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New NACJD Director Researches Crime Reduction Strategies

Timothy S. Bynum, Ph.D., Professor of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, was recently appointed director of ICPSR's National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. He is the former director of the Evaluation Research Division of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at MSU. The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data is a multi-faceted program at ICPSR that curates, preserves and makes available data about criminal justice to students, researchers, and policy makers. "Professor Bynum brings the Justice Archive both an extraordinary record of academic accomplishments and the high esteem of policymakers and practitioners," said George Alter, Associate Director of ICPSR.

Professor Bynum is widely respected for the breadth and depth of his experience in criminal justice research. His current research includes the study of community-based interventions to reduce gang and gun violence, the implementation and assessment of an innovative neighborhood approach to violence in nine communities, and an assessment of the impact of residency restrictions for sex offenders. He previously conducted research on reentry programs for offenders released from prison, programs to reduce school violence, community based correctional alternatives for both adult and juvenile offenders, and gang intervention programs.

These research and professional interests have had a direct bearing on communities and individuals. Professor Bynum notes, "Many of my activities involve applied research in criminology. This approach allows an opportunity to work directly with communities and agencies in using data and information in their efforts to reduce crime and violence." Much of this work focuses upon providing assistance in learning how to use data and analysis to drive decisions in the criminal justice system. For example, the analysis of factors associated with high numbers of calls to the police from specific locations can inform the efforts of police departments, prosecutors, and community organizations to reduce crime and criminal behavior.

Professor Bynum recently was asked to present his research on successful crime reduction strategies to a US Congressional briefing. He has published in Criminology, The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Law and Criminology, and Justice Quarterly and has authored a variety of publications from the National Institute of Justice. A forthcoming publication addresses the recidivism patterns of young, serious offenders.

2009-06-26

ICPSR Bulletin Spring 2009 - Now Available

The ICPSR Bulletin Spring 2009 is now available.

This edition contains articles submitted as part of the most recent ICPSR OR Sabbatical experiences.

Gregory Adams, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Southern Connecticut State University, provides an overview of his findings in: "Librarian and Faculty ORs: Shifting Roles and Social Capital."

Rui Wang, Social Science Librarian and Assistant Professor at Central Michigan University, summarizes her explorations in an article titled: "The Evolving Role of the ICPSR Official Representatives."

Both individuals were in residence at ICPSR for the OR Sabbatical during the summer of 2008. ICPSR thanks them for their contributions!

2009-06-18

ICPSR URLs Changing in mid-August

In mid-August, ICPSR will be deploying a new version of its Web site, which involves some rather substantive updates to our navigation and search engine. As part of this change, the URLs of ICPSR's study description pages will be changing.

Earlier this year, ICPSR implemented persistent URLs (using DOIs). If you bookmark a page using the Persistent URL, you don't need to update your links; we update the links with a third party that manages the DOIs (CrossRef).

If you manage a Web site that has links to ICPSR's studies, you may wish to change them to DOIs prior to the mid-August launch.

An easy way to find the links in question is to just do a search for instances of /cocoon/ICPSR/ on your site. The new links are formulaic, just like the old ones. Any links that contain:

/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/

will need to be updated to DOIs. If a link previously looked like:

http://www.icpsr.mich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR/STUDY/06849.xml

Then the DOI would be:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06849

Links that contain /cocoon/ICPSR/SERIES/ will also be changing, but we do not have persistent URLs for our series.

We will keep the Cocoon URLs working for 6-12 months post-launch, but we won't be providing further notification when we actually shut down Cocoon on our site. If you have any questions, please contact web-support@icpsr.umich.edu.

Our FAQs "What is a DOI?" and "What is a persistent URL?" provide more background information.

2009-06-05

ICPSR Welcomes New Consortium Members

ICPSR is pleased to announce that several new institutions have joined the Consortium since March 2009. We extend a sincere welcome to the following new members:

  • Centre College
  • Eastern Illinois University
  • Elon University
  • Fort Valley State University
  • Saginaw Valley State University
  • University of the Pacific
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

2009-06-04

An Introduction to ICPSR!

Join us for a Webinar on June 24

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/190071587

Are you new to ICPSR and looking for a primer? Are you considering joining ICPSR but need more information to evaluate becoming part of the membership? Have you been a member of ICPSR for years but want a refresher on what's available?

This webinar will provide a broad introduction to the resources available at ICPSR - from social science data, to online analysis, to instructional resources and student opportunities that promote quantitative literacy, to training in quantitative methods and more.

This webinar is open to the public and we hope that you will forward this invitation to all who might be interested in learning more about ICPSR.

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Title: An Introduction to ICPSR!
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements

PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

2009-05-26

ICPSR and DSDR Cited in Center for Economic Studies and Research Data Center 2008 Research Report

ICPSR and DSDR's work on the expanded and enhanced decennial census data for research is recently cited in the 2008 Research Report of the Center for Economic Studies (ECS) and Research Data Centers. DSDR worked in collaboration with ECS, the Minnesota Population Center (MPC), and the Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC). ICPSR is distributing the detailed documentation to accompany the decennial census microdata files for 1970 and 1980, including SAS zero obs files. The ICPSR decennial census data enhanced documentation is available for download at the ICPSR Website under study #21820.

2009-05-20

Space Still Available in Summer Program courses

It is not too late to register for Summer Program courses. Openings are still available in the following:

If you have any questions about the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, please do not hesitate to contact us by email (sumprog@icpsr.umich.edu) or telephone (734-763-7400).

