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Penal Code Citations: Sentencing in 18 American Felony Courts, 1983
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. Such... -
Efficiency in Processing Sexual Assault Kits in Crime Laboratories and Law...
These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they there received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not... -
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... -
Rape Prevention Through Bystander Education at a Northeastern State...
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a rape prevention program that used a community of responsibility model to teach women and men how to intervene... -
Crime, Fear, and Control in Neighborhood Commercial Centers: Minneapolis...
The major objective of this study was to examine how physical characteristics of commercial centers and demographic characteristics of residential areas contribute to crime and... -
National Crime Victimization Survey, 1992-2002
The National Crime Victimization Surveys (NCVS) series, previously called the National Crime Surveys (NCS), has been collecting data on personal and household victimization... -
National Crime Surveys: Cities Attitude Sub-Sample, 1972-1975
This subsample of the national crime surveys consists of data on personal and household victimization for persons aged 12 and older in 26 major United States cities in the... -
Deterrent Effects of the New York Juvenile Offender Law, 1974-1984
This data collection was designed to assess the effects of the New York Juvenile Offender Law on the rate of violent crime committed by juveniles. The data were collected to... -
Retail-Level Heroin Enforcement and Property Crime in 30 Cities in...
In undertaking this data collection, the principal investigators sought to determine (1) whether police enforcement against drug crimes, specifically heroin crimes, had any... -
United Nations Surveys of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice...
Investigator(s): United Nations Office at Vienna, R.W. Burnham, Helen Burnham, Bruce DiCristina, and Graeme Newman The United Nations Surveys of Crime Trends and Operations of... -
National Incident-Based Reporting System, 2019
An annual publication in which the FBI compiles the volume and rate of violent and property crime offenses for the nation and by state. Individual law enforcement agency data... -
Effects of Foot Patrol Policing in Boston, 1977-1985
This collection evaluates the impact of a new foot patrol plan, implemented by the Boston Police Department, on incidents of crime and neighborhood disturbances. Part 1 contains... -
Reactions to Crime Project, 1977 [Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco]:...
This survey was conducted by the Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research at Northwestern University to gather information for two projects that analyzed the impact of crime... -
Experience of Violence in the Lives of Homeless Persons: The Florida Four...
The primary goal of this study was to develop an understanding of the role of violence in the lives of homeless women and men. The objectives were to determine how many women... -
National Judicial Reporting Program Series
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics This series tabulates the number of persons convicted of felonies in state courts and describes their sentences. Data were... -
National Crime Surveys: Redesign Data, 1975-1979
These data are a product of the National Crime Surveys Redesign Project. The purpose of the data collection was to create several different data files from existing public-use... -
Prison Rape Elimination Act Data Series
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) collects and analyzes data on the incidence and effects of sexual violence in prisons and jails. The data, in various datasets, are... -
Criminal Victimization and Perceptions of Community Safety in 12 United...
This collection presents survey data from 12 cities in the United States regarding criminal victimization, perceptions of community safety, and satisfaction with local police.... -
Calls for Service to Police as a Means of Evaluating Crime Trends in...
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... -
Participation in Illegitimate Activities: Ehrlich Revisited, 1960
This study re-analyzes Isaac Ehrlich's 1960 cross-section data on the relationship between aggregate levels of punishment and crime rates. It provides alternative model...