a response to a growing push to pass state safe harbor laws to align governmental and community responses to the reframing of the issue of sex trafficking of minors that was ushered in with the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA).
This collection includes 4 SPSS files, 3 Excel data files, and 2 SPSS Syntax files:

Child-Welfare-Human-Trafficking-Reports-2013-2017-data.xlsx
Judicial-Interview-De-identified-Quantitative-Data-for-NACJD_REV_Oct2018.sav (n=82; 36 variables)
Judicial-online-survey-data-for-NACJD_REV_Dec2018.sav (n=55; 77 variables)
Juvenile-Justice-Screening-for-HT-2015-MU-MU-0009.xlsx
Post-implementation-survey-data-for-NACJD_REV_Dec2018.sav (n=365; 1029 variables)
Pre-implementation-survey-data-for-NACJD_REV_Dec2018.sav (n=323; 159 variables)
Recode-syntax-for-pre-implementation-survey-for-NACJD.sps
Statewide-juvenile-court-charges-2015-MU-MU-0009-to-NACJD.xlsx
Syntax-for-post-implementation-survey-data-to-NACJD.sps


Qualitative data from judicial interviews and agency open-ended responses to Post-Implementation of the Safe Harbor Law Survey are not available as part of this collection.

Tags: abused-children, judges, juvenile-justice, juvenile-victims, legislative-impact, metropolitan-areas, prostitution, rural-areas, sex-trafficking, social-services, status-offenses
Organization: Department of Justice
Poly-victimization & Resilience Portfolios: Advancing the Science of Resilience Following Children's Exposure to Violence, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, 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 file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
The objective of this project was to use a mixed methods approach to expand the understanding of constructs important to resilience after children's exposure to violence (CEV), expand the range of outcomes examined, develop and refine measures appropriate for youth, and identify protective factors that could be targets for prevention and intervention. Eight focus groups and 24 cognitive interviews were conducted with parents and youth to explore resilience constructs. These were followed by a survey completed by 440 youth ages 10 to 21, recruited from youth-serving organizations. Key variables in this collection include demographics such as age, gender, and education; experience of violence; and physical and psychological well-being.
The data collection includes:

Survey data file, NCAC.CEVres.survey-data_Updated.sav, n=440, 208 variables
Focus group data file, NCAC.CEVres.Focus-group-transcripts.pdf, n=70
Cognitive interview data file, NCAC.CEVres.Cognitive-interview-transcripts_updated.pdf, n=24
The focus group and interview data files are not available at this time, even under restricted use.

Tags: child-development, child-health, psychological-wellbeing, victimization, violence
Organization: Department of Justice
The Interpersonal Conflict and Resolution (iCOR) Study, 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 were 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 determine the nature, incidence, and coincidence of forms of interpersonal conflict and resulting conflict management styles, including physical violence, in an existing nationally-representative cohort of 18 to 32 year old adults between the years 2016 to 2018. Respondent reports of conflicts involving aggressive and violent behavior were distinguished for three relationship categories: intimate partner relationships, friends/acquaintances, and relatively unknown persons/strangers.
The research design covered questions about the nature and frequency of conflicts experienced irrespective of whether the incidents ended violently; conflict management style/tendencies (remedial actions, apologies, accounts); and differences between conflicts that turn violent and those that do not. Additional questions covered include the frequency of violence during the course of disputes, including experiences with physical victimization and the perpetration of violent acts was assessed.
Also elements that facilitate conflict escalation that are deemed important theoretical constructs in research on aggression, such as adverse childhood events, low self-control, negative affect, street code attitudes, routine activities/lifestyles, agreeableness, and alcohol and drug use, in addition to demographic and other person-level variables were investigated.


iCOR.Wave1.PRIME.sav (269 variables, 2284 cases)
iCOR.Wave2.PARTNER.sav (266 variables, 480 cases)
iCOR.Wave2.PRIME.sav (243 variables, 1629 cases)
iCOR.Wave3.PRIME.sav (243 variables, 1603 cases)


Tags: alcohol-abuse, childhood, communication, conflict-resolution, demographic-characteristics, domestic-partnership, domestic-violence, food-preferences, friendships, health-problems, lifestyles, mental-health, morbidity, substance-abuse, violence
Organization: Department of Justice
The Palm Beach County School Safety and Student Performance Partnership Research Project, Palm Beach, Florida, 2014-2018

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 file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
This study evaluated a school-based, wraparound intervention for police- and court-involved youth in four high schools in Florida's School District of Palm Beach County.
The intervention involved a collaboration between the schools, school police, the juvenile court, and several service providers.
The collection contains 1 Stata data file (Data.dta (n=863; 118 variables)) and 1 Stata program file (Syntax.do).

