AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS), 1981: California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Minnesota, New York, and Virginia

Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) studies are
 designed to collect information by tracking adult offenders from the
 point of entry into the criminal justice system (typically by arrest)
 through final disposition, regardless of whether the offender is
 convicted or acquitted. Information is provided on arrest, police
 action, prosecutor action, level of charges, charges filed by the
 prosecutor, type of counsel, pretrial status, type of trial, sentence
 type, and sentence length. This allows researchers to examine how the
 criminal justice system processes offenders, to measure the changing
 volume of offenders moving through the different segments of the
 criminal justice system, to calculate processing time intervals
 between major decision-making events, and to assess the changing
structure of the offender population.
Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 2002 [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 individual characteristics of jail inmates, current offenses,
 sentences and time served, criminal histories, jail activities,
 conditions and programs, prior drug and alcohol use and treatment, and
 health care services provided while in jail. Part 1, Numeric Data,
 contains numeric data for all questions in the survey, while Part 2,
 Alphanumeric Data, consists of non-numeric answers to the "Other,
Specify" selection available for some of the questions.
Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS), 1980: California, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and Utah

Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) studies are
 designed to collect information by tracking adult offenders from the
 point of entry into the criminal justice system (typically by arrest)
 through final disposition, regardless of whether the offender is
 convicted or acquitted. Information is provided on arrest, police
 action, prosecutor action, level of charges, charges filed by the
 prosecutor, type of counsel, pretrial status, type of trial, sentence
 type, and sentence length. This allows researchers to examine how the
 criminal justice system processes offenders, to measure the changing
 volume of offenders moving through the different segments of the
 criminal justice system, to calculate processing time intervals
 between major decision-making events, and to assess the changing
structure of the offender population.
Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS), 1979:  Hawaii

The purpose of the Offender Based Transaction Statistics
 (OBTS), 1979: Hawaii was to compile, collate, analyze, publish, and
 disseminate statistical information concerning the operation of the
 criminal justice system at the federal, state, and local levels. This
 collection includes facts on an arrested offender showing actions by
 the police, prosecutor, and court. The individual offender is the unit
 of analysis, and felony arrests and other related dispositions are
included.
National Survey of Youth in Custody, 2008-2009

The National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) is part of the BJS National Prison Rape Statistics Program to gather mandated data on the incidence of prevalence of sexual assault in juvenile facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-79). The Act requires a 10 percent sample of juvenile facilities to be listed by incidence of sexual assault. Data are collected directly from youth in a private setting using audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI) technology with a touch-screen laptop and an audio feed to maximize inmate confidentiality and minimize literacy issues. The first year of collection includes nearly 200 juvenile facilities, with an estimated 10,000 completed interviews with youth. 
The NSYC utilized two questionnaires, based on the age of the respondent.  The Older Youth questionnaire was administered to youths ages 15 and older, and the Younger Youth questionnaire was administered to those 14 and younger.  The survey was divided into five sections.  Section A collected background information, such as details of admission to facility and demographics including education, height, weight, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and history of any forced sexual contact.  Section B, Facility Perceptions and Victimization, included respondents' opinions of the facility and staff, any incidence of gang activity, and any injuries that had occurred.  Section C, Sexual Activity Within Facility, captured the types of sexual contact that occurred and the circumstances of sexual contact.  Section D, Description of Events with Youth, and Section E, Description of Events with Staff Member, focused on when and where the contact occurred, the race and gender of the other youths or staff members, if threats or coersion were involved, and outcomes, included whether or not the sexual contact was reported.
Other variables include debriefing questions about respondents' experiences completing the survey, interviewer observations, created variables to summarize victimization reports (due to the complicated routing in Section C), weight and stratification data, and administrative data about the facilities.
National Prosecutors Survey, 1996

The National Survey of Prosecutors is a biennial survey of
chief prosecutors in state court systems. A chief prosecutor is an
official, usually locally elected and typically with the title of
district attorney or county attorney, who is in charge of a
prosecutorial district made up of one or more counties, and who
conducts or supervises the prosecution of felony cases in a state
court system. Prosecutors in courts of limited jurisdiction, such as
municipal prosecutors, were not included in the survey. The survey's
purpose was to obtain detailed descriptive information on prosecutors'
offices, as well as information on their policies and practices. The
data collection instrument was based on questions that were included
in the NATIONAL PROSECUTORS SURVEY, 1994 (ICPSR 6785), and also added
queries on topics of current concern. Variables cover staffing,
workload, funding, what type of computer access the office had,
whether the office was part of an integrated computerized system with
other specific criminal agencies, the use of DNA evidence in plea
negotiations of felony trials, which laboratories performed these DNA
analyses, juvenile matters, and risks associated with the role of the
prosecutor, such as threatening letters or calls, face-to-face
assaults, or batter/assaults. The unit of analysis is the district
office.
National Prosecutors Survey, 1994

