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Title details

SN:	3935
Title:	Offenders Index Cohort Data, 1953-1997
Alternative title:	Cohorts of Offenders Born in Sample Weeks in 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973 and 1978
Persistent identifier:	10.5255/UKDA-SN-3935-1
Depositor(s):	Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Principal investigator(s):	Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Other acknowledgements:	Joanne Goodman is responsible for the administration of the database.

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Abstract

The data were drawn from the Home Office Offenders Index to provide estimates of the prevalence of offending (as measured by convictions for 'Standard List' offences) in the population of England and Wales. Results were last reported in detail in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 14/95 Criminal careers of those born between 1953 and 1973 (1995). One of the main results reported is that an estimated 34% of men and 8% of women had at least one conviction for a Standard List offence before the age of forty. The percentage of males with a custodial sentence before the age of forty is 7% and females less than 1%. The cohort data includes information on court appearances and convictions for individual anonymised offenders. As such it provides a resource for investigating patterns of convictions for known offenders and modelling their interaction with the criminal justice system.

Main Topics: The data includes details of court appearances and convictions at an appearance for offenders born in four weeks in each of the years 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973 and 1978 (one week was selected in each quarter). Dates of appearance, date of birth, gender, offence and disposals are recorded on the file.

Coverage, universe, methodology

Time period:	01 January 1963 - 01 January 1997
Dates of fieldwork:	Data are collected at the time of sentencing
Country:	England and Wales
Spatial units:	No information recorded
Observation units:	Individuals
Kind of data:	Numeric Alpha-numeric
Universe:	National Offenders Offenders in England and Wales born in four weeks (one per quarter) in the years 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973 and 1978, with court appearances and convictions during the follow-up period specified for their cohort. Geographical markers have been removed to avoid identification of individual offenders.
Time dimensions:	Longitudinal/panel/cohort follow-ups are done as resources permit.
Sampling procedures:	No sampling (total universe)
Method of data collection:	Transcription of existing materials The transcription of data from the Index into the cohort dataset is complete apart from name, police force and Criminal Record Office number, which have been deleted to prevent identification of individual offenders. 'Type of court' only is recorded as opposed to full court code, again to prevent identification.
Weighting:	No information recorded
Data sources:	This dataset was generated from the Home Office Offenders Index, which contains all convictions for Standard List offences (more than 6 million offenders). Police forces have a legal responsibility to provide data, which are collated by the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate into the Offenders Index database. The data were originally based on transcription of court registers, but are being progressively computerised.

Keywords

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE	AGE	COMMUNITY SERVICE (PUNISHMENT)
COURTS	CRIME	CRIMINALS
ENGLAND AND WALES	ETHNIC GROUPS	FINANCIAL COMPENSATION
FINES	GENDER	JUDGMENTS (LEGAL)
NON-CUSTODIAL PUNISHMENT	OFFENCES	POLICE SERVICES
PRISON SENTENCES	PROBATION	RESTRICTION ON MOVEMENT (PUNISHMENT)

Administrative and access information

Date of release:
First edition:	19 February 1999
Copyright:	Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland
Access conditions:	The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage.See terms and conditions of access for further information. In addition, the UK Data Service is required to request permission from the depositor prior to supplying the data.
Availability:	UK Data Service
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