AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Impact of Constitutional and Statutory Protection on Crime Victims' Rights in Four States in the United States, 1995

This survey of crime victims was undertaken to determine
 whether state constitutional amendments and other legal measures
 designed to protect crime victims' rights had been effective. It was
 designed to test the hypothesis that the strength of legal protection
 for victims' rights has a measurable impact on how victims are treated
 by the criminal justice system and on their perceptions of the
 system. A related hypothesis was that victims from states with strong
 legal protection would have more favorable experiences and greater
 satisfaction with the system than those from states where legal
 protection is weak. The Victim Survey (Parts 1, 4-7) collected
 information on when and where the crime occurred, characteristics of
 the perpetrators, use of force, police response, victim services, type
 of information given to the victim by the criminal justice system, the
 victim's level of participation in the criminal justice system, how
 the case ended, sentencing and restitution, the victim's satisfaction
 with the criminal justice system, and the effects of the crime on the
 victim. Demographic variables in the file include age, race, sex,
 education, employment, and income. In addition to the victim survey,
 criminal justice and victim assistance professionals at the state and
 local levels were surveyed because these professionals affect crime
 victims' ability to recover from and cope with the aftermath of the
 offense and the stress of participation in the criminal justice
 system. The Survey of State Officials (Parts 2 and 8) collected data
 on officials' opinions of the criminal justice system, level of
 funding for the agency, types of victims' rights provided by the
 state, how victims' rights provisions had changed the criminal justice
 system, advantages and disadvantages of such legislation, and
 recommendations for future legislation. The Survey of Local Officials
 (Parts 3 and 9) collected data on officials' opinions of the criminal
 justice system, level of funding, victims' rights to information about
 and participation in the criminal justice process, victim impact
statements, and restitution.
Impact of Neighborhood Structure, Crime, and Physical Deterioration on Residents and Business Personnel in Minneapolis-St.Paul, 1970-1982

This study is a secondary analysis of CRIME, FEAR, AND
CONTROL IN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CENTERS: MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL,
1970-1982 (ICPSR 8167), which was designed to explore the relationship
between small commercial centers and their surrounding
neighborhoods. Some variables from the original study were recoded and
new variables were created in order to examine the impact of community
structure, crime, physical deterioration, and other signs of
incivility on residents' and merchants' cognitive and emotional
responses to disorder. This revised collection sought to measure
separately the contextual and individual determinants of commitment to
locale, informal social control, responses to crime, and fear of
crime. Contextual determinants included housing, business, and
neighborhood characteristics, as well as crime data on robbery,
burglary, assault, rape, personal theft, and shoplifting and measures
of pedestrian activity in the commercial centers. Individual variables
were constructed from interviews with business leaders and surveys of
residents to measure victimization, fear of crime, and attitudes
toward businesses and neighborhoods. Part 1, Area Data, contains
housing, neighborhood, and resident characteristics. Variables include
the age and value of homes, types of businesses, amount of litter and
graffiti, traffic patterns, demographics of residents such as race and
marital status from the 1970 and 1980 Censuses, and crime data. Many
of the variables are Z-scores. Part 2, Pedestrian Activity Data,
describes pedestrians in the small commercial centers and their
activities on the day of observation. Variables include primary
activity, business establishment visited, and demographics such as
age, sex, and race of the pedestrians. Part 3, Business Interview
Data, includes employment, business, neighborhood, and attitudinal
information. Variables include type of business, length of employment,
number of employees, location, hours, operating costs, quality of
neighborhood, transportation, crime, labor supply, views about police,
experiences with victimization, fear of strangers, and security
measures. Part 4, Resident Survey Data, includes measures of
commitment to the neighborhood, fear of crime, attitudes toward local
businesses, perceived neighborhood incivilities, and police
contact. There are also demographic variables, such as sex, ethnicity,
age, employment, education, and income.
Crime Changes in Baltimore, 1970-1994