The National Survey of Prosecutors is a biennial survey of
chief prosecutors in state court systems. A chief prosecutor is an
official, usually locally elected and typically with the title of
district attorney or county attorney, who is in charge of a
prosecutorial district made up of one or more counties, and who
conducts or supervises the prosecution of felony cases in a state
court system. Prosecutors in courts of limited jurisdiction, such as
municipal prosecutors, were not included in the survey. The survey's
purpose was to obtain detailed descriptive information on prosecutors'
offices, as well as information on their policies and practices. The
data collection instrument was based on questions that were included
in the NATIONAL PROSECUTORS SURVEY, 1992 (ICPSR 6273), and also added
queries on topics of current concern, including: cross-designation of
state prosecutors to try cases in federal court, juvenile transfers to
criminal court, personal liability insurance for prosecutors, and
involvement with community-based drug abuse programs. Variables
include whether certain categories of felony prosecution, such as
gangs, hate crimes, domestic violence, stalking, fraud, or child abuse
or abduction were handled, whether DNA evidence, videotape, expert or
child witnesses, polygraph tests, or wiretap evidence were used in
trials, types of intermediate sanctions used, including house arrest,
electronic monitoring, work release, substance abuse rehabilitation or
therapy, community service, and fines or restitution, information on
problem cases, personal risks associated with the role of the
prosecutor, civil actions against prosecutors, criminal defense of
indigent offenders, staffing, workload, funding, whether the
defendant's criminal history was used in trials, juvenile matters,
relationships with victims and other persons aiding prosecution,
computerization, and community leadership. The unit of analysis is the
district office.
National Judicial Reporting Program, 1994

This data collection tabulates the number of persons
convicted of felonies in state courts and describes their
sentences. Data were collected from state courts and state prosecutors
in 100 counties of the United States. The collection contains
sociodemographic information such as age, race, and sex of the
felon. Types of offenses committed include homicide, rape, and
robbery. Adjudication variables referring to the process between
arrest and sentencing are also a part of this dataset. Data can be
analyzed at the national level or by individual counties.
National Judicial Reporting Program, 1992

This data collection tabulates the number of persons
convicted of felonies in state courts and describes their
sentences. Data were collected from state courts and state prosecutors
in 100 counties of the United States. The collection contains
sociodemographic information such as age, race, and sex of the
felon. Types of offenses committed include homicide, rape, and
robbery. Adjudication variables referring to the process between
arrest and sentencing are also a part of this dataset. Data can be
analyzed at the national level or by the individual counties.
National Judicial Reporting Program, 1990

This data collection tabulates the number of persons
convicted of felonies in state courts and describes their
sentences. Data were collected from state courts and state prosecutors
in 100 counties of the United States. The collection contains
sociodemographic information such as age, race, and sex of the
felon. Types of offenses committed include homicide, rape, and
robbery. Adjudication variables referring to the process between
arrest and sentencing are also a part of this dataset. Data can be
analyzed at the national level or by the individual counties.
National Judicial Reporting Program, 1988

This data collection tabulates the number of persons
convicted of felonies in state courts and describes the sentences
these individuals received. Data were collected from state courts and
state prosecutors in 100 counties of the United States. The collection
contains sociodemographic information such as age, race, and sex of
the felon. Types of offenses committed include homicide, rape, and
robbery. Adjudication variables referring to the process between
arrest and sentencing are also a part of this dataset. Data can be
analyzed on a national level or by the individual counties.
National Judicial Reporting Program, 1986

This data collection tabulates the number of persons
convicted of felonies in state courts and describes the sentences
these individuals received. Data were collected from state courts and
state prosecutors in 100 counties of the United States.
Sociodemographic information includes age, race, and sex of
felon. Types of offenses committed include homicide, rape, and
robbery. Adjudication variables referring to the process between
arrest and sentencing are also a part of this dataset. Data can be
analyzed on a national level or by the individual counties.
National Jail Census, 1999

