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National Survey of Court Organization, 1971-1972

NCJ Number
101625
Date Published
1986
Length
317 pages
Annotation
This manual presents the study description and design, processing information, file structure, codebook information, variable description list, codebook, questionnaire, and frequencies and univariate statistics for the National Survey of Court Organization, 1971-72.
Abstract
The survey, conducted for the Bureau of Justice Statistics in late 1971, documented the existing organization of courts in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The study was a preliminary step in the establishment of a national program of judicial statistics.