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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Sources and ReferencesFolan, Rita. Status of Offender Based Transaction Statistics(OBTS) System Development in the States. Washington, D.C.:Criminal Justice Statistics °Association, Inc., 1981.Contents:129 pages, 23 tables,' 20 figures, 3 appendicesDates of data presented:1980 and 1981Periodicity:SpecialSOlRCEBOO< table:1.83The report pre!!:lnts results of a survey of directors of StateStatistical Analysis Centers (SAC). The survey was designed to assessthe status of the development of offender based transaction statistl cs(OBTS) systems and to determine the level of analysis reasonablyexpected of the current or planned data. Topics addressed In thereport are: an overview of offender based statistics systems, by State;the development and use of offender based statistics, by State; qualityof OB TS system data; and examples of OBTS systems in Oregon, NewYork, and Pennsylvania. The appendic:es include a copy of the surveyinstrument, Puerto Rico's response to the survey, and a listing of thecategories of OBTS system development used throughout the report.* * *Gallup, George H. The Gallup Poll. Princeton, N.J.: The C.gl/up Poll.Contents:See narrativeDotes of data presented:See narrativePeriodicity:See narrat iveSOlRCEBOO< tables:2.20, 2.72, 2.85, 2.92, 2.96, 2.98, 2.112, Fig. 2.10, Fig. 2.15, Fig.2.19The results of public opinion research condJcted by the Gal/uporganization are released every Sunday and Thursdu!, in The GallupPall. A wide variety of topics are included in these surveys includingeconomic policy, fear of crime, and the legalization of marihuana. Abrief note on sample size, sample tolerance, and survey dates isincluded in each release.* * *Gal/up, George H. The Gallup Report. Princeton, N.J.: The GallupPoll.Contents:See narrativeDates of daola presented:See naf nit i vePeriodicity:Monthly5O.RCEBOO< tables:2.2, 2.4-2.6, 2.14-2.16, 2.20, 2.21, 2.35, 2.50, 2.61, 2.66, 2.69-2.", 2.73-2.80, 2.82, 2.83, 2.86, 2.92, 2.95, 2.97-2.99, 2.110,2.1 II, 3.37, 3.38, Fig. 2.I-Fig. 2.3, Fig. 2.18The Gallup Report contains the results of opinion surveysconducted by the Gal/up Poll. Political, social, and economic trendsare presented in issues that include many topics (e.g., April 1981-­presidential safety, crime, political parties, and EI Salvador). A briefnote on sample size, sampling toleronce, and survey dates is Includedin eoch issue.* * *Gaynes, Elizabeth. "Typology of State Laws Which Permit theConsideration of Danger in the Pretrial Release Decision." PretrialServices Resource Center, 1982. (Mimeographed.)Contents:32 pages, I table, 6 appendicesDates of data presented:1982Periodicity:Special5O.RCEBOO< table:1.69622This report describes State constitutional requirements, statutes,and court rules regarding the consideration of potentially dangerous orcriminal behavior in pretrial release decisions, The appendices containconstitutional and statutory provisions relating to pretrial release, acopy of the Bail Reform Act of 1966, and performance standards andgoals for release and diversion.* * *Harris, Louis. The Harris Survey. Ne", York: The Chicago Trlbune­New York News Syndicate.Contents:See narrative:Dates of data presented:See narrativePeriodicity:See narrativeSOlRCEBOO< tables:2.54, 2.68, 2.102-2.105, Fig. 2.8, Fig. 2.9, Fig. 2.11, Fig. 2.14,Fig. 2.17The Harris Survey is a twice weekly release of results of publicopinion research conducted by Louis Harris and Associates. Thereleases deal with a variety of topics including politics, economics,gun control, and law enforcement. A brief note on sample size andsurvey dates is Included in each release.* * *Insurance Information Institute. Insurance Facts 1982-83. NewYork: Insurance Information Institute., 1982.Contents:92 pages, 83 tables, 8 figuresDates of data presented:Primary period: 1981Trend tables: 1950-81Periodicity:AnnualSOlRCEBOO< figure:3.23This yearbook provides basic data on the property and liabilitysegment of the insurance industry in the United States. Statisticaldata are presented on property and liability insurance companies;policies written and in force, by type of coverage; and Insurancewritten through special programs such as flood insurance, the FederalCrime Insurance Program, and others. Data are presented oninsurance losses due to fire, natural disasters, traffic accidents, crime,and other causes.* * *Johnston, Lloyd D.; Bachman, Jerald G.; and O'Mal/ey, Patrick M.Student Drug Use, Attitudes and Beliefs, National Trends1975-1982. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.National Institute on Drug Abuse. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Gavernment f'rinting Office, 1983.Contents:134 pages, 19 tables, 37 figuresDates of data prel'llnted:Primary period: 1982Trend tables: 1975-82o Periodicity:AnnualSOlRCf:Soa< tables:2. I 06-2.1 08, 3:45-3.48, Fig. 3.18This document is the sixth in an annual series reporting drug useand related attitudes of high schaol seniors in the United States. Thereport presents only highlights of the larger volOOle that has beenpubJished by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, entitled StudentDrug Use in America: J 975- J 982. Two of the major topics treato:>dIn the report are the trends in drug use among Pmerican high schoolstudents since 1975 and the prevalence of drug use among />merlcanhigh school seniors. Also reported are data an school grade at firstuse; intensity of "high" produced by drug use; attitUdes and beliefsamong seniors about various types of drug use; and their perceptions ofcel·tain ralevant aspects of the social enVironment, such as parentaldisapproval of drug use or availability of drugs.* * *Karter, Michael J. Jr. "Fire Loss In the United States During 1981."Are Journal 76(September 1982), p. 68.\\ 'I1II1 ;! I! IContents:16 pages, II tables, 4 figuresDates of data presented:Primar)' period: 1981Trend tables: 1977-81Periodicity:Annual5O.RCEBOO< table:3.94This article reports the results of the 1981 National FireExperience Survey conducted by the National Fire ProtectionAssociation. Data are presented that describe fire incidence, deaths,and property lass, by fire type (s~ructural, vehlcul,ar, and arson),conmunity size, and geographiC region. ,A methodological addend.urn tothe article details the sampling and estimation procedures used In thesurvey.* * *Kerle Kenneth E., and Ford, Francis R. The State of Our Nation'sJdils 1982. Washington, D.C.: National Sheriff's Association, 1982.Contents:233, pages, SO tables (estimated)Dates of data presented:Primary period: 1981-82Trend tables: 1800-1980 (decades)Periodicity:SpecialSOlRCEBOO< tables:1.50-1.56, Fig. 1.9This report presents sunmary analyses of the legal problems ofjails, jail administration, physical d~scriptio.ns of jails! jail staffing,inmate populations, programs and servIces available to Inmate,s" andmost important problems facing jails. Data are presented for JaIls ofdifferent sizes. .The report also discusses survey methodology a~d al!e!natlvedefinitions of jails, presents sl.mmOry data on selected cIty Jails, andincludes a copy of the survey instrument.* * *Miller Judith Droitcour. National Survey on Drug Abuse: MainFI~dings 1982. U.S. Department of Health an(j HOOlan Services.National Institute on Drug Abuse. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Government Printing Office, 1982.Contents:141 pages, 80 tables, 6 appendicesDates of data presented:Primary period: 1982Trend tables: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1982Periodicity:SpecialSQRCEBOO< tables:3.49-3.55, Fig. 3.19This report Is the seventh In a series of reports on the extent ofdrug abuse In the United States. The document presents informationon the prevalence, InCidence, and correlates of drug use and abuseamong adults (26 and older), young adults (/8 to 25), and youth (12 to17). Data are presented in such areas as the use of marihuana,hallucinogens, cocaine, and heroin; the medical and nonmedical use ofprescription psychotherapeutic drugs; and the IJse of cigarettes andalcohol. Trend tables present comparison d