The 1999 Census of Jails is the seventh in a series of data
collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally administered
jails. Previous censuses were conducted in 1970, 1972, 1978, 1983,
1988, and 1993. The 1999 census enumerated 3,365 locally administered
confinement facilities that held inmates beyond arraignment and were
staffed by municipal or county employees. Among these were 47
privately operated jails under contract for local governments and 42
regional jails that were operated for two or more jail authorities. In
addition, the census identified 11 facilities maintained by the
Federal Bureau of Prisons that functioned as jails. The nationwide
total of the number of jails in operation on June 30, 1999, was 3,376.
For purposes of this data collection, a local jail was defined as a
locally operated adult detention facility that receives individuals
pending arraignment and holds them awaiting trial, conviction, or
sentencing, readmits probation, parole, and bail-bond violators and
absconders, temporarily detains juveniles pending transfer to juvenile
authorities, holds mentally ill persons pending their movement to
appropriate health facilities, holds individuals for the military, for
protective custody, for contempt, and for the courts as witnesses,
releases convicted inmates to the community upon completion of
sentence, transfers inmates to federal, state, or other authorities,
houses inmates for federal, state, or other authorities because of
crowding of their facilities, relinquishes custody of temporary
detainees to juvenile and medical authorities, operates
community-based programs with day-reporting, home detention,
electronic monitoring, or other types of supervision, and holds
inmates sentenced to short terms. Variables include information on
jail population by legal status, age and sex of prisoners, maximum
sentence, admissions and releases, available services and programs,
structure and capacity, facility age and use of space, expenditure,
employment, staff information, and health issues, which include
statistics on drugs, AIDS, and tuberculosis.
National Inmate Survey, 2008-2009

The National Inmate Survey, 2008-2009 (NIS-2) was conducted in 167 state and federal prisons between October 13, 2008, and March 11, 2009; 286 jails between January 20, 2009, and August 13, 2009; and 10 special (military, Indian country, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)) facilities between May 11, 2009, and December 17, 2009. The data were collected by RTI International under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The NIS-2 comprised two questionnaires -- a survey of sexual victimization and a
survey of past drug and alcohol use and treatment. Inmates were randomly assigned to receive one of the questionnaires so that at the time of the interview the content of the survey remained unknown to facility staff and the interviewers. A total of 81,566 inmates participated in the survey, including 32,029 inmates in state and federal prisons, 48,066 inmates in jails, 399 inmates in military facilities, 115 inmates in Indian country jails, and 957 inmates in facilities operated by ICE.
The respondents were asked about the type of sexual contact, the frequency, when it occurred, and where it occurred. The survey also sought information on any injuries received and the treatment obtained for those injuries. Other questions pertained to the reporting of sexual contact -- if it was reported, to whom it was reported, and any results from reporting sexual contact. Respondents were also asked for reasons why they had not reported the sexual contact if no report was made. Background and demographic information collected includes reasons for incarceration, sexual history, sexual orientation, marital status, gender, ethnicity, and physical characteristics such as height and weight.
National Prosecutors Survey, 1992

This survey queried chief prosecuting attorneys of state
prosecutorial districts (district attorneys, commonwealth attorneys,
etc.) about the prosecution of felony cases within their jurisdictions
during 1991 and 1992. Some items included in an earlier survey,
NATIONAL PROSECUTORS SURVEY, 1990 (ICPSR 9579), were repeated,
covering topics such as new methods of prosecution, new kinds of
evidence, use of criminal history data, general workload statistics,
funding, plea negotiations, sentencing of intermediate sanctions,
relationships with victims and other persons aiding prosecution,
criminal defense of indigents, and the use of lower courts and grand
juries. New areas of concern in 1992 included staffing, turnover,
recruitment, new kinds of felonies, problem cases, scientific
evidence, computerization, staff training, drug testing, and the
personal risks associated with the role of prosecutor. Demographic
data include sex, race, and ethnic composition of current staff
members.
National Inmate Survey, 2007

