NCJ Number
148826
Date Published
July 1995
Length
51 pages
Annotation
Data from the 1992 National Pretrial Reporting Program (NPRP) provide the following information on felony defendants in large urban counties: arrest charges, demographic characteristics, criminal history, pretrial release and detention, adjudication, and sentencing.
Abstract
Using data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the Nation's 75 largest counties during May 1992, this report presents a complete description of the processing of felony defendants, including demographic characteristics, prior arrests and convictions, current arrest charges, criminal justice status at the time of the offense, type of pretrial release or detention, bail amount, court appearance record, adjudication outcome, and sentence received if convicted.