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	NCJ Number:	NCJ 210818
	Title:	Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2002
	Document URL:	PDF
	Agency Summary:	Agency Summary
	Author(s):	Thomas H Cohen Ph.D. ; Brian A Reaves Ph.D.
	Date Published:	02/2006
	Page Count:	54
	Series:	BJS Full Reports
	Annotation:	This report presents data from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the Nation’s 75 largest counties during May 2002.
	Abstract:	The cases are tracked for up to 1 year to provide a complete overview of the processing of felony defendants from filing to disposition and sentencing. Data collected include current arrest charges, demographic characteristics, prior arrests and convictions, criminal justice status at arrest, type of pretrial release or detention, bail amount, court appearance record, adjudication outcome and sentence received if convicted. This periodic report has been published biennially since 1990. Highlights of felony cases filed during 2002 include the following: (1) 82 percent of defendants were male, including 90 percent or more of those charged with rape (99 percent), a weapons offense (96 percent), murder (93 percent), or robbery (90 percent); (2) the percentage of female defendants increased from 14 percent in 1990 to 18 percent in 1998 and has remained stable since then; and (3) an estimated 56,146 felony cases were filed in the State courts of the Nation’s 75 largest counties during May 2002. Figures and tables
	Main Term(s):	Felony
	Index Term(s):	Adult felony system ; Municipal courts ; Court statistics ; Local government ; Case processing
	Sponsoring Agency:	Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) US Dept of Justice Office of Justice Programs United States of America
	Sale Source:	Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America
	Type:	Statistics
	Country:	United States of America
	Language:	English
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