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Assessing Local Legal Culture: Practitioner Norms in Four Criminal Courts, 1979
This study attempts to operationalize the concept of local legal culture by examining differences in the processing of twelve hypothetical criminal cases in four criminal... -
Revictimization and Victim Satisfaction in Domestic Violence Cases Processed...
This study sought to examine (1) the occurrence of revictimization, (2) the impact of case processing in Quincy District Court (QDC) on the disclosure of revictimization, and... -
Prosecutor's Management and Information System (PROMIS), New Orleans, 1979
The Prosecutor's Management and Information System (PROMIS) is a computer-based management information system for public prosecution agencies. PROMIS was initially developed... -
Immigrant Populations as Victims in New York City and Philadelphia, 1994
The purpose of this study was to examine interrelated issues surrounding the use of the criminal justice system by immigrant victims and to identify ways to improve the criminal... -
Effects of Cognitive Interviewing, Practice, and Interview Style on...
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... -
United States Courts of Appeals Database Phase 1, 1925-1988
The Appeals Court Database Project was designed to create an extensive dataset to facilitate the empirical analysis of the votes of judges and the decisions of the United States... -
Community Context and Sentencing Decisions in 39 Counties in the United States, 1998
This study aimed to understand the extent to which punishment is influenced by the larger social context in which it occurs by examining both the main and conditioning influence... -
Police Documentation of Drunk Driving Arrests, 1984-1987: Los Angeles,...
These data measure the effects of blood alcohol content coupled with officer reports at the time of arrest on driving while intoxicated (DWI) case outcomes (jury verdicts and... -
Response to Domestic Violence in the Quincy, Massachusetts, District Court, 1995-1997
The Quincy, Massachusetts, District Court initiated an aggressive, pro-intervention strategy for dealing with domestic violence cases in 1986. This study was funded to examine... -
Victim Impact Statements: Their Effect on Court Outcomes and Victim...
The purpose of this data collection was to assess the effects of victim impact statements on sentencing decisions and on victim satisfaction with the criminal justice system.... -
Testing the Efficacy of Judicial Monitoring Using a Randomized Trial at the...
These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not... -
Impact Evaluation of the Felony Domestic Violence Court in Kings County...
This study examined the ways in which the model of the Kings County Felony Domestic Violence Court (FDVC) changed the way cases were processed and adjudicated, the impact of... -
Juvenile Defendants in Criminal Courts (JDCC): Survey of 40 Counties in the...
This is an independent sample of juvenile defendants drawn from the State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) for 1998 (see ICPSR 2038). SCPS 1998 tracked felony cases filed in... -
National Survey of Court Organization, 1971-1972
The purpose of this study was to document the existing organization of courts in the 50 states and the District of Columbia as of 1971-1972. The survey covers all appellate... -
Monitoring of Federal Criminal Convictions and Sentences: Appeals Data Series
Investigator(s): U.S. Sentencing Commission This collection contains appellate information from the 12 circuit courts of appeals of the United States. The United States... -
Systems Change Analysis of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs in...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether adult sexual assault cases in a Midwestern community were more likely to be investigated and prosecuted after the... -
Evaluation of No-Drop Policies for Domestic Violence Cases in San Diego,...
This study sought to examine the effects of no-drop policies on court outcomes, victim satisfaction with the justice system, and feelings of safety. Moreover, researchers wanted... -
Prosecutor's Management Information System (PROMIS), Rhode Island, 1979
The Prosecutor's Management Information System (PROMIS) is a computer-based information system for public prosecution agencies. PROMIS was initially developed with funds from... -
Social Science Research on Wrongful Convictions and Near Misses, 1980-2012
These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not... -
Evidence-Based Screening and Assessment: A Randomized Trial of a Validated...
With funding from the National Institute of Justice, the Center for Court Innovation examined the impact of introducing an evidence-based risk-need assessment and treatment...