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PROJECT SEARCH - OFFENDER-BASED CRIMINAL STATISTICS DISPOSITIONS OF FELONY ARRESTS IN SELECTED CALIFORNIA COUNTIES

NCJ Number
10141
Author(s)
R H BEATTIE
Date Published
1971
Length
60 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE DISPOSITIONS MADE IN 1969 OF ADULTS ARRESTED AND BOOKED ON FELONY CHARGES, PRESENTED FOR EACH OF 12 CALIFORNIA COUNTIES.
Abstract
FOR EACH PERSON ARRESTED AND DISPOSED OF, THE ANALYSIS TAKES ACCOUNT OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF INFORMATION - THE COUNTY, THE TYPE OF OFFENSE, THE LEVEL OF DISPOSITION, THE SENTENCE IMPOSED FOR THOSE WHO WERE CONVICTED, THE TIME WHICH ELAPSED BETWEEN THE ARREST AND FINAL DISPOSITION, THE SEX, AGE AND RACE OF THE ARRESTEE, A CLASSIFICATION OF HIS PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD AT THE POINT OF ARREST, AND A CLASSIFICATION OF HIS EXISTING STATUS AS A CRIMINAL OFFENDER IN TERMS OF WHETHER HE IS ALREADY ON PROBATION OR PAROLE OR IS IN AN INSTITUTION STATUS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)