AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Adult Community Supervision Strategies in Multnomah County, Oregon, 1995, 1998, and 2000 Cohorts

This study was undertaken to determine whether a new form
 of community supervision in Multnomah County, Oregon, had been
 properly implemented and to determine its impact on public safety, as
 well as to assess recidivism rates in light of the revised
 supervision. A quasi-experimental design was employed using non-
 randomized comparison groups consisting of offenders admitted to
 community supervision in Multnomah County, Oregon, in 1995, 1998, and
 2000. Administrative records data were collected from the Oregon
 Department of Corrections, Multnomah County Department of Community
 Justice, Portland Police Departments, Multnomah County Sheriff, the
District Attorney's office, and court records.
Policing by Injunction:  Problem-Oriented Dimensions of Civil Gang Abatement in the State of California, 1987-2001

This study examined whether civil gang abatement is
consistent with the model of problem-oriented intervention. Civil gang
abatement is a legal strategy that employs the civil remedy of the
preventive injunction to address persistent public nuisances caused by
gangs in specific neighborhoods. This study focused on injunction
initiatives, which are efforts by prosecutors to acquire a preliminary
injunction against a gang, regardless of the decision by the
court. The researcher examined all identified gang injunction cases
filed with the Superior Court of California from October 1987 through
June 2001. Data on gang activities that led to efforts to obtain
injunctions were gathered from court records, and additional data were
gathered through surveys of the prosecutors involved in each
injunction initiative. Questions in the survey covered the nature of
the gang problem, the entity responsible for initiating the effort to
get an injunction, specific events that triggered the initiative and
influenced it after initiation, the existence of other interventions
or programs conducted in conjunction with the initiative, the
prosecutors' perceptions of the nature and impact of community
involvement, and information on community entities that supported and
opposed the initiatives.
Decision-Making in the Juvenile Justice System in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, 1999-2000

The goals of the juvenile justice system in the United
 States have always been multiple, beginning with rehabilitation, the
 primary goal when the juvenile court was established. More recently,
 policies advocating accountability seem to have predominated over
 other goals of the court, and concern exists that structured
 decision-making (SDM) in support of individual accountability has
 begun to fundamentally change the juvenile justice system. This study
 examined the use of SDM in state correctional agencies in Illinois,
 Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio and in juvenile courts in three counties
 in each of those states. Data were collected in phases from March 1999
 to August 2000 during periodic site visits. Probation officers, judges
 and referees, prosecutors, and defense attorneys were interviewed in
 each of the 12 courts. Each survey contained a core set of questions
 eliciting respondents' views of juvenile justice, disposition
 objectives, and the use and value of SDM. Questions relevant to
 particular decision-makers were also included. All respondents
 provided demographic information and information about their job
experience in criminal justice and professional training.
Childhood Victimization and Delinquency, Adult Criminality, and Violent Criminal Behavior in a Large Urban County in the Northwest United States, 1980-1997  

This research project was designed as a replication and
extension of earlier research on how childhood victimization relates
to delinquency, adult criminality, and violent criminal behavior
(CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND VIOLENT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN A MIDWEST
METROPOLITAN AREA OF THE UNITED STATES, 1967-1988 (ICPSR 9480)). The
study consisted of a sample of abused and neglected children who were
made dependents of the Superior Court of a large urban county in the
Northwest between 1980 and 1984, and a matched control group of
children. Dependency records were obtained from the county court
house. Control match criteria were collected from Department of Health
birth records data. Type of abuse/neglect precipitating the dependency
petition was collected and coded using a modified version of the
Maltreatment Classification Coding Scheme (MCS). Data on juvenile
arrests from juvenile court records, including both number and types,
were collected for each abused and/or neglected youth and each matched
control subject. Adult criminal arrests, excluding routine traffic
offenses, for all abused and neglected subjects and matched controls
were collected from local, county, state, and federal law enforcement
sources. A subset of arrests consisting of violent crimes was
developed as a key outcome of interest. Major types of variables
included in this study are demographics, criminal records, dependency
records (only for those subjects abused/neglected as children),
including type and severity of child abuse/neglect, and census
socioeconomic variables. Several derived variables were also
included.
Evaluating a Collaborative Intervention Between Health Care and Criminal Justice in Harris County, Texas, 2001-2002  

This study sought to evaluate the Advocacy-Case Management
 Intervention designed to increase victim safety and the efficiency of
 the protection order process. The intervention was performed by
 registered nurses as part of a collaborative partnership between
 justice and health care agencies. A two-group experimental design
 using random assignments to control and experimental groups was
 used. The study subjects were women who qualified for a civil
 protection order against a sexual intimate. These women were contacted
 via telephone for initial interviews, as well as for three-, six-,
 12-, and 18-month follow-up interviews. Variables were obtained from
 several instruments used to measure victim safety-seeking behaviors
and levels of violence and harassment.
Assessing the Texas Christian University Drug Screen Instrument with Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmates, 1999-2000

The overall purpose of this study was to examine the
psychometric properties and credibility of the Texas Christian
University (TCU) Drug Screen as an instrument to assess drug use
severity for treatment referral decisions in correctional
settings. TCU Drug Screen data were collected on 18,364 Texas
Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) inmates (15,816 males and 2,548
females) who completed the screen between January 1 and April 30,
1999. Of the 18,364 subjects, 13,902 were Institutional Division
(TDCJ-ID) inmates and 4,462 were State Jail Division (TDCJ-SJD)
inmates. The TCU Drug Screen was administered by TDCJ staff almost
exclusively in a small group setting (12-25 inmates per group) as part
of a larger battery of assessments during the intake process at a TDCJ
facility. The level and intensity of treatment services needed was
then determined and a referral decision was made. As part of this
study, the relationship between TCU Drug Screen information and
post-release reincarceration was examined. Although one original goal
in the study was to assess the comparability, or concurrent validity,
of the TCU Drug Screen with the lengthier, more comprehensive
Addiction Severity Index (ASI), TDCJ changed the administration
protocol for the ASI so that it was given only to a subsample of 3,245
inmates who failed to disclose drug use problems on the TCU Drug
Screen. The data include inmate responses to all items of the TCU Drug
Screen and the overall drug screen score. There is also demographic
information as well as incarceration, release, and reincarceration
data.
National Evaluation of Title I of the 1994 Crime Act: Survey Sampling Frame of Law Enforcement Agencies, 1993-1997

The data in this collection represent the sampling frame
 used to draw a national sample of law enforcement agencies. The
 sampling frame was a composite of law enforcement agencies in
 existence between June 1993 and June 1997 and was used in a subsequent
 study, a national evaluation of Title I of the 1994 Crime Act. The
 evaluation was undertaken to (1) measure differences between Community
 Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grantees and nongrantees at the time
 of application, (2) measure changes over time in grantee agencies, and
 (3) compare changes over time between grantees and nongrantees. The
 sampling frame was comprised of two components: (a) a grantee
 component consisting of agencies that had received funding during
 1995, and (b) a nongrantee component consisting of agencies that
appeared potentially eligible but remained unfunded through 1995.
Crime-Induced Business Relocations in the Austin [Texas] Metropolitan Area, 1995-1996

There were three key objectives to this study: (1) to
 determine the relative importance of crime-related as well as
 business-related factors in business relocation decisions, including
 business ownership, type of business, and business size, (2) to
 ascertain how businesses respond to crime and fear of crime, such as
 by moving, adding more security, requesting police protection, or
 cooperating with other businesses, and (3) to identify the types of
 crime prevention measures and assistance that businesses currently
 need and to assess the roles of business associations and police
 departments in providing enhanced crime prevention assistance. From
 November 1995 through February 1996 a mail survey was distributed to a
 sample of three different groups of businesses in Austin's 14 highest
 crime ZIP codes. The groups consisted of: (1) businesses that remained
 within the same ZIP code between 1990 and 1993, (2) new firms that
 either moved into a high-crime ZIP code area between 1990 and 1993 or
 were created in a high-crime ZIP code between 1990 and 1993, and (3)
 businesses that relocated from high-crime ZIP code areas to other
 locations in Austin's metropolitan area or elsewhere in
 Texas. Variables include type of business, ownership of business,
 number of employees, reasons for moving or staying in neighborhood,
 types of crime that affected business, owner's response to
 business crime, customer safety, and the role of business associations
and the police in preventing crime.
Validation of the RAND Selective Incapacitation Survey and the Iowa Risk Assessment Scale in Colorado, 1982 and 1986