2009-05-07

Undergraduates Selected for ICPSR Summer Internship

We are pleased to announce the continuation of the ICPSR Summer Internship Program for undergraduates. The program is ten weeks in duration, June 8, 2009 to August 14, 2009. Interns will learn data processing skills necessary to prepare social science data for permanent archiving and distribution for secondary analysis, including preserving respondent anonymity, reviewing data for consistency, and composing descriptive summaries of data collections. They will also gain experience using statistical software including SAS, SPSS and Stata, by working in both Windows and UNIX environments. In addition to working on data processing projects, interns will attend courses in the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, learn bibliographic processes and become more familiar with published journals in the intern's field of study. All interns will receive direct oversight by an experienced Research Technician or Research Associate who will serve as their mentor throughout the program. Also, interns will be provided with a calendar of activities, which will include presentations by various ICPSR and ISR projects, and will involve opportunities to engage with ICPSR staff.

The objective of the ICPSR Summer Internship Program is to support the educational mission of ICPSR and to encourage the effective use of social science research data. We will encourage the interns to pursue graduate studies or a career in the social or behavioral sciences. Perhaps they will one day become data depositors, summer program instructors, Official Representatives, or even members of the Council.

This year we will be supporting five interns and the following topical archives have agreed to support the interns: Data Sharing for Demographic Research (DSDR), ICPSR General Archive, Minority Data Resource Center (MDRC), and National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).

The following students have been selected for the 2009 Summer Internship Program:

Steve Burke, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Assigned to DSDR, (Russell Hathaway, Mentor)

Steve is a psychology and English double major graduating in May 2011 with an interest in pursuing a graduate degree in social psychology upon graduation. From tutoring neighborhood kids in mathematics to coaching and participating in various debate and speech teams, Steve's interests are very diverse. He has also been awarded numerous Scholarships and prizes for academic excellence - including the University of Michigan Regents Scholarship and the Branstrom Freshman Prize. Steve has advanced knowledge of SPSS syntax and has worked as a Volunteer Research Assistant for the past year while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. He has always enjoyed teaching and it is his goal to become a professor in the social sciences.

Christine Cassar, University of Malta, Misidia, Malta - Assigned to NACJD - BJS, (Johanna Bleckman, Mentor)

Christine is a sociology major, with a minor concentration in international relations, graduating in June 2011 with an interest in furthering her education with graduate and post-graduate work in sociology or social anthropology. Christine has had a wide range of experiences which include holding positions such as Advisor to the Maltese Permanent Mission at the UN, Secretary General of the Malta Red Cross, and Director of the People for Change Foundation - just to name a few. She has worked with numerous NGOs and speaks four languages. Christine sees the ICPSR summer internship as an opportunity to work within a research-dedicated team and to become familiar with cutting edge contemporary social and political science research, practices and methods. She has a distinct interest in cross-cultural research and hopes to gain practical experience working with data this summer.

Mahesh Dahal, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT - Assigned to ICPSR General Archive, (Stephanie Windisch, Mentor)

Mahesh is an economics and mathematics double major graduating in May 2010. After graduation, Mahesh intends on gaining work experience at a research institution, economic think-tank or an international organization; after which he plans on pursuing a graduate degree in the field of economic development. His academic interests involve the study of social issues such as poverty, economic growth, public health, and international development - as demonstrated by his recent paper regarding his home country entitled, "The Socioeconomic and Demographic Determinants of Infant Mortality rates in Nepal." Through his undergraduate matriculation, he has gained an advanced knowledge in Stata syntax and has used this to help his fellow students as a Quantitative Tutor and Stata consultant. Last summer, he worked as a Christian A. Johnson Summer Research Fellow at the Economics Department of Middlebury College. Mahesh hopes to gain greater skills in manipulating data and welcomes to opportunity to learn other statistical packages.

Gregory Davis, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA - Assigned to MDRC, (Abay Israel, Mentor)

Gregory is psychology major graduating in May 2010. After graduation, Gregory plans to pursue a Ph.D. in social or personality psychology. He wishes to conduct research on minority populations - particularly sexual and racial minorities. Gregory has received numerous awards including the "Best Poster Award" in the Undergraduate Poster Competition for the National Science Foundation and has been inducted as a member of Psi-Chi National Psychology Honor Society. He has given a series of presentations in the areas of racial and gender difference in empowerment, constructive use of time, commitment to learning and positive identity among high-achieving college students in Florida, Georgia, and Michigan. Last summer, Gregory worked as a research assistant at the University of Michigan's Developmental Psychology program.

Phuong Ta, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA - Assigned to NACJD - NIJ, (Julie Eady, Mentor)

Phuong is a psychology and economics double major graduating in May 2010. After graduation, she plans to gain practical research experience in economic development by working for an international NGO and then pursuing a graduate degree in the field. In 2008, Phuong participated in a study abroad program in Copenhagen, Denmark, where she also volunteered at the Danish Red Cross. In the same year, she worked as a research intern at UNICEF East Asia and at the Pacific regional office in Bangkok, Thailand, in the Social Policy and Economics Analysis section. Phuong has a deep interest in data management combined with skills in both R and SPSS (self taught). She looks forward to the culturally diverse environment the ICPSR summer internship has to offer and is interested in gaining a rich, hands-on experience in qualitative social research, especially in handling data.

A special note of thanks is offered to the ICPSR 2009 Intern Selection Committee:

  • Sara Achauer, CCEERC
  • Dieter Burrell, Summer Program
  • Russ Hathaway, DSDR
  • Abay Israel, MDRC
  • Ann Jastrzembowski, HR
  • Justin Noble, NACJD

2009-04-30

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