Charged for Crimes - What Happens During the Procedure - A Survey of Persons Charged for Crimes in January and February 1973

• NCJ Number: 88761
• Author(s): H Skraastad
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 38 pages
• Corporate Author: Norway Statistisk Sentralbyra
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Survey
• Country: Norway
• Note: Rapporter fra Statistisk Sentralbyra (Report from the Central Bureau of Statistics) 82/22

Annotation

This Norwegian survey of 2,340 persons charged with crimes in January and February 1973 shows that 75 percent of those charged were registered with crimes against property.

Abstract

The survey had 93 percent male respondents and 7 percent female respondents. Of the young persons aged 14-17, 78 percent were charged with crimes against property. The police decided to prosecute in 67 percent of all cases. Among the persons liable to punishment, 38 percent were sentenced to unconditional and 28 percent to conditional imprisonment. More than half of the youths aged 14-17 were placed under care of child welfare committees. Among the offenders fined, 85 percent accepted ticket fines. Nearly 2 percent of the offenders were acquitted by the court. Among persons sentenced to unconditional imprisonment, 35 percent were charged with both a crime and a misdemeanor. In 50 percent of the cases, the misdemeanor was related to driving under the influence of alcohol. The report includes 28 tables of statistical data on persons charged and sentenced, sanctions, and recidivism. (Author summary modified)