Details

Subject(s)

• Prison violence—United States [Browse]
• Prisoners—United States [Browse]
• Prisons—United States [Browse]
• United States [Browse]

Related name

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [Browse]

Series

• ICPSR (Series) ; 8087. [More in this series]
• ICPSR 8087

Restrictions note

Use of these data are restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

Summary note

This data collection was designed to determine the nature and extent of victimization in state prisons across the nation. In particular, it examines topics such as prison living conditions, prison programs, prison safety, and inmates' participation in or victimization by other inmates with respect to several types of property and bodily crimes. Also presented are a set of attitudinal measures dealing with inmates' thoughts and perceptions on a variety of subjects, including their reactions to general statements about prison life and to a series of hypothetical situations.

Notes

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2006-09-15.

Type of data

1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF) + SAS setup file(s) + SPSS setup file(s) + Stata setup file(s) + SAS transport + SPSS portable + Stata system + OSIRIS dictionary

Funding information

United States Department of Justice. NationalInstitute of Justice.

System details

Mode of access: Internet.

Methodology note

Universe: Inmates in state prisons in the United States.

Contents

Part 1: Data File

Other format(s)

Also available as downloadable files.

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