Data for this study were collected as part of the 2007 National Inmate Survey (NIS), which is comprised of two questionnaires -- a survey of sexual victimization and a survey of past drug and alcohol use and abuse. The survey of sexual victimization resulted in data from 23,398 inmates held in 146 sampled prisons and 40,419 inmates in 282 local jails in the NIS.
Respondents were asked if they had been forced or otherwise coerced into any sexual contact with other inmates or facility staff while incarcerated.  The respondents were asked about the type of sexual contact, the frequency, when it occurred, and where it occurred.  The survey also sought information on any injuries received and treatment obtained for those injuries. Other questions pertained to the reporting of sexual contact -- if it was reported, to whom it was reported, and any results from reporting sexual contact.  Respondents were also asked for reasons why they had not reported the sexual contact if no report was made.
Background and demographic information collected included reasons for incarceration, sexual history, sexual orientation, marital status, gender, ethnicity, and physical characteristics such as height and weight.
National Former Prisoner Survey, 2008

Under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, Congress mandated that the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) investigate former prisoners' experiences in prison to assist in understanding the incidence and prevalence of sexual victimization within the prison setting. BJS and its subcontractor, NORC at the University of Chicago, led a national data collection effort focusing on prison sexual assault as reported by former state prisoners.
The focus of the National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS) was sexual victimization among former state prisoners. The survey was divided into 6 sections. The first two sections were administered using a computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) method and focused on demographic and criminal history information. The remaining sections, covering more sensitive information, were administered using a touch-screen-audio-assisted-computer-self-interviewing (TACASI) method.
Sections A and B of the instrument collected demographic and criminal history information, as well as information on placements during the last continuous incarceration. Sections C and D captured detailed inmate-on-inmate sexual victimization during the last continuous incarceration, including the type of sexual activity, identification of facilities at which such incidents occurred, frequency of occurrences, and other specifics regarding sexual victimization. Section E addressed staff-on-inmate sexual victimization and misconduct, whether considered willing or unwilling, and gathered specifics of activity indicated. The last section, F, focused on the impacts of sexual assault on victimized respondents, as well as parole supervision characteristics for all respondents.
The National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS) began in January 2008 and concluded in October 2008, and involved the random selection of approximately 250 parole offices across the country using probability proportional-to-size (PPS) sampling procedures.  Completed interviews were obtained for 17,738 respondents; supplemental data was collected on all former prisoners sampled in order to develop weights for national estimations.
National Corrections Reporting Program, 2009

The National Corrections Reporting Program gathers data on prisoners entering and leaving the custody or supervision of state and federal authorities. The dataset is comprised of four types of data: prisoners who were admitted to prison (Part 1), released from prison (Part 2), released from parole (Part 3), or in prison at year end (Part 4).
The National Prison Statistics (NPS) program was established in 1926 by the Bureau of the Census in response to a congressional mandate to compile national information on the populations confined in correctional institutions. This program described the characteristics and counts of prison inmates during each calendar year. Since its initiation, responsibility for this program has shifted among several agencies -- in 1950 it was transferred to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration in 1971. Since 1972, the Bureau of Census, under agreement with the Department of Justice, has had responsibility for compiling the statistical data. Census staff negotiates directly with each state, assembles and edits the data, and prepares the data for analysis and publication.
National Corrections Reporting Program, 1992

This study was conducted to provide a consistent and
comprehensive description of convicted persons' entrance into and departure
from correctional custody and correctional supervision. To accomplish
this goal, data were gathered from official state prison records on
topics such as race, sex, and age of inmates, length of time in jail,
length of time in prison, and type of offense committed. The data were
collected from the state prison systems of 38 states, as well
as the Federal Prison System, the California Youth Authority, and the
District of Columbia.
National Corrections Reporting Program, 1991

This study was conducted to provide a consistent and
comprehensive description of convicted persons' entrance into and departure
from correctional custody and correctional supervision. To accomplish
this goal, data were gathered from official state prison records on
topics such as race, sex, and age of inmates, length of time in jail,
length of time in prison, and type of offense committed. The data were
collected from the state prison systems of 35 states, as well
as the Federal Prison System, the California Youth Authority, and the
District of Columbia.
Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data [United States]:  Supplementary Homicide Reports, 2003  

Since 1930, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has
compiled the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) to serve as a periodic
nationwide assessment of reported crimes not available elsewhere in
the criminal justice system. Each year, this information is reported
in four types of files: (1) Offenses Known and Clearances by Arrest,
(2) Property Stolen and Recovered, (3) Supplementary Homicide Reports
(SHR), and (4) Police Employee (LEOKA) Data. The Supplementary
Homicide Reports provide incident-based information on criminal
homicides reported to the police. These homicides consist of murders,
non-negligent manslaughter, and justifiable homicides. The data,
provided monthly by UCR agencies, contain information describing the
victim of the homicide, the offender, and the relationship between
victim and offender.