125 datasets found
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Criminal Recidivism in a Large Cohort of Offenders Released from Prison in Florida, 2004-2008
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The purpose of the study was to quantify the effect of the embrace of DNA technology on offender behavior. In particular, researchers examined whether an offender's... -
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Criminal Behavior of Gangs in Aurora and Denver, Colorado, and Broward County, Florida: 1993-1994
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This study was undertaken to measure the criminal behavior of gangs, including their involvement in delinquent behavior such as drug use and drug trafficking... -
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Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation, United States, 2002-2015
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation database consists of state laws, executive orders, and administrative... -
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Crime and Mental Disorder, 1972
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The purpose of this data collection was to explore the relationship between crime and mental disorder among jail inmates. Three sample groups were studied: jail... -
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Risk Assessment and Schemes for Sexual Recidivism: A 25 Year Follow-Up of Convicted Sex Offenders Referred to the Massachusetts Treatment Center, 1959-1984
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The aim of the study was to evaluate and to improve the decision-making algorithms that have been generated to assess risk in sexual offenders. More specifically, it... -
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Patterns of Juvenile Delinquency and Co-Offending in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976-1994
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In an attempt to inform and advance the literature on co-offending, this study tracked through time the patterns of criminal behavior among a sample of offenders and... -
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Crime Commission Rates Among Incarcerated Felons in Nebraska, 1986-1990
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These data focus on rates of criminal offending obtained through the use of self-report surveys. Specifically, the study investigates whether two different types of... -
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Evaluating a Lethality Scale for the Seattle Police Department Domestic Violence Unit, 1995-1997
Department of Justice —
The specific aim of this project was to evaluate the usefulness of the Seattle Police Department's (SPD) Lethality Scale in identifying misdemeanor cases that might... -
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Measuring Crime Rates of Prisoners in Colorado, 1988-1989
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In the late 1970s, the Rand Corporation pioneered a method of collecting crime rate statistics. They obtained reports of offending behavior--types and frequencies of... -
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An Examination of the Link Between Gang Involvement and Victimization Among Youth in Residential Placement, United States, 2003
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This study was a secondary analysis of Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) 2003 [United States] ICPSR 34304. In recent years, considerable empirical and... -
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White-Collar Criminal Careers, 1976-1978: Federal Judicial Districts
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This study examined the criminal careers of 1,331 offenders convicted of white-collar crimes in the United States District Courts to assess the relative effectiveness... -
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Evaluation of the Washington, DC, Superior Court Drug Intervention Program, 1994-1998
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This study was undertaken to measure the impact of the standard, treatment, and sanction dockets, which comprise the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program (SCDIP),... -
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Collection National Pretrial Reporting Program Series
Department of Justice —
Investigator(s): Pretrial Services Resource Center The National Pretrial Reporting Program project was initiated in 1983 by the Pretrial Services Resource Center with... -
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Attitudes Toward Crime and Punishment in Vermont: Public Opinion About an Experiment With Restorative Justice, 1999
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By the summer of 1998, the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) had completed three years of operational experience with "restorative justice," a concept that... -
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Effects of Sentences on Subsequent Criminal Behavior in New Jersey, 1976-1977
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This data collection examines the effects of sentencing on offenders' subsequent criminal behaviors. The data address the following questions: (1) At what point in... -
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Longitudinal Study of Criminal Career Patterns of Former California Youth Authority Wards, 1965-1984
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This study was designed to measure changes that occur in criminal behavior as offenders move through life. It investigated the patterns of criminal behavior that... -
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Strategies for Retaining Offenders in Mandatory Drug Treatment Programs in Kings County, New York, 1994-1995
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This study examined the relationship between legal pressure and drug treatment retention by assessing perceptions of legal pressure held by two groups of legally-... -
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Incapacitation Effects of Incarcerating Drug Offenders: Longitudinal Arrest Histories of Adults Arrested in Washington, DC, 1985-1986
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This study examined differences in criminal career parameters that determine the potential incapacitative effects of alternative sentencing policies directed at drug-... -
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Crime During the Transition to Adulthood: How Youth Fare As They Leave Out-of-Home Care in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, 2002-2007
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The purpose of the study was to examine criminal behavior and criminal justice system involvement among youth making the transition from out-of-home care to... -
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Profiling the Needs of the California Youth Authority's Female Population, 1996
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This study was designed to assess the needs and characteristics of the female juvenile offender population in California and to evaluate the existing program...
125 datasets found