FEDERAL OFFENDERS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS, 1971

• NCJ Number: 12222
• Author(s): J A MCCAFFERTY; N STERN
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 168 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics

Annotation

DISPOSITION, SENTENCE, AND TYPE OF COUNSEL, AS WELL AS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON THE SEX, AGE, AND PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD OF DEFENDANTS BY OFFENSE.

Abstract

PART I OFFERS AN EXPLANATION OF TABLES WHICH APPEAR IN PARTS II AND III DESCRIBING DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF IN THE 89 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IT ALSO DESCRIBES THE VARIOUS SENTENCING PROCEDURES, THE STATISTICAL MEASUREMENTS AND THE METHOD OF COUNTING DEFENDANTS FOR INCLUSION IN THE FEDERAL OFFENDERS STATISTICS. A NEW CHART ILLUSTRATING THE VARIOUS SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE TO THE COURTS IN FISCAL YEAR 1971 ACCOMPANIES THE DISCUSSION ON SENTENCING PROCEDURES. PART II CONTAINS STATISTICAL TABLES DESCRIBING CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS IN THE 89 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS. DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARE SHOWN IN PART III. ADDITIONAL STATISTICAL TABLES APPEAR IN PART IV OF THIS REPORT, WHICH SERVES AS AN APPENDIX. THE FEDERAL OFFENDER PROFILE IN TABLE D 21 BRINGS TOGETHER RELEVANT DATA ON DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS IN FISCAL YEAR 1971 BY DISTRICT. THE HISTORICAL OFFENSE TABLES, ALSO IN THE APPENDIX, SUMMARIZE DISPOSITION AND SENTENCING INFORMATION FOR DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF IN THE 89 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS FOR 12 OF THE OFFENSE CATEGORIES USED IN THE TABLES IN PART II. AN ADDITIONAL TABLE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED THIS YEAR ON WEAPONS AND FIREARMS VIOLATIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)