This data collection was designed to replicate the Rand 
 Selective Incapacitation Survey and the Iowa Risk Assessment Scale 
 using a group of Colorado offenders. The Iowa model provides two 
 assessments of offender risk: (1) a measure of general risk to society 
 and (2) a measure of the risk of new violence. The Iowa dataset 
 includes crime information from defendants' self-reports and from 
 official crime records. Both files contain important self-report items 
 such as perceived probability of being caught, weapon used in the 
 offense committed, months free on the street during the reference 
 period, and detailed activity description during the free period. Other 
 items covered include employment history, plans, reasons for committing 
the crime, and attitudes toward life, law, prisons, and police.
Process Evaluation of a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program in Dallas County, Texas, 1998-1999

This study assessed the Dallas County Judicial Treatment
Center (DCJTC) in Texas. The DCJTC is a residential substance abuse
treatment center for drug-involved felony offenders. It provides a
treatment program of approximately six months in three major phases:
orientation, main treatment, and re-entry. Data were collected from
429 offenders admitted to the DCJTC between January and December
1998. During their first week of treatment, residents completed a
comprehensive intake battery that included (1) the Texas Christian
University (TCU) initial assessment, (2) the TCU self-rating form
(SRF), and (3) the TCU intake interview. The initial assessment gauged
mental status, background and psychosocial functioning, alcohol and
other drug use, and psychological status. The SRF assessed
psychological functioning, social functioning, and motivation for
treatment. The intake interview included detailed questions on the
resident's social background, family and peer relations, health and
psychological status, criminal history, drug use problems, and
behavioral risks for HIV/AIDS. Progress made during treatment was
measured by the TCU Resident Evaluation of Self and Treatment (REST)
and the TCU Counselor Rating of Client (CRC) forms. The REST included
all questions on the SRF, plus questions on offenders' perceptions of
the structure of the program and their experiences while in treatment,
an evaluation of the counselor, an evaluation of their own
personality, and ratings of group and individual treatment sessions.
The CRC forms rated residents on a set of attributes related to
residents' ability to benefit from treatment and indicated the extent
to which counseling activities with each client had focused on certain
activities.
Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Drug-Involved Parole Violators, 1998

This study was a process evaluation of Pennsylvania's two
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) programs in their first
year of implementation. These programs were maintained through the
joint management of the state Department of Corrections (DOC), Board
of Probation and Parole, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency, and two private sector providers that operated the
programs. Opened in early 1998 in two correctional facilities for men,
each of these programs could serve up to 60 male technical parole
violators (TPVs) with a history of substance abuse. Instead of the
nine- to 36-month terms typical for parolees recommitted for
violations, RSAT participants served six months in prison-based
intensive therapeutic communities (TCs), followed by six months of
aftercare in a DOC-sponsored Community Corrections Center (CCC),
similar to a halfway house. Both programs took a cognitive-behavioral
approach to drug treatment. This study focused on the prison-based
component of the RSAT programs. It examined the extent to which
components of RSAT treatment were in place and the integrity of
program operations. Interviews for this study were conducted between
February and December 1998. At intake, program staff interviewed RSAT
participants (Part 1, Intake Data), and Vera Institute of Justice
onsite researchers conducted participant interviews upon exit (Part 2,
Exit Data). Through December 31, 1998, 160 intake interviews and 77
exit interviews with program graduates were administered.
Pennsylvania Sentencing Data, 1996

The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing is a legislative agency
 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Commission develops sentencing
 guidelines for judges to use when sentencing felony and misdemeanor offenses.
 The judges report sentences to the Commission on a Guideline Sentence Form.
 This data collection reflects all felonies and misdemeanors reported to the 
 Commission that were sentenced during calendar year 1996. The data are 
 contained in two files. Part 1, Records Data, provides information on 
 each offender, including rudimentary demographic characteristics and prior 
 offense history. Part 2, Offense Data, contains information on each 
 offense, including the statutory citation for the offense, the Offense 
 Gravity Score assigned by the Commission, the offender's Prior Record Score, 
and the sentence given the offender.
Reporting Sexual Assault to the Police in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987-1992

