AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Desistance from Crime Over the Life Course, South Carolina, 2005-2017

The current study focused on 479 men and women from South Carolina who were enrolled as participants in the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) multi-site program evaluation shortly before prison release in 2004 or 2005. The original SVORI data suggested that the South Carolina respondents were similar to the multi-site sample with "committed to not going back to prison" as the most common reason for desisting and using drugs or alcohol as the most common reason for persisting. The goals of the current study were to (1) update information on the current status of these individuals across multiple domains (e.g., housing, employment, substance use); (2) gather additional administrative recidivism data to examine long-term offending; and (3) acquire information about the factors individuals associated with their decisions to desist from criminal activity, as well as circumstances associated with renewed criminal activity or desistence. Interviews were conducted with those that the study team were able to locate and additional administrative arrest and incarceration data were acquired for the full sample, providing recidivism follow-up over at least a 10-year period.
Official administrative data were obtained from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (rearrests) and South Carolina Department of Corrections (reincarcerations). Arrest data span the entire arrest history (from first arrest through December 2015); reincarceration data span the period between the SVORI study prison release in 2005 and 2006 through June 2014. These data were obtained for the full sample of 479 South Carolina SVORI participants.
Three components of interview data were collected.
Desistance study interview data: 1 wave of in-person interviews was conducted with 208 study subjects who consented to participate in an interview. The research team used computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) to administer the survey, and interviews were conducted from September 2016 through March 2017.
Life event data: The Life Events Calendar (LEC) is a tool used in qualitative and quantitative research to gather retrospective information about a person's life, experiences, and history. The approach is based on autobiographical memory and how entering events on a calendar or page help facilitate memory recall. LECs typically encompass periods of 5 years or less; this study's LEC covered a 10- to 12-year span to allow analysis since last contact with the study cohort. Data were collected from the 208 subjects who consented to be interviewed.
SVORI interview data: This inventory includes files with select baseline and outcome data (e.g., self-reported employment, drug use, criminal behavior) for desistance study subjects who responded to follow-up interviews at Wave 2 (3-month), Wave 3 (9-month), and Wave 4 (15-month).
This collection of administrative and interview data is organized into 14 data parts. Demographic data includes information on age, gender, race, and education.
Examining Prosecutorial Discretion in Federal Criminal Cases, [United States], 2002-2010

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 directly examined the nature and characteristics of cases prosecuted in the federal courts by analyzing prosecutorial decisions to proceed with charges (or not) once an arrest is initiated, and to investigate any adjustment from the arresting offense to the charging offense. These decisions were analyzed to document their correlates and identify variation across case type.
The collection contains 1 SPSS data file (2002-10-Arrest-cases--FINAL-ANALYSIS.sav (n=794,807; 43 variables)) and 1 SPSS syntax file.
Labor Trafficking in North Carolina: A Statewide Survey Using Multistage Sampling, 2014-2016

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
The study contains data from face-to-face interviews of 404 migrant farmworkers in North Carolina.  The data was collected to produce reliable estimates of the prevalence of labor trafficking victimization among farmworkers in North Carolina.  Additional objectives included improving the ability to identify potential trafficking cases as well as investigating the types of victimization migrant workers experienced. 
This study includes one SPSS data file: LaborTraffickingNC_PUF.sav (140 variables, 404 cases). The study also includes three syntax files:

Tables-1-6-code.sps
Table-7-code.docx
variable-creation.sps
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.
Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking and Sexual Violence Among Non-College-Attending Emerging Adults, United States, 2010

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 sought to:
Identify the
prevalence of intimate partner violence, stalking and sexual violence among
non-college-attending emerging adults. Explore the use of formal and informal help seeking and formal services among these victims.
The analysis in this study focused on non-college-attending emerging adults, with particular concern for the effect of their positive and negative encounters with sources of support - both in their immediate needs as well as future decisions to utilize victim services. This project also compared male and female victims because of variations in their respective use of services.  To address these research concerns, this project utilizes the data in the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (ICPSR #36140).
There are no data files available with this study. Only syntax files used by the researchers are provided.
Prostitution, Human Trafficking, and Victim Identification: Establishing an Evidence-Based Foundation for a Specialized Criminal Justice Response, New York City, 2015-2016

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
This study examined life histories and experiences of individuals involved in the sex trade in New York City.
Also interviewed were twenty-eight criminal justice policymakers, practitioners, and community representatives affiliated with New York City's Human Trafficking Intervention Courts (HTICs).
The collection contains 1 SPSS data file (Final-Quantitative-Data-resubmission.sav (n=304; 218 variables)).
Demographic variables include gender, age, race, ethnicity, education level, citizenship status, current housing, family size, sexual orientation, and respondent's place of birth.
Reducing Gang Violence: A Randomized Trial of Functional Family Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2013-2016

