Future Directions For The National Archive Of Criminal Justice Data

This annual Sourcebook brings together data of interest to the criminal justice community. A compilation of information from a variety of sources. The book has six sections: 1. Characteristics of the Criminal Justice System, 2. Public Attitude Toward Crime & Criminal Justice-related Topics, 3. Nature & Distribution of Known Offenses, 4. Characteristics & Distribution of Persons Arrested, 5. Judicial Processing of Defendants, 6. Persons Under Correctional Supervision. Over 400 charts & Tables.

Describes the progress of Federal criminal suspects through prosecution, pretrial release, adjudication, sentencing, & supervision & corrections. Tables follow the text of each chapter. Both individual & corporate cases are included in the tables, as are both felonies & misdemeanors. Covers from Ô84-'92, describing each aspect of processing in relation to suspects or defendants who completed a pertinent stage of processing during CY Ô93. During Ô93, 63,000+ defendants were prosecuted by U.S. attorneys in U.S. courts. Charts & tables.