nmm 22 4500 ICPSR08496 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130525s1986 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR08496 MiAaI MiAaI Reducing Fear of Crime [electronic resource] Program Evaluation Surveys in Newark and Houston, 1983-1984 Antony Pate , Sampson Annan 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1986 ICPSR 8496 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-25. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. Households and establishments in seven neighborhoods in Houston, Texas, and Newark, New Jersey, were surveyed to determine the extent of victimization experiences and crime prevention measures in these areas. Citizens' attitudes toward the police were also examined. Baseline data were collected to determine residents' perceptions of crime, victimization experiences, crime-avoidance behavior, and level of satisfaction with the quality of life in their neighborhoods (Parts 1 and 3). Follow-up surveys were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of experimental police programs designed to reduce the fear of crime within the communities. These results are presented in Parts 2 and 4. In Part 5, questions similar to those in the baseline survey were posed to two groups of victims who reported crimes to the police. One group had received a follow-up call to provide the victim with information, assistance, and reassurance that someone cared, and the other was a control group of victims that had not received a follow-up call. Part 6 contains data from a newsletter experiment conducted by the police departments after the baseline data were gathered, in one area each of Houston and Newark. Two versions of an anti-crime newsletter were mailed to respondents to the baseline survey and also to nonrespondents living in the area. These groups were then interviewed, along with control groups of baseline respondents and nonrespondents who might have seen the newsletter but were not selected for the mailing. Demographic data collected include age, sex, race, education and employment. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08496.v2 crime prevention icpsr police activity icpsr quality of life icpsr victimization icpsr United States icpsr New Jersey-Newark icpsr Texas-Houston icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD X. Victimization Pate, Antony Annan, Sampson Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 8496 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08496.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR06008 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130525s1995 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR06008 MiAaI MiAaI Spouse Abuse Replication Project in Metro-Dade County, Florida, 1987-1989 [electronic resource] Antony Pate , Edwin E. Hamilton , Sampson Annan 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1995 ICPSR 6008 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-25. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The Metro-Dade project replicated an earlier study of domestic violence, the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment (SPECIFIC DETERRENT EFFECTS OF ARREST FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT: MINNEAPOLIS, 1981-1982 [ICPSR 8250]), which was conducted by the Police Foundation with a grant from the National Institute of Justice. The Metro-Dade study employed a research design that tested the relative effectiveness of various combinations of treatments that were randomly assigned in two stages. Initially, eligible spouse battery cases were assigned to either an arrest or a nonarrest condition. Later, cases were assigned either to receive or not to receive a follow-up investigation and victim counseling from a detective working with the Safe Streets Unit (SSU), a unit that deals specifically with domestic violence. Given the various treatment conditions employed, three types of dependent variables were examined: (1) prevalence--the proportion of suspects who engaged in repeat incidents, (2) incidence--the frequency with which repeat incidents occurred, and (3) "time to failure"--the interval between the presenting incident and subsequent incidents. Initial interviews were conducted with victims soon after the presenting incident, and follow-up interviews were attempted six months later. The interviews were conducted in either English or Spanish. The interview questions requested detailed background information about the suspect, victim, and any family members living with the victim at the time of the interview, including age, gender, and marital and employment status. Parallel sets of employment and education questions were asked about the victim and the suspect. Additionally, the interview questionnaire was designed to collect information on (1) the history of the victim's relationship with the suspect, (2) the nature of the presenting incident, including physical violence, property damage, and threats, (3) causes of the presenting incident, including the use of alcohol and drugs by both the victim and the offender, (4) actions taken by the police when they arrived on the scene, (5) the victim's evaluation of the services rendered by the police on the scene, (6) the nature of the follow-up contact by a detective from the Safe Street Unit and an evaluation of the services provided, (7) the victim's history of abuse by the offender, and (8) the nature of subsequent abuse since the presenting incident. Data for Parts 1 and 2 are self-reported data, obtained from interviews with victims. Part 4 consists of data recorded on Domestic Violence Continuation Report forms, indicating subsequent assaults or domestic disputes, and Part 5 contains criminal history data on suspects from arrest reports, indicating a subsequent arrest. The police report of the incident and information on the type of randomized treatment assigned to each case is given in Part 6. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06008.v1 domestic violence icpsr police response icpsr program evaluation icpsr recidivists icpsr spouse abuse icpsr treatment outcomes icpsr treatment programs icpsr victims services icpsr victims icpsr battered women icpsr counseling icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD IX. Police NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women Pate, Antony Hamilton, Edwin E. Annan, Sampson Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 6008 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06008.v1