This study was undertaken to investigate factors
facilitating and hindering a victim's decision to report a sexual
assault to the police. Further objectives were to use the findings to
assist in the design of effective intervention methods by sexual
assault treatment centers and community education projects, and to
present significant findings useful for community policing and other
criminal justice initiatives. Survey data for this study were
collected from female victims of nonincestuous sexual assault
incidents who were at least 14 years of age and sought treatment
(within one year of being assaulted) from the Sex Abuse Treatment
Center (SATC) in Honolulu, Hawaii, during 1987-1992. Data were
collected on two types of victims: (1) immediate treatment seekers,
who sought treatment within 72 hours of an assault incident, and (2)
delayed treatment seekers, who sought treatment 72 hours or longer
after an assault incident. Demographic variables for the victims
include age at the time of the assault, marital status, employment
status, educational level, and race and ethnicity. Other variables
include where the attack took place, the victim's relationship to the
assailant, the number of assailants, and whether the assailant(s) used
threats, force, or a weapon, or injured or drugged the
victim. Additional variables cover whether the victim attempted to get
away, resisted physically, yelled, and/or reported the incident to the
police, how the victim learned about the Sex Abuse Treatment Center,
whether the victim was a tourist, in the military, or a resident of
the island, the number of days between the assault and the interview,
and a self-reported trauma Sexual Assault Symptom Scale measure.
A Randomized Impact Evaluation of the No Bully System, California, 2015-2017

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.
Bullying affects large numbers of U.S. students in elementary schools and is associated with short and
long-term harms for both victims and bullies. Although prevention is critical, schools also need
effective interventions for dealing with bullying once it occurs. Funded by the National Institute of
Justice, and in collaboration with the Oakland Unified School District and No Bully, WestEd conducted
a two-year study of the impacts of the No Bully System (NBS) - a set of interventions
designed to activate adult and peer support systems within the school for the targets of bullying. No
Bully trains staff to prevent and interrupt student harassment and bullying and ensure school-wide antibullying policies are in place. The core component of NBS is the Solution Team where a trained adult
facilitator (Solution Coach) brings together a group of 6-8 students (Solution Team) that includes the
bully or bullies, bystanders and pro-social peers, and leads the team through a series of three brief
meetings to end the bullying of one of their peers by cultivating empathy and developing peer-driven
solutions. The target is not included in the initial meetings though s/he is invited to attend the final
session.
The collection contains 2 SPSS data files: NoBully_ST-Log-Data_final_archive.sav (n=94; 47 variables) and No-Bully_Survey-Data_final.sav (n=6410; 204 variables).
Evidence, Sexual Assaults, and Case Outcomes: Understanding the Role of Sexual Assault Kits, Non-Forensic Evidence, and Case Characteristics, 2015-2017

This project examined the role of sexual assault medical forensic exams (sexual assault kits) and other case characteristics in achieving investigative and prosecutorial outcomes in sexual assault cases. The study team conducted comprehensive reviews of over 500 sexual assault cases based on reports to police to identify evidence and case characteristics as they progress through case processing. Using statistical models, the study team predicted case outcomes using a variety of case, suspect, and victim characteristics, with a focus on the role of sexual assault exams and kits. Additionally, the study team interviewed key stakeholders in each site to supplement the case-level information, including law enforcement, prosecutors, representatives from victim service agencies, and sexual assault nurse examiners.
Estimating the Financial Costs of Victimization, United States, 2017-2018

Despite reductions in U.S. crime rates in recent decades, crime victimization continues to be a pressing problem with enormous societal costs. This project, conducted by the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) in partnership with the Urban Institute (Urban) and the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC), is an assessment of the field of cost of victimization research. The product is a menu of recommendations for future research studies and practitioner tools to advance the field.
One objective of the project was to keep the focus squarely on the victims, and consider what information is most needed by those who serve them. Relatedly, another objective was to recognize that even if the proximate victim is a business, the government, or non-profit organization, individuals still suffer.
Given the victim-centered focus, the project team conducted several primary data collections designed to obtain input from practitioners and victims about their experiences and needs. Focus groups were conducted with three practitioner groups: Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) compensation and assistance administrators, State Administering Agency (SAA) and state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, and civil attorneys who pursue tort claims for damages for crime victims. As well, the project team conducted a nationwide survey of victim service providers and a smaller survey of victimization survivors.
The project team also re-framed the taxonomy of victimization costs pioneered and revised by Cohen over the years (Cohen, 2005, e.g.) from the perspective of various practitioner users - based on who covers different costs - and adds factors that may increase or decrease costs they may be estimating. The project team also conducted a literature review that consists of two major sections: one focused on how costs of victimization are estimated and the other on estimation methods and data sources concerning the incidence, prevalence, and concentration of victimization.
The data collection activities and literature reviews, combined with extensive input from an advisory board of experts throughout the project, inform the menu of recommendations proposed in Volume III. These focus on topical areas where more information is needed; methodological recommendations to improve estimates; and practitioner resources and tools to help disseminate research developments, assist in calculating local estimates, and better equip practitioners to communicate and use victimization cost estimates effectively in the field.