Federal Criminal Justice Trends, 2003

• NCJ Number: 205331
• Author(s): Mark Motivans
• Date Published: August 2006
• Length: 62 pages
• Publication Series: BJS Full Reports
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Type: Statistics

Annotation

This report presents data on Federal criminal justice trends from 1994-2003.

Abstract

Presents data on Federal criminal justice trends from 1994-2003. This report summarizes the activities of agencies at each stage of the Federal criminal case process. It includes 10-year trend statistics on the number arrested (with detail on drug offenses); number and disposition of suspects investigated by U.S. attorneys; number of persons detained prior to trial; number of defendants in cases filed, convicted, and sentenced; and number of offenders under Federal correctional supervision (incarceration, supervised release, probation, and parole). This is a web only document.

• Drug offenses remained the most prevalent offense across stages over 10-year period.
• The percent of suspects prosecuted (of matters concluded by U.S. attorneys) increased from 54% in 1994 to 62% in 2003.
• Seventy-six percent of defendants terminating pretrial services in 2003 were detained compared with 58% in 1994.