Datasets
-
Changing Patterns of Drug Abuse and Criminality Among Crack Cocaine Users in New York City: Criminal Histories and Criminal Justice System Processing, 1983-1984, 1986
This data collection compares a sample of persons arrested for offenses related to crack cocaine with a sample arrested for offenses related to powdered cocaine. The collection... -
Effects of Cognitive Interviewing, Practice, and Interview Style on Children's Recall Performance in California, 1989-1990
This data collection, designed to improve the quality of children's testimony in court, evaluates how different types of interview formats affect the completeness and accuracy... -
Alternative Probation Strategies in Baltimore, Maryland
The purpose of this study was to assess the relative cost-effectiveness of supervised probation, unsupervised probation, and community service. Data were collected from several... -
Felony Prosecution and Sentencing in North Carolina, 1981-1982
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 include... -
Adult Criminal Careers, Michigan: 1974-1977
These data, taken from the computerized criminal history files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, were collected to develop estimates of the extent and variation of... -
Effects of Determinant Sentencing on Institutional Climate and Prison Administration: Connecticut, Minnesota, Illinois, 1981-1983
This data collection examines the effects of determinant sentencing on prison climate and administration. Three data collection periods are covered in the dataset. Parts 1-3... -
Evaluation of Intensive Probation in Milwaukee, 1980-1981
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results and impact of a two-year experiment in innovative probation practices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After being classified... -
Census of Urban Crime, 1970
This data collection contains information on urban crime in the United States. The 331 variables include crime incidence, criminal sanctions, police employment, police... -
State Appellate Court Adaptation to Caseload Increase, 1968-1984: [United States]
This data collection examines the impact of caseload pressures on both intermediate appellate courts and supreme courts for each state in the nation. The data describe in detail... -
Age Cohort Arrest Rates, 1970-1980
The data for this collection were gathered from the 1970 and 1980 Censuses and the Uniform Crime Reports for 1970 through 1980. The unit of analysis in this data collection is... -
Influence of Sanctions and Opportunities on Rates of Bank Robbery, 1970-1975: [United States]
This study was designed to explain variations in crime rates and to examine the deterrent effects of sanctions on crime. The study concentrated on bank robberies, but it also... -
Cost Effectiveness of Misdemeanant Probation in Hamilton County, Ohio, 1981-1982
This research was designed to determine whether the supervision of misdemeanant probationers was cost-effective for increasing the level of successful probation completions in... -
Youths and Deterrence: Columbia, South Carolina, 1979-1981
This is an investigation of a cohort of high school-aged youth in Columbia, South Carolina. Surveys were conducted in three consecutive years from 1979 to 1981 in nine high... -
Search Warrant Procedures in Seven Cities, 1984: [United States]
These data were collected in seven unnamed cities by the National Center of State Courts. Court cases were identified in one of three ways: (1) observation during real-time... -
Specific Deterrent Effects of Arrest for Domestic Assault: Minneapolis, 1981-1982
This data collection contains information on 330 incidents of domestic violence in Minneapolis. Part 1, Police Data, contains data from the initial police reports filled out... -
Criminal Justice Response to Victim Harm in the United States, 1981
This data collection examines the ways in which victim harm affects decisions regarding arrest, prosecution, and sentencing, and the impact of these decisions on the victim's... -
Early Identification of the Chronic Offender, [1978-1980: California]
Patterns of adult criminal behavior are examined in this data collection. Data covering the adult years of peak criminal activity (from approximately 18 to 26 years of age) were... -
Crime Days Precursors Study: Baltimore, 1952-1976
This data collection focuses on 354 male narcotic addicts who were selected using a stratified random sample from a population of 6,149 known narcotic abusers arrested or... -
Effectiveness of Police Response: Denver, 1982
This data collection investigates the nature of law enforcement by recording police behavior in problematic situations, primarily disturbances and traffic stops. The data... -
Reactions to Crime in Atlanta and Chicago, 1979-1980
Two previously released data collections from ICPSR are combined in this dataset: CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH AND LOW CRIME NEIGHBORHOODS IN ATLANTA, 1980 (ICPSR 7951) and CRIME...