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Created in 2008 by the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, CCJR faculty and staff have worked with SPEA and the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment on criminal justice and public safety research projects dating back to 1992. Some of the issues CCJR addresses include crime prevention, criminal justice systems, policing, traffic safety, and youth.
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Item Assessment of Safe Haven Grants Administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: 2005 and 2006 Grant Awards(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008) Sapp, Dona; Thelin, Rachel; Watkins, Elizabeth; LaMade, MeganIndiana’s Safe School Fund, first established in 1995 and enhanced through amendments in 1999, was established as part of Indiana's commitment to making local schools safer. The overall intent of the Safe Haven Education Program is to ensure that Indiana Schools are safe and free from violence and drugs. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) was charged with administering and overseeing the implementation of the fund. This report summarizes an assessment conducted by the Center for Criminal Justice Research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Researchers analyzed the distribution of total Safe Haven grant funds by program area and by county, and conducted 10 randomly selected case studies to assess the grant application and management process both within ICJI and at the subgrantee level.Item Indiana Crash Fact Book, 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008) Lisby, Kathy J.; Nagle, Matthew; Newby, Bill; Nunn, Samuel; Sapp, DonaDesigning and implementing effective traffic safety policies requires data-driven analysis of traffic collisions. To help in the policy-making process, CCJR collaborates each year with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) to analyze data from the Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES) database maintained by the Indiana State Police. Research findings are summarized in this Crash Fact Book and in a series of fact sheets on various aspects of traffic collisions, including alcohol-related crashes, speeding, children, motorcycles, light trucks, large trucks, occupant protection, and young drivers. Portions of these publications are based on guidelines provided by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).Item Indiana Traffic Safety Facts: Motorcycles 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-05) Nunn, SamuelCrashes involving motorcycles or mopeds in Indiana in 2007 produced 124 fatalities consisting of 112 motorcycle operators, nine motorcycle passengers, one driver of another (non-motorcycle) vehicle, and two passengers in other vehicles. This fact sheet examines motorcycle collisions within Indiana, including fatality and injury rates among riders, alcohol-related collisions, helmet use, licensing statistics, primary factors in motorcycle collisions, and the geography of motorcycle collisions in the state. Data specific to Indiana are drawn from the Indiana State Police Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES), as of March 16, 2008.Item Indiana Traffic Safety Facts: Children 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-05) Sapp, DonaIn 2007, over 5,000 children were injured or killed in Indiana motor vehicle collisions. Approximately seven percent of these injuries were serious or life threatening. This fact sheet summarizes data trends, safety legislation, and other research at the national, state, and local levels on traffic collisions involving children between 2003 and 2007.Item Indiana Traffic Safety Facts: Drivers 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-05) Lisby, Kathy J.This fact sheet analyzes driver involvement in collisions and issues associated with the age of the driver, including experience, susceptibility of injury, and driver behavior.Item Indiana Traffic Safety Facts: Dangerous Driving 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-05) Nagle, Matthew; Newby, BillIn 2007, 3,044 collisions involving some form of aggressive driving occurred in Indiana. In addition, there were 18,487 collisions involving speed-related driving (nine percent of all collisions). This fact sheet provides summary data on Indiana traffic collisions involving dangerous driving. Though the use of alcohol and/or drugs during driving could be categorized as dangerous driving, the primary focus here is on collisions involving aggressive driving and speeding.Item Traffic Safety Facts: Light Trucks 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-05) Nagle, MatthewIn 2006, light trucks (pickup trucks,1 sport utility vehicles, and vans) comprised approximately one-third of registered vehicles and 40 percent of vehicles involved in fatal collisions in the United States.2 In 2007 in Indiana, 115,214 light truck drivers were involved in collisions, of which 465 were in fatal collisions. Light truck involvement in fatal collisions in Indiana increased over nine percent from 2006 to 2007. Of the 896 traffic fatalities that occurred in Indiana in 2007, 295 (33 percent) were light truck occupants. This fact sheet analyzes light truck involvement in collisions in Indiana, including trends in injuries and collision circumstances, location, restraint use (including possible effects of the revised Indiana seat belt law), alcohol involvement, and county comparisons.Item Indiana Child Restraint Survey 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-05) Thelin, Rachel; Sapp, DonaMotor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States for children between the ages of two and 14. In Indiana, over 5,000 child injuries occurred in motor vehicle collisions in 2007, 49 of which were fatal. This report presents results from the 2007 Indiana Child Restraint Survey conducted by the Automotive Safety Program, Riley Hospital for Children and the Indiana University School of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics. Findings cover areas of child restraint device usage, child passenger seating positions, and driver awareness of recommended child passenger safety standards and legislation.Item Indiana Traffic Safety Facts: Large Trucks 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-06) Lisby, Kathy J.One of every six fatal traffic collisions in 2007 involved a large truck. This fact sheet summarizes data trends on traffic collisions involving large trucks between 2003 and 2007, provides information on alcohol and restraint use, and other general data regarding collisions and injuries involving large trucks.Item Indiana Traffic Safety Facts: Alcohol 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-06) Nunn, SamuelIn 2007, alcohol-related collisions in Indiana (9,942) produced 232 fatal crashes, killing 253 individuals. Therefore, less than three percent of all crashes generated 28.2 percent of Indiana’s 898 traffic fatalities in 2007. This fact sheet presents information on alcohol-related traffic collisions in Indiana. It examines Indiana’s comparative status among other Great Lakes states, different dimensions of alcohol-related collisions, the general incidence of alcohol testing, and the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test results reported in the Indiana State Police Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES), as of May 4, 2008.