AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Survey of Inmates of State Correctional Facilities, 1986: [United States]

This data collection provides information about topics and 
 issues of concern in research and policy within the field of 
 corrections. Chief among these are the characteristics of persons 
 confined to state prisons, their current and past offenses, and the 
 circumstances or conditions of their confinement. Also included is 
 extensive information on inmates' drug and alcohol use, program 
 participation, and the victims of the inmates' most recent offenses. 
 This information, which is not available on a national basis from any 
 other source, is intended to assist the criminal justice community and 
other researchers in analysis and evaluation of correctional issues.
Survey of Inmates of State Correctional Facilities, 1979

The purpose of this survey was to obtain information on the
 characteristics of persons confined to prison and the circumstances
 and conditions of their confinement. The survey focuses on topics and
 issues that are of current and continuing concern to the correctional
 community and researchers. Information in the survey includes prison
 conditions such as staffing, space, and overcrowding, inmate rights and
 privileges, and rules and regulations concerning prison operation and
 inmate behavior. Additional data are provided on the presence of educational
 and vocational programs, drug and alcohol programs, medical treatment, and
health care.
Survey of Inmates of State Correctional Facilities and Census of State Adult Correctional Facilities, 1974

The survey and census were part of a series of data 
 collection efforts undertaken to assist policymakers in assessing and 
 remedying deficiencies in the nation's correctional institutions. The 
 survey was designed to provide information on social and economic 
 characteristics of inmates, criminal and correctional background, court 
 experience, and prison routine. The census gathered a wide range of 
 information on all federal correctional facilities operating in 1974. 
 The focus of the survey file is on the inmate, while the focus of the 
census file is on the facility.
Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 1996: [United States]

This collection provides nationally representative data on
 persons held prior to trial and on convicted offenders serving
 sentences in local jails or awaiting transfer to state prisons. Data
 cover demographic characteristics of jail inmates (sex, race,
 ethnicity, Hispanic origin, employment), current offenses and
 sentences, detention status, trial, bail, characteristics of victims,
 criminal histories, incident characteristics, socioeconomic
 circumstances, jail conditions and activities, and prior drug and
 alcohol use and treatment. Part 1, Numeric Data, contains numeric data
 for all questions in the survey, while Part 2, Alphanumeric Data,
 consists of nonnumeric answers to the "Other, Specify" selection
available for some of the questions.
Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 1989:  [United States]

This collection provides nationally representative data on
 persons held prior to trial and on convicted offenders serving
 sentences in local jails or awaiting transfer to state prisons. Data
 cover demographic characteristics of jail inmates (sex, race,
 ethnicity, Hispanic origin, employment), current offenses and
 sentences, characteristics of victims, criminal histories, jail
 activities and programs, prior drug and alcohol use and treatment, and
health care services provided while in jail.
Federal Justice Statistics Program: Defendants in Federal Criminal Cases Filed in District Court, 2003 [United States]

The data contain records of defendants in criminal cases filed in United States District Court during fiscal year 2003. The data were constructed from the Administrative Office of the United States District Courts' (AOUSC) criminal file. Defendants in criminal cases may be either individuals or corporations. There is one record for each defendant in each case filed. Included in the records are data from court proceedings and offense codes for up to five offenses charged at the time the case was filed. (The most serious charge at termination may differ from the most serious charge at case filing, due to plea bargaining or action of the judge or jury.) In a case with multiple charges against the defendant, a "most serious" offense charge is determined by a hierarchy of offenses based on statutory maximum penalties associated with the charges. The data file contains variables from the original AOUSC files as well as additional analysis variables, or "SAF variables," that denote subsets of the data. These SAF variables are related to statistics reported in the Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, Tables 4.1-4.5 and 5.1-5.6. Variables containing information (e.g., name, Social Security number) were replaced with blanks, and the day portions of date fields were also sanitized in order to protect the identities of individuals. These data are part of a series designed by the Urban Institute (Washington, DC) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Data and documentation were prepared by the Urban Institute.
Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1991

This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under 
 a sentence of death and on those whose offense sentences were commuted 
 or vacated during the period 1973-1991. Information is supplied for 
 basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, 
 ethnicity, marital status at time of imprisonment, level of education, 
 and state of incarceration. Criminal history data include prior felony 
 convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the 
 capital offense. Additional information is available for inmates 
 removed from death row by yearend 1991 and for inmates who were 
executed.
Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004-2005:  [United States]

