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Investigation and Prosecution of Homicide Cases in the United States,...
This study addressed questions related to potential geographic and racial disparity in the investigation and prosecution of federal capital cases and examined the process by... -
Juvenile Court Statistics Series
Investigator(s): National Center for Juvenile Justice These data collections describe in quantitative terms the volume of juvenile cases disposed by courts having jurisdiction... -
Public Opinion on the Courts in the United States, 2000
This study centered on two questions fundamental to understanding public opinion about the courts: (1) Do African Americans, Latinos, and Whites view the state courts... -
National Prosecutors Survey Series
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Survey of Prosecutors is a survey of chief prosecutors in state court systems. A chief prosecutor is an official,... -
Community Context and Sentencing Decisions in 39 Counties in the United States, 1998
This study aimed to understand the extent to which punishment is influenced by the larger social context in which it occurs by examining both the main and conditioning influence... -
National Judicial Reporting Program Series
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics This series tabulates the number of persons convicted of felonies in state courts and describes their sentences. Data were... -
Juvenile Defendants in Criminal Courts (JDCC): Survey of 40 Counties in the...
This is an independent sample of juvenile defendants drawn from the State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) for 1998 (see ICPSR 2038). SCPS 1998 tracked felony cases filed in... -
Civil Justice Survey of State Courts: [United States] Series
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics These surveys provide a broad-based, systematic examination of the nature of general civil litigation (e.g., tort, contract, and... -
State Court Organization, United States, 2011
This data collection provides detailed comparative information about the structure, policies, and procedures of state-wide trial and appellate court systems for the 50 states... -
State Court Organization Trends, United States, 1980-2011
This data collection provides detailed comparative information about the structure, policies, and procedures of state-wide trial and appellate court systems for the 50 states...