AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Delinquency in a Birth Cohort II: Philadelphia, 1958-1988

The purpose of this data collection was to follow a birth
cohort born in Philadelphia during 1958 with a special focus on
delinquent activities as children and as adults. The respondents were
first interviewed in DELINQUENCY IN A BIRTH COHORT IN PHILADELPHIA,
PENNSYLVANIA, 1945-1963 (ICPSR 7729). Part 1 offers basic demographic
information, such as sex, race, date of birth, church membership, age,
and socioeconomic status, on each cohort member. Two files supply
offense data: Part 2 pertains to offenses committed while a juvenile
and Part 3 details offenses as an adult. Offense-related variables
include most serious offense, police disposition, location of crime,
reason for police response, complainant's sex, age, and race, type of
victimization, date of offense, number of victims, average age of
victims, number of victims killed or hospitalized, property loss,
weapon involvement, and final court disposition. Part 4, containing
follow-up survey interview data collected in 1988, was designed to
investigate differences in the experiences and attitudes of individuals
with varying degrees of involvement with the juvenile justice system.
Variables include individual histories of delinquency, health,
household composition, marriage, parent and respondent employment and
education, parental contacts with the legal system, and other social
and demographic variables.
National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART), 1988

This collection was undertaken in response to the mandate of the
1984 Missing Children Act. The objective of the act was to estimate the
incidence of five categories of children: children abducted by family
members, children abducted by nonfamily members, runaways, thrownaways
(those not wanted by their families or taken from families because of abuse
or neglect), and children considered missing. Data were collected by
several different methods. The centerpiece of this collection is a
household survey (Parts 19, 20, and 35) that interviewed families to
determine whether any children fit the categories under study. Basic
demographic information on age, race, and sex was collected, and questions
on the family situation were asked of identified children and their parents
and siblings. A survey of juvenile facilities (Parts 28 and 29) was also
conducted to determine how many children had run away from these
facilities. Facility administrators were prompted for demographic
information on the runaways as well as for information on the structure of
the runaways' families. In addition, a survey of returned runaways
(children who had run away and returned home) (Part 30) was completed to
find out whether children's accounts of runaway episodes matched the
accounts given by their parents. Children were queried about their
relationships with their parents and their views of their contributions to
the family. They were also asked about each specific runaway episode:
whether they actually ran away or were asked to leave, how long the episode
lasted, whether friends knew about it, whether friends accompanied them,
whether they used drugs before, during, or after the episode, how they were
found, where they were found, and whether disciplinary action was taken.
The police records component (Parts 31-33) contains information on
homicides, abductions, and sexual assaults.
Juvenile Court Statistics, 1986:  Reported Cases in Calendar Year Data Base

This data collection describes in quantitative terms the 
 volume of juvenile cases disposed by courts having jurisdiction over 
 juvenile matters (delinquency, status, and dependency cases). 
 Inaugurated in 1926 to furnish an index of the problems brought before 
 the juvenile courts, this series is the oldest continuous source of 
 information on the processing of delinquent and dependent youth done by 
 juvenile courts. Information is provided on state, county, number of 
 delinquency cases by sex, number of status cases by sex, number of 
dependency cases by sex, and total number of cases by sex.
Study of Tribal and Alaska Native Juvenile Justice Systems in The United States, 1990

This data collection focuses on juvenile justice systems
administered by federally recognized Indian tribes throughout the
United States. Responses were received from 93 tribes who indicated
that they administered some form of juvenile justice system and from 57
tribes who indicated that they did not. Variables in the data
collection include number of Indian juveniles aged 10-17 in the
jurisdiction, types of cases that the juvenile justice system exercised
jurisdiction over, type of court (tribal, state, federal), annual
budget and sources of funds for the court, number of court personnel,
types of legal statutes covering court activities, kinds of
diversionary options available to the court, and the circumstances
under which juveniles were held with adults. A separate file on
juvenile offense rates according to tribe is provided.
National Youth Gang Intervention and Suppression Survey, 1980-1987

