THE DATA ON SENTENCES, CHARGES WITHDRAWN, AND TICKET FINES FOR CRIMES WERE OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC PROSECUTORS. THE DATA ON SENTENCES AND TICKET FINES FOR MISDEMEANORS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE POLICE. STATISTICS ON OFFENSES INVOLVING MILITARY LEGISLATION ARE NOT INCLUDED. DATA FROM THE PUBLIC PROSECUTORS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE OFFENDER'S NAME, SEX, BIRTH DATE, RESIDENCE, MARITAL STATUS, AND CRIMINAL RECORD. INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED ON THE OFFENSE TYPE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE CRIME, AND THE RESULT OF THE PROCEEDINGS. THE SUMMARY RETURNS OF MISDEMEANORS SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF PERSONS CHARGED BY SEX, TYPE OF COURT, AND DISPOSITION. DATA ON MISDEMEANORS DERIVED FROM THE ALCOHOL LEGISLATION, TRAFFIC MISDEMEANORS, AND DRUNKENNESS MISDEMEANORS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. IN SOME TABLES, THE OFFENSES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR GROUPS -- OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY, OFFENSES OF VIOLENCE, SEXUAL OFFENSES, AND OTHER OFFENSES. THE APPENDIX SUGGESTS THE KINDS OF OFFENSES CONTAINED IN EACH OF THESE GROUPINGS. ALSO PROVIDED ARE LISTINGS OF PUBLICATIONS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ON SANCTION DATA, PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS SINCE JULY 1, 1977, AND SELECTED PUBLICATIONS IN THE SERIES MANUALS FROM THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)