Analysis of Publicly Available Court Data (APACD)

(Solicitation)
The Analysis of Publicly Available Court Data (APACD) aims to—

assess the availability of publicly available state and local court
records

conduct a pilot study to collect these publicly available data

complete a full data collection

analyze, report, and disseminate the data.

The recipient of funds will assess a range of publicly available court data
resources,
beginning with existing state court data extracts and state court records websites.
Then, the recipient of funds will progress to other potential public data sources,
such as state court online repositories, publicly available court docket calendars,
and state sentencing commission data repositories. The recipient of funds will
evaluate the viability and cost of using such data to support the production of
national estimates of court activity and recommend a nationally representative
sampling strategy for such an effort. The goal is to produce a report that at a
minimum, replicates the
Felony Sentences in State
Courts report series. BJS also
expects to collect, analyze, and report on data on case filing. Applicants should
become familiar with
Felony Sentences in State
Courts, 2006 – Statistical Tables and the data elements
necessary to produce a similar report.
All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on June 12, 2018.