Augmented Federal Probation, Sentencing, and Supervision Information System, 1985 (ICPSR 9664)

Version Date: Jan 12, 2006

Cite this study |

Principal Investigator(s):
United States Sentencing Commission

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09664.v2

Version V2

Slide tabs to view more

Summary

The United States Sentencing Commission, established by the 98th Congress, is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government. The Commission recommends guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of federal crimes. These data were collected to determine whether sentencing disparities existed and whether the guidelines were adequate. Basic information in the collection includes a description of the offense, characterization of the defendant's background and criminal record, method of disposition of the case, and sentence imposed. Felony and misdemeanor cases are included while petty offense cases are excluded. Three types of additional information were used to augment the existing data: (1) more detailed offense and offender characteristics identified by the United States Sentencing Commission but coded by federal probation officers, (2) actual time served in prison from the SENTRY data file of the United States Bureau of Prisons, and (3) information necessary to estimate prospective release dates from the hearing files of the United States Parole Commission. The unit of analysis is the defendant.

Citation

United States Sentencing Commission. Augmented Federal Probation, Sentencing, and Supervision Information System, 1985 . [distributor], 2006-01-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09664.v2

Export Citation:

  • RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.)
  • EndNote

Funding

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

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Hide

Date of Collection

1991

Data Collection Notes

  1. For reasons of confidentiality, specific information identifying defendants has been eliminated from these data.

Hide

Sample

Stratified random sample.

Universe

Individuals sentenced for serious misdemeanor or felony offenses between October 1, 1984, and September 30, 1985, in United States District Courts.

Data Source

records from the Administrative Office of the United States Court's Federal Probation Sentencing and Supervision Information System

Data Type(s)

Hide

Original Release Date

1992-01-10

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:
  • U.S. Sentencing Commission. AUGMENTED FEDERAL PROBATION, SENTENCING, AND SUPERVISION INFORMATION SYSTEM, 1985. 2nd ICPSR release. Washington, DC: U.S. Sentencing Commission [producer], 1991. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09664.v2

2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 6 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 5 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

Hide

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.