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Interactive Crime Analysis Toolkit

A suite of interactive crime analysis applications designed to help law enforcement agencies and data analyst agencies better understand and use data.

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Property Crime Trends and Case Outcomes in Vermont

This series of reports examines property crimes case processing in Vermont. They cover the topics of case processing (case filing to disposition), characteristics of property crime offenders using criminal history records, and clearance rates.

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A Study of Pre-Trial Conditions of Release

This report examines the conditions imposed on defendants and the impact specific conditions have on failure to appear (FTA), new criminal charges, and violations of conditions.

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Relief from Abuse Case Processing and Firearm Relinquishment

Data from the Vermont Judiciary is used to explore general case processing statistics of requests for relief from abuse and firearm relinquishment. The study also examines the processes to carry out the orders and how firearms are stored.

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Law Enforcement and Mental Health Encounters in One Vermont Jurisdiction

Data from one Vermont law enforcement agency is analyzed to explore the experiences of people who are high utilizers of police services. Their experiences are then traced further into the criminal justice system with judicial and corrections data.

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Criminal Justice System Responses to Black Victimization

Black people in Vermont were more likely than White people to be the victim of violent crime between 2015 and 2019. This research explores the criminal justice system's responses to crimes involving Black victims using the Vermont Court Adjudication Database and National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data.