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
The purpose of this study was to produce knowledge about how to prevent at-risk youth from joining gangs and reduce delinquency among active gang members. The study evaluated a modification of Functional Family Therapy, a model program from the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development initiative, to assess its effectiveness for reducing gang membership and delinquency in a gang-involved population.
The collection contains 5 SPSS data files and 4 SPSS syntax files:

adolpre_archive.sav (129 cases, 190 variables),
adolpost_archive.sav (119 cases, 301 variables),
Fidelity.archive.sav (66 cases, 25 variables),
parentpre_archive.sav (129 cases, 157 variables), and
parentpost_archive.sav {116 cases, 220 variables).
Examining Prison Stays in Michigan, 1985-2008

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
This research sought to analyze the length of time served by state prisoners in Michigan from 1985 to 2008. It was conducted to address research that showed Michigan had the longest prison stays in the United States of America, the substantial impact that time served had upon state prison populations, and to assess the effect of parole and sentencing policy on time-served. The research utilized National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) data available through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) in order to build upon past-research and contribute to the understanding of state-specific patterns and trends across offenses and racial groups.
In order to address policy effects upon time served, the purpose of this study was to contextualize patterns of time served across 20 years within the parole and sentencing policy changes in Michigan; the impact of reforms in 1999 were of particular focus.There are no data files available with this study. Only syntax files used by the researcher(s) are provided.
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS), United States, 1978-2017

The purpose of the project was to (1) determine whether the combined dynamic (SOTIPS) and static risk assessment (Static-99R) tools better predicted sexual recidivism than either alone, and (2) determine whether the tools could be implemented successfully in more representative populations. Previous research has established a "status quo" for risk assessments.
This study was set within the context of the developing sexual offender risk prediction field, where investigators explored reliable and valid means to assess what have been termed "dynamic risk factors."  Instruments that identify the specific psychological risk factors present in the individual offender ought to allow treatment for that individual to be tailored to these specific needs, thus increasing its effectiveness. Thus, instruments have been designed to: 

 Assess psychological factors that are empirically related to sexual recidivism, thus creating a basis for selecting treatment targets 
 Show robust incremental predictive validity relative to Static-99R or other measures of static risk factors 
 Measure change in a way that is convincingly related to sexual recidivism 
 Incorporate and point risk managers towards some of the factors identified in the desistance literature 
 Improve the effectiveness of treatment in reducing sexual recidivism 

 Enrollment of sex offenders in the evaluation study began in April 2013. To be included, offenders needed to be Static-99R eligible (an adult male convicted of a contact or non-contact sex offense with an identifiable victim), mentally cognizant, released to community supervision, and at least 18 years old in January 2013 in Maricopa County and April 2013 in New York City.
Questioning Bias: Validating a Bias Crime Assessment Tool in California and New Jersey, 2016-2017

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.
This study investigates experiences surrounding hate and bias crimes and incidents and reasons and factors affecting reporting and under-reporting among youth and adults in LGBT, immigrant, Hispanic, Black, and Muslim communities in New Jersey and Los Angeles County, California.
The collection includes 1 SPSS data file (QB_FinalDataset-Revised.sav (n=1,326; 513 variables)). The collection also contains 24 qualitative data files of transcripts from focus groups and interviews with key informants, which are not included in this release.
Use of Computerized Crime Mapping by Law Enforcement in the United States, 1997-1998

As a first step in understanding law enforcement agencies'
 use and knowledge of crime mapping, the Crime Mapping Research Center
 (CMRC) of the National Institute of Justice conducted a nationwide
 survey to determine which agencies were using geographic information
 systems (GIS), how they were using them, and, among agencies that were
 not using GIS, the reasons for that choice. Data were gathered using a
 survey instrument developed by National Institute of Justice staff,
 reviewed by practitioners and researchers with crime mapping
 knowledge, and approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The
 survey was mailed in March 1997 to a sample of law enforcement
 agencies in the United States. Surveys were accepted until May 1,
 1998. Questions asked of all respondents included type of agency,
 population of community, number of personnel, types of crimes for
 which the agency kept incident-based records, types of crime analyses
 conducted, and whether the agency performed computerized crime
 mapping. Those agencies that reported using computerized crime mapping
 were asked which staff conducted the mapping, types of training their
 staff received in mapping, types of software and computers used,
 whether the agency used a global positioning system, types of data
 geocoded and mapped, types of spatial analyses performed and how
 often, use of hot spot analyses, how mapping results were used, how
 maps were maintained, whether the department kept an archive of
 geocoded data, what external data sources were used, whether the
 agency collaborated with other departments, what types of Department
 of Justice training would benefit the agency, what problems the agency
 had encountered in implementing mapping, and which external sources
 had funded crime mapping at the agency. Departments that reported no
 use of computerized crime mapping were asked why that was the case,
 whether they used electronic crime data, what types of software they
 used, and what types of Department of Justice training would benefit
their agencies.
Process Evaluation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program at the W.J. Maxey Boys Training School in Michigan, 1995-1998