This survey was conducted by the National Youth Gang
 Intervention and Suppression Program. The primary goals of the program
 were to assess the national scope of the gang crime problem, to
 identify promising programs and approaches for dealing with the
 problem, to develop prototypes from the information gained about the
 most promising programs, and to provide technical assistance for the
 development of gang intervention and suppression programs nationwide.
 The survey was designed to encompass every agency in the country that
 was engaged in or had recently engaged in organized responses specifically
 intended to deal with gang crime problems. Cities were screened with
 selection criteria including the presence and recognition of a youth
 gang problem and the presence of a youth gang program as an organized
 response to the problem. Respondents were classified into several major
 categories and subcategories: law enforcement (mainly police,
 prosecutors, judges, probation, corrections, and parole), schools
 (subdivided into security and academic personnel), community, county,
 or state planners, other, and community/service (subdivided into youth
 service, youth and family service/treatment, comprehensive crisis
 intervention, and grassroots groups). These data include variables
 coded from respondents' definitions of the gang, gang member, and gang
 incident. Also included are respondents' historical accounts of the
 gang problems in their areas. Information on the size and scope of the
gang problem and response was also solicited.
Juvenile Court Statistics, 1995: [United States]

This data collection describes in quantitative terms the
 volume of juvenile cases disposed in 1995 by courts having
 jurisdiction over juvenile matters (delinquency, status offense, and
 dependency cases). Inaugurated in 1926 to furnish an index of the
 problems brought before the juvenile courts, this series is the oldest
 continuous source of information on the processing of delinquent and
 dependent youth by juvenile courts. It is the most detailed
 information available on youth who come in contact with the juvenile
 justice system and on the activities of the nation's juvenile courts.
 Information is provided on state, county, number of delinquency cases,
 number of status offense cases, number of dependency cases, and total
 number of cases. The data distinguish cases with and without the
filing of a petition.
Juvenile Court Statistics, 1996: [United States]

This data collection describes in quantitative terms the
 volume of juvenile cases disposed in 1996 by courts having
 jurisdiction over juvenile matters (delinquency, status offense, and
 dependency cases). Inaugurated in 1926 to furnish an index of the
 problems brought before the juvenile courts, this series is the oldest
 continuous source of information on the processing of delinquent and
 dependent youth by juvenile courts. It is the most detailed
 information available on youth who come in contact with the juvenile
 justice system and on the activities of the nation's juvenile courts.
 Information is provided on state, county, number of delinquency cases,
 number of status offense cases, number of dependency cases, and total
 number of cases. The data distinguish cases with and without the
filing of a petition.
A Longitudinal Investigation of Trauma Exposure, Retraumatization, and Post-Traumatic Stress of Justice-Involved Adolescents [Maricopa County, AZ and Philadelphia County, PA], 2000-2010

This study examined the evolution of exposure to violence and psychological distress among adolescents using a sample of 1,354 male and female youths who completed a baseline assessment and 10 follow-up interviews over a seven-year period as part of the Pathways to Desistence study. Statistical analyses were utilized to identify a taxonomy based on adolescents' patterns of exposure to violence as well as to explore the association between the analytically-identified exposure to violence patterns and various psychological symptoms. Additional models were analyzed to examine changes in exposure to violence over time, changes in psychological distress over time, the contemporaneous, parallel processes of changes in exposure to violence and psychological distress over time, and differences in the evolution of violence exposure and psychological distress across sex and race/ethnicity.
Understanding the Role of Trauma and Violence Exposure on Justice-Involved LGBTQA and GNC Youth in Hennepin County, Minnesota, 2018

 The Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluations surveyed 150 youth to examine the role of trauma and violence on  justice-involved lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/unsure or asexual (LGBTQA) and gender non-conforming youth (GNC). 
 Youth were surveyed and administrative human services and juvenile justice data were also analyzed.  The correctional staff were surveyed with an organizational self-assessment on employee perceptions of trauma-informed practices and policies. A subset of youth (N = 60) were interviewed using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire Revised Version 2 (JVQ-R2) and the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) tool to assess trauma and victimization. 
This survey also collected demographic information as well as the participants' history of harassment, bullying, suspension, expulsion, housing arrangements, and foster care involvement.
Exposure to Violence, Trauma, and Juvenile Court Involvement: A Longitudinal Analysis of Mobile Youth and Poverty Study Data, Mobile, Alabama, 1998-2011

This project consists of secondary analysis material (syntax only, no data). The original study that the material pertains to is an examination of predominantly African American adolescents who live in extreme poverty. The study suggested that exposure to violence is positively related to involvement in the juvenile court system, and partially mediated by psychological factors, particularly hopelessness; thus, practitioners should take care to target more than just traumatic stress as a result of exposure to violence in African American impoverished youth.
Northwestern Juvenile Project (Cook County, Illinois): Follow-up 2, 1999 - 2005

This study contains data from the second follow-up interview of the Northwestern Juvenile Project (NJP), a longitudinal assessment of alcohol, drug, or mental service treatment needs of juvenile detainees. This second follow-up occurred approximately 3.5 years after the baseline interview and focused on the development and persistence of psychiatric disorders, related predictive variables, patterns of drug use, and other risky behaviors.
The project's aims included studying (1) development and persistence of alcohol, drug, and mental disorders and (2) pathways and patterns of risky behaviors. Researchers studied changes in disorders over time (including onset, remission, and recurrence), comorbidity, associated functional impairments, and the risk and protective factors related to these disorders and impairments. The NJP addressed  the patterns and sequences of the development of drug use and related variables, focusing on gender differences, racial/ethnic differences, the antecedents of these risky behaviors (risk and protective factors), and how these behaviors are interrelated.
The original sample included 1829 randomly selected youth, 1172 males and 657 females, then 10 to 18 years old, enrolled in the study as they entered the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center from 1995 to 1998. Among the sample were  1,005 African Americans, 524 Hispanics, 296 non-Hispanic white respondents. A random subsample of 997 of the baseline participants were chosen for second follow-up interviews. Researchers tracked participants from the time they left detention and re-interviewed them regardless of where they were living when their follow-up interview was due: in the community, correctional settings, or by telephone if they lived farther than two hours from Chicago.
The study was funded by OJJDP, several institutes at the National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies and private foundations. The National Institutes of Health funded an additional component on HIV/AIDS risk behaviors.
Northwestern Juvenile Project (Cook County, Illinois), Follow-up 3, 1999-2007

 This study contains data from the third follow-up interview of the Northwestern Juvenile Project (NJP), a longitudinal assessment of alcohol, drug, or mental service treatment needs of juvenile detainees. The third follow-up occurred approximately four years after the baseline interview and focused on studying the development and persistence of psychiatric disorders, related predictive variables, patterns of drug use, and other risk behaviors.
The project's aims included studying (1) development and persistence of alcohol, drug, and mental disorders and (2) pathways and patterns of risky behaviors. Changes in disorders over time were studied (including onset, remission, and recurrence), comorbidity, associated functional impairments, and the risk and protective factors related to these disorders and impairments. This study addressed patterns and sequences of the development of drug use and related variables, focusing on gender differences, racial/ethnic differences, the antecedents of these risky behaviors (risk and protective factors), and how these behaviors were interrelated. The original sample included 1829 randomly selected youth, 1172 males and 657 females, then 10 to 18 years old, enrolled in the study as they entered the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center from 1995 to 1998.  Among the sample were 1005 African Americans, 524 Hispanics, 296 non-Hispanic white respondents.
Participants were tracked from the time they left detention. A random subsample of 997 of the baseline participants were chosen for third follow-up interviews. Re-interviews were conducted regardless of where respondents were living when their follow-up interview was due: in the community, correctional settings, or by telephone if they lived farther than two hours from Chicago.
Northwestern Juvenile Project (Cook County, Illinois), Follow-up 4, 2000-2006

 This study contains data from the fourth follow-up interview of the Northwestern Juvenile Project (NJP), a longitudinal assessment of alcohol, drug, or mental service treatment needs of juvenile detainees. The fourth follow-up occurred approximately 4.5 years after the baseline interview and focused on studying the development and persistence of psychiatric disorders, related predictive variables, patterns of drug use, and other risk behaviors.
The project's aims included studying (1) development and persistence of alcohol, drug, and mental disorders and (2) pathways and patterns of risky behaviors. Changes in disorders over time were studied (including onset, remission, and recurrence), comorbidity, associated functional impairments, and the risk and protective factors related to these disorders and impairments. This study addressed patterns and sequences of the development of drug use and related variables, focusing on gender differences, racial/ethnic differences, the antecedents of these risky behaviors (risk and protective factors), and how these behaviors were interrelated. The original sample included 1829 randomly selected youth, 1172 males and 657 females, then 10 to 18 years old, enrolled in the study as they entered the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center from 1995 to 1998.  Among the sample were 1005 African Americans, 524 Hispanics, 296 non-Hispanic white respondents.
Participants were tracked from the time they left detention.
All participants were eligible for fourth follow-up interviews. Re-interviews were conducted regardless of where respondents were living when their follow-up interview was due: in the community, correctional settings, or by telephone if they lived farther than two hours from Chicago.
Developing Self-Regulation, Delinquency Trajectories, and Juvenile Justice Outcomes in Young Women, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1999-2016

