Robbery of Financial Institutions in Indiana, 1982-1984

The goals of this data collection were to provide information on robbery-related security measures employed by financial institutions, to identify factors that contribute to robbery, and to study the correlates of case disposition and sentence length of convicted robbers. The collection compares banking institutions that have been robbed with those bank offices that have not been robbed to provide information on factors that contribute to these robberies. The office-based file includes variables designed to measure general office characteristics, staff preparation and training, security measures, characteristics of the area in which the banking institution is located, and the robbery history of each institution. The incident-based file includes variables such as the robber's method of operation and behavior, the employee's reaction, the characteristics of the office at the time of the robbery, and the apprehension of the offender. Also included is information on the status of the investigation, reasons involved in solving the robbery, status of prosecution, ultimate prosecution, and sentence in length.

本次数据采集的核心目标在于：提供金融机构针对抢劫案件所采取的安保措施相关信息，识别诱发抢劫案件的影响因素，并研究已定罪抢劫犯的案件处置情况与刑期长度之间的相关关系。
本次采集通过对比曾遭遇抢劫的银行机构与未遭抢劫的银行网点，获取与抢劫案诱发因素相关的信息。
基于网点的数据集包含用于衡量以下维度的变量：网点通用特征、员工预备与培训情况、安保措施配置、银行机构所在区域的特征，以及各机构的抢劫历史记录。
基于事件的数据集涵盖如下变量：抢劫者的作案手法与行为表现、涉案员工的反应、抢劫发生时网点的相关特征，以及作案者的抓捕情况。
此外，该数据集还包含案件调查进展、抢劫案件告破的相关原因、公诉状态、最终公诉结果以及刑期时长等信息。