Tags: adolescents, counseling, delinquent-behavior, high-school-students, high-schools, intervention, juvenile-offenders, juveniles, probation, school-attendance, truancy, youthful-offenders, youths
Organization: Department of Justice
Serial Sexual Assaults: A Longitudinal Examination of Offending Patterns Using DNA Evidence, Detroit, Michigan, 2009

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.
Serial sexual assault is a pervasive problem: court record recidivism rates show that 10-15% of convicted sex offenders re-assault within five years and self-report studies suggest that 63-78% of males who have committed sexual assaults have raped more than one individual. The current study documents the scope of repeat sexual offending through a previously-unexplored method of documenting serial perpetration: DNA evidence in sexual assault kits (SAKs). Ultimately, the testing of N = 7,287 previously untested SAKs revealed n = 1,270 unique and identifiable perpetrators. When combined with information from lifetime criminal history records, 39.7% (n = 504) of this subsample of unique and identifiable perpetrators were found to be serial sexual offenders who committed, on average, 3.27 sexual assaults. 
This collection contains 10 SPSS files:

ESCALATIONdata_2018-05-15.sav (1142 cases, 6 variables)
Forensic_Outcomes_2018-04-03.sav (7287 cases, 7 variables)
PERPdata_2018-04-03.sav (1424 cases, 12 variables)
SAKdata_2018-04-03.sav (1675 cases, 6 variables)
SAK_PERP_2018-04-03.sav (1691 cases, 12 variables)
SSA_ARR_Arrests_Imputed_2018-09-03.sav (9826 cases, 24 variables)
SSA_CHG_PA_Charges_Imputed_2018-09-03.sav (6052 cases, 24 variables)
SSA_IDN_Offenders_2018-09-03.sav (1142 cases, 17 variables)
SSA_INC_Incidents_Imputed_2018-09-03.sav (9550 cases, 16 variables)
SSA_JUD_Judicial_Charges_Imputed_2018-09-03.sav (12522 cases, 30 variables)

This collection includes demographic variables on offenders, including sex, race, age, and arrest region.

Tags: assault, criminal-histories, offenders, rape, recidivism, recidivists, sex-offenses, sexual-assault
Organization: Department of Justice
National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART), 1999

The National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted,
Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART) were undertaken in response
to the mandate of the 1984 Missing Children's Assistance Act
(Pub.L. 98-473) that requires the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to conduct periodic national incidence
studies to determine the actual number of children reported missing
and the number of missing children who are recovered for a given
year. The first such study, NISMART-1 (NATIONAL INCIDENCE STUDIES OF
MISSING, ABDUCTED, RUNAWAY, AND THROWNAWAY CHILDREN (NISMART), 1988
[ICPSR 9682]), was conducted from 1988 to 1989 and addressed this
mandate by defining major types of missing child episodes and
estimating the number of children who experienced missing child
episodes of each type in 1988. At that time, the lack of a
standardized definition of a "missing child" made it impossible to
provide a single estimate of missing children. As a result, one of the
primary goals of NISMART-2 was to develop a standardized definition
and provide unified estimates of the number of missing children in the
United States. Both NISMART-1 and NISMART-2 comprise several component
datasets designed to provide a comprehensive picture of the population
of children who experienced qualifying episodes, with each component
focusing on a different aspect of the missing child population. The
Household Survey -- Youth Data and the Household Survey -- Adult Data
(Parts 1-2) are similar but separate surveys, one administered to the
adult primary caretaker of the children in the sampled household and
the other to a randomly selected household youth aged 10 through 18 at
the time of interview. The Juvenile Facilities Data on Runaways (Part
3) sought to estimate the number of runaways from juvenile residential
facilities in order to supplement the household survey estimate of the
number of runaways from households. And the Law Enforcement Study
Data, by case perpetrator, and victim, (Parts 4-6) intended to
estimate the number of children who were victims of stereotypical
kidnappings and to obtain a sample of these cases for in-depth study.

Tags: children, drug-use, family-relationships, juveniles, kidnapping, missing-children
Organization: Department of Justice