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Criminal Case Processing StatisticsSummary findings | BJS publications | Related sites Summary findingsFelony defendants | Juvenile defendants
Juvenile defendants in criminal courts Under certain circumstances, juvenile defendants (as defined by state law) can be considered adults and tried in criminal courts. A BJS study conducted in 40 of the nation's largest urban counties found--
BJS PublicationsThis list is in order of the most recent publication first. Additional titles are listed on other topical pages and a comprehensive list is contained on the BJS publications page. To see a full abstract of a publication with links to electronic versions of the publication, click on the title below.
Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004, 4/08. Presents data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the nation's 75 largest counties during May 2004. NCJ 221152
State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases, 2/08. Examines the processing of domestic violence (DV) and non-domestic violence (non-DV) cases filed in May 2002 in 15 large urban counties. NCJ 214993 Violent Felons in Large Urban Counties, 8/06. Presents data collected from a representative sample of felony cases that resulted in a felony conviction for a violent offense in 40 of the Nation's 75 largest counties. NCJ 205289 Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in Indian Country, 2002, 12/05. Presents detailed information gathered on tribal law enforcement agencies, tribal courts and services, and criminal record systems from the 2002 Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in American Indian Jurisdictions. NCJ 205332 Family Violence Statistics: Including Statistics on Strangers and Acquaintances, 6/05. Compares family and nonfamily violence statistics from victimization through the different stages of the justice system. NCJ 207846 Cross-National Studies in Crime and Justice, 9/04. Summarizes the results from a study that documents crime and criminal punishment trends from 1981 to 1999 in eight countries: Australia, Canada, England, the Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. NCJ 200988 Juvenile Felony Defendants in Criminal Courts: Survey of 40 Counties, 1998 5/03. Discusses the increase in violent juvenile crime experienced during the early and mid-1990's, which prompted States to modify the way their justice systems handle juvenile offenders. NCJ 197961 Federal Criminal Appeals, 1999, with Trends 1985-99, 4/01. Describes the increase in the appellate caseload as a result of challenges to the sentence imposed. NCJ 185055 Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases, 11/00. Examines issues of legal representation for defendants in Federal district court and large local jurisdictions, and inmates in local jails and Federal and State prison. NCJ 179023 Crime and Justice in the United States and in England and Wales, 1981-96, 10/98. Presents data that compares crime in the United States and England with respect to crime rates (as measured both by victimization surveys and police statistics), conviction rates, incarceration rates, and length of sentences. NCJ 169284 Juvenile Felony Defendants in Criminal Courts: State Court Processing Statistics, 1990-94 9/98. Presents findings from the 1990, 1992, and 1994 State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) program, as well as juvenile court data collected by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ). NCJ 165815 German and American Prosecutions: An Approach to Statistical Comparison, 5/98. Provides a statistical comparison of German and American prosecutions, focusing mainly on charging, conviction, and sentencing rates for selected crimes. NCJ 166610 Spouse
Murder Defendants in Large Urban Counties , 10/11/95. Discusses
how State prosecutors, judges, and juries handled two types of murder
cases (husbands killing wives and wives killing husbands) and gives
specific case histories, describing each case and its outcome. Federal Habeas Corpus Review: Challenging State Court Criminal Convictions, 9/95. Examines a sample of disposed habeas corpus cases (through which State prisoners make petitions to challenge the validity of their convictions or sentences) in 18 Federal district courts in 9 selected States (Alabama, California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas). NCJ 155504 Murder in Large Urban Counties, 1988, 5/93. Represents almost 10,000 prosecuted murder defendants and more than 8,000 murder victims in the Nation's 75 most populous counties in 1988-- about half of the Nation's murder arrestees for that year and just under half of the murder victims. NCJ 140614 Related sitesFrom BJS Other relevant sites
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