Criminal Justice Response to Victim Harm in the United States, 1981
This data collection examines the ways in which victim harm
affects decisions regarding arrest, prosecution, and sentencing, and
the impact of these decisions on the victim's perception of the
criminal justice system. Five types of offenses were studied: homicide,
sexual assault, burglary, robbery, and aggravated assault. The victim
file contains information on personal characteristics, results of
victimization, involvement in case processing, use of victim assistance
service, satisfaction with case outcomes, and opinions about the court
system. The police file and the prosecutor file variables cover
personal background, screening decisions on scenario cases,
communication with victims, and opinions about the role of victims in
the criminal justice system. The prosecutor file also includes
sentencing recommendations on the scenarios. Data in the judge file
cover personal background, sentencing recommendations on the scenario
cases, communications with victims, sources of information regarding
victim harm, and opinions about the role of victims in the criminal
justice system.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"011:21"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Open Data Office of Justice Programs (USDOJ)",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:opendata@usdoj.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
false
|
| description | This data collection examines the ways in which victim harm affects decisions regarding arrest, prosecution, and sentencing, and the impact of these decisions on the victim's perception of the criminal justice system. Five types of offenses were studied: homicide, sexual assault, burglary, robbery, and aggravated assault. The victim file contains information on personal characteristics, results of victimization, involvement in case processing, use of victim assistance service, satisfaction with case outcomes, and opinions about the court system. The police file and the prosecutor file variables cover personal background, screening decisions on scenario cases, communication with victims, and opinions about the role of victims in the criminal justice system. The prosecutor file also includes sentencing recommendations on the scenarios. Data in the judge file cover personal background, sentencing recommendations on the scenario cases, communications with victims, sources of information regarding victim harm, and opinions about the role of victims in the criminal justice system. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Criminal Justice Response to Victim Harm in the United States, 1981",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08249.v1"
}
]
|
| identifier |
"2805"
|
| issued | 1989-09-26T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"aggravated assault",
"arrests",
"burglary",
"case processing",
"criminal justice system",
"homicide",
"perceptions",
"prosecution",
"robbery",
"sentencing",
"sexual assault",
"victim services",
"victimization",
"victims"
]
|
| language |
[
"eng"
]
|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2006-01-12T00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[
"011:060"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Institute of Justice",
"@type": "org:Organization",
"subOrganizationOf": {
"id": 22,
"name": "Office of Justice Programs",
"acronym": "OJP",
"parentOrganization": {
"id": 10,
"name": "Department of Justice",
"acronym": "DOJ"
},
"parentOrganizationID": 10
}
}
|
| title | Criminal Justice Response to Victim Harm in the United States, 1981 |
