Federal Justice Statistics Program: Defendants in Federal Criminal Cases in District Court - Terminated, 2016 (ICPSR 37393)
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United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics
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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37393.v1
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The data contain records of defendants in criminal cases terminated in United States District Court during fiscal year 2016. The data were constructed from the Administrative Office of the United States District Courts' (AOUSC) criminal file. Defendants in criminal cases may be either individuals or corporations. There is one record for each defendant in each case filed. Included in the records are data from court proceedings and offense codes for up to five offenses charged at the time the case was filed. (The most serious charge at termination may differ from the most serious charge at case filing, due to plea bargaining or action of the judge or jury.) In a case with multiple charges against the defendant, a "most serious" offense charge is determined by a hierarchy of offenses based on statutory maximum penalties associated with the charges. The data file contains variables from the original AOUSC files as well as additional analysis variables. Variables containing identifying information (e.g., name, Social Security number) were either removed, coarsened, or blanked in order to protect the identities of individuals. These data are part of a series designed by Abt and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Data and documentation were prepared by Abt.
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Criminal cases terminated in United States District Court during fiscal year 2016.
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extracts from the AOUSC criminal file
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Hide1ST APPEARANCE DAY-SANITIZED TO 01
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS1CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS1CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS2CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS2CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS3CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS3CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS4CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS4CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS5CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS5CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB1CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB1CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB2CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB2CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB3CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB3CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB4CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB4CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
1ST DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB5CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB5CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
1ST DISPOSITION
1ST FILING INDEX
1ST FILING OFFENSE CODE
1ST FILING OFFENSE SEVERITY CODE
1ST FINE AMOUNT
1ST TERMINATION INDEX
1ST TERMINATION OFFENSE
1ST TERMINATION OFFENSE SEVERITY CODE
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS1CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS1CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS2CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS2CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS3CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS3CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS4CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS4CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS5CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS5CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB1CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB1CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB2CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB2CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB3CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB3CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB4CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB4CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
2ND DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB5CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB5CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
2ND DISPOSITION
2ND FILING INDEX
2ND FILING OFFENSE CODE
2ND FILING OFFENSE SEVERITY CODE
2ND FINE AMOUNT
2ND TERMINATION INDEX
2ND TERMINATION OFFENSE
2ND TERMINATION OFFENSE SEVERITY CODE
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS1CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS1CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS2CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS2CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS3CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS3CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS4CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS4CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PRIS5CD1 (CONCATENATE PRIS5CD1-4 TO GET FULL PRISON CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB1CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB1CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB2CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB2CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB3CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB3CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB4CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB4CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
3RD DIGIT OF THE COUNT ASSOCIATED WITH PROB5CD1 (CONCATENATE PROB5CD1-4 TO GET FULL PROBATION CODE)
3RD DISPOSITION
3RD FILING INDEX
3RD FILING OFFENSE CODE
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