| NCJ Number: |
155539  |
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| Title: |
First Three Weeks in Harris County: An Analysis of Sentencing Dynamics of State Jail Felony Offenders |
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| Author(s): |
P Martinez; E Benson; W L Cawthon; S Dhir |
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| Date Published: |
1994 |
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| Page Count: |
10 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Texas Criminal Justice Policy Council
Austin, TX 78711 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America
Texas Criminal Justice Policy Council
P.O. Box 13332, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
United States of America |
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| Document: |
PDF |
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| Type: |
Statistics |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
This report presents an analysis of all offenders sentenced as State jail felons in Harris County, Texas, between September 1 and September 19, 1994. |
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| Abstract: |
Harris County was used for the report because of data accessibility and because the county generated the largest number of State jail sentences in the 3 weeks following implementation of the new penal code in Texas. For 108 State jail felons, processing time from arrest to sentencing took a median of 33 days. More than half of all State jail felony filings were for drug offenses, and half of all State jail felony offenders were sentenced with no confinement time. The median State jail time was 60 days, and the median county jail time was 30 days. More than half of all State jail felony offenders sentenced had no prior felony convictions, and most State jail felons sentenced were not under parole supervision. 6 figures and 3 tