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--------~~--- --- --~--- --------National Opinion Research Center. General Social Surveys 1972-82. Storrs, Conn.: Roper Public Opinion Research 'CenterU,lverslty of Connecticut, distributors.'Contents:See narrativeDates of data presented:1972-78, 1980, and 1982Periodicity:Biennial5aRCEBCXlK tables:2.23, 2.52, 2;53, 2.62-2.64, 2.89~2.91, 2.93, 2. 109, 2.113, 2.1 14,3.44, 4.19, Fig. 2.7, Fig. 2.12, Fig. 2.16, Thi~ clXllulativ: dota file merges all eight General Social SurveysInto, a single :nochlne-readable data file with each survey year as asubfile. In,tervlews "'ere conducted by the National Opinion ResearchCenter dunng Februu.y, March, and April of 1972-78 1980 and 1982The d~ta are derived from a nafional probability sa~ple df English~speaking ad~lts, 18 y:arr or older, living in non-institutionalarrongements In t~e contlnen!al !Jnited States. Survey questionsrel,a!ed to a vane,ty of ,social Issues, including politics, abortion,reli?lon, homosexuality, cnme, law enforcement guns and capitalpunishment. ' ,The items appearing on the surveys are one of three types'permanent questions that occur in each survey, rotating questions thatapp:ar two out of every three years, and a few questions that occur Ina Single survey. A comprehensive codebook entitled General SocialSurveys, 1~72-1?~2: Cumulative Codebook is published by theRoper Public Opinion Research Center. Survey methodology and thedata program are explained In detail in the document.* * *''Opinion Roundup." Public Opinion. Washington, D.C.: AmericanEnterprise Institute.Contents:See narrativeDates of data presented:See narrativePeriodicity:See narrativeSCXRCEBCXlK table:2.19, ,.''Opinion Ro~ndup" is a monthly feature of Public Opinion. The~lnlOn Roundup, pre~e,nts data on a a variety of topics reprintedom, sever? I ,public Opinion survey sources. For example, one issue of~,b!IC, Opinion ,presents data on volunteerism, public values, privateInitiative, environmental issues, and politics. These data wereexcerpted from reports by the Gallup OrganiZation Research andForecasts, the Roper organization, Louis Horris onl Associates andothers. ,* * *Paez, Adolpho L. ~riminal Victimization in the U.S. U.S.Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. TechnicalReport NCJ-87577. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of JusticeMarch 1983. ,Contents:7 pages, 9 tables, 3 figuresDates of data presented:Primary period: 1980 and 1981Trend tables: 1973-81Pl!riodicity:Special5aRCEBOO< tables:3.33, 3.34U. This report presents information on criminal victimization in theI nlted States using National Crime Survey (NCS) data from 1980 and981 based on popUlation figures derived from the 1980 census Datapresented in this report inc;ude levels and rates of victimiZation forpersonal and household crimes and police reporting rates for personaland househo!d crimes. for 1980 and 1981. Changes In victimiZationrhtes a~d police reporting rates for personal and household crimes fort / ~enod 1973 through 198 I are also presented. The second sectiono t e report discusses and compares the changes in victimizationI~ve Is and rates When the 1970 census figures and the 1980figures are used in the estimation procedure.censusSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983624"The Plague of Violent Crime." Newsweek. Mar. 23, 1981, pp. 46-50,52, 53-54.Contents:8 pages, 12 tables, I figureDates of data presented:Primary period: 1981Trend tables: 1972, 1975, and 1980Periodicity:SpecialSCXRCEBCXlK tables:2.34, 2.51, 2.56, 2.101This article reports the results of a Newsweek Poll conductedb>: the Gallup Organization, dealing with attitudes to~ard fear of~nme, rates of criminal Victimization, and the crime rate. AlsoInclude~ In t,he survey were questions concerning approval of methodsof ~eallng With crime, sentencing, and levels of confidence in thepolice and the courts. The article also presents crime rates based onfid:deral Bu~e?u of Investigation data for seven large, geographically_Ispersed cities for the years 1972, 1975, and 1980.* * *Police ~xecutive Res.earch Forum and Police Foundation. Survey ofPoll~e Operational and Administrative Practices-1981.Washln~ton, D.C.: Police Executive Research Forum PoliceFoundation, 1981.'Contents:633 pages, 100 tables (estimoted), I appendixDates of data presented:1981Periodicity:See narrativeSCXRCEBCXlK table:1.15• TI:e 19~1 edition of the Survey of Police Operational andAdministrative Practices is the most recent in a series of periodicrep?rts that present data describing police agency personnel policiespolice budgets, resource allocation, firearms incidents service colis'and other ~dministrative activities. The data are pre~ented in tw~form~ts. First, summar,>' data are presented for agencies according tothe size of the population served, and, where pas sible, by region of thecount? Sec~nd, detailed data are presented for each of the~espondlng agencies. The appendix lists the agencies that participatedIn the survey.* * *Research. and For:casts, Inc. The Flggie Report an Fear of Crime'Amerrca Afraid. Willoughby, Ohio: Figgie International Inc., 1980:Contents:163 pages, 117 tables, 6 figures, 3 appendicesDates of data presented:1980Perie,dicity:SpecialSO .... RCEBCXlK tables:2.9,2.11,2.17,2.18,2.57,2.67, Fig. 2.4-Fig. 2.6This re~ort presents the results of a 1980 telephone survey ofadults on their attitudes, and experiences regarding fear of crime andlhe consequences of that fear on their daily living. Data are pres~ntedrelevant to the fo!lowing areas of interest: (I) precautions taken Inresponsle) to fea(r)of crime; (2) types of fear of crime (specific andgenera ; and 3 ~ttltudes about criminal justice.d !h: appendices Includes a copy of the survey instrument, escnptlon ~f the sampling method, data analysis, and co sit~Indbl~bes used In the data presentation. Also included as an appe~x isa I 1I0graphy of literature on crime.* * *Roper, ~eah Eve Lie!>er. "Law Enforcement Selection Requirements: ANI atlonal AnalYSIS." Ph.D. dissertation, Sam Houston U,lverslty981. ,Contents:181 pages, 52 tables, 2 appendicesDates of data presented:Prlmory period: 1981Trend tables: 1970, 1972, and 198111it~~IIf:Iij 'I, !/1ilIIi11i,j\ /l.I IiIII!tiIJ'rPeriodicity:Special5aRCEBCXlK tables:1.17, 1.18This report provides a summary of law enforcement selectionrequirements and procedures, and Identifies trends In selectioncriteria. Data are presented on requirements for age, vision, hearing,physical agility, work performonce, residency, and criminal recordrestrictions for State, county, and municipal law enforcement agenciesemploying 100 or mare sworn police officers. Use of Intelligence andother qualifying tests, polygraph tests, psychological tests, and typesof oral Interviews are also discussed. The two appendices contain acopy of the survey instrument and data describing the responsepattern, by State.* * *Securities and Exchange Commission. Annual Report of the SEC forthe Fiscal Year Ended September 3D, 1981. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982.Contents:165 pages, 45 tables, 6 figures, I appendixDates of data presented:Primory period: fiscal year 198 ITrend tables: fiscal years 1935-80Periodicity:Annual5aRCEBCXlK figure:5.12This forty-seventh annual report of the Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) is divided into nine sections. These sections are(I) regulation of the securities markets, (2) the disclosure system, (3)investment companies and advisors, (4) enforcement program, (5)programmatic litigalion and legal work, (6) public utility holdingcompanies, (7), corp/.)rate reorganizations, (8) administration andmonagement, and (9) statistical appendix.Of special relevance to criminal justice is the narrative sectionon enforcement detailing the responribilities of the SEC and providingillustrative case histories, and the statistical section on enforcementthat presents data about types of authorized proceedings,investigations, administrative proceedings, Injunctive actions, andcriminal proceedings.* * *Smith, Robert Ellis. Compilation of State and Federal PrivacyLaws 1981. Washington, D.C.: Privacy Journal, 1981.Contents:80 pages, I table, I appendixDate's of data presented:1980Periodicity:See narrat i veSCXRCEBCXlK table:1.73This report updates an earlier report on State and Federal lawsrelating to privacy. These laws are grouped and summarized byseveral major categories. They include: arrest records, bank records,Information systems, government data banks, employment records,medical records, school records, tax records, Social Security numbers,wiretaps, privileged communications, the use of polygraph inemployment, privacy statutes and State constitutions, andmiscellaneous problems such as special laws applying to pown shopsand preclnC't registers. The appendix includes a compilation ofapplicable State laws giving the title, article, chapter or sectioncitation, and a brief summary of the legislation; and the full texts ofselected representative statutes.* * *Sn)'der, Howard N.; Finnegan, Terrence A.; 'md Hutzler, John L.Delinquency 1980: A Description of Delinquency CasesProcessed by Courts with Juvenile Jurisdiction. Pittsburgh:National Center for Juvenile Justice, 1982.Contents:118 poges, 92 tables, 14 figures, 3 appendicesDates of data presented:Primary period: 1980'Trend tables: 1975-80Sources and ReferencesPeriodicity:Annual5aRCEBCXlK tables:5.4-5.10This report presents 1980 national estimates of delinquency casesdisposed of by courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Analysis of the data Isgenerally by demographic characteristics of the juvenile offender andlegal characteristics of the case (e.g., age, race, sex, source ofreferral, detention status). All data are presented in aggregate formonly. Appendix A describes the statistical procedures used to generatethe national estimates and discusses some limitations of the results.Appendix B is a glossary of terms used in the data research effort.Appendix C displays the bivariate relations~ips among selectedvariables in the report.* * *Sultan, Cynthia G., and Townsey, Roi D. A Progress Report onWomen in Policing. Washington, D.C.: Police Foundation, 1981.Contents:100 pages, 99 tables, 4 appendicesDates of data presented:Primary period: 1979Tr".,d tables: selected years 1944-1979Periodicity:Special5aRCEBCXlK table:1.16This report reviews the history of women in policing andpresents sumnery data developed from a national survey of State andmUnicipal police departments serving populations larger than 50,000.Five case studies are highlighted, focusing on women in Washington,D.C., Miami, Houston, Detroit, and Denver. Data from the survey arepresented by race, region, and size of population served. The numberand percentage of women police officers, assignment of women policeofficers to police department tasks, and police employee eligibility andselection criteria are also examined. The narrative concludes with 12recommendations concerning police department hiring and promotionalpractices thought to unfairly restrict women in police occupotions.The four appendices contain the interviuw pool used in the casestudies, an index of principal litigation and legislation affectingemploYlnent of WClmen in police departments, detailed case studypresentations, and a copy of the moil questionnaire.* * *U.S. Department of Education. National Center for EducationStatistics. Discipline, Order and Student Behavior inAmerican High Schools. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office, 1982.Cilntents:202 pages, 80 tables, 10 figures, 2 appendicesDates of data presented:1980Periodicity:SpecialSCXRCEBCXlK tables:3.42, 3.43This report presents the results of a survey of U.S. high schoolseniors and sophomores conducted for the National Center forEducation Statistics by the National Opinion Research Center at theUniversity of Chicago. This survey represents the first wave of anongoing longitudinal study 'of high school seniors and sophomores.Information was also obtained from school administrators, a sample ofparents of seniors and sophomores, and teachers. Topics covered inthe report Include information on sampling procedures; theoreticalperspectives on mlsbehav~or in high schools; reported misbehavior byhigh school students; and student misbehavior and the disciplinaryclimate of the high school. Appendices provide definitions of variablesand an examination of non response bias. References are included.* * *U.S. Department of Health and Hunan Services. National Institute onDrug Abuse. Annual Data 1981, Data from the ClientOriented Data Acquisition Process (CODAP). Statistical SeriesE, No. 25. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,1982.Contents:388 pages, 389 tables, 3 appendices