Metadata record for Census of State Felony Courts, 1985: [United States]8667Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social ResearchICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.2024-03-19Census of State Felony Courts, 1985: [United States]866710.3886/ICPSR08667.v2United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice StatisticsPlease see full citation.United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice StatisticsAnn Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research1988-06-01United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State Felony Courts, 1985: [United States]. ICPSR08667-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1988. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08667.v2http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08667.v2convictions (law)court casescourt systemcriminal justice systemjuvenile delinquencystates (USA)NACJD XX. Juvenile Delinquency and JusticeICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice SystemNACJD V. CourtsThe 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 defendant, charge, or indictment information. The total number of cases disposed during the period was also collected for juvenile delinquents and for traffic offenses (moving violations) where applicable. Finally, data were gathered on whether felonies reduced to misdemeanors were included in the felony count and whether lower courts in the jurisdiction accepted guilty pleas to felonies.19851986Please see geographic coverage.United StatesAll general jurisdiction courts in the United States.aggregate data(1) self-enumerated forms, (2) computer printouts containing caseload data, and (3) annual state reportsConducted by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the CensusAnn Arbor, Mi.: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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