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SENTENCING PRACTICES QUARTERLY

NCJ Number
141604
Date Published
1991
Length
63 pages
Annotation
In the third quarter of 1991, statistics indicate that felony drug law convictions in California continued the decline first noted in the last half of 1990, convictions for crimes against the person increased over 1990, and property crimes showed a small rise.
Abstract
Detailed statistics provide further information on dispositions for felony convictions by appellate district and superior court. Statistical data on crimes against the person are included (murder, manslaughter, homicide, kidnaping, false imprisonment, robbery, assault on police, oral copulation, lewd acts with children, sexual assault and battery, statutory rape, prostitution, sex offenses, and torture). In addition, statistical data are presented for property crimes, including burglary, larceny, theft, fraud,