Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Criminal justice system
Perspectives on Civil Protective Orders in Domestic Violence Cases: The Rural and Urban Divide
Discusses the barriers to getting restraining orders for rural and urban domestic violence victims.
Author(s): Nikki Hawkins
Citation: NIJ Journal, 266
Date: 05/2010
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Justice
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Discusses the barriers to getting restraining orders for rural and urban domestic violence victims.
Author(s): Nikki Hawkins
Citation: NIJ Journal, 266
Date: 05/2010
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Justice
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Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4)
Report to Congress regarding the rate of child abuse and neglect nationwide. Includes data and statistics of distribution of abuse and neglect by demographics, income and education level, perpetrator characteristics, and geographic location. Also includes resources to recognize and find treatment for victims.
Author(s): Andrea J. Sedlak, Jane Mettenburg, Monica Basena, et al.
Date: 2010
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Report to Congress regarding the rate of child abuse and neglect nationwide. Includes data and statistics of distribution of abuse and neglect by demographics, income and education level, perpetrator characteristics, and geographic location. Also includes resources to recognize and find treatment for victims.
Author(s): Andrea J. Sedlak, Jane Mettenburg, Monica Basena, et al.
Date: 2010
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Rural Crime and Policing in American Indian Communities
Examines crime and policing in Indian communities, including the historical development of Indian tribal policy. Identifies major factors limiting implementation of effective police forces in Indian communities.
Author(s): L. Edward Wells, David N. Falcone
Citation: Southern Rural Sociology, 23(2), 199-225
Date: 2008
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Examines crime and policing in Indian communities, including the historical development of Indian tribal policy. Identifies major factors limiting implementation of effective police forces in Indian communities.
Author(s): L. Edward Wells, David N. Falcone
Citation: Southern Rural Sociology, 23(2), 199-225
Date: 2008
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FBI Crime Data Explore Data Discovery Tool
Offers access to violent and property crime data since 2016. Includes both national statistics as well as state-level statistics with the option to filter by specific agency or city population ranges.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Justice
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Offers access to violent and property crime data since 2016. Includes both national statistics as well as state-level statistics with the option to filter by specific agency or city population ranges.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Justice
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National Incident-Based Reporting System
Offers estimated crime statistics based on voluntarily report data by law enforcement agencies for various crimes. Includes metropolitan and nonmetropolitan data as well as data by city population ranges at the national and regional levels. Offers data variables such as offender demographics, location of crime, clearance status, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigations, U.S. Department of Justice
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Offers estimated crime statistics based on voluntarily report data by law enforcement agencies for various crimes. Includes metropolitan and nonmetropolitan data as well as data by city population ranges at the national and regional levels. Offers data variables such as offender demographics, location of crime, clearance status, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigations, U.S. Department of Justice
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Registry, tipline, and information resource for missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native people hosted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Registry, tipline, and information resource for missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native people hosted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
Provides information and resources on missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. Includes listening sessions, data and research, and information on Savanna's Act.
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Provides information and resources on missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. Includes listening sessions, data and research, and information on Savanna's Act.
Sponsoring organizations: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior
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The Opportunity Atlas
Interactive mapping tool that provides estimates for children's future earnings, incarceration rates, and other outcomes in adulthood by parental income and demographics by census tract. For some low population census tracts, there may be insufficient data to allow for all features.
Sponsoring organizations: Brown University, Harvard University, U.S. Census Bureau
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Interactive mapping tool that provides estimates for children's future earnings, incarceration rates, and other outcomes in adulthood by parental income and demographics by census tract. For some low population census tracts, there may be insufficient data to allow for all features.
Sponsoring organizations: Brown University, Harvard University, U.S. Census Bureau
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ICPSR: Find Data
A searchable collection of data, research studies, and publications on topics related to social and behavioral sciences. Most data sources included are public-use files with no access restrictions. Includes data from rural studies, as well as data sources that include rural-focused variables.
Sponsoring organization: ICPSR
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A searchable collection of data, research studies, and publications on topics related to social and behavioral sciences. Most data sources included are public-use files with no access restrictions. Includes data from rural studies, as well as data sources that include rural-focused variables.
Sponsoring organization: ICPSR
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