PHASE 1 OF THIS STUDY ANALYZED DATA ELEMENTS OF 1,791 PART I OFFENSES TO OBTAIN A COMPOSITE PICTURE OF MAJOR CRIMES OCCURRING IN NAMPA CITY IN 1975. PHASE 2 IS ALSO LIMITED TO OFFENSES OCCURRING IN 1975, AND INCLUDES OFFENDERS ARRESTED FOR 1974 OFFENSES, WHILE EXCLUDING ARRESTS IN 1976 FOR 1975 OFFENSES. PHASE 2 IS PRESENTED IN THREE SECTIONS: SECTION I--ADULT DEFENDANTS ARRESTED FOR MURDER, RAPE, ROBBERY, ASSAULT, BURGLARY, AND GRAND LARCENY; SECTION II--ADULTS ARRESTED FOR PETIT LARCENY; AND SECTION III--JUVENILES. THE FLOW OF OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS (BOTH ADULTS AND JUVENILES) IS DEPICTED FROM REPORTED OFFENSES TO DISPOSITIONS; THEREAFTER, THE THREE CLASSIFICATIONS INDICATED ARE ANALYZED SEPARATELY. FIFTY-ONE ADULTS WERE ARRESTED FOR FIFTY-THREE PART I OFFENSES, EXCLUDING PETIT LARCENIES. OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE MURDER, RAPE, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, BURGLARY, AND GRAND LARCENY DEFENDANTS WERE ARRESTED ON BURGLARY CHARGES. DATA SHOW ARREST BY OFFENSE, COMPARISON OF PRETRIAL RELEASE AND JAIL COMMITMENTS, ANALYSIS OF CASES PROSECUTED, GUILTY PLEAS BY OFFENSE, ANALYSIS OF ORIGINAL CHARGE AND PLEA TO REDUCED CHARGE BY OFFENSE, ANALYSIS OF ACQUITTALS AND DISMISSALS BY OFFENSE, REASONS FOR DISMISSAL, SENTENCES, AND AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS FROM ARREST TO DISPOSITION FOR PART I FELONIES. DATA ON PETIT LARCENY BY ADULTS SHOW THE FOLLOWING: COURT IMPOSED FINES AND/OR COSTS BY TOTAL, AVERAGE, MINIMUM, AND MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR PETIT LARCENIES; AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS FROM ARREST TO DISPOSITION BY DISPOSITIONAL OUTCOME; PLEA BY FREQUENCY; CHARGES AMENDED BY TYPE OF DISPOSITION; AND REASONS FOR PETIT LARCENY DISMISSALS. THE FLOW OF PETITIONED JUVENILES THROUGH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS DEPICTED AND THE DATA ON JUVENILES PROCESSED IS PRESENTED TO SHOW: JUVENILES ARRESTED AND PETITIONED; AGE AND SEX OF JUVENILES PETITIONED; AND NOT GUILTY PLEAS. (RCB)