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Collection Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) Series
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Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) series was designed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect... -
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Census of Public Defender Offices: County-Based and Local Offices, 2007
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) 2007 Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO) collected data from public defender offices located across 49 states and the... -
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Study of Race, Crime, and Social Policy in Oakland, California, 1976-1982
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In 1980, the National Institute of Justice awarded a grant to the Cornell University College of Human Ecology for the establishment of the Center for the Study of... -
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Collection Directory of Law Enforcement Agencies Series
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Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics To ensure an accurate sampling frame for its Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey,... -
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Prevalence, Context, and Consequences of Dual Arrest in Intimate Partner Cases in 19 States in the United States, 2000
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This project provided the first large-scale examination of the police response to intimate partner violence and of the practice known as "dual arrest." The objectives... -
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National Assessment of Gangs in Correctional Facilities, 1992
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This study sought to identify and examine current policies and strategies for controlling prison gangs and to determine the ways in which correctional facilities were... -
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Collection National Prosecutors Survey Series
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Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Survey of Prosecutors is a survey of chief prosecutors in state court systems. A chief prosecutor is an... -
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Divorce Mediation and Domestic Violence in the United States, 1993
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This study gathered data on policies and procedures for identifying domestic violence issues among divorcing couples and examined divorce mediation practices and... -
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National Study of Law Enforcement Agencies' Policies Regarding Missing Children and Homeless Youth, 1986
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The purpose of the study was to provide information about law enforcement agencies' handling of missing child cases, including the rates of closure for these cases,... -
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National Survey of Judges and Court Practitioners, 1991
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's primary... -
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National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems (NSIDS) State-Administered Data, 2013
Department of Justice —
The National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems (NSIDS) collected nationwide data in order to: (1) identify the number and characteristics of publicly financed... -
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Line Police Officer Knowledge of Search and Seizure Law: An Exploratory Multi-city Test in the United States, 1986-1987
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This data collection was undertaken to gather information on the extent of police officers' knowledge of search and seizure law, an issue with important consequences... -
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National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems (NSIDS), 1999
Department of Justice —
This survey collected nationwide data in order to: (1) identify the number and characteristics of publicly financed indigent defense systems and agencies in the... -
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Community Policing and Police Agency Accreditation in the United States, 1992 and 1994
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This study was undertaken to examine the compatibility of law enforcement agency accreditation and community policing. It sought to answer the following questions:... -
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Developing a Common Metric for Evaluating Police Performance in Deadly Force Situations in the United States, 2009-2011
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This study developed interval-level measurement scales for evaluating police officer performance during real or simulated deadly force situations. Through a two-day... -
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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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Collection Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Labs Series
Department of Justice —
The Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Labs (CPFFCL) was first conducted in 2003 to capture data on the 2002 workload and operations of the 351 publicly funded... -
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Census of Public Defender Offices: State Programs, 2007
Department of Justice —
The Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) 2007 Census of Public Defender Offices (CPDO) collected data from public defender offices located across 49 states and the... -
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Management of Death Row Inmates, 1986-1987: [United States]
Department of Justice —
These data offer objective and subjective information about current death row inmates and the management policies and procedures related to their incarceration. The... -
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National Survey of AIDS in Correctional Facilities, 1985-1990, 1992
Department of Justice —
In late 1985, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) began its first study of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in correctional facilities. The objective of...