These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed. This study was designed to investigate whether the presence of CCTV cameras can reduce crime by studying the cameras and crime statistics of a controlled area. The viewsheds of over 100 CCTV cameras within the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were defined and grouped into 13 clusters, and camera locations were digitally mapped. Crime data from 2003-2013 was collected from areas that were visible to the selected cameras, as well as data from control and displacement areas using an incident reporting database that records the location of crime events. Demographic information was also collected from the mapped areas, such as population density, household information, and data on the specific camera(s) in the area. This study also investigated the perception of CCTV cameras, and interviewed members of the public regarding topics such as what they thought the camera could see, who was watching the camera feed, and if they were concerned about being filmed.

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they there received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except of the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompany readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collections and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed. This study examines municipal crime levels and changes over a nine year time frame, from 2000-2008, in the fifth largest primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States, the Philadelphia metropolitan region. Crime levels and crime changes are linked to demographic features of jurisdictions, policing arrangements and coverage levels, and street and public transit network features.

These data were prepared in conjunction with a project using Bureau of Labor Statistics data (not provided with this collection) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data to examine the relationship between unemployment and violent crime. Three separate time-series data files were created as part of this project: a national time series (Part 1), a state time series (Part 2), and a time series of data for 12 selected cities: Baltimore, Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, New York City, Paterson (New Jersey), and Philadelphia (Part 3). Each data file was constructed to include 82 monthly time series: 26 series containing the number of Part I (crime index) offenses known to police (excluding arson) by weapon used, 26 series of the number of offenses cleared by arrest or other exceptional means by weapon used in the offense, 26 series of the number of offenses cleared by arrest or other exceptional means for persons under 18 years of age by weapon used in the offense, a population estimate series, and three date indicator series. For the national and state data, agencies from the 50 states and Washington, DC, were included in the aggregated data file if they reported at least one month of information during the year. In addition, agencies that did not report their own data (and thus had no monthly observations on crime or arrests) were included to make the aggregated population estimate as close to Census estimates as possible. For the city time series, law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the 12 central cities were identified and the monthly data were extracted from each UCR annual file for each of the 12 agencies. The national time-series file contains 82 time series, the state file contains 4,083 time series, and the city file contains 963 time series, each with 228 monthly observations per time series. The unit of analysis is the month of observation. Monthly crime and clearance totals are provided for homicide, negligent manslaughter, total rape, forcible rape, attempted forcible rape, total robbery, firearm robbery, knife/cutting instrument robbery, other dangerous weapon robbery, strong-arm robbery, total assault, firearm assault, knife/cutting instrument assault, other dangerous weapon assault, simple nonaggravated assault, assaults with hands/fists/feet, total burglary, burglary with forcible entry, unlawful entry-no force, attempted forcible entry, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, auto theft, truck and bus theft, other vehicle theft, and grand total of all actual offenses.

Project Summary Overview: Over 3,200 problem-solving courts exist, with even more being planned, yet we know very little about how they work or about the extension of the drug court model to other types of offenses. Even less is known about the perspective of participants. This study examined prostitution models newly implemented in Baltimore City and Philadelphia, which, at the time, were two of the few existing examples of these programs that have been implemented with this population. It also included participant perspectives on what motivates them to participate in the program and how they negotiate with court professionals to meet their needs. This research study was designed to contribute to the broader policy debate regarding the risks and benefits of alternative criminal justice models, including under what circumstances and with which populations they are most likely to be effective, beneficial or harmful. Data Overview Study Design: The study employed a primarily qualitative longitudinal design. Interviews and focus groups with a sample of Baltimore city’s Specialized Prostitution Diversion program (SPD) and Philadelphia’s Project Dawn Court clients that took place during and after their participation in the SPD or PDC, respectively, and with program staff and professional stakeholders, such as attorneys and probation officers. These were supplemented with observations of courtroom processes and interactions with program staff and quantitative analysis of data collected by the program, including participant demographics, program take-up and compliance rates, and types of services requested and provided. This builds on a pilot study of the SPD that included 25 interviews with 20 participants (5 were interviewed twice). While the PDC shares some traits with the SPD such as consequences of successful completion (null processing of cases), the PDC provides a useful comparison as it differs from the SPD along a number of program features that have been identified in the problem-solving court literature as salient, including length of program, level of judicial involvement, and the need to plead guilty in order to participate. This allowed for conceptual comparison of the two programs. These differences are important for this study as they may impact 1) client decisionmaking 2) professional stakeholders’ perceptions of clients, and 3) the negotiations between the two groups regarding program implementation and compliance. For further information on prostitution diversion programs and the study sites: • For an overview of key aspects of prostitution diversion programs, see: Shdaimah, C. (2020). Prostitution diversion programs. In Bernat, F.P. & Frailing, K. (Eds.), Women and Crime Encyclopedia, 3 volumes. Hoboken, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc. Available at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118929803.ewac0423 • For more details on the PDC and SPD, including a comparison chart of key features, see:: Leon, C. & Shdaimah, C.S. (2012). JUSTifying Scrutiny: State power in prostitution diversion programs. Journal of Poverty, 16, 250-273. • For information on the backdrop and origins of Baltimore's SPD, see: Shdaimah, C.S. (2010) Taking a stand in a not-so-perfect world: What’s a critical supporter to do? University of Maryland Journal of Gender, Race, Class and Religion 10, (1), 89-111. • For information on the backdrop of prostitution processing in Philadelphia, see: Baylson, M. (2017). Victim or criminal: Street-level prostitutes and the criminal justice system. In K. Hail-Jares, C. Shdaimah, & C. Leon (Eds.), Challenging perspectives on sreet-based sex work (pp. 156-161). Temple University Press. • For information on the PDC see the editorial remarks provided in: Muraresku, L. (2017). “Just to be there”: A probation officer’s reflection on Project Dawn Court. In In K. Hail-Jares, C. Shdaimah, & C. Leon (Eds.), Challenging perspectives on street-based sex work, (p. 41-50). Temple University Press. Study components: 1. Qualitative Interviews with Program Participants: A series of two to five interviews per person (depending on where they are at in the program) with participants in the SPD and PDC, during and after their participation in their respective program to explore their perceptions of that program and their encounters with professional staff. All PDC interviews were conducted by the PI, and SPD interviews were conducted primarily by Deborah Svoboda who at the time served as a PhD student research assistant. The interviews took place in a private location provided at the courthouse or of the respondent’s choice (these include quiet coffee shops, private rooms provided by programs that participants were enrolled in; participant homes and residential programs). Program staff referred most SPD respondents; most PDC respondents were recruited by the PI during court observations. In all cases, program staff were not informed of whether any particular individual participated in the study so...