These data were collected to examine the relationships
among crime rates, residents' attitudes, physical deterioration, and
neighborhood structure in selected urban Baltimore neighborhoods. The
data collection provides both block- and individual-level neighborhood
data for two time periods, 1981-1982 and 1994. The block-level files
(Parts 1-6) include information about physical conditions, land use,
people counts, and crime rates. Parts 1-3, the block assessment files,
contain researchers' observations of street layout, traffic, housing
type, and general upkeep of the neighborhoods. Part 1, Block
Assessments, 1981 and 1994, contains the researchers' observations of
sampled blocks in 1981, plus selected variables from Part 3 that
correspond to items observed in 1981. Nonsampled blocks (in Part 2)
are areas where block assessments were done, but no interviews were
conducted. The "people counts" file (Part 4) is an actual count of
people seen by the researchers on the sampled blocks in 1994.
Variables for this file include the number, gender, and approximate
age of the people seen and the types of activities they were engaged
in during the assessment. Part 5, Land Use Inventory for Sampled
Blocks, 1994, is composed of variables describing the types of
buildings in the neighborhood and their physical condition. Part 6,
Crime Rates and Census Data for All Baltimore Neighborhoods,
1970-1992, includes crime rates from the Baltimore Police Department
for aggravated assault, burglary, homicide, larceny, auto theft, rape,
and robbery for 1970-1992, and census information from the 1970, 1980,
and 1990 United States Censuses on the composition of the housing
units and the age, gender, race, education, employment, and income of
residents. The individual-level files (Parts 7-9) contain data from
interviews with neighborhood leaders, as well as telephone surveys of
residents. Part 7, Interviews with Neighborhood Leaders, 1994,
includes assessments of the level of involvement in the community by
the organization to which the leader belongs and the types of
activities sponsored by the organization. The 1982 and 1994 surveys of
residents (Parts 8 and 9) asked respondents about different aspects of
their neighborhoods, such as physical appearance, problems, and crime
and safety issues, as well as the respondents' level of satisfaction
with and involvement in their neighborhoods. Demographic information
on respondents, such as household size, length of residence, marital
status, income, gender, and race, is also provided in this file.
Exploring Elder Financial Exploitation Victimization: Identifying Unique Risk Profiles and Factors to Enhance Detection, Prevention and Intervention, Texas 2009-2014

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 explores the victim level, perpetrator level and community level variables associated with Adult Protective Services Substantiated Financial Exploitation in Older Adults. The aims of the study were to identify factors that differentiate financial exploitation from other forms of elder abuse as well as differentiate pure financial exploitation from hybrid financial exploitation.
Estimating the Flow of Methamphetamine and Other Synthetic Drugs from Quebec, Canada, 1999-2009


These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.


In this study, researchers used capture-recapture sampling and multiple data sources to gauge the impact of drug trafficking in Quebec, Canada on the United States drug market. The main analyses were based on arrest data that were obtained for Quebec. In addition, analysis of the chemical composition and price assessments of the Quebec synthetic drugs was done.


The study includes one SPSS data file (Quebec Arrest Data (Synthetic Drugs Cases, September 2014; n=20261)-ICPSR.sav ; n=20,261 ; 13 variables) and one Excel data file (Chemical composition of seized synthetic drugs.xls ; n=365 ; 14 variables).


Spatial analyses of border seizure data was performed by the researchers, but these data are not available at this time.  The data used for these analyses concerned synthetic drug seizures at Canadian borders from 2007 to 2012. The dataset was provided by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). For each seizure, the specific border crossing where the seizure was made was provided, as well as the value of the seizure (except for precursors), the country of origin and the type of drug seized. The types of drugs were classified into five types: (1) Precursors, (2) MDMA, (3) Amphetamine, (4) Methamphetamine and (5) Others. Most of the seizures (86.6 percent) were classified in this last category. The country of origin of the seizure was also provided.
Police Arrest Decisions in Intimate Partner Violence Cases in the United States, 2000 and 2003

The purpose of the study was to better understand the factors associated with police decisions to make an arrest or not in cases of heterosexual partner violence and how these decisions vary across jurisdictions. The study utilized data from three large national datasets: the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) for the year 2003, the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) for the years 2000 and 2003, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services Area Resource File (ARF) for the year 2003. Researchers also developed a database of domestic violence state arrest laws including arrest type (mandatory, discretionary, or preferred) and primary aggressor statutes. Next, the research team merged these four databases into one, with incident being the unit of analysis. As a further step, the research team conducted spatial analysis to examine the impact of spatial autocorrelation in arrest decisions by police organizations on the results of statistical analyses. The dependent variable for this study was arrest outcome, defined as no arrest, single male arrest, single female arrest, and dual arrest for an act of violence against an intimate partner. The primary independent variables were divided into three categories: incident factors, police organizational factors, and community factors.
Evaluation of the Psychological Effects of Administrative Segregation in Colorado, 2007-2010

