The Source for Crime and Justice Data

Description & Citation--Study No. 20760

Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

20760

Title:

National Judicial Reporting Program, 2004

Principal Investigator(s):

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Bibliographic Citation:

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Judicial Reporting Program, 2004. ICPSR20760-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-11-19. doi:10.3886/ICPSR20760.v2

Series:

National Judicial Reporting Program Series

Scope of Study

Summary:

This data collection provides detailed information on the sentences and characteristics of convicted felons based on data collected from state courts. The 2004 survey was based on a sample of 300 counties selected to be nationally representative. The collection contains sociodemographic information such as age, race, and sex of the felon. Types of offenses committed include homicide, rape, and robbery. Data can be analyzed at the national level or by individual counties.

Subject Terms:

assault, auto theft, burglary, case processing, convictions (law), counties, demographic characteristics, drug law offenses, felony courts, felony offenses, homicide, larceny, manslaughter, murder, rape, robbery, sentencing, state courts

Geographic Coverage:

United States

Time Period:
  • 2004

Date of Collection:
  • 2004-01--2004-12

Universe:

Sentenced felons in the United States.

Data Types:

event/transaction data

Data Collection Notes:

The data were compiled by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Methodology

Sample:

A stratified cluster sampling design was employed. A total of 300 counties were selected from the nation's approximately 3,141 counties or county equivalents.

Data Source:

official court records

Extent of Processing:

All archived data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. The archive also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, the archive performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Created variable labels and/or value labels.
  • Performed recodes and/or calculated derived variables.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

Access and Availability

Note:

Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

2007-10-29

Restrictions:

The data are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement form and specify the reasons for the request. A copy of the Restricted Data Use Agreement form can be requested by calling 800-999-0960. Researchers can also download this form as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file from the download page associated with this dataset. Completed forms should be returned to: Director, National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research, P.O. Box 1248, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248, or by fax: 734-647-8200.

Version History:

  • 2011-03-08 All parts are being moved to restricted access and will be available only using the restricted access procedures.

  • 2007-11-19 The principal investigator requested a correction to the codebook text.