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Public Image of Courts, 1977: Special Publics Data
This data collection and its companion study, PUBLIC
IMAGE OF COURTS, 1977: GENERAL PUBLIC DATA (ICPSR 7703), were
undertaken to explore attitudes toward courts and justice. These surveys
sought to measure perceptions of and experiences
with local, state, and federal courts as well as general attitudes toward
the administration of justice and legal actors. The general objectives of
the studies were to (1) determine levels of public knowledge of courts,
(2) test reactions to situations that might, or might not, prompt recourse
to courts, (3) determine the incidence, nature, and evaluations of court
experience, (4) describe and account for evaluations of court performance,
(5) indicate attitudes toward legal actors, and (6) indicate reactions to
alternative means of dispute resolution. Two samples were drawn: a national
sample of the general public (ICPSR 7703) and a "special publics" sample
of judges, lawyers, and community leaders. The 1,112 respondents in the special
publics sample were interviewed by a group of interviewers described
as "retired business executives specially trained to interview leadership
groups."
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"011:21"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Ask BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ)",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:askbjs@usdoj.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
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| description | This data collection and its companion study, PUBLIC IMAGE OF COURTS, 1977: GENERAL PUBLIC DATA (ICPSR 7703), were undertaken to explore attitudes toward courts and justice. These surveys sought to measure perceptions of and experiences with local, state, and federal courts as well as general attitudes toward the administration of justice and legal actors. The general objectives of the studies were to (1) determine levels of public knowledge of courts, (2) test reactions to situations that might, or might not, prompt recourse to courts, (3) determine the incidence, nature, and evaluations of court experience, (4) describe and account for evaluations of court performance, (5) indicate attitudes toward legal actors, and (6) indicate reactions to alternative means of dispute resolution. Two samples were drawn: a national sample of the general public (ICPSR 7703) and a "special publics" sample of judges, lawyers, and community leaders. The 1,112 respondents in the special publics sample were interviewed by a group of interviewers described as "retired business executives specially trained to interview leadership groups." |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Public Image of Courts, 1977: Special Publics Data",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07704.v1"
}
]
|
| identifier |
"274"
|
| issued | 1984-03-18T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"court system",
"judges",
"judicial process",
"justice"
]
|
| language |
[
"eng"
]
|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2005-11-04T00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[
"011:061"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Bureau of Justice Statistics",
"@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 | Public Image of Courts, 1977: Special Publics Data |