The study was conducted to evaluate the psychological effects of long-term administrative segregation (AS) on offenders, particularly those with mental illness. The longitudinal study examined five groups of inmates in the Colorado prison system over the course of one year: inmates in AS at the Colorado State Penitentiary (CSP) with mental illness, inmates in AS at the CSP without mental illness, inmates at risk of AS in the general population (GP) with mental illness, inmates at risk of AS in the GP without mental illness, and inmates at the San Carlos Correctional Facility, a facility for offenders with severe mental illness. Over the course of the study, researchers assessed each group of inmates using 14 psychological instruments, most of which were administered at three month intervals. Of the 14 psychological instruments, 12 were self-reports by inmates, 1 was filled out by mental health clinicians, and 1 was filled out by correctional staff.
The Historically Black College and University Campus Sexual Assault (HBCU-CSA) Study, 2008

The Historically Black College and University Campus Sexual Assault Study was undertaken to document the prevalence, personal and behavioral factors, context, consequences, and reporting of distinct forms of sexual assault. This study examined campus police and service provider perspectives on sexual victimization and student attitudes toward law enforcement and ideas about prevention and policy. The HBCU-CSA Study was a web survey administered in the fall semester of 2008 at 4 different colleges and universities. The participants included 3,951 undergraduate women and 88 staff from campus police, counseling centers, student health services, office of judicial affairs, women's center, office of the dean of students, and residential life.
Collecting DNA from Juveniles in 30 U.S. States, 2009-2010

 This study examined the laws, policies, and practices
related to juvenile DNA collection, as well as their implications for the juvenile and criminal justice systems. DNA evidence proved valuable in solving crimes, which motivated a concerted effort to expand the categories of offenders who provided DNA samples for analysis and inclusion in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)-operated national database.
State requirements for DNA collection, which initially focused on adult offenders convicted of sexual or violent offenses, expanded to include other categories of convicted felons, convicted misdemeanants, arrestees, and juveniles. In 30 states, certain categories of juveniles handled in the juvenile justice system must now provide DNA samples. The study was designed to explore the practice and implications of collecting DNA from juveniles and addressed the following questions:

How have state agencies, juvenile justice agencies and state laboratories implemented juvenile DNA collection laws?What were the number and characteristics of juveniles with profiles included in CODIS?How have juvenile profiles in CODIS contributed to public safety or other justice outcomes?What improvements to policies and practices needed to be made?

To examine these questions, researchers at the Urban Institute: (1) systematically reviewed all state DNA statutes; (2) conducted semi-structured interviews with CODIS lab representatives in states that collect DNA from juveniles to understand how the laws were implemented; (3) collected and analyzed descriptive data provided by these labs on the volume and characteristics of juvenile profiles in CODIS; (4) conducted semi-structured interviews with juvenile and criminal justice stakeholders in five case study states; and (5) convened a meeting of federal officials and experts from the forensic and juvenile justice committees to explore the broader impacts of juvenile DNA collection.
Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE), 2003-2009

The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE) study included 23 drug courts and 6 comparison sites selected from 8 states across the country. The purpose of the study was to: (1) Test whether drug courts reduce drug use, crime, and multiple other problems associated with drug abuse, in comparision with similar offenders not exposed to drug courts, (2) address how drug courts work and for whom by isolating key individual and program factors that make drug courts more or less effective in achieving their desired outcomes, (3) explain how offender attitudes and behaviors change when they are exposed to drug courts and how these changes help explain the effectiveness of drug court programs, and (4) examine whether drug courts generate cost savings.
Offenders in all 29 sites were surveyed in 3 waves, at baseline, 6 months later, and 18 months after enrollment. The research comprises three major components: process evaluation, impact evaluation, and a cost-benefit analysis. The process evaluation describes how the 23 drug court sites vary in program eligibility, supervision, treatment, team collaboration, and other key policies and practices. The impact evaluation examines whether drug courts produce better outcomes than comparison sites and tests which court policies and offender attitudes might explain those effects. The cost-benefit analysis evaluates drug court costs and benefits.
Alternative Sentencing Policies for Drug Offenders: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Kansas Senate Bill 123, 2001-2010


The study examined the first five years of operation of Kansas senate bill 123 (November 2003-November 2008) examining individual-level and system-level outcomes over
time and across community corrections districts and judicial actors. The study also assesses the impact of SB 123 on the work routines of criminal justice system actors, examining changes in sentencing and supervision practices and interactions across agencies following the implementation of SB 123.

