Impact of Sentencing Reforms and Speedy Trial Laws in the United States, 1969-1989 (ICPSR 9736)
Version Date: Mar 4, 1992 View help for published
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Thomas B. Marvell;
Carlisle E. Jr. Moody
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09736.v1
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The certainty and promptness of punishment have long been hypothesized to be important variables in deterring crime. This data collection evaluates whether sentencing reforms to enhance certainty of punishment and speedy trial laws to enhance promptness of punishment affected crime rates, prison admissions, and prison populations. Variables include state, year, crime reports, economic conditions, population (including age structure), prison population, prison releases, and prison admissions. The unit of observation is the state by the year.
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This collection contains two 87-character records per case.
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The data collection is a pooled cross-sectional time series in 50 states for the period 1969-1989.
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The population of the United States during 1969-1989.
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(1) "Prisoners and Prison Admissions and Releases," from Bureau of Justice Statistics reports, (2) Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Report, 1972-1990, (3) United States Bureau of the Census population data, and (4) United States Department of Commerce economic data
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1992-03-04
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- Marvell, Thomas B., and Carlisle E. Moody, Jr. IMPACT OF SENTENCING REFORMS AND SPEEDY TRIAL LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1969-1989. Williamsburg, VA: Justec Research [producer], 1991. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09736.v1
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The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.