Factors Influencing the Quality and Utility of Government-Sponsored Criminal Justice Research in the United States, 1975-1986 (ICPSR 9089)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
Lois Recascino Wise

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09089.v1

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Summary

This data collection examines the effects of organizational environment and funding level on the utility of criminal justice research projects sponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). The data represent a unique source of information on factors that influence the quality and utility of criminal justice research. Variables describing the research grants include NIJ office responsible for monitoring the grant (e.g., courts, police, corrections, etc.), organization type receiving the grant (academic or nonacademic), type of data (collected originally, existing, merged), and priority area (crime, victims, parole, police). The studies are also classified by: (1) sampling method employed, (2) presentation style, (3) statistical analysis employed, (4) type of research design, (5) number of observation points, and (6) unit of analysis. Additional variables provided include whether there was a copy of the study report in the National Criminal Justice Archive, whether the study contained recommendations for policy or practice, and whether the project was completed on time. The data file provides two indices--one that represents quality and one that represents utility. Each measure is generated from a combination of variables in the dataset.

Citation

Wise, Lois Recascino. Factors Influencing the Quality and Utility of Government-Sponsored Criminal Justice Research in the United States, 1975-1986. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09089.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (88-NIJ-84/OJP-86-M-275)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1975 -- 1986

Date of Collection

1985 -- 1986

Data Collection Notes

  1. These data contain alphabetic codes.

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Sample

Random sample.

Universe

Research grants in the United States sponsored by the National Institute of Justice.

Data Source

research project descriptions drawn from the automated project management system maintained by the National Institute of Justice

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1989-03-03

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:

  • Wise, Lois Recascino. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE QUALITY AND UTILITY OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, 1975-1986. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs [producer], 1989. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1987. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09089.v1

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Notes

  • 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.

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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.