Individual-level impacts of SB 123 on recidivism rates are assessed using sentencing and revocation data collected by the Kansas Sentencing Commission for drug possessors sentenced in Kansas between November 1, 2001 and October 31, 2008 (Dataset 1). Propensity score matching was used to compare the revocation and reconviction rates of drug possessors sentenced to SB 123 with the recidivism rates of similar individuals sentenced to regular probation (standard supervision by community corrections or court services) (Dataset 2). Supervision and program participation data provided by the Kansas Department of Corrections were used to assess the use of drug treatment services, education and employment services, and sanctions for individuals sentenced to SB 123 or standard community corrections (Dataset 3). These quantitative data were complemented by a set qualitative data derived from interviews with SB 123-eligible offenders (Dataset 4), community corrections managers, and courtroom actors (judges, prosecutors, public defenders) (Dataset 5).
Intercity Variation in Youth Homicide, Robbery, and Assault, 1984-2006 [United States]

The research team collected data on homicide, robbery, and assault offending from 1984-2006 for youth 13 to 24 years of age in 91 of the 100 largest cities in the United States (based on the 1980 Census) from various existing data sources. Data on youth homicide perpetration were acquired from the Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR) and data on nonlethal youth violence (robbery and assault) were obtained from the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR).   Annual homicide, robbery, and assault arrest rates per 100,000 age-specific populations (i.e., 13 to 17 and 18 to 24 year olds) were calculated by year for each city in the study. Data on city characteristics were derived from several sources including the County and City Data Books, SHR, and the Vital Statistics Multiple Cause of Death File. The research team constructed a dataset representing lethal and nonlethal offending at the city level for 91 cities over the 23-year period from 1984 to 2006, resulting in 2,093 city year observations.
National Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Victims' Civil Legal Assistance (CLA) Program, 1997-2003 [United States]

The national evaluation of the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) program had three main objectives: (1) to document the range of local activities and programs supported by the Fiscal Year 1998 to Fiscal Year 2000 LAV grants, (2) to conduct a process evaluation by examining and documenting LAV grantee planning and implementation efforts, and (3) to evaluate the effectiveness of LAV programs in meeting the needs of the victims they serve. A mixed method approach was developed to conduct the evaluation. The researchers used a classic triangulation framework of quantitative agency data, telephone survey interviews, mail surveys, interviews and focus groups with service providers, and case studies. The evaluation of effectiveness included (1) before-after analysis of caseload data on 88,901 clients and (2) interviews with 124 LAV clients. The range of local activities and programs was documented primarily through two mail surveys of grantees. For Part 1 (2001 Mail Survey), data include information regarding project staffing, partnerships, legal and advocacy services provided, and implementation challenges. It was completed by 156 grantees. Part 2 (2003 Mail Survey) was administered to the 2001 survey respondents who had also received continuation grants in 2001 or 2002. It was completed by 79 grantees. This survey sought information on successful practices for achieving key project objectives. It also attempted to quantify the number and types of legal services provided and gain more quantitative information on unmet needs. Part 3 (Legal Assistance for Victims Data) contains caseload data including demographics related to clients such as gender, ethnicity, and income. It also contains information regarding the case including type of case, hours worked on the case, and results of the case. There are also data related to the agency such as jurisdiction of the agency and type of agency. For Part 4 (Victims Interviews), data include demographic information, history and background of the case, legal services received, satisfaction with legal services, impact of legal services, and the victim's current situation.
Impact of Prisoner Litigation Reform, 1992-2000 [United States]

In 1996, the United States Congress enacted two policies
 to regulate the use of the legal system by state prisoners. They were
 the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) and the Antiterrorism and
 Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). The purpose of this research
 project was to examine whether the PLRA and the AEDPA had their
 intended effects of reducing the number of Section 1983 lawsuits and
 habeas corpus petitions, respectively, at both the national and
 circuit court levels. The researchers obtained data, from the Research
 and Statistics Division of the Administrative Office of the United
 States Courts, on the number of civil rights suits and the number of
 habeas corpus petitions filed by state prisoners in district courts
 from April 1992 to December 2000. These data were organized into
 monthly increments. Dataset 1, Civil Rights Suits Filed, contains 105
 cases, and Dataset 2, Habeas Corpus Petitions Filed, also contains 105
 cases. The trends in civil rights suits filed (Dataset 1) and habeas
 corpus petitions filed (Dataset 2) were measured by the number of
 petitions filed per 10,000 state prisoners. Filing rates were measured
 at the level of district courts, grouped together by the circuit court
 that has jurisdiction over them.
Variables in Dataset 1, Civil Rights Suits Filed, include filing
 date and the number of civil rights suits filed per 10,000 state
 prisoners at the national level as well as for district courts within
 each of the 11 circuits and the District of Columbia. An intervention
 flag variable is also included. Variables in Dataset 2, Habeas Corpus
 Petitions Filed, include filing date and the number of habeas
 corpus petitions filed per 10,000 state prisoners at the national
 level, as well as for district courts within each of the 11 circuits
 and the District of Columbia. A pulse flag variable and two
intervention flag variables are also included.