NEW HAMPSHIRE - COLLECTING AND ANALYZING COURT STATISTICS - A HANDBOOK PREPARED FOR THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL - CRIMINAL COURTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 39604
• Author(s): C BRIGGS; C CHADWICK; S D CONTI; J HELMS; M GATTER; G A J KELLY; L MOORE
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 58 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-013-76
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STATISTICAL HANDBOOK THAT WAS PREPARED IN FEBRUARY, 1976, AS A GUIDE FOR DATA GATHERING AND DATA ANALYSIS IN THE STATE JUDICIAL SYSTEM WITH THE PURPOSE OF ACCURATELY QUANTIFYING COURT BUSINESS.

Abstract

AN OVERVIEW OF THE BASIC USES, SOURCES, AND TECHNIQUES OF STATISTICS IS PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION TO COURT DECISIONMAKING AND THE REPORTING FUNCTION ARE SUGGESTED. A PRELIMINARY INTRODUCTION TO DATA COLLECTION AND SAMPLING ALSO IS PRESENTED. APPENDIXES CONTAINING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND VARIOUS TABLES CONCLUDE THE TEXT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP