Datasets
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Outcome Evaluation of the Teens, Crime, and the Community/Community Works (TCC/CW) Training Program in Nine Cities Across Four States, 2004-2005
In 1985, the Teens, Crime, and the Community and Community Works (TCC/CW) program, a collaborative effort by the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Street Law, Inc.,... -
Pathways From Dependency and Neglect to Delinquency in a Mid-South County in the United States, 1984-1985 and 2000-2001
The purpose of this study was to examine two sets of children -- those alleged dependent and neglected and those alleged delinquent -- in order to better understand the... -
Developing and Validating a Brief Jail Mental Health Screen in Maryland and New York, 2005-2006
The goal of this research project was to develop an efficient mental health screen that would aid in the early identification of severe mental illnesses and other acute... -
Justice Response to Repeat Victimization in Cases of Violence Against Women in Redlands, California, 2005
The study set out to test the question of whether more efficacious outcomes would be gained the closer that a second response by police officers occurs to an actual domestic... -
Preparedness of Large Retail Malls to Prevent and Respond to Terrorist Attack, 2004 [United States]
The purpose of this project was to assess the level of security in large indoor shopping malls. The researchers administered surveys to the security directors of the nation's... -
Impact of Violent Victimization on Physical and Mental Health Among Women in the United States, 1994-1996
The major goals of the project were to use survey data about victimization experiences among American women to examine: (a) the consequences of victimization for women's... -
National Evaluation of Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP), 1996-2003 [United States]
The goal of this study was to conduct a national empirical assessment of post-release employment and recidivism effects based on legislative intent for inmates participating in... -
County Characteristics, 2000-2007 [United States]
This file contains an array of county characteristics by which researchers can investigate contextual influences at the county level. Included are population size and the... -
Prevalence and Case Characteristics of Drug-Facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape Among College Students and Other Young Women in the United States, 2006
This study had four key goals. The first goal was to identify how many women in the United States and in college settings have ever been raped or sexually assaulted during their... -
Assessing the Validity of Voice Stress Analysis (VSA) Tools in a Jail Setting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2006
The purpose of the project was to assess the validity of two Voice Stress Analysis (VSA) tools currently on the market: the Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) and the Computer Voice... -
Aftercare Services for Juvenile Parolees with Mental Disorders in Ohio, 2005-2006
The purpose of the study was to examine the aftercare services juvenile parolees with mental disorders receive as they transition from correctional facilities to the community.... -
Assessing Identity Theft Offenders' Strategies and Perceptions of Risk in the United States, 2006-2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the crime of identity theft from the offenders' perspectives. The study employed a purposive sampling strategy. Researchers identified... -
Implicit and Explicit Messages on Neighborhood Watch Signs in San Diego County, California, 2005-2007
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of Neighborhood Watch signs on perceived crime rates, likelihood of victimization, community safety, and estimates of home... -
Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Crime in the United States, 1980-1987
This collection focuses on how changes in the legal drinking age affect the number of fatal motor vehicle accidents and crime rates. The principal investigators identified three... -
Patterns of Drug Use and Their Relation to Improving Prediction of Patterns of Delinquency and Crime in Racine, Wisconsin, 1961-1988
This dataset presents information on the relationship between drug and alcohol use and contacts with police for persons in Racine, Wisconsin, born in 1955. The collection is... -
Changing Patterns of Drug Abuse and Criminality Among Crack Cocaine Users in New York City, 1988-1989
This collection examines the characteristics of users and sellers of crack cocaine and the impact of users and sellers on the criminal justice system and on drug treatment and... -
Calls for Service to Police as a Means of Evaluating Crime Trends in Oklahoma City, 1986-1988
In an effort to measure the effectiveness of crime deterrents and to estimate crime rates, calls for assistance placed to police in Oklahoma City over a two-year period were... -
Registry of Randomized Criminal Justice Experiments in Sanctions, 1951-1983
This registry categorizes, summarizes, and analyzes datasets containing information on randomized criminal justice experiments in sanctions. These datasets vary in methodology,... -
Retail-Level Heroin Enforcement and Property Crime in 30 Cities in Massachusetts, 1980-1986
In undertaking this data collection, the principal investigators sought to determine (1) whether police enforcement against drug crimes, specifically heroin crimes, had any... -
Termination of Criminal Careers: Measurement of Rates and Their Determinants in Detroit SMSA, 1974-1977
The purpose of this collection was to measure the length of criminal careers and to correlate these lengths with other characteristics such as age, race, sex, type of crimes...