This survey covered the 2004-2005 academic year and collected data from law enforcement agencies using sworn police officers and those using only non-sworn security officers. Agencies serving 4-year United States universities and colleges with a fall 2004 enrollment of 2,500 or more, and
those serving 2-year public colleges with a fall 2004
enrollment of 10,000 or more were surveyed. United States military
academies and for-profit institutions were excluded. Data were collected in conjunction with the 2004 BJS Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. The survey instrument was patterned after the BJS Law
Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics
survey. Data were collected describing campus law
enforcement agencies, including personnel, expenditures
and pay, operations, equipment, computers and information
systems, policies, and special programs. BJS conducted an earlier survey of campus law enforcement agencies, covering the 1994-1995 school year. Users can access the data collection from the ICPSR Web site (ICPSR 6846).
Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases in Courts of Appeals -- Terminated, 2010

The data contain records of criminal appeals cases terminated in United States Courts of Appeals during fiscal year 2010. The data were constructed from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts' (AOUSC) Court of Appeals file. These contain variables on the nature of the criminal appeal, the underlying offense, and the disposition of the appeal. An appeal can be filed by the government or the offender, and the appellant can appeal the sentence, the verdict, or both sentence and verdict. Appeals may be terminated on the merits or on procedural grounds. Of those that are terminated on the merits, the district court ruling may be affirmed, reversed, remanded to criminal court, or dismissed. The data file contains variables from the original AOUSC files as well as additional analysis variables, or "SAF" variables, that denote subsets of the data. These SAF variables are related to statistics reported in the Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, Tables 6.1-6.5. Variables containing information (e.g., name, Social Security number) were replaced with blanks, and the day portions of date fields were also sanitized in order to protect the identities of individuals. These data are part of a series designed by the Urban Institute (Washington, DC) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Data and documentation were prepared by the Urban Institute.
Survey of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies, 1995: [United States]

In 1995, to determine the nature of law enforcement
services provided on campus, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
surveyed four-year institutions of higher education in the United
States with 2,500 or more students. This survey describes nearly 600
of these campus law enforcement agencies in terms of their personnel,
expenditures and pay, operations, equipment, computers and information
systems, policies, and special programs. The survey was based on the
BJS Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)
program, which collected similar data from a national sample of state
and local law enforcement agencies.
Survey of Adults on Probation, 1995:  [United States]

The 1995 Survey of Adults on Probation (SAP) was the first
 national survey to gather information on the individual
 characteristics of adult probationers. The SAP was a two-part
 nationally representative survey consisting of a records check based
 on probation office administrative records and personal interviews
 with probationers. The records check provided detailed information
 for 5,867 probationers on current offenses and sentences, criminal
 histories, levels of supervision and contacts, disciplinary hearings
 and outcomes, and demographic characteristics. Only adults with a
 formal sentence to probation who were not considered absconders were
 included in the records check. Excluded were persons supervised by a
 federal probation agency, those only on parole, persons on presentence
 or pretrial diversion, juveniles, and absconders. The records check
 forms were completed by a probation officer or by another person
 knowledgeable about probation office records. A subset of the
 population selected for the records check was selected for a personal
 interview, resulting in a total of 2,030 completed interviews. The
 personal interview sample excluded from the records check sample
 probationers not on active probation (defined as being required to
 make office visits at any interval), those incarcerated, and those in
 residential treatment. Respondents were asked about current
 offense(s) and supervision, criminal history, alcohol and drug use and
 treatment, mental health treatment, demographic characteristics, and a
 variety of socioeconomic characteristics such as employment, income,
 receipt of welfare, housing, number of children and child support, and
living conditions while growing up.
State and Local Prosecution and Civil Attorney Systems, 1976

The purpose of this data collection was to establish a
 current name and address listing of state and local government
 prosecution and civil attorney agencies and to obtain information
 about agency function, jurisdiction, employment, funding, and attorney
 compensation arrangements. The data for each agency include
 information for any identifiable local police prosecutors. Excluded
 from the study were private law firms that perform legal services
 periodically for a government and are compensated by retainers and
 fees. Variables cover agency functions and jurisdiction, agency
 funding, number and types of employees, compensation and employment
 restrictions for attorneys, agency's geographical jurisdiction, number
of branch offices, and number of branch office employees.
Recidivism of Felons on Probation, 1986-1989:  [United States]

This data collection provides an overview of how probation 
 cases are processed in 32 urban and suburban jurisdictions in the 
 United States and gauges the extent to which variations in probation 
 patterns exist between jurisdictions. Data were collected on offenders 
 who were sentenced in 1986 and who committed one or more of the 
 following types of offenses: homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated 
 assault, burglary, larceny, drug trafficking, and other felony crimes. 
 Probation history questionnaires were completed during the last half of 
 1989. Information is available on number of conviction charges, race, 
 age, sex, marital status, educational level, and ethnicity of the 
 probationer. In addition, data on drug and alcohol use and treatment, 
sentencing, restitution, and offenses are provided.
Recidivism in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 - Standalone Data (Rounds 1 to 13)

