STATISTICS FROM 89 SOURCES ARE COMPILED IN SIX GROUPINGS: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED TOPICS, NATURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWN OFFENSES, CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONS ARRESTED, JUDICIAL PROCESSING OF DEFENDANTS, AND PERSONS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION. THE TABLE AND FIGURE LIST CROSS-REFERENCES 1975 EDITION TABLES WITH THEIR 1974 EDITION COUNTERPARTS. THE APPENDICES PRESENT DEFINITIONS AND METHODOLOGY FOR EASIER COMPARISON BETWEEN SOURCES. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED FOR THE FIRST TIME. ANOTHER CROSS-REFERENCE TOOL IS THE SUBJECT INDEX. (SNI ABSTRACT)