NCJ Number
14537
Date Published
1973
Length
324 pages
Annotation
THREE REPORTS WHICH DOCUMENT TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AS PART OF THE SEARCH STATISTICAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
Abstract
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEMONSTRATION WAS TO TRACE A SELECTED GROUP OF ADULT FELONY DEFENDANTS THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FROM ENTRY AT THE POINT OF ARREST TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. TEN STATES PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROJECT - ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, TEXAS, AND WASHINGTON. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL IS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING DATA ON 250 ADULT FELONS (PER STATE) WHO REACH THE PRE-TRIAL COURT STAGE. TECHNICAL APPENDIX I REPRODUCES THE DATA COLLECTION MANUAL WHICH GUIDED THE STATES DURING THE COLLECTION OF DATA ABOUT FELONY OFFENDERS. TECHNICAL APPENDIX II DOCUMENTS THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEVELOPED TO REDUCE PROCESSES AND ANALYZE THE STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT OFFENDERS PROCEEDING THROUGH THE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. FINALLY, TECHNICAL APPENDIX III REPORTS ON THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS DEVELOPED FOR CALIFORNIA'S SPECIAL SEARCH PROJECT AND PRESENTS A NUMBER OF EXAMPLES OF THE POTENTIAL USES OF AN OFFENDER-BASED, TRANSACTIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICS SYSTEM. FOR TECHNICAL DOCUMENT NUMBER THREE OF THIS PROJECT, SEE NCJ-000803. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)