From 1986 to 2006 the National Judicial Reporting Program (NJRP) collected felony sentencing from a nationally representative stratified sample of state courts in 300 counties. The information collected included: age, race and gender of offenders; dates of arrest, conviction and sentencing data; mode of conviction and type of sentence imposed. Data were collected every 2 years during this time period.
Beginning in 2011 the design of the NJRP was enhanced to collect data on both felony and misdemeanor cases, the sample will be expanded beyond 300 counties, and state-wide data will be collected when available.
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For the majority of the locations, data are collected directly from the state courts. For the other locations, data are obtained from the counties. Sources of that data include sentencing commissions, statistical agencies, departments of public safety, probation departments, state police departments and departments of corrections. Indvidual level data were obtained either electronically or manually. Manual methods included photocopies of documents, questionnaires completed by court officials and on-site collections.
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NJRP is being redesigned and expanded for the 2011 collection.
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Contract Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005 Presents findings on contract cases disposed of by a bench or jury trial in a nationally representative sample of jurisdictions in 2005. | |
PDF (456K) | ASCII file (25) | Zip format (24K) Part of the Civil Trial Cases and Verdicts in Large Counties Series |
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Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004 Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in state courts. The data were collected in a nationally representative survey of 300 counties in 2004. | |
PDF (152K) | ASCII file (28K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 22K) | To order paper version Part of the Felony Sentences in State Courts Series |
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Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2002 Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts in 2002. | |
PDF (557K) | ASCII file (25K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 28K) | Codebooks and Datasets | To order paper version Part of the Felony Sentences in State Courts Series |
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Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2000 Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts in 2000. | |
PDF (161K) | ASCII file (24K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 62K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Felony Sentences in State Courts Series |
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Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1998 Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts in 1998. | |
PDF (152K) | ASCII file (39K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 103K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Felony Sentences in State Courts Series |
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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 1996 Presents detailed findings from the 1996 nationally representative sample survey of felons convicted in State courts in 344 counties. | |
Full Report (PDF 407K) | Full Report (ASCII file 49K) | Full Report - ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 196K) | Highlights and Introductory materials (PDF 92K) | I. Felony sentences in State courts (PDF 88K) | I. Felony sentences in State courts - ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 38K) | II. Profile of felons convicted in State courts (PDF 105K) | II. Profile of felons convicted in State courts - ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 59K) | III. Felons sentenced to probation in State courts (PDF 91K) | III. Felons sentenced to probation in State courts - ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 41K) | IV. Felony case processing in State court (PDF 107K) | IV. Felony case processing in State court - ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 48K) | V. Juveniles transferred to adult court (PDF 73K) | V. Juveniles transferred to adult court - ZIP Format (Spreadsheet 11K) | VI. Trends in incarceration and sentence length in State courts (PDF 122K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons Series |
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Felony Sentences in the United States, 1996 Presents the latest available figures for both state and federal sentencing, reporting that in 1996 the Nation's courts convicted a combined total of over one million adults of a felony offense. | |
PDF (105K) | ASCII file (47K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 35K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Felony Sentences in the United States Series |
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Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1996 Presents detailed information on the sentences and characteristics of adults convicted of a felony in State courts in 1996. | |
PDF (207K) | ASCII file (75K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 381K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Felony Sentences in State Courts Series |
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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 1994 Presents detailed findings from the 1994 nationally representative sample survey of felons convicted in State courts in 300 counties. | |
Full Report (PDF 319K) | Full Report (ASCII file 71K) | Introduction (PDF 77K) | I. Felony sentences in State courts (PDF 86K) | II. Profile of felons convicted in State courts (PDF 112K) | III. Felons sentenced to probation in State courts (PDF 103K) | IV. Felony case processing in State court (PDF 111K) | V. Regional variation in adjudication and sentencing (PDF 58K) | VI. Juveniles transferred to adult court (PDF 87K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons Series |
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Felony Sentences in the United States, 1994 Presents the latest available figures for both State and Federal sentencing, reporting that in 1994 the Nation's courts convicted a total of about 900,000 persons of a felony offense. | |
PDF (78K) | ASCII file (43K) | Zip archive (Spreadsheet 41K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Felony Sentences in the United States Series |
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2006 - Statistical Tables (Standard error tables added) Presents findings from the 2006 National Judicial Reporting Program (NJRP), which compiles detailed information on the sentences that felons receive in state courts nationwide and on characteristics of the felons. | |
Acrobat file (PDF) | Spreadsheets (Zip format 30K) | ASCII file (26K) |
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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 2004 - Statistical Tables Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts. The data were collected through a survey of a nationally representative sample of State Courts in 300 counties in 2004. | |
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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 2002 - Statistical Tables Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts. | |
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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 2000 - Statistical Series Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts. The data were collected through a nationally representative survey of counties. | |
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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 1998 - Statistical Tables Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts. The data were collected through a nationally representative survey of counties. | |
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