This study was an evaluation of a Residential Substance
 Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program intended to reduce substance abuse and
 recidivism among youth placed at the W.J. Maxey Boys Training School
 in Michigan. The purposes of the evaluation were to describe the
 activities of the RSAT program and the relationship between program
 participants and success in the new program. There were five primary
 evaluation questions: (1) Were the participants appropriate? (2) Was
 the staff trained to deliver the planned services? (3) How did service
 delivery vary over time? (4) Did the participants make timely
 progress? and (5) What organizational factors changed service delivery
 and participant progress? Residents were admitted to the RSAT program
 and its comparison group on the basis of three criteria: (1) the
 resident was not a sex offender, (2) he had a known substance abuse
 history, and (3) he was expected to be released within one year. Youth
 in the RSAT program underwent intensive substance abuse
 psycho-education and relapse prevention in addition to the treatment
 provided in the Maxey Model. Intake data from the Family Independence
 Agency Information System (Part 1) were gathered for youths who
 entered Maxey between 1995 and 1998. These data were used to determine
 if significant differences existed between the RSAT and comparison
 groups. Additional data were collected through a client survey (Parts
 2 and 3), which included questions that evaluated youth satisfaction
 with services and their predictions for success. Variables in Part 1
 include program admission date, whether the youth was a sex offender,
 substance abuse history, the group and wing to which the youth
 belonged, age of first offense, age of admission to Maxey, offense
 class, number of arrests, number of previous placements, number of
 truancies, legal status, and date of first and second
 offense. Demographic variables include race, age, marital status, and
 county. Variables in Parts 2 and 3 assess the youth's opinions about
 school, food, group sessions, hall staff, family sessions, family
 visits, the overall program at Maxey, teachers, police, and
 judges. Additional variables include last grade of school completed,
 expected educational goal upon leaving Maxey, family substance abuse
history, and prevalence of substance abuse in neighborhood.
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.
Lone Wolf Terrorism in America: Using Knowledge of Radicalization Pathways to Forge Prevention Strategies, 1940-2013


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. 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.


Typically, NACJD's Fast Track Release requires all direct identifiers to be removed or masked.  As the sources of information for this collection are publicly available, direct identifiers were left within the collection.


This study created the largest and most comprehensive database ever created to date on lone wolf terrorism.  It includes 1 Excel data file (LONEWOLF_NIJ_HAMM_SPAAIJ_2014_unlocked.xlsx; n=98, 23 variables).  The information was gathered from an extensive review of previous research, biographies and memoirs, journalistic sources, government reports, court documents, encyclopedias and documentary films.


Qualitative interviews were conducted as part of this research, but these interviews were not made available for archiving.
Experimental Comparison of Telepsychiatry and Conventional Psychiatry for Mentally Ill Parolees in California, 2011-2015

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.
The main goal of the study was to empirically measure the effectiveness of Telepsychiatry for mentally ill parolees.Parolees enrolled in the study were assigned to either face-to-face sessions with their psychiatrists for the duration of their treatment or telepsychiatry sessions with their psychiatrist, in which the parolees interacted with their assigned psychiatrist via a web-based screen interface. Administrative records data on recidivism was collected for everyone who consented to be randomized in this study.
Identity and Framing Theory, Precursor Activity, and the Radicalization Process Dataset from the American Terrorism Study, 1972-2008

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 sought to empirically test one of the most widely cited perspectives relative to radicalization and the growth of social movements - Identity and Framing Theory. Identity and framing perspectives contend that radicalization towards violence can be theorized as a process which entails a journey, typically from a non- or less-radical identity and corresponding orientation, towards a more radical identity and corresponding orientation which enhances the likelihood of employing targeted forms of violence because the prospect of desired change is seen as laying outside the realm of legitimate modes of challenge and expression within the targeted institutional arena. As implied, a key component of the process is the adoption or evolution of a radical identity.
The study collection includes 1 SPSS data file (ATS_NIJ_FRAMING_QUANTITATIVE_DATASET.sav, n=465, 16 variables) and 1 Excel data file (ATS_NIJ_FRAMING_QUALITATIVE_DATASET.xls, n=38, 17 variables).