Datasets
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Mental Disorder and Violent Crime: A 20-Year Cohort Study in New York State, 1968-1988
The objectives of this study were (1) to compare long-term patterns of violent crime for mentally disordered patients and for prison inmates, and (2) to evaluate the predictive... -
Evaluation of the Maricopa County [Arizona] Demand Reduction Program, 1989-1991
These data were collected to evaluate the Demand Reduction Program, a program initiated in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 1989 to combat drug abuse. A consortium of municipal,... -
Classification of Rapists in Massachusetts, 1980-1990
The purpose of this study was to apply the latest version of a typological system for rapists (MTC:R3) developed at the Massachusetts Treatment Center for Sexually Dangerous... -
Effects of Legal Supervision of Chronic Addict Offenders in Southern California, 1974-1981
This study examined the effects of timing and level of legal supervision in controlling antisocial behavior and promoting prosocial behavior in chronic addict offenders. The... -
Relationship of Mental Disorder to Violent Behavior in the United States, 1983-1984
This study investigates the relationship between mental disorder and violent behavior. Detailed interviews were conducted with inmates in the North Carolina prison system. Each... -
Arson Measurement, Analysis, and Prevention in Massachusetts, 1983-1985
These data were gathered to test a model of the socioeconomic and demographic determinants of the crime of arson. Datasets for this analysis were developed by the principal... -
Perceptual Deterrence and Desistance from Crime: A Study of Repetitive Serious Property Offenders in Tennessee, 1987-1988
For this data collection, offenders confined to prison were surveyed to examine the utility of deterrence theory variables as predictors of differential desistance from serious... -
Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of the Massachusetts Intensive Probation Supervision Project, 1984-1985
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an Intensive Probation Supervision (IPS) program on high-risk offenders. The IPS program was characterized by four... -
Anticipating Community Drug Problems in Washington, DC, and Portland, Oregon, 1984-1990
This study examined the use of arrestee urinalysis results as a predictor of other community drug problems. A three-stage public health model was developed using drug diffusion... -
National Assessment Program Survey of Criminal Justice Personnel in the United States, 1986
This survey probed the needs and problems facing local criminal justice practitioners. Within each sampled county, survey questionnaires were distributed to the police chief of... -
Criminal Violence and Incapacitation in California, 1962-1988
These data were gathered to investigate the usefulness of statistical methods, particularly multiple-regression analysis, in predicting repeat criminal activity subsequent to an... -
Criminal Victimization Among Women in Cleveland, Ohio: Impact on Health Status and Medical Service Usage, 1986
The impact of criminal victimization on the health status of women is the focus of this data collection. The researchers examined the extent to which victimized women differed... -
Deterring Drug Use With Intensive Probation in New Jersey, 1989-1990
These data were collected to measure the degree to which subjective deterrence and rational choice are effective in reducing drug-use recidivism rates. Baseline interviews were... -
Caseflow Management and Delay Reduction in Urban Trial Courts of the United States, 1979, 1983-1985
The purpose of this study was to examine caseflow management in order to reduce delays in urban trial courts. The data contain information from court records that reached... -
Management of Death Row Inmates, 1986-1987: [United States]
These data offer objective and subjective information about current death row inmates and the management policies and procedures related to their incarceration. The major... -
Crime Commission Rates Among Incarcerated Felons in Nebraska, 1986-1990
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 self-report... -
Minneapolis Intervention Project, 1986-1987
This collection investigates the impact of increased activity of community intervention projects on the incidence of domestic abuse. In particular, the data provide an... -
Evaluation of Arizona Pretrial Services Drug Testing Programs, 1987-1989
The purpose of this data collection was to examine the relationship between drug use and pretrial misconduct in Pima and Maricopa counties in Arizona. Data assess the... -
Evaluation of a Repeat Offender Unit in Phoenix, Arizona, 1987-1989
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a Repeat Offender Unit in Phoenix. Repeat Offender Programs are police-initiated procedures for patrolling and... -
Effects of Drug Testing on Defendant Risk in Dade County, Florida, 1987
The purpose of this data collection was to explore the relationship between drug use and crime. Specifically, the collection was undertaken to determine whether drug test...