NCJ Number
115302
Date Published
1988
Length
65 pages
Annotation
This codebook explains the variables, coding system, and research methodology used to gather a set of data focusing on the effects of different types of supervised release on defendants' behaviors while awaiting trial, the costs of supervised pretrial release to victims and the criminal justice system, pretrial release practices, and jail populations.
Abstract
The data came from felony defendants eligible for pretrial release or supervised release in Dade County (Fla.), Milwaukee County (Wisc.), and Multnomah County (Oreg.). The study produced four data bases. The Supervised Release Information system focuses on the current arrest, criminal record, socioeconomic status, ties with the community, contact with mental health and substance abuse facilities, and pretrial release decisions. The Arrest Data Base includes variables on the type and number of crimes committed, property costs to victims, personal injury costs, and court disposition for each offense. The Retrospective Data Base supplies variables on charges filed, method of release, personal characteristics, pretrial incarceration, bail, charges at disposition, sentence, total court appearances, and total failures to appear in court. The Jail Population Data Base contains monthly counts of jail population and average daily population. (Author abstract modified)