NCJ Number
97089
Date Published
1984
Length
53 pages
Annotation
This manual presents the variables, coding information, and frequency counts for variables of the dataset consisting of the FBI criminal history files showing the adult criminal records of individuals 17 years old and older arrested in Michigan for 1974-77.
Abstract
The main criterion for inclusion in the sample was at least one arrest in Michigan for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, or auto theft. The arrest history includes data on all recorded arrests through 1977, regardless of offense type. The full dataset includes records for 41,191 individuals for a total of 200,007 arrests. The dataset is organized by individual arrestee, including demographic aspects, arrest dates, offenses charged, dispositions, and sentences. Data are suitable for longitudinal analyses of individual offending patterns. Data are contained in 1 file with 57 variables for 241,198 cases.