There is much variability in the adult outcomes of youth who have been involved in the Juvenile Justice System (JJS). It is increasingly recognized that disparate outcomes may reflect the extent to which JJS involvement intersects with developmental patterns of delinquency and is attuned to normative adolescent development, such as maturing self-regulation. However, little is known about the ways in which JJS services influence maturing self-regulation, and how change in these processes will impact delinquency trajectories extending through early adulthood. Even less is known about the impact of JJS on developmental trajectories of delinquency and self-regulation in adolescent girls, despite the rapid increase of girls' involvement in the JJS in recent years.
The goal of the current study was to advance knowledge to support effective JJS programs and policies by examining the interface between adolescent self-regulation development, delinquency, and JJS involvement. This project built on the Pittsburgh Girls Study (PGS): a large, longitudinal, racially diverse, urban community sample of females that had been followed annually for 13 years since childhood. New data were collected with support from grant 2013-JF-FX-0058 from a subset of PGS participants at ages 19 and 20 years to capture patterns of delinquency persistence and desistance and to assess outcomes in young adulthood. At the end of the funding period, 88% of the original sample of participants had been interviewed through age 20. In addition, official juvenile justice criminal records were gathered for all 2,450 PGS participants. Analyses were conducted to examine: 1) the impact of JJS involvement on developmental trajectories of delinquency and young adult adjustment; 2) the impact of JJS involvement on self-regulation maturation; 3) the relationship between self-regulation development and change in delinquency and young adult adjustment; and 4) mechanisms during adolescence that explain the link between JJS involvement and delinquency. Results showed JJS involvement predicted concurrent and subsequent changes in self-control during adolescence as well as increased risk for subsequent delinquent behavior, poor educational attainment, employment status, and less satisfaction with life in young adulthood. Moreover, self-control in adolescence partially mediated several of the observed prospective associations between JJS involvement and young adult outcomes. These findings add to a research base that can help policymakers better understand how JJS interventions impact normative developmental processes in ways that influence the course of delinquency. Such information is a critical step in improving outcomes of adolescent girls involved in the JJS through the improvement of interventions promoting self-regulation maturation, accountability, resilience and desistance.
National Youth Gang Survey, [United States], 1996-2001

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.Prior to 1996, surveys pertaining to youth gangs in the United States were conducted infrequently, and methodology and samples had been inconsistent. No single source of data pertaining to the nature, size, and scope of youth gangs existed. From 1996 through 2012, the National Youth Gang Survey (NYGS) collected data annually from a large, representative sample of local law enforcement agencies to track the span and seriousness of gang activity nationwide. The NYGS collected data from a sample of the universe of law enforcement agencies in the United States from which data can be extrapolated to determine the scope of youth gangs nationally.This collection includes one SPSS data file "1996-2001_cleaned_for_NACJD.sav" with 330 variables and 3,018 cases.
National Youth Gang Survey, [United States], 2002-2012

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 National Youth Gang Survey (NYGS) 2002-2012 is a continuation of data collected annually from a representative sample of all law enforcement agencies in the United States that began in 1996. In 2002, the NYGS resampled law enforcement agencies based on updated data from the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the NYGS continued to collect law enforcement data through 2012. This longitudinal study allows for examination of the trends in scope and magnitude of youth gangs nationally by measuring the presence, characteristics, and behaviors of local gangs in jurisdictions throughout the United States.
This collection includes 1 SPSS data file with 2,388 cases and 606 variables.
Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2015 [United States]

The Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP), conducted every other year, asks juvenile residential custody facilities in the United States to describe all youth assigned a bed in the facility on a specified reference date. In 2015, the reference date was Wednesday, October 28 (the fourth Wednesday in October).
Each record in the data provides information on a juvenile in a residential facility on the reference date, including information on placement (e.g. placing agency), the judicial process (e.g. court adjudication status), and demographics (e.g. age). Each record that provides information about a juvenile also includes information about institutional characteristics (e.g. facility type, use of locked doors or gates), treatment services, and population of the facility in which the juvenile was held. Therefore, CJRP data can be analyzed at the individual or facility level.
The census was not sent to adult facilities or to facilities exclusively for drug or mental health treatment or for abused or neglected children. Some state and regional agencies provide CJRP data for more than one facility under their jurisdiction.