NCJ Number
31880
Date Published
1975
Length
0 pages
Annotation
STATEWIDE STANDARDIZED REPORTING SYSTEM BASED ON A FORM DESIGNED TO FOLLOW THE ADULT FELONY ARRESTEE/DEFENDANT THROUGH THE ARREST, PROSECUTION, AND COURT PHASES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE VEHICLE FOR REPORTING THE STATISTICAL DATA RELATING TO THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF EACH ADULT FELONY ARREST, WARRANT, OR INDICTMENT IS THE FOUR-PART, SINGLE-PAGE DISPOSITION OF ARREST AND COURT ACTION FORM. COPIES OF THE COMPLETED JUS-8715 FORMS ARE FORWARDED TO THE BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION AND THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL STATISTICS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, AND THE SPECIFIC LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY INVOLVED. THE OBTS SYSTEM HAS STIMULATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA DISPLAY KNOWN AS THE 'DISPOSITION TREE'. THE DISPOSITION TREE DEPICTS THE VARIOUS LEVELS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AT WHICH THE ADULT FELONY ARRESTEE CAN RECEIVE A FINAL DISPOSITION. BOTH NUMERIC TOTALS AND PERCENT CALCULATIONS ARE INDICATED. THESE ENABLE THE USER TO RELATE THE SPECIFIC LEVEL OF DISPOSITION (ARREST, PROSECUTION, OR COURT) OR TYPE OF DISPOSITION (RELEASE, PROBATION, JAIL) TO THE FOUR-COUNTY TOTAL OF OBTS FELONY ARREST DISPOSITIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)