The NLSY97 standalone data files are intended to be used by crime researchers for analyses without requiring supplementation from the main NLSY97 data set. The data contain age-based calendar year variables on arrests and incarcerations, self-reported criminal activity, substance use, demographic variables and relevant variables from other domains which are created using the NLSY97 data. The main NLSY97 data are available for public use and can be accessed online at the NLS Investigator Web site and at the NACJD Web site (as ICPSR 3959). Questionnaires, user guides and other documentation are available at the same links. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) was designed by the United States Department of Labor, comprising the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) Series. Created to be representative of United States residents in 1997 who were born between the years of 1980 and 1984, the NLSY97 documents the
transition from school to work experienced by today's youths through
data collection from 1997. The majority of the oldest cohort members (age 16 as of December 31, 1996) were still in school during the first survey round and the
youngest respondents (age 12) had not yet entered the labor market.
Recidivism Among Young Parolees: a Study of Inmates Released from Prison in 22 States, 1978

This study examines the criminal activities of a group of
young offenders after their release from prison to parole supervision.
Previous studies have examined recidivism using arrests as the
principal measure, whereas this study examines a variety of factors,
including length of incarceration, age, sex, race, prior arrest
record, prosecutions, length of time between parole and rearrest,
parolees not prosecuted for new offenses but having their parole
revoked, rearrests in states other than the paroling states, and the
nature and location of rearrest charges. Parolees in the 22 states
covered in this study account for 50 percent of all state prisoners
paroled in the United States in 1978.
Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions in the United States, 1926-1986   

This data collection includes tabulations of annual adult
 admissions to federal and state correctional institutions by
 race. Data are provided for the years 1926 to 1986 and include
 tabulations for prisons in each of the 50 states and the District of
 Columbia, as well as federal prison totals and United States
 totals. The figures were derived from a voluntary reporting program in
 which each state, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of
 Prisons reported summary and detailed statistics as a part of the
 National Prisoner Statistics series. Individual state and United
 States population figures according to racial categories also are
provided.
Public Image of Courts, 1977:  Special Publics Data

This data collection and its companion study, PUBLIC
IMAGE OF COURTS, 1977: GENERAL PUBLIC DATA (ICPSR 7703), were
undertaken to explore attitudes toward courts and justice. These surveys
sought to measure perceptions of and experiences
with local, state, and federal courts as well as general attitudes toward
the administration of justice and legal actors. The general objectives of
the studies were to (1) determine levels of public knowledge of courts,
(2) test reactions to situations that might, or might not, prompt recourse
to courts, (3) determine the incidence, nature, and evaluations of court
experience, (4) describe and account for evaluations of court performance,
(5) indicate attitudes toward legal actors, and (6) indicate reactions to
alternative means of dispute resolution. Two samples were drawn: a national
sample of the general public (ICPSR 7703) and a "special publics" sample
of judges, lawyers, and community leaders. The 1,112 respondents in the special
publics sample were interviewed by a group of interviewers described
as "retired business executives specially trained to interview leadership
groups."
Federal Justice Statistics Program: Defendants in Federal Criminal Cases Filed in District Court, 2004 [United States]

The data contain records of defendants in criminal cases filed in United States District Court during fiscal year 2004. The data were constructed from the Administrative Office of the United States District Courts' (AOUSC) criminal file. Defendants in criminal cases may be either individuals or corporations. There is one record for each defendant in each case filed. Included in the records are data from court proceedings and offense codes for up to five offenses charged at the time the case was filed. (The most serious charge at termination may differ from the most serious charge at case filing, due to plea bargaining or action of the judge or jury.) In a case with multiple charges against the defendant, a "most serious" offense charge is determined by a hierarchy of offenses based on statutory maximum penalties associated with the charges. The data file contains variables from the original AOUSC files as well as additional analysis variables, or "SAF variables," that denote subsets of the data. These SAF variables are related to statistics reported in the Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, Tables 4.1-4.5 and 5.1-5.6. Variables containing information (e.g., name, Social Security number) were replaced with blanks, and the day portions of date fields were also sanitized in order to protect the identities of individuals. These data are part of a series designed by the Urban Institute (Washington, DC) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Data and documentation were prepared by the Urban Institute.
Public Image of Courts, 1977: General Public Data

This data collection and its companion study, PUBLIC IMAGE
OF COURTS, 1977: SPECIAL PUBLICS DATA (ICPSR 7704), were undertaken to
explore attitudes toward
courts and justice. These surveys sought to measure perceptions of and
experiences with local, state, and federal courts as well as general
attitudes toward the administration of justice and legal actors. The
general objectives of the studies were to (1) determine levels of public
knowledge of courts, (2) test reactions to situations that might, or
might not, prompt recourse to courts, (3) determine the incidence,
nature, and evaluations of court experience, (4) describe and account
for evaluations of court performance, (5) indicate attitudes toward
legal actors, and (6) indicate reactions to alternative means of dispute
resolution. Two samples were drawn: a national sample of the general
public and a "special publics" sample of judges, lawyers, and
community leaders (ICPSR 7704). The 1,931 respondents in the general
public sample were interviewed in person by the National Consumer
Field Staff of Yankelovich, Skelly, and White, Inc.
Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases in Courts of Appeals, 2008

The data contain records of criminal appeals cases filed in United States Courts of Appeals during fiscal year 2008. The data were constructed from the Administrative Office of the United States Courts' (AOUSC) Court of Appeals file. These contain variables on the nature of the criminal appeal, the underlying offense, and the disposition of the appeal. An appeal can be filed by the government or the offender, and the appellant can appeal the sentence, the verdict, or both sentence and verdict. The data file contains variables from the original AOUSC files as well as additional analysis variables, or "SAF" variables, that denote subsets of the data. These SAF variables are related to statistics reported in the Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, Tables 6.1-6.5. Variables containing information (e.g., name, Social Security number) were replaced with blanks, and the day portions of date fields were also sanitized in order to protect the identities of individuals. These data are part of a series designed by the Urban Institute (Washington, DC) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Data and documentation were prepared by the Urban Institute.
Police-Public Contact Survey, 2008

The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) provides detailed information on the nature and characteristics of face-to-face contacts between police and the public, including the reason for and outcome of the contact. The PPCS interviews a nationally representative sample of United States residents aged 16 years or older as a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey. To date, the PPCS has been conducted five times by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS):

The first survey -- described in the BJS publication Police Use of Force: Collection of National Data
(NCJ 165040) -- documented levels of contacts with police during 1996.
The second survey -- described in Contacts between Police and the Public: Findings from the
1999 National Survey (NCJ 184957) -- recorded police-citizen contacts in 1999. These data are
archived as POLICE-PUBLIC CONTACT SURVEY, 1999: [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 3151).
The third survey -- described in Contacts between Police and the Public: Findings from the 2002
National Survey (NCJ 207845) -- covered interactions between police and the public in 2002. These data are archived as POLICE-PUBLIC CONTACT SURVEY, 2002: [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 4273).
The fourth survey -- described in the BJS publication, Contacts between Police and the Public, 2005 (NCJ 215243) -- covered interactions between police and the public in 2005. These data are archived as POLICE-PUBLIC CONTACT SURVEY, 2005: [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 20020).
The fifth survey -- described in the BJS publication, Contacts between Police and the Public, 2008 (NCJ 234599) -- covered interactions between police and the public in 2008. These data are archived as POLICE-PUBLIC CONTACT SURVEY, 2008 (ICPSR 32022).
Police-Public Contact Survey, 2005 [United States]

The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS), was designed by
 the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to document contacts between
 police and the public that culminated in police using force. The 2005
 survey was conducted as a supplement to the National Crime
 Victimization Survey (NCVS). To date, the PPCS has been conducted four
 times by BJS. The first survey -- described in the BJS publication,
 "Police Use of Force: Collection of National Data" (NCJ 165040) --
 documented levels of contacts with police during 1996. The second
 survey -- described in "Contacts Between Police and the Public:
 Findings from the 1999 National Survey" (NCJ 184957) -- recorded
 police-citizen contacts in 1999. These data are archived in
 POLICE-PUBLIC CONTACT SURVEY, 1999 (ICPSR 3151). The third survey --
 described in the BJS publication, "Contacts Between Police and the
 Public, Findings from the 2002 National Survey" (NCJ 207845) --
 recorded police-citizen contacts in 2002. These data are archived in
 POLICE-PUBLIC CONTACT SURVEY, 2002: [UNITED STATES] (ICPSR 4273). The
 fourth survey -- described in the BJS publication, "Contacts Between
 Police and the Public, 2005" (NCJ 215243) -- covered interactions
 between police and the public in 2005. The results of this survey are
contained in this data collection.