| NCJ Number: |
126923  |
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| Title: |
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1988 |
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| Author(s): |
P A Langan; J M Dawson |
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| Corporate Author: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
United States of America |
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| Date Published: |
1990 |
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| Page Count: |
11 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Washington, DC 20531
Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000 |
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| Sale Source: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America
Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America |
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| Document: |
PDF |
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| Type: |
Survey |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
In a study, data collected from 300 counties for 1988 formed the basis of the numbers and characteristics of felony sentencing in State courts. |
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| Abstract: |
Drug traffickers (17 percent) and drug possessors (17 percent) together accounted for an estimated 34 percent of the felons convicted in State courts in 1988. Violent offenders accounted for about 15 percent of the felons, including murderers (1 percent), rapists (2 percent), robbers (6 percent), and those convicted of aggravated assault (6 percent). State courts sentenced 44 percent of convicted felons to a State prison, 25 percent to a local jail, 30 percent to straight probation, and 1 percent to other nonincarceration sentences. State courts sentenced 2 percent of those convicted or murder or nonnegligent manslaughter to capital punishment. The average sentence to local jail was 7 months. The average probation sentence was almost 3 years and 7 months. The average sentence to State prison was nearly 6 years and 4 months; felons were expected to serve about 2 years before release. Tables |
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| Main Term(s): |
Court statistics |
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| Index Term(s): |
Dispositions; Felony; Sentencing/Sanctions; State courts |
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| Note: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=126923 |
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