nmm 22 4500 ICPSR09923 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130522s1993 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 2013-05-22. 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 ICPSR20355 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130522s2010 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR20355 MiAaI MiAaI National Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Victims' Civil Legal Assistance (CLA) Program, 1997-2003 [United States] [electronic resource] Edward Connors 2010-04-05 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2010 ICPSR 20355 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-22. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The national evaluation of the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) program had three main objectives: (1) to document the range of local activities and programs supported by the Fiscal Year 1998 to Fiscal Year 2000 LAV grants, (2) to conduct a process evaluation by examining and documenting LAV grantee planning and implementation efforts, and (3) to evaluate the effectiveness of LAV programs in meeting the needs of the victims they serve. A mixed method approach was developed to conduct the evaluation. The researchers used a classic triangulation framework of quantitative agency data, telephone survey interviews, mail surveys, interviews and focus groups with service providers, and case studies. The evaluation of effectiveness included (1) before-after analysis of caseload data on 88,901 clients and (2) interviews with 124 LAV clients. The range of local activities and programs was documented primarily through two mail surveys of grantees. For Part 1 (2001 Mail Survey), data include information regarding project staffing, partnerships, legal and advocacy services provided, and implementation challenges. It was completed by 156 grantees. Part 2 (2003 Mail Survey) was administered to the 2001 survey respondents who had also received continuation grants in 2001 or 2002. It was completed by 79 grantees. This survey sought information on successful practices for achieving key project objectives. It also attempted to quantify the number and types of legal services provided and gain more quantitative information on unmet needs. Part 3 (Legal Assistance for Victims Data) contains caseload data including demographics related to clients such as gender, ethnicity, and income. It also contains information regarding the case including type of case, hours worked on the case, and results of the case. There are also data related to the agency such as jurisdiction of the agency and type of agency. For Part 4 (Victims Interviews), data include demographic information, history and background of the case, legal services received, satisfaction with legal services, impact of legal services, and the victim's current situation. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20355.v1 abuse icpsr violence against women icpsr battered women icpsr demographic characteristics icpsr domestic violence icpsr intimate partner violence icpsr legal aid icpsr legal representation icpsr social services icpsr violence icpsr NACJD X. Victimization ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System NACJD XIII. Violence Against Women Connors, Edward Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 20355 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20355.v1