NCJ Number
53207
Date Published
1979
Length
788 pages
Annotation
THE SOURCEBOOK PRESENTS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA (611 TABLES AND 56 FIGURES) IN AN EASY-TO-USE, COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE DOCUMENT.
Abstract
STATISTICS FROM 116 SOURCES ARE COMPILED IN 6 GROUPINGS: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED TOPICS, NATURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWN OFFENSES, CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONS ARRESTED, JUDICIAL PROCESSING OF DEFENDANTS, AND PERSONS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION. THE TABLE AND FIGURE LIST CROSS-REFERENCES 1978 EDITION TABLES AND FIGURES WITH THEIR 1977 EDITION COUNTERPARTS, AND A SUBJECT INDEX IS FURNISHED. THE APPENDIXES PRESENT DEFINITIONS AND METHODOLOGY FOR EASIER COMPARISON BETWEEN SOURCES. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOURCES IS ALSO INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)