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Census of State Felony Courts, 1985: [United States]

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Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Summary: The purpose of this study was to provide a current listing of all felony courts in this country and to provide a universe from which a sample of courts could be selected based on felony caseload. The study includes information on all state felony courts in the United States, including the number of cases filed and disposed by conviction, acquittal, dismissal, or other means. Court administrators were asked to indicate the manner in which cases filed and disposed were counted, such as by defendan... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08667.v2

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