103 datasets found
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Federal
Mandatory Drug offender Processing Data, 1986: Alaska, California, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia
Department of Justice —
The National Consortium for Assessing Drug Control Initiatives, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and coordinated by the Criminal Justice Statistics... -
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Sentencing in Eight United States District Courts, 1973-1978
Department of Justice —
This data collection provides information about sentencing patterns established by the United States District Courts for federal offenses. It is one of only a few... -
Federal
Comparison of Drug Control Strategies in San Diego, 1989
Department of Justice —
This study assesses the consequences for offenders of various drug enforcement strategies employed by the San Diego Police Department and profiles the factors that... -
Federal
Felony Prosecution and Sentencing in North Carolina, 1981-1982
Department of Justice —
This survey assesses the impact of a determinant sentencing law, the Fair Sentencing Act, which became effective July 1, 1981, in North Carolina. Specific variables... -
Federal
Assessing Local Legal Culture: Practitioner Norms in Four Criminal Courts, 1979
Department of Justice —
This study attempts to operationalize the concept of local legal culture by examining differences in the processing of twelve hypothetical criminal cases in four... -
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Prosecution of Felony Arrests, 1986: Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Portland, St. Louis, and Washington, DC
Department of Justice —
This data collection represents the sixth in a series of statistical reports sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The purpose of the series is to provide... -
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Collection Monitoring of Federal Criminal Sentences Series
Department of Justice —
Investigator(s): U.S. Sentencing Commission This collection contains information on federal criminal cases sentenced under the Sentencing Guidelines and Policy... -
Federal
Juvenile Defendants in Criminal Courts (JDCC): Survey of 40 Counties in the United States, 1998
Department of Justice —
This is an independent sample of juvenile defendants drawn from the State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) for 1998 (see ICPSR 2038). SCPS 1998 tracked felony cases... -
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Repeat Offender Laws in the United States: Forms, Uses, and Perceived Value, 1983
Department of Justice —
This survey of prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges in jurisdictions with sentence enhancement statutes for repeat offenders collected information about the... -
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Multistate Analysis of Time Consumption in Capital Appeals, 1992-2002
Department of Justice —
Despite public controversy over the length of death penalty appeals, little empirical work has been done on the time allocated to the capital appeals process. The... -
Federal
Community Context and Sentencing Decisions in 39 Counties in the United States, 1998
Department of Justice —
This study aimed to understand the extent to which punishment is influenced by the larger social context in which it occurs by examining both the main and... -
Federal
Penal Code Citations: Sentencing in 18 American Felony Courts, 1983
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this study was to describe sentencing outcomes in 18 jurisdictions across the United States based on sentences actually imposed on adjudicated felons.... -
Federal
Augmented Federal Probation, Sentencing, and Supervision Information System, 1985
Department of Justice —
The United States Sentencing Commission, established by the 98th Congress, is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government. The Commission recommends... -
Federal
Multi-State Recidivism Study Using Static-99R and Static-2002 Risk Scores and Tier Guidelines From the Adam Walsh Act, Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, South Carolina, 1990-2004
Department of Justice —
This study seeks to examine important components of our nation's sex offender tracking and monitoring systems, with a focus on risk assessment and sexual recidivism... -
Federal
National Evaluation of the Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grant Program, 1996-1999
Department of Justice —
This study evaluated the Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing (VOI/TIS) incentive grant program enacted in 1994. The program provided grants to states... -
Federal
Pennsylvania Sentencing Data, 1996
Department of Justice —
The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing is a legislative agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Commission develops sentencing guidelines for judges to use... -
Federal
Measuring Perceptions of Appropriate Prison Sentences in the United States, 2000
Department of Justice —
This study examined the public's preferences regarding sentencing and parole of criminal offenders. It also investigated the public's willingness to pay for... -
Federal
Sanctions in the Justice System, 1942-1977: The Effects on Offenders in Racine, Wisconsin
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this data collection was to evaluate the effectiveness of judicial intervention and varying degrees of sanction severity by comparing persons who have... -
Federal
Effects of Determinant Sentencing on Institutional Climate and Prison Administration: Connecticut, Minnesota, Illinois, 1981-1983
Department of Justice —
This data collection examines the effects of determinant sentencing on prison climate and administration. Three data collection periods are covered in the dataset.... -
Federal
Assessment of Defense and Prosecutorial Strategies in Terrorism Trials in the United States, 1980-2004
Department of Justice —
This study created a flat-file database of information regarding defendants who were referred to United States Attorneys by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
103 datasets found