nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03922 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2004 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03922 MiAaI MiAaI Assessing the Efficacy of Treatment Modalities in the Context of Adult Drug Courts in Four Jurisdictions in the United States, 1997-2002 [electronic resource] Donald F. Anspach , Jeff Bouffard , Andrew S. Ferguson 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2004 ICPSR 3922 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study examined adult drug treatment courts. Drug treatment courts are intended to reduce the recidivism of drug-involved offenders by changing their drug-use habits. These courts provide a connection between the criminal justice and treatment systems by combining treatment with structured sanctions and rewards. Researchers collected data between February 2001 and May 2002 on drug court participants, treatment services and staff, and organizations involved in drug court operations in four jurisdictions: Bakersfield, California, Jackson County, Missouri, Creek County, Oklahoma, and St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Part 1, Retrospective Participant Data, contains recidivism and treatment data on 2,357 drug treatment court participants who were enrolled in one of the drug courts between January 1997 and December 2000. Part 2, Treatment Observation Data, contains data collected from observations of treatment sessions at each site from May through July 2001. Part 3, Staff Survey Data, provides data obtained through surveys of 54 treatment service staff members. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03922.v1 courts icpsr drug offenders icpsr drug treatment icpsr recidivism icpsr treatment programs icpsr NACJD XI. Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Anspach, Donald F. Bouffard, Jeff Ferguson, Andrew S. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3922 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03922.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR07808 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s1984 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR07808 MiAaI MiAaI Assessing Local Legal Culture [electronic resource] Practitioner Norms in Four Criminal Courts, 1979 Thomas W. Jr. Church 2005-11-04 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1984 ICPSR 7808 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. 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 courts. Questionnaires asking how these hypothetical cases should best be handled were administered to judges, district attorneys, and defense attorneys in four cities: Bronx County (New York City), New York, Detroit, Michigan, Miami, Florida, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In each city, the presiding judge, prosecutor, and head of the public defender's office were informed of the project. Questionnaires were distributed to prosecuting attorneys and public defenders by their supervisors. Judges were contacted in person or given questionnaires with a cover letter from the presiding judge. All questionnaires were completed anonymously and returned separately by respondents. The variables include number of years the respondent had been in the criminal justice system, preferred mode of disposition and of sentencing for each of the twelve cases, and the respondents' predictions of the probability of conviction in each case. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07808.v1 attorneys icpsr court cases icpsr courts icpsr courtroom proceedings icpsr disposition (legal) icpsr judges icpsr legal systems icpsr sentencing icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XII. Legal Systems Church, Thomas W. Jr. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 7808 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07808.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03928 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2004 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03928 MiAaI MiAaI Breaking the Cycle of Drugs and Crime in Birmingham, Alabama, Jacksonville, Florida, and Tacoma, Washington, 1997-2001 [electronic resource] Adele V. Harrell , Douglas Marlowe , Jeffrey Merrill 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2004 ICPSR 3928 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study was an evaluation of the Breaking the Cycle (BTC) demonstration projects conducted in Birmingham, Alabama, Jacksonville, Florida, and Tacoma, Washington, between 1997 and 2001. The BTC demonstrations tested the feasibility and impact of systemwide interventions to reduce drug use among offenders by identifying and intervening with drug-involved felony defendants. This study contains data collected as part of the impact evaluation of BTC, which was designed to test the hypotheses that BTC reduced criminal involvement, substance abuse, and problems related to the health, mental health, employment, and families of felony drug defendants in the demonstration sites. The evaluation examined the relationship between changes in these areas and characteristics of the participants, the kinds and levels of services and supervision they received, and perceptions of defendants about the justice system's handling of their cases. It also assessed how BTC affected case handling and the length of time required to reach a disposition, the number of hearings, and the kinds of sentences imposed. The impact evaluation was based on a quasi-experimental comparison of defendants in BTC with samples of similar defendants arrested in the year before BTC implementation. Interviews were conducted with sample members and additional data were gathered from administrative records sources, such as the BTC programs, arrest records, and court records. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03928.v1 courts icpsr criminal justice system icpsr drug abuse icpsr drug treatment icpsr drug use icpsr evaluation icpsr felony offenses icpsr intervention icpsr offenders icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD VI. Criminal Justice System Harrell, Adele V. Marlowe, Douglas Merrill, Jeffrey Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3928 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03928.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR09918 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s1995 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR09918 MiAaI MiAaI Caseflow Management and Delay Reduction in Urban Trial Courts of the United States, 1979, 1983-1985 [electronic resource] Barry Mahoney 2006-01-12 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1995 ICPSR 9918 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The purpose of this study was to examine caseflow management in order to reduce delays in urban trial courts. The data contain information from court records that reached disposition in a cross-section of urban general-jurisdiction trial courts during 1979, 1983, 1984, and 1985. The 1979 data files contain the baseline data for this survey. Data were gathered on civil and criminal case processing times across a broad range of courts, and changes in case processing times over a period of years were analyzed for 18 different jurisdictions: Newark, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Miami, Wayne County, Minneapolis, the Bronx, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, Dayton, Boston, Cleveland, Providence, Wichita, Detroit, Oakland, and Jersey City. The data are supplemented by information supplied by trial court administrators and presiding judges in the courts participating in the study. Data include information on the nature of the case, the dates of first and last trials, and the total number of trials and their manner of disposition. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09918.v1 case processing icpsr cities icpsr court cases icpsr courts icpsr trial courts icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System ICPSR XII. Legal Systems Mahoney, Barry Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 9918 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09918.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR25423 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2009 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR25423 MiAaI MiAaI Court Workforce Racial Diversity and Racial Justice in Criminal Case Outcomes in the United States, 2000-2005 [electronic resource] Geoff Ward , Amy Farrell , Danielle Rousseau 2009-06-25 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2009 ICPSR 25423 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The purpose of this study was to determine whether workgroup racial composition is related to sentence outcomes generally, and racial differences in sentencing in particular, across federal districts. This collection contains information on federal court district characteristics. Data include information about the social context, court context, and diversity of the courtroom workgroup for 90 federal judicial districts provided by 50 judicial district context variables. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25423.v1 case processing icpsr labor force icpsr race icpsr race relations icpsr sentencing icpsr court cases icpsr court system icpsr courtroom proceedings icpsr courts icpsr district courts icpsr federal courts icpsr judicial decisions icpsr justice icpsr NACJD IV. Court Case Processing RCMD I. Crime ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Ward, Geoff Farrell, Amy Rousseau, Danielle Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 25423 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25423.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR30321 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2013 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR30321 MiAaI MiAaI Custody Evaluations When There Are Allegations of Domestic Violence [electronic resource] Practices, Beliefs and Recommendations of Professional Evaluators in New York City, 1997-2009 Michael S. Davis , Chris S. O'Sullivan , Kim Susser , Marjory D. Fields 2013-01-31 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2013 ICPSR 30321 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the beliefs and investigative practices of psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers who had been appointed by a court to evaluate families in disputed custody cases when there were allegations of domestic violence. The research team conducted a Case Review study (Part 1) and administered an Evaluator Survey to corresponding case evaluators (Part 2) between August 2007 and December 2009. The case review study was implemented through four private non-profit legal services agencies in New York City that provide free legal representation to domestic violence victims in civil proceedings including custody and visitation litigation. A total of 69 cases involving custody or visitation issues that were litigated and resolved between 1997 and 2007 were identified for inclusion in the study. The case review study involved the development of a Coding Scale for Custody Evaluations with Domestic Violence (DV) Allegations in order to rate the characteristics of the custody evaluations and the court outcomes. Raters coded each of the 69 cases in the case review sample with the Evaluation Coding Scale. The research team administered the Evaluator Survey (Part 2) to 14 custody evaluators who had completed evaluation reports for the cases in the Part 1 case review study. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR30321.v1 abuse icpsr child custody icpsr child custody hearings icpsr courts icpsr divorce icpsr domestic assault icpsr domestic violence icpsr evaluation icpsr family courts icpsr family relationships icpsr family violence icpsr intimate partner violence icpsr legal aid icpsr parents icpsr psychological evaluation icpsr social services icpsr social work icpsr spouse abuse icpsr violence icpsr NACJD V. Courts NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Davis, Michael S. O'Sullivan, Chris S. Susser, Kim Fields, Marjory D. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 30321 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR30321.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR09789 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s1992 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR09789 MiAaI MiAaI Effects of Cognitive Interviewing, Practice, and Interview Style on Children's Recall Performance in California, 1989-1990 [electronic resource] R. Edward Geiselman , Karen J. Saywitz , Gail K. Bornstein 2005-11-04 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1992 ICPSR 9789 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. 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 of children's recall performance. Specifically, the study assesses the impact of a "practice interview" about an event on the completeness and accuracy of later reports about a second, unrelated event. Three interview conditions were employed, and each condition consisted of both a practice interview and a target interview. The three conditions were RS, RC, and CC, where "R" represents a practice session with rapport-building only, "S" represents a target interview that contained all components of the standard interview procedure, and "C" represents either a practice or target interview that contained all components of the cognitive interview procedure. In rapport-building sessions, interviewers talked about school activities, family life, and favorite games with the child. In standard and cognitive interview sessions, the rapport-building sessions were followed by a request from the interviewer for the child to verbalize a narrative account of "what happened" during an event that had been previously staged by the experimenter. This narrative account was then followed by the interviewer's request for additional information about the event. Cognitive interviews also included several additional questions that were hypothesized to improve recall performance. The number of correct items recalled and the number of incorrect items generated were used to compare the performance of children in the three interview conditions. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09789.v1 children icpsr courts icpsr court cases icpsr testimony icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Geiselman, R. Edward Saywitz, Karen J. Bornstein, Gail K. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 9789 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09789.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR32541 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR32541 MiAaI MiAaI Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States] [electronic resource] James Anderson , Paul Heaton 2012-09-21 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 32541 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study measured the difference that defense counsel made to the outcome of homicide and death penalty cases. One in five indigent murder defendants in Philadelphia were randomly assigned representation by the Defender Association of Philadelphia while the remainder received court-appointed private attorneys. This study's research design utilized this random assignment to measure how defense counsel affected murder case outcomes. The research team collected data on 3,157 defendants charged with murder in Philadelphia Municipal Court between 1995-2004, using records provided by the Philadelphia Courts (First Judicial District of Pennsylvania). Data were also obtained from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System web portal, the National Corrections Reporting Program, and the 2000 Census. This study contains a total of 47 variables including public defender representation, defendant demographics, ZIP code characteristics, prior criminal history, case characteristics, case outcomes, and case handling procedures. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32541.v1 attorneys icpsr capital punishment icpsr convictions (law) icpsr court cases icpsr court system icpsr courts icpsr criminal courts icpsr criminal justice system icpsr criminal law icpsr defendants icpsr defense counsel icpsr homicide icpsr legal representation icpsr legal systems icpsr murder icpsr offenders icpsr outcome evaluation icpsr plea negotiations icpsr poverty icpsr public defenders icpsr punishment icpsr sentencing icpsr trials icpsr NACJD VI. Criminal Justice System NACJD V. Courts NACJD IV. Court Case Processing ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Anderson, James Heaton, Paul Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 32541 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32541.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03186 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2001 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03186 MiAaI MiAaI Evaluating a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Night Drug Court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1997-1998 [electronic resource] L. Thomas Winfree 2006-01-18 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2001 ICPSR 3186 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The purpose of this study was twofold. First, researchers wanted to assess the benefits of the driving while intoxicated (DWI) drug court established in the Las Cruces, New Mexico, Municipal Court in an effort to determine its future viability. This was accomplished by examining the behaviors and attitudes of three groups of convicted drunk-drivers and determining the extent to which these groups were different or similar. The three groups included: (1) non-alcoholic first- and second-time offenders (non-alcoholic offenders), (2) alcoholic first- and second-time DWI offenders (alcoholic offenders), and (3) chronic three-time (or more) DWI offenders (chronic offenders). The second purpose of this study was to explore police officers' attitudes toward court-based treatment programs for DWI offenders, while examining the distinguishing characteristics between police officers who support court-based programs for drunk drivers and those who are less likely to support such sanctions. Data for Part 1, Drug Court Survey Data, were collected using a survey questionnaire distributed to non-alcoholic, alcoholic, and chronic offenders. Part 1 variables include blood alcohol level, jail time, total number of prior arrests and convictions, the level of support from the respondents' family and friends, and whether the respondent thought DWI was wrong, could cause injury, or could ruin lives. Respondents were also asked whether they acted spontaneously in general, took risks, found trouble exciting, ever assaulted anyone, ever destroyed property, ever extorted money, ever sold or used drugs, thought lying or stealing was OK, ever stole a car, attempted breaking and entering, or had been a victim of extortion. Demographic variables for Part 1 include the age, gender, race, and marital status of each respondent. Data for Part 2, Police Officer Survey Data, were collected using a survey questionnaire designed to capture what police officers knew about the DWI Drug Court, where they learned about it, and what factors accounted for their attitudes toward the program. Variables for Part 2 include police officers' responses to whether DWI court was effective, whether DWI laws were successful, the perceived effect of mandatory jail time versus treatment alone, major problems seen with DWI policies, if DWI was considered dangerous, and how the officer had learned or been briefed about the drug court. Other variables include the number of DWI arrests, and whether respondents believed that reforms weaken police power, that DWI caused more work for them, that citizens have bad attitudes, that the public has too many rights, and that stiffer penalties for DWI offenders were more successful. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03186.v1 alcohol abuse icpsr arrest records icpsr arrests icpsr convictions (law) icpsr courts icpsr driving under the influence icpsr offenders icpsr police response icpsr program evaluation icpsr treatment programs icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD V. Courts Winfree, L. Thomas Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3186 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03186.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR20461 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2008 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR20461 MiAaI MiAaI Evaluating the Impact of a Specialized Domestic Violence Police Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003-2005 [electronic resource] Paul C. Friday , Vivian Lord , M. Lyn Exum , Jennifer L. Hartman 2008-07-01 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2008 ICPSR 20461 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The specific goals of this project were (1) to assess the selection criteria used to determine the domestic violence cases for intensive intervention: what criteria are used, and what differentiates how cases are handled, (2) to track the outcomes through Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), Mecklenburg domestic violence court, and the Mecklenburg jail for the different methods of dealing with the cases, and (3) to provide an assessment of the relative effectiveness of a specialized domestic violence unit vis-a-vis normal patrol unit responses in terms of repeat calls, court processing, victim harm, and repeat arrests. The population from which the sample was selected consisted of all police complaint numbers for cases involving domestic violence (DV) in 2003. The unit of analysis was therefore the domestic violence incident. Cases were selected using a randomized stratified sample (stratifying by month) that also triple-sampled DV Unit cases, which generated 255 DV Unit cases for inclusion. The final sample therefore consists of 891 domestic violence cases, each involving one victim and one suspect. Within this final sample of cases, 25 percent were processed by the DV Unit. The data file contains data from multiple sources. Included from the police department's computerized database (KBCOPS) are variables pertaining to the nature of the crime, victim information and suspect information such as suspect and victim demographic data, victim/offender relationship, highest offense category, weapon usage, victim injury, and case disposition status. From police narratives come such variables as victim/offender relationship, weapon use (more refined than what is included in KBCOPS data), victim injury (also a more refined measure), and evidence collected. Variables from tracking data include information regarding the nature of the offense, the level/type of harm inflicted, and if the assault involved the same victim in the sample. Variables such as amount of jail time a suspect may have had, information pertaining to the court charges (as opposed to the charges at arrest) and case disposition status are included from court and jail data. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20461.v1 abuse icpsr violence against women icpsr court cases icpsr courts icpsr domestic violence icpsr evidence icpsr intimate partner violence icpsr spouse abuse icpsr victimization icpsr victims icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD X. Victimization NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women Friday, Paul C. Lord, Vivian Exum, M. Lyn Hartman, Jennifer L. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 20461 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20461.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR04114 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2005 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR04114 MiAaI MiAaI Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Mental Health Court Initiative at Seven Sites in the United States, 2003-2004 [electronic resource] Henry J. Steadman 2005-03-15 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2005 ICPSR 4114 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study evaluated seven mental health courts that were partially funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Data were collected on 285 formal referrals to the seven courts between November 1, 2003, and January 31, 2004. For every referral, court staff completed a one-page questionnaire that covered (1) identification of the referring agent, (2) characteristics of the referred person, including age, gender, race, criminal charges, and type of mental disorder, and (3) the disposition decision. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04114.v1 courts icpsr mental health icpsr mental disorders icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Steadman, Henry J. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 4114 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04114.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR25924 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2011 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR25924 MiAaI MiAaI Evaluation of a Demonstration for Enhanced Judicial Oversight of Domestic Violence Cases in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Washtenaw County, Michigan; and Dorchester, Massachusetts; 1997-2004 [electronic resource] Adele Harrell , Jennifer Yahner , Lisa Newmark , Christy Visher 2011-04-29 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2011 ICPSR 25924 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The Judicial Oversight Demonstration (JOD) was designed to test the feasibility and impact of a coordinated response to intimate partner violence (IPV) that involved the courts and justice agencies in a central role. The primary goals were to protect victim safety, hold offenders accountable, and reduce repeat offending. The two primary evaluation objectives were: (1) to test the impact of JOD interventions on victim safety, offender accountability, and recidivism, and (2) to learn from the experiences of well-qualified sites who were given resources and challenged to build a collaboration between the courts and community agencies to respond to intimate partner violence. Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Washtenaw County, Michigan, participated in a quasi-experimental evaluation of the impact of the program. IPV cases reaching disposition during the JOD were compared to similar cases reaching disposition in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Ingham County, Michigan. All IPV cases reaching disposition from approximately January 2003 to November 2004 (see Study Time Periods and Time Frames) were reviewed and included in the sample if appropriate. To be eligible for the sample, cases had to involve: (1) criminal IPV charges; (2) victims and offenders age 18 or older; and (3) victims and offenders who lived in the target jurisdiction at the time of case disposition. Cases that reached disposition more than a year after the incident were excluded to limit loss of data due to poor recall of the facts of the incident and police response. The evaluation design of JOD in Milwaukee differed from that of the other two sites. The evaluation in Milwaukee was based on a quasi-experimental comparison of offenders convicted of IPV and ordered to probation during JOD (January 1, 2001, to May 21, 2002) and before JOD (October 8, 1997, to December 21, 1999). This design was selected when early plans for an experimental design had to be abandoned and no comparable contemporaneous comparison group could be identified. Data for this evaluation were collected from court and prosecutors’ records of case and defendant characteristics, probation files on offender supervision practices, and official records of rearrest, but do not include interviews with victims or offenders. This data collection has 20 data files containing 3,578 cases and 4,092 variables. The data files contain information related to each site's Batterer Intervention Programs (Parts 1, 8, and 15), court data (Parts 2, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), law enforcement (Parts 3, 11, and 17), and victim data (Parts 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 19). The Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Washtenaw County, Michigan, Impact Evaluation Data (Part 7) include baseline and follow-up information for the offender and the victim. The data file also contains Probation Supervision Performance Reports, Victim Services Logs, and Case Incident Fact Sheet information. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Impact Evaluation Data (Part 20) include information related to the offender and the victim such as age, race, and sex, as well as arrest records including charges filed. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25924.v1 law enforcement icpsr victimization icpsr victims icpsr violence against women icpsr abuse icpsr battered women icpsr court cases icpsr courts icpsr domestic violence icpsr intimate partner violence icpsr ICPSR XVII. Social Institutions and Behavior NACJD X. Victimization NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women Harrell, Adele Yahner, Jennifer Newmark, Lisa Visher, Christy Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 25924 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25924.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03689 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2003 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03689 MiAaI MiAaI Evaluation of Hung Juries in Bronx County, New York, Los Angeles County, California, Maricopa County, Arizona, and Washington, DC, 2000-2001 [electronic resource] Paula L. Hannaford-Agor , Valerie P. Hans , Nicole L. Mott , G. Thomas Munsterman 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2003 ICPSR 3689 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study was undertaken for the purpose of providing an empirical picture of hung juries. Researchers were able to secure the cooperation of four courts: (1) Bronx County Supreme Court in New York, (2) Los Angeles County Superior Court in California, (3) Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona, and (4) District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington, DC. The four sites were responsible for distributing and collecting questionnaire packets to all courtrooms hearing non-capital felony jury cases. Each packet contained a case data form requesting information about case characteristics (Part 1) and outcomes (Part 2), as well as survey questionnaires for the judges (Part 3), attorneys (Part 4), and jurors (Part 5). The case data form requested type of charge, sentence range, jury's decision, demographic information about the defendant(s) and the victim(s), voir dire (jury selection process), trial evidence and procedures, and jury deliberations. The judge questionnaire probed for evaluation of the evidence, case complexity, attorney skill, likelihood that the jury would hang, reaction to the verdict, opinions regarding the hung jury rate in the jurisdiction, and experience on the bench. The attorney questionnaire requested information assessing the voir dire, case complexity, attorney skill, evaluation of the evidence, reaction to the verdict, opinions regarding the hung jury rate in the jurisdiction, and experience in legal practice. If the jury hung, attorneys also provided their views about why the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Finally, the juror questionnaire requested responses regarding case complexity, attorney skill, evaluation of the evidence, formation of opinions, dynamics of the deliberations including the first and final votes, juror participation, conflict, reaction to the verdict, opinions about applicable law, assessment of criminal justice in the community, and demographic information. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03689.v1 verdicts icpsr courts icpsr felony offenses icpsr hung juries icpsr jury deliberations icpsr jury instructions icpsr jury selection icpsr mistrials icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Hannaford-Agor, Paula L. Hans, Valerie P. Mott, Nicole L. Munsterman, G. Thomas Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3689 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03689.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR02311 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2000 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR02311 MiAaI MiAaI Evaluation of the Midtown Community Court in New York City, 1992-1994 [electronic resource] David Rottman , Brian Ostrom , Michele Sviridoff , Richard Curtis 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2000 ICPSR 2311 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. In October 1993, the Midtown Community Court opened as a three-year demonstration project designed to forge links with the community in developing a problem-solving approach to quality-of-life offenses. The problems that this community-based courthouse sought to address were specific to the court's midtown New York City location: high concentration of quality-of-life crimes, broad community dissatisfaction with court outcomes, visible signs of disorder, and clusters of persistent high-rate offenders with serious problems, including addiction and homelessness. This study was conducted to evaluate how well the new court was able to dispense justice locally and whether the establishment of the Midtown Community Court made a difference in misdemeanor case processing. Data were collected at two time periods for a comparative analysis. First, a baseline dataset (Part 1, Baseline Data) was constructed from administrative records, consisting of a ten-percent random sample of all nonfelony arraignments in Manhattan during the 12 months prior to the opening of the Midtown Community Court. Second, comparable administrative data (Part 2, Comparison Data) were collected from all cases arraigned at the Midtown Court during its first 12 months of operation, as well as from a random sample of all downtown nonfelony arraignments held during this same time period. Both files contain variables on precinct of arrest, arraignment type, charges, bonds, dispositions, sentences, total number of court appearances, and total number of warrants issued, as well as prior felony and misdemeanor convictions. Demographic variables include age, sex, and race of offender. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02311.v1 addiction icpsr case processing icpsr communities icpsr courts icpsr homelessness icpsr misdemeanor offenses icpsr offenders icpsr quality of life icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NAHDAP I. National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program NACJD IV. Court Case Processing Rottman, David Ostrom, Brian Sviridoff, Michele Curtis, Richard Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 2311 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02311.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR07710 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s1984 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR07710 MiAaI MiAaI Evaluation of Pre-Trial Settlement Conference [electronic resource] Dade County, Florida, Criminal Court, 1979 Wayne A. Kerstetter 2005-11-04 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1984 ICPSR 7710 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study reports on the implementation in Dade County, Florida, of a proposal to involve, on a voluntary basis, victims, defendants, and police in a judicial plea negotiation conference. The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, United States Department of Justice. Parts 1-3, Defendants, Victims, and Police files, consist of responses to questionnaires given to defendants, victims, and police. The questionnaires were administered during 20-minute interviews, conducted after the case had been completed. The interview instruments were designed to collect data on three major issues: (1) the extent to which respondents reported participation in the processing of their cases, (2) respondents' knowledge of the way their cases were processed, and (3) respondents' attitudes toward the disposition of their cases and toward the criminal justice system. Part 4 is the Conference Data File. During the pretrial settlement conference, an observer wrote down in sequence as much as possible of the verbal behavior. After the session, the observer made some subjective ratings, provided descriptive data about the conclusion of the session, and classified comments into one of the following categories: (1) Facts of the Case, (2) Prior Record, (3) Law and Practices, (4) Maximum Sentence, (5) Prediction of Trial Outcome, (6) Conference Precedent, (7) Personal Background History, and (8) Recommendations. Information in Part 5, the Case Information Data File, was drawn from court records and includes type of case, number of charges, sentence type, sentence severity (stated and perceived), seriousness of offense, date of arrest, date of arraignment, date of conference, prior incarcerations, and defendant background. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07710.v1 courts icpsr disposition (legal) icpsr criminal justice system icpsr defendants icpsr plea negotiation icpsr police officers icpsr pretrial procedures icpsr victims icpsr case processing icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XII. Legal Systems Kerstetter, Wayne A. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 7710 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07710.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03603 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2003 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03603 MiAaI MiAaI Evaluation of Special Session Domestic Violence Court Processing in Connecticut, 1999-2000 [electronic resource] Eleanor Lyon 2003-10-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2003 ICPSR 3603 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study documented women's experience of enhanced services and advocacy in the context of the three special session domestic violence courts in Connecticut. The study conducted 60 in-depth interviews with women whose current or former partners were arrested for domestic violence and who appeared in one of the three special session courts. The questions were designed to elicit information from women about the meaning and context of intimate violence in their lives generally, their assessments of the risks and options available to them and their children from family, friends, and other institutions, their strategies for maximizing safety for themselves and their children, the meaning of the arrest incident in their overall experience of their relationship with their abusive partner, and the impact of the court experience on their plans, sense of options, and understanding of the abuse they had experienced. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03603.v1 advocacy icpsr courts icpsr domestic violence icpsr intervention icpsr prosecution icpsr treatment icpsr victim services icpsr victims icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women Lyon, Eleanor Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3603 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03603.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03382 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2002 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03382 MiAaI MiAaI Impact Evaluation of the Felony Domestic Violence Court in Kings County [Brooklyn], New York, 1994-2000 [electronic resource] Lisa Newmark , Mike Rempel , Kelly Diffily , Kamala Mallik Kane 2006-07-13 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2002 ICPSR 3382 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. the defendant, whether the victim attempted to drop charges, whether the victim testified at trial, whether a victim advocate was assigned, total violations during pending case, predisposition violations, and number of probation violations. Demographic variables in Part 1 include defendant and victims' gender, race, victim age at defendant's arrest, defendant's income, employment status, and education. Variables in Part 2, Top Charge Data, relating to the defendant include number and types of prior arrests and convictions, top charge at arrest, severity of top charge at arrest, top charge at grand jury indictment, severity of top charge indictment, disposition details, Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) arrest indicators, child victim conviction indicator, drug conviction indicator, weapon conviction indicator, types of probation, sentence, disposition, and offenses. Demographic variables in Part 2 include sex and race of the defendant. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03382.v2 arrest records icpsr case processing icpsr court cases icpsr courts icpsr domestic violence icpsr family courts icpsr felony offenses icpsr program evaluation icpsr recidivism icpsr restraining orders icpsr sentencing icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD V. Courts NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women Newmark, Lisa Rempel, Mike Diffily, Kelly Kane, Kamala Mallik Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3382 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03382.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR02310 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2000 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR02310 MiAaI MiAaI Justice Systems Processing of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases in a Local Jurisdiction (County) in the United States, 1993-1994 [electronic resource] Susan J., Wells , Andrea Sedlak 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2000 ICPSR 2310 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive, case-level examination of the full spectrum of case processing of serious child abuse and neglect cases as they flowed through the justice process, from initial receipt of a report to final disposition in the criminal and/or civil court. This was accomplished by in-depth, detailed tracking, from a single jurisdiction, of both prospective and retrospective samples of serious child abuse cases reported to child protective services and law enforcement agencies. The four agencies that participated directly by providing case samples and case files for tracking were: (1) Child Protective Services (CPS), (2) the sheriff's office, (3) Dependency Court Legal Services (DCLS), and (4) the county prosecutor's office. Each case was abstracted at the point of sampling and then tracked throughout the other participating agencies. Data were collected over a nine-month period. Part 1, Maltreatment Abstract, Person Roster, and CPS Abstract Data, contains three types of data. First, information is provided on each maltreatment incident committed by each perpetrator, background of the perpetrator and the victim, and characteristics of the incident. The data continue with a roster of persons, which covers the relationships among the individuals in the case and whether any of these individuals were living together at the time of the maltreatment. Data from the CPS abstract include which source brought the case to the attention of Protective Services, the dates, priority, and investigation level of the report, if any prior allegations of maltreatment had occurred that involved either the same victims and/or perpetrators and, if so, information on those reports, and the perpetrator's response to the incident and level of cooperation with the investigation. For each victim, information is given on medical findings, if applicable, whether photographs were taken, whether a guardian was appointed, whether the victim was assigned an interim placement, and the CPS disposition of the case. Part 1 concludes with information on interviews with the victim, where the case was referred, the assessment of risk in the case, and whether the victim was placed in foster care. Part 2, Dependency Court Abstract Data, provides information on the case, the reason the case was closed, and the outcome as determined by the court. Part 3, Juvenile Court Schedule of Hearings Data, focuses on the schedule of hearings, such as who was present and if they were represented by an attorney, whether the hearing took place, and, if not, the reason for delay. Part 4, Law Enforcement Abstract Data, contains dates of incidents, reports, and arrests, details of the case, and how the case was handled. Part 5, State Attorney's Office Abstract Data, offers data on the case closing, charges, and sentencing, as well as information on the type of defense attorney representing the perpetrator, if a juvenile, how the defendant was referred to adult court, whether the state attorney filed cases on other perpetrators in the case, whether the victim was interviewed by the prosecutor prior to filing, and whether the victim was deposed by the state attorney after the case was filed. Part 6, Criminal Court Schedule of Hearings Data, contains information on date of arrest, filing, and court hearing, whether a public defender was assigned, number of hearings, type of hearing, and coded remarks about the hearing. Part 7, State Attorney Addendum Data, provides "no-file" data from the State Attorney Questionnaire Addendum, including if the no-file was a warrant or arrest, date of the no-file, and reason for the no-file. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02310.v1 court cases icpsr courts icpsr criminal justice system icpsr domestic relations icpsr domestic violence icpsr family histories icpsr family violence icpsr law enforcement agencies icpsr case processing icpsr child abuse icpsr child neglect icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD VI. Criminal Justice System Wells, Susan J., Sedlak, Andrea Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 2310 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02310.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR06481 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s1997 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR06481 MiAaI MiAaI National Assessment Program Survey of Criminal Justice Agencies in the United States, 1992-1994 [electronic resource] J. Thomas McEwen 2005-11-04 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1997 ICPSR 6481 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The National Assessment Program (NAP) Survey was conducted to determine the needs and problems of state and local criminal justice agencies. At the local level in each sampled county, survey questionnaires were distributed to police chiefs of the largest city, sheriffs, jail administrators, prosecutors, public defenders, chief trial court judges, trial court administrators (where applicable), and probation and parole agency heads. Data were collected at the state level through surveys sent to attorneys general, commissioners of corrections, prison wardens, state court administrators, and directors of probation and parole. For the 1992-1994 survey, 13 separate questionnaires were used. Police chiefs and sheriffs received the same survey instruments, with a screening procedure employed to identify sheriffs who handled law enforcement responsibilities. Of the 411 counties selected, 264 counties also employed trial court administrators. Judges and trial court administrators received identical survey instruments. A total of 546 surveys were mailed to probation and parole agencies, with the same questions asked of state and local officers. Counties that had separate agencies for probation and parole were sent two surveys. All survey instruments were divided into sections on workload (except that the wardens, jail administrators, and corrections commissioners were sent a section on jail use and crowding instead), staffing, operations and procedures, and background. The staffing section of each survey queried respondents on recruitment, retention, training, and number of staff. The other sections varied from instrument to instrument, with questions tailored to the responsibilities of the particular agency. Most of the questionnaires asked about use of automated information systems, programs, policies, or aspects of the facility or security needing improvement, agency responsibilities and jurisdictions, factors contributing to workload increases, budget, number of fulltime employees and other staff, and contracted services. Questions specific to police chiefs and sheriffs included activities aimed at drug problems and whether they anticipated increases in authorized strength in officers. Jail administrators, corrections commissioners, and wardens were asked about factors contributing to jail crowding, alternatives to jail, medical services offered, drug testing and drug-related admissions, and inmate classification. Topics covered by the surveys for prosecutors, public defenders, judges, and state and trial court administrators included types of cases handled, case timeliness, diversion and sentencing alternatives, and court and jury management. State and local probation and parole agency directors were asked about diagnostic tools, contracted services, and drug testing. Attorneys general were queried about operational issues, statutory authority, and legal services and support provided to state and local criminal justice agencies. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06481.v1 case processing icpsr corrections management icpsr courts icpsr criminal justice system icpsr information systems icpsr law enforcement agencies icpsr needs assessment icpsr police recruits icpsr police training icpsr policies and procedures icpsr prisons icpsr sentencing icpsr NACJD VI. Criminal Justice System ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System McEwen, J. Thomas Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 6481 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06481.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR09923 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s1993 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR09923 MiAaI MiAaI National Assessment Program Survey of Criminal Justice Personnel in the United States, 1986 [electronic resource] J. Thomas McEwen , Barbara Webster , Edward Connors 2006-01-12 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1993 ICPSR 9923 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This survey probed the needs and problems facing local criminal justice practitioners. Within each sampled county, survey questionnaires were distributed to the police chief of the largest city, the sheriff, the jail administrator, the prosecutor, the chief trial court judge, the trial court administrator (where applicable), and probation and parole agency heads. Although the general topics covered in the questionnaires are similar, specific items are not repeated across the questionnaires, except for those given to the sheriffs and the police chiefs. The sheriffs surveyed were those with law enforcement responsibilities, so the questions asked of the police chiefs and the sheriffs were identical. The questionnaires were tailored to each group of respondents, and dealt with five general areas: (1) background characteristics, including staff size, budget totals, and facility age, (2) criminal justice system problems, (3) prison crowding, (4) personnel issues such as training needs and programs, and (5) operations and procedures including management, management information, and the specific operations in which the respondents were involved. In some cases, sets of question items were grouped into question batteries that dealt with specific topic areas (e.g., staff recruitment, judicial training, and number of personnel). For example, the Staff Recruitment battery items in the Probation and Parole Questionnaire asked respondents to use a 4 point scale to indicate the seriousness of each of the following problems: low salaries, poor image of corrections work, high entrance requirements, location of qualified staff, shortage of qualified minority applicants, and hiring freezes. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09923.v1 law enforcement agencies icpsr personnel icpsr personnel management icpsr police departments icpsr prison administration icpsr prison overcrowding icpsr training icpsr budgets icpsr criminal justice system icpsr correctional facilities icpsr courts icpsr NACJD VI. Criminal Justice System ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System McEwen, J. Thomas Webster, Barbara Connors, Edward Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 9923 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09923.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR33969 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR33969 MiAaI MiAaI National Survey of the Court's Capacity to Provide Protection Orders to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women, 2003-2006 [electronic resource] Brenda K. Uekert , Tracy Peters , Wanda Romberger , Margaret Abraham , Susan Keilitz 2012-09-26 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 33969 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The primary goal of the research project was to collect national-level information on the provision of protection orders for non-English speaking applicants. There were six objectives: (1) To determine the extent of Limited English Proficient (LEP) women seeking protection orders on a national scale with documentation of languages represented and geographic distribution; (2) To assess current policies and procedures regarding LEP requests for protection orders; (3) To estimate the courts' current level of language services and assistance to LEP women seeking protection orders; (4) To identify and assess court collaborations with local community-based organizations; (5) To examine budget, staffing, and coordination issues that facilitate delivery of services to LEP clients; and (6) To develop national service and delivery models based on promising local practices. The multi-method study design included a national survey of courts, an intensive survey of a select group of courts and community-based organizations within their jurisdictions, and the assessment of selected sites that can serve as national models. The national survey, based on a systematic sample of counties stratified by population and state resulted in a nationally representative sample of courts. The overwhelming majority of courts were general jurisdiction courts that handled a variety of criminal, civil, and/or family matters. The national survey was followed by an intensive survey of a subset of courts, and local community-based organizations (CBOs) that served domestic violence victims. Courts selected for this phase had promising practices, such as language assistance plans in civil cases and the use of certified interpreters. The intensive survey included telephone interviews of court and CBO representatives and a fax survey for CBOs. Finally, three case studies were conducted to develop promising practices. The Part 1 (Phase I Data) data file contains 158 cases and 203 variables. The Part 2 (Phase II Quantitative Data) data file contains 81 cases and 81 variables. Part 3 (Phase II Qualitative Data) contains 123 interviews. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33969.v1 bilingualism icpsr community organizations icpsr courts icpsr domestic violence icpsr language icpsr restraining orders icpsr violence against women icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women NACJD X. Victimization Uekert, Brenda K. Peters, Tracy Romberger, Wanda Abraham, Margaret Keilitz, Susan Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 33969 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33969.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR07972 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s1984 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR07972 MiAaI MiAaI Pretrial Release Practices in the United States, 1976-1978 [electronic resource] Mary A. Toborg 2005-11-04 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1984 ICPSR 7972 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. Funded by the National Institute of Justice, this data collection represents Phase II of a larger project to evaluate pretrial release practices. The study focuses on four major topics: (1) release--rates and types of releases, defendant or case characteristics and their impact on the release decision, (2) court appearance --extent to which released defendants appear in court, factors associated with defendants' failure to appear in court, (3) pretrial criminality--number of rearrests during the pretrial period and the factors predicting rearrest, charges and rates of conviction for crimes committed during the pretrial period, and (4) impact of pretrial release programs--effect of programs on release decisions and on the behavior of defendants. The study is limited to adult defendants processed through state and local trial courts, and to pretrial release rather than pretrial intervention or diversion programs. Part 1 is an analysis of release practices and outcomes in eight jurisdictions (Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland, Washington, DC, Dade County, Florida, Jefferson County, Kentucky, Pima County, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, California, and Santa Clara County, California). The pretrial release "delivery systems," that is, the major steps and individuals and organizations in the pretrial release process, were analyzed in each jurisdiction. Additionally, a sample of defendants from each site was studied from point of arrest to final case disposition and sentencing. Part 2 of this study examines the impact of the existence of pretrial release programs on release, court appearance, and pretrial release outcomes. An experimental design was used to compare a group of defendants who participated in a pretrial release program with a control group who did not. Experiments were conducted in Pima County (Tucson), Arizona, Baltimore City, Maryland, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Jefferson County (Beaumont-Port Arthur), Texas. In Tucson, separate experiments were conducted for felony and misdemeanor cases. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07972.v2 judicial process icpsr pretrial hearings icpsr pretrial procedures icpsr pretrial release icpsr courts icpsr criminal histories icpsr defendants icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD V. Courts NACJD IV. Court Case Processing ICPSR XII. Legal Systems Toborg, Mary A. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 7972 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07972.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR20350 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2008 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR20350 MiAaI MiAaI Preventing Firearm Violence Among Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in North Carolina, 2003-2004 [electronic resource] Kathryn E. Moracco , Kathryn Anderson Clark , Christina Espersen , J. Michael Bowling 2008-06-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2008 ICPSR 20350 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The study examined (1) the scope and nature of firearm possession by Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) defendants, (2) pre- and post-legislation experiences of firearm-related intimate partner violence (IPV) among women applying for Domestic Violence Protective Orders, (3) judges' behaviors specifying firearm-related conditions in DVPOs prior to and following the legislation, and (4) the proportion of and manner in which male DVPO defendants surrendered firearms subsequent to the enactment of the new legislation. Records were extracted for 952 adult women (age 18 and older) seeking relief from a male intimate partner by filing a civil action under North Carolina Statute Chapter 50B in Durham and Wake counties, North Carolina from February 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004, and from their male offenders. Researchers compiled data from three sources: (1) DVPO files, (2) Court Ordered Protection Evaluation (COPE) study, and (3) Criminal background checks. Variables from the DVPO files include demographic information about the plaintiff and defendant, the relationship between the plaintiff and defendant, number of children under 18 in common, incident prompting the DVPO motion, DVPO conditions requested by the plaintiff, ex parte conditions granted including firearm-related restrictions, details of DVPO hearing (e.g. date, presence of attorneys), disposition of the permanent DVPO, conditions of the DVPO, if granted, and the Civil District (CVD) number for that case. Variables from the COPE study include COPE interview information regarding the women's intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences prior to filing for the DVPO (including firearm-related IPV), whether the judge inquired about firearms during the ex parte or DVPO hearings, whether the defendant possessed firearm(s) and whether he surrendered them, women's IPV experiences post-ex parte (including firearm-related IPV), and the CVD number for that case. Variables from the criminal background check include applicable charges (assault on female, communicating threats, violation of DVPO, stalking, other domestic violence related charges, firearm charges, and concealed weapon charges), the associated offense dates, and the existence and scope of other types of charges (i.e. one or more than one additional charges), and the CVD number for that case. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20350.v1 abuse icpsr violence against women icpsr court cases icpsr courts icpsr domestic violence icpsr firearms icpsr intimate partner violence icpsr spouse abuse icpsr victimization icpsr victims icpsr NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women NACJD X. Victimization ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Moracco, Kathryn E. Clark, Kathryn Anderson Espersen, Christina Bowling, J. Michael Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 20350 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20350.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR13601 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2005 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR13601 MiAaI MiAaI Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) [electronic resource] Self Report of Offending, Wave 1, 1994-1997 Felton J. Earls , Jeanne Brooks-Gunn , Stephen W. Raudenbush , Robert J. Sampson 2006-02-07 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2005 ICPSR 13601 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. One component of the PHDCN was the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which was a series of coordinated longitudinal studies that followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults, and their primary caregivers over time to examine the changing circumstances of their lives, as well as the personal characteristics, that might lead them toward or away from a variety of antisocial behaviors. Numerous measures were administered to respondents to gauge various aspects of human development, including individual differences, as well as family, peer, and school influences. The Self Report of Offending was a self-report questionnaire focused on a participant's involvement in antisocial behavior and the legal consequences of that behavior. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR13601.v1 adolescents icpsr aggravated assault icpsr armed robbery icpsr arson icpsr assault icpsr assault and battery icpsr auto theft icpsr burglary icpsr child development icpsr cocaine icpsr community service programs icpsr courts icpsr crack cocaine icpsr criminal histories icpsr domestic assault icpsr domestic violence icpsr driving habits icpsr drug traffic icpsr drug use icpsr drugs icpsr fines icpsr fraud icpsr gang violence icpsr heroin icpsr juvenile courts icpsr juvenile crime icpsr juvenile offenders icpsr larceny icpsr marijuana icpsr mugging icpsr neighborhoods icpsr probation icpsr property crimes icpsr prostitution icpsr rape icpsr restitution programs icpsr robbery icpsr sexual assault icpsr social behavior icpsr stolen property icpsr traffic offenses icpsr treatment programs icpsr truancy icpsr violence icpsr violent crime icpsr weapons icpsr arrests icpsr RCMD IX. Minority Populations CCEERC II.B. Child Development DSDR VIII. NICHD Supported Studies NACJD VII. Crime and Delinquency ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System CCEERC II.A. Age Groups RCMD I. Crime PHDCN IV. Longitudinal Cohort Study ICPSR XVII.C.1. Social Institutions and Behavior, Socialization, Students, and Youth, United States Earls, Felton J. Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne Raudenbush, Stephen W. Sampson, Robert J. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 13601 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR13601.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR13658 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2005 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR13658 MiAaI MiAaI Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) [electronic resource] Self Report of Offending, Wave 2, 1997-2000 Felton J. Earls , Jeanne Brooks-Gunn , Stephen W. Raudenbush , Robert J. Sampson 2005-12-06 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2005 ICPSR 13658 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. One component of the PHDCN was the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which was a series of coordinated longitudinal studies that followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults, and their primary caregivers over time to examine the changing circumstances of their lives, as well as the personal characteristics, that might lead them toward or away from a variety of antisocial behaviors. Numerous measures were administered to respondents to gauge various aspects of human development, including individual differences, as well as family, peer, and school influences. The Self Report of Offending was a self-report questionnaire focused on a participant's involvement in antisocial behavior and the legal consequences of that behavior. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR13658.v1 adolescents icpsr aggravated assault icpsr armed robbery icpsr arrests icpsr arson icpsr assault icpsr assault and battery icpsr auto theft icpsr burglary icpsr child development icpsr cocaine icpsr community service programs icpsr courts icpsr crack cocaine icpsr juvenile courts icpsr juvenile crime icpsr juvenile offenders icpsr larceny icpsr marijuana icpsr mugging icpsr neighborhoods icpsr probation icpsr property crimes icpsr prostitution icpsr rape icpsr restitution programs icpsr robbery icpsr sexual assault icpsr social behavior icpsr stolen property icpsr traffic offenses icpsr treatment programs icpsr truancy icpsr violence icpsr violent crime icpsr weapons icpsr criminal histories icpsr domestic assault icpsr domestic violence icpsr driving habits icpsr drug traffic icpsr drug use icpsr drugs icpsr fines icpsr fraud icpsr gang violence icpsr gun use icpsr heroin icpsr PHDCN IV. Longitudinal Cohort Study NACJD VII. Crime and Delinquency ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System ICPSR XVII.C.1. Social Institutions and Behavior, Socialization, Students, and Youth, United States DSDR VIII. NICHD Supported Studies CCEERC II.B. Child Development RCMD IX. Minority Populations CCEERC II.A. Age Groups RCMD I. Crime Earls, Felton J. Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne Raudenbush, Stephen W. Sampson, Robert J. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 13658 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR13658.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR13742 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2006 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR13742 MiAaI MiAaI Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) [electronic resource] Self Report of Offending, Wave 3, 2000-2002 Felton J. Earls , Jeanne Brooks-Gunn , Stephen W. Raudenbush , Robert J. Sampson 2006-10-11 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2006 ICPSR 13742 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. One component of the PHDCN was the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which was a series of coordinated longitudinal studies that followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults, and their primary caregivers over time to examine the changing circumstances of their lives, as well as the personal characteristics, that might lead them toward or away from a variety of antisocial behaviors. Numerous measures were administered to respondents to gauge various aspects of human development, including individual differences, as well as family, peer, and school influences. The Self Report of Offending was a self-report questionnaire focused on a participant's involvement in antisocial behavior and the legal consequences of that behavior. It was administered to Cohorts 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18. The Wave 1 (PROJECT ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS (PHDCN): SELF REPORT OF OFFENDING, WAVE 1, 1994-1997 [ICPSR 13601]) and Wave 2 (PROJECT ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS (PHDCN): SELF REPORT OF OFFENDING, WAVE 2, 1997-2000 [ICPSR 13658]) were administered to Cohorts 9, 12, 15, and 18. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR13742.v1 armed robbery icpsr arrests icpsr arson icpsr assault icpsr assault and battery icpsr auto theft icpsr burglary icpsr child development icpsr cocaine icpsr community service programs icpsr courts icpsr crack cocaine icpsr criminal histories icpsr domestic assault icpsr domestic violence icpsr driving habits icpsr drug traffic icpsr drug use icpsr drugs icpsr fines icpsr fraud icpsr gang violence icpsr gun use icpsr heroin icpsr juvenile courts icpsr juvenile crime icpsr juvenile offenders icpsr larceny icpsr marijuana icpsr mugging icpsr neighborhoods icpsr probation icpsr property crimes icpsr prostitution icpsr rape icpsr restitution programs icpsr robbery icpsr sexual assault icpsr social behavior icpsr stolen property icpsr traffic offenses icpsr treatment programs icpsr truancy icpsr violence icpsr violent crime icpsr weapons icpsr youths icpsr adolescents icpsr aggravated assault icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System ICPSR XVII.C.1. Social Institutions and Behavior, Socialization, Students, and Youth, United States DSDR VIII. NICHD Supported Studies NACJD VII. Crime and Delinquency PHDCN IV. Longitudinal Cohort Study Earls, Felton J. Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne Raudenbush, Stephen W. Sampson, Robert J. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 13742 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR13742.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR02811 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2000 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR02811 MiAaI MiAaI Prosecution and Defense Strategies in Domestic Violence Felonies in Iowa, 1989-1995 [electronic resource] Carolyn Copps Hartley , Roxann Ryan 2006-03-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2000 ICPSR 2811 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study consisted of an in-depth analysis of the trial strategies used by the prosecution and the defense in domestic violence-related felony cases. The research objectives of this study were (1) to catalog the evidentiary constraints in domestic violence-related cases -- specifically, the types of character evidence and prior acts of defendants allowed during trial, (2) to show how the prosecution presented its case in domestic violence trials by identifying the key prosecution themes and strategies, (3) to present the specific evidence used by the prosecution to prove the elements of a case, and (4) to describe the themes and strategies used by the defense to counter the prosecution's case. Researchers focused on the admission of evidence of other acts of violence, known as "context" evidence, which characterized the violent relationship between the defendant and victim. The design involved a qualitative analysis of felony trial transcripts in Iowa from 1989 to 1995, in which the defendant and victim were involved in a domestic relationship. Part 1, Coded Transcript Data, contains the coded themes from the text analysis program. Background information was gathered on the length and type of relationship at the time of the incident, and the substance abuse and criminal histories of the defendant and the victim. Incident variables include current case charges, type of trial, description of physical injuries, whether hospitalization was required, type of weapon used, and whether the defendant or the victim owned a firearm. Other variables describe prosecution and defense strategies regarding evidence, identity, credibility, the nature of the relationship between the defendant and the victim, the intentions of the defendant, and how the police handled the case. Demographic variables include the race of the defendant and the ages of the defendant and the victim. Parts 2-40 consist of the actual court transcripts. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02811.v2 case processing icpsr courts icpsr criminal histories icpsr defendants icpsr domestic violence icpsr evidence icpsr felony offenses icpsr prosecution icpsr trial procedures icpsr victims icpsr NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD V. Courts Hartley, Carolyn Copps Ryan, Roxann Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 2811 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02811.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03864 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2004 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03864 MiAaI MiAaI Public Opinion on the Courts in the United States, 2000 [electronic resource] David B. Rottman , Randall Hansen , Nicole Mott , Lynn Grimes 2006-12-15 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2004 ICPSR 3864 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This study centered on two questions fundamental to understanding public opinion about the courts: (1) Do African Americans, Latinos, and Whites view the state courts differently? and (2) What impact did recent direct court experience have on people's opinions about state courts? Between March 22, 2000, and May 3, 2000, interviewers conducted 1,567 telephone interviews with randomly selected United States residents. Variables include respondents' gender, race, age, education, and other demographic information, respondents' perception of the fairness of local courts, including whether African Americans and Latinos were discriminated against, whether the respondent or a member of the respondent's household had been involved with the courts in the past 12 months, and if so, how fairly that case was conducted. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03864.v2 African Americans icpsr state courts icpsr White Americans icpsr court system icpsr courts icpsr ethnicity icpsr Hispanic or Latino Americans icpsr media influence icpsr perceptions icpsr public opinion icpsr racial discrimination icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Rottman, David B. Hansen, Randall Mott, Nicole Grimes, Lynn Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3864 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03864.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR28861 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2011 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR28861 MiAaI MiAaI Reducing Courts' Failure to Appear Rate [electronic resource] A Procedural Justice Approach [Nebraska Statewide, Select Counties, 2009-2010] Brian H. Bornstein , Alan J. Tomkins , Elizabeth M. Neeley 2011-06-22 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2011 ICPSR 28861 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of using different kinds of written reminders to reduce misdemeanants' failure to appear (FTA) rates. The study examined the problem of FTA via a two-stage experiment. In Phase 1, 7,865 misdemeanor defendants from 14 Nebraska counties were randomly assigned to one of four reminder conditions: (1) a no-reminder (control) condition; (2) a reminder-only condition; (3) a condition in which the reminder also made them aware of possible sanctions should they fail to appear (reminder-sanctions); or (4) a condition in which the reminder mentioned sanctions but also highlighted aspects of procedural justice (PJ), such as voice, neutrality, respect, and public interest (reminder-combined). Data collection began in March 2009 and continued through May 2010. Files were received daily from the Nebraska Administrative Office of the Courts containing information about cases filed in each of the 14 counties included in the study. Upon receipt of this file, researchers screened participants using certain eligibility criteria. Researchers mailed postcard reminders two to five business days prior to the scheduled court appearance. Approximately one week after each scheduled court appearance researchers accessed the courts' administrative database (JUSTICE) to determine whether the defendant actually appeared for the scheduled hearing. Upon accessing this information, researchers recorded this variable, which is the primary dependent variable in the study. At the same time researchers recorded the appearance variable, they selected participants for Phase 2 of the study -- a mail survey administered after their scheduled appearance (or non-appearance) to assess their perceptions of procedural fairness and their level of trust/confidence in the courts. To do so, researchers selected all participants who failed to appear for their court date to receive a survey. Twenty percent of defendants who did appear were also randomly selected to receive a survey. Surveys were sent to a total of 2,360 individuals and were received from a total of 452 defendants. The study contains a total of 197 variables including demographics, court appearance characteristics, experiment characteristics, charge/offense variables, and variables from surveys about experiences with the court system. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28861.v1 case processing icpsr court cases icpsr court system icpsr courts icpsr criminal courts icpsr criminal justice policy icpsr criminal justice system icpsr failure to appear icpsr justice icpsr legal proceedings icpsr offense classification icpsr procedural justice icpsr trust in government icpsr misdemeanor offenses icpsr NACJD IV. Court Case Processing ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Bornstein, Brian H. Tomkins, Alan J. Neeley, Elizabeth M. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 28861 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28861.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03076 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2001 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03076 MiAaI MiAaI Response to Domestic Violence in the Quincy, Massachusetts, District Court, 1995-1997 [electronic resource] Eve Buzawa , Gerald T. Hotaling , Andrew Klein , James Byrne 2001-08-06 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2001 ICPSR 3076 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. 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 the workings of this court and its impact on the lives of victims. The four main goals of the research were: (1) to describe the workings of the primary components of this model jurisdiction in its response to domestic violence, specifically (a) what the police actually did when called to a domestic violence incident, (b) decisions made by the prosecutor's office and the court in their handling of these incidents, (c) how many victims talked to a victim advocate, and (d) how many offenders received batterer treatment and/or were incarcerated, (2) to describe the types of incidents, victims, and offenders seen in a full enforcement jurisdiction to determine if the types of cases coming to attention in such a setting looked similar to cases reported in studies from other jurisdictions, (3) to interview victims to hear directly about their experiences with a model court, and (4) to examine how well this model jurisdiction worked in preventing revictimization. Data used in this study were based on domestic violence cases that resulted in an arrest and arraignment before the Quincy District Court (QDC) during a seven-month study period. Six types of data were collected for this study: (1) The offender's criminal history prior to the study and for one year subsequent to the study incident were provided by the QDC's Department of Probation from the Massachusetts Criminal Records System Board. (2) Civil restraining order data were provided by the Department of Probation from a statewide registry of civil restraining orders. (3) Data on prosecutorial charges for up to three domestic violence-related charges were provided by the Department of Probation. (4) Data on defendants who attended batterer treatment programs were provided by directors of two such programs that served the QDC. (5) Police incident reports from the seven departments served by the QDC were used to measure the officer's perspective and actions taken relating to each incident, what the call for service involved, characteristics of the incident, socio-demographics of the participants, their narrative descriptions of the incident, and their stated response. (6) Interviews with victims were conducted one year after the occurrence of the study incident. Variables from administrative records include date and location of incident, number of suspects, age and race of victims and offenders, use of weapons, injuries, witnesses, whether there was an existing restraining order and its characteristics, charges filed by police, number and gender of police officers responding to the incident, victim's state at the time of the incident, offender's criminal history, and whether the offender participated in batterer treatment. The victim survey collected data on the victim's education and employment status, current living arrangement, relationship with offender, how the victim responded to the incident, how afraid the victim was, victim's opinions of police and the prosecutor, victim's sense of control, satisfaction with the court, victim's past violent relationships and child sexual abuse, victim's opinions on what the criminal justice system could do to stop abuse, and whether the victim obtained a restraining order. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03076.v1 case processing icpsr court cases icpsr courts icpsr domestic violence icpsr imprisonment icpsr offenders icpsr police response icpsr treatment programs icpsr victims icpsr NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD V. Courts Buzawa, Eve Hotaling, Gerald T. Klein, Andrew Byrne, James Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3076 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03076.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR03790 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2003 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR03790 MiAaI MiAaI Revictimization and Victim Satisfaction in Domestic Violence Cases Processed in the Quincy, Massachusetts, District Court, 1995-1997 [electronic resource] Gerald Hotaling , Eve S. Buzawa 2003-10-30 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2003 ICPSR 3790 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. 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 (3) victim satisfaction with various components of the criminal justice system. This study was undertaken as part of a secondary analysis of data originally collected for a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) sponsored evaluation of a "model" domestic violence program located in Quincy, Massachusetts (RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, DISTRICT COURT, 1995-1997 [ICPSR 3076]). Administrative records data were collected from the Quincy District Court's Department of Probation, two batterer treatment programs servicing offenders, and police incident reports, as well as survey data administered to victims. Included are criminal history data, records of civil restraining orders, probation department data on prosecutorial charges, case disposition and risk assessment information, data on offender treatment program participation, police incident reports, and self-report victim survey data. These data were collected with three primary goals: (1) to obtain the victim's point of view about what she wanted from the criminal justice system, and how the criminal justice system responded to the domestic violence incident in which she was involved, (2) to get details about the study incidents and the context of the victim-offender relationship that are not typically available in official statistics, and (3) to hear directly from victims about the defendant's reoffending behavior. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03790.v1 case processing icpsr court cases icpsr courts icpsr domestic violence icpsr offenders icpsr police response icpsr treatment programs icpsr victim services icpsr victimization icpsr victims icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD X. Victimization NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women Hotaling, Gerald Buzawa, Eve S. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 3790 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03790.v1 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR20366 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130520s2008 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR20366 MiAaI MiAaI Understanding Court Culture and Improving Court Performance in 12 Courts in California, Florida, and Minnesota, 2002 [electronic resource] Brian J. Ostrom , Charles W. Ostrom , Roger A. Hanson , Matthew Kleiman 2008-08-25 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2008 ICPSR 20366 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-20. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The purpose of this study was to examine the organizational culture in 12 felony criminal trial courts selected in 3 states and to gauge prosecuting and public defender attorneys' views on how well the courts in which they practice achieve the goals of access, fairness, and managerial effectiveness. Data on organizational culture in each of the 12 courts (Part 1) were obtained by administering the Court Culture Assessment Instrument (CCAI) to all judges with a felony criminal court docket and to all senior court administrators. A total of 224 respondents completed the questionnaire. Additionally, surveys were conducted of prosecuting attorneys (Part 2) and public defender attorneys (Part 3) to gauge their views on how well the courts in which they practice achieve the goals of access, fairness, and managerial effectiveness. A total of 334 prosecuting attorneys and 260 public defense attorneys completed the 46-item trial court process survey. Part 1 contains 40 variables pertaining to 5 dimensions of current and preferred court culture. Variables in Part 2 and Part 3 each include seven items from a jurisdictional practice scale, eight items from a procedural fairness scale, seven items from a resource scale, nine items from a management scale, nine items from a practitioner competence scale, and six items from a court access scale. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20366.v1 administration icpsr felony courts icpsr judges icpsr management styles icpsr organizational behavior icpsr organizational culture icpsr organizational structure icpsr prosecuting attorneys icpsr public defenders icpsr trial courts icpsr administrators icpsr attorneys icpsr case management icpsr case processing icpsr court cases icpsr court system icpsr courts icpsr criminal courts icpsr NACJD IV. Court Case Processing ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Ostrom, Brian J. Ostrom, Charles W. Hanson, Roger A. Kleiman, Matthew Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 20366 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20366.v1