Felony Prosecution and Sentencing in North Carolina, 1981-1982 (ICPSR 8307)

Version Date: Mar 30, 2006

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Principal Investigator(s):
Stevens H. Clarke

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08307.v3

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Summary

This survey assesses the impact of a determinant sentencing law, the Fair Sentencing Act, which became effective July 1, 1981, in North Carolina. Specific variables include information from official court records on witness testimony and quality of evidence, information from prison staff and probation/parole officers, and social, demographic, and criminal history for defendants. In this dataset it is also possible to trace defendants through the criminal justice system from arrest to disposition.

Citation

Clarke, Stevens H. Felony Prosecution and Sentencing in North Carolina, 1981-1982. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-03-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08307.v3

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (80-IJ-CX-0004)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1981 -- 1982
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Sample

Twelve counties were selected on the basis of region, urbanization, and workload of the court.

Universe

Statewide data from 12 counties along with District and Superior court files from three months in 1979 and 1981.

Data Source

police and court files

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Original Release Date

1985-10-09

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Clarke, Stevens H. Felony Prosecution and Sentencing in North Carolina, 1981-1982. ICPSR08307-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1991. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08307.v3

2006-03-30 File CB8307.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.