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Examination of Homicides in Houston, Texas, 1985-1994
As a contribution to nationwide efforts to more thoroughly understand urban violence, this study was conducted to assess the impact of cultural dynamics on homicide rates in... -
Commercial Victimization Surveys, 1973-1977 [United States]: National Sample
These Commercial Victimization Surveys were collected as part of the National Crime Surveys. They document burglary and robbery incidents for all types of commercial... -
Situational Crime Prevention at Specific Locations in Community Context:...
The study examined the situational and contextual influences on violence in bars and apartment complexes in Cincinnati, Ohio. Interviews of managers and observations of sites... -
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... -
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... -
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Under Public Law 280, 2003-2005 [United States]
In 1953, Congress enacted Public Law 280, transferring federal criminal jurisdiction in Indian country to the state government in six states, allowing other states to join in at... -
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 Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Series
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) series was designed to achieve three primary objectives: to develop detailed... -
Frequency of Arrest of the Young, Chronic, Serious Offender Using Two Male...
This study investigated the ways in which active offenders and their behavior patterns are related to individual characteristics. Data were collected to explore topics such as... -
Impact of Immigration on Ethnic-Specific Violence in Miami, Florida, 1997
Does the rate of violent victimization differ across race and ethnic groups? In an effort to answer this question, this study sought to examine the violent victimization rate... -
Commercial Victimization Surveys, 1972-1975 [United States]: Cities Sample
The National Crime Surveys, of which these Commercial Victimization Surveys are a part, were conducted to obtain current and reliable measures of serious crime in the United... -
Crime Changes in Baltimore, 1970-1994
These data were collected to examine the relationships among crime rates, residents' attitudes, physical deterioration, and neighborhood structure in selected urban Baltimore... -
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... -
Adjusting the National Crime Victimization Survey's Estimates of Rape and...
The purpose of this project was to use statistical modeling techniques to estimate rape and domestic assault rates, adjusting for interviewing conditions under which the... -
National Crime Victimization Survey, 1992-2001
The National Crime Victimization Surveys (NCVS) series, previously called the National Crime Surveys (NCS), has been collecting data on personal and household victimization... -
Uniform Crime Reports: Monthly Weapon-Specific Crime and Arrest Time Series,...
These data were prepared in conjunction with a project using Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not provided with this collection) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's... -
National Crime Victimization Survey, 2004
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Series, previously called the National Crime Surveys (NCS), has been collecting data on personal and household victimization... -
Uniform Crime Reports: National Time-Series Community-Level Database, 1967-1980
The Uniform Crime Reports National Time-Series Data, 1967-1980, include detailed criminal offense and clearance information submitted monthly by over 3,000 consistently... -
Impact of Sentencing Reforms and Speedy Trial Laws in the United States, 1969-1989
The certainty and promptness of punishment have long been hypothesized to be important variables in deterring crime. This data collection evaluates whether sentencing reforms to...