nmm 22 4500 ICPSR07776 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130524s1984 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR07776 MiAaI MiAaI Massachusetts Superior Court Files, 1859-1959 [electronic resource] Michael S. Hindus , Theodore M. Hammett , Barbara M. Hobson 2010-05-14 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1984 ICPSR 7776 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-24. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. This dataset contains data about case records created between 1859-1959 in the Massachusetts Superior Court (and its predecessors) for two Massachusetts counties. Part 1 contains data for 1,952 criminal cases with 52 descriptive variables, including: type of crime, year crime was committed, pleas, sentences, appeals, size of file, and demographic characteristics of victim and defendant (e.g., gender, status, residence, and occupation). Eighteen variables describe and rate each case's historical interest. Part 2 contains data on 1,968 civil (law, equity, and divorce) cases, with 82 descriptive variables, such as: relationship between parties, type of complaint, relief sought, disposition, relief granted, number of claims, damages awarded, size of file, and demographic characteristics of plaintiff and defendant (e.g., gender, status, residence, and occupation). Ten variables describe and rate each case's historical interest. In both data files, criteria for historical interest coding include: (1) inherent interest, such as offenses that are not routine (e.g., white-collar crimes, sexual crimes, and serious felonies), parties who are inherently interesting (e.g., famous persons, institutional defendants, and law enforcement personnel), and legal proceedings that are inherently interesting (e.g., alleged violations of prosecutorial or judicial discretion), (2) contexts that are inherently interesting, and (3) extraordinary documentation, such as those that shed light on the legal system (e.g., pardons or letters from citizens' committees), shed light on social history (e.g., the testimony of a woman who moved to the city and inadvertently ended up in a brothel), provide legal/procedural information (e.g., the details of search or a technical challenge to an indictment), and describe public or political history (e.g., milk inspection or zoning laws). Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07776.v2 legal systems icpsr nineteenth century icpsr political history icpsr social history icpsr trials icpsr twentieth century icpsr disposition (legal) icpsr lawsuits icpsr civil law icpsr convictions (law) icpsr court cases icpsr courtroom proceedings icpsr courts icpsr criminal justice system icpsr criminal law icpsr NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Hindus, Michael S. Hammett, Theodore M. Hobson, Barbara M. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 7776 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07776.v2 nmm 22 4500 ICPSR08674 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130524s1989 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR08674 MiAaI MiAaI Slave Trials in Anderson and Spartanburg Counties, South Carolina, 1818-1861 [electronic resource] Michael S. Hindus 2007-09-18 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1989 ICPSR 8674 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-24. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to ICPSR member institutions. Also available as downloadable files. This dataset is part of a larger data collection effort conducted by the principal investigator to study crime, justice, and penal reform in Massachusetts and South Carolina from 1760 to 1880. Data are presented in this file on over 600 slave trials in two counties of ante-bellum South Carolina from 1818 to 1861. Included are variables documenting the accused crime, verdict, punishment, and item stolen (if applicable), as well as the defendant's name, sex, status, owner, and date of the trial. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08674.v1 Antebellum South (USA) icpsr nineteenth century icpsr slaves icpsr trials icpsr verdicts icpsr ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System RCMD VI. History RCMD I. Crime NACJD IV. Court Case Processing Hindus, Michael S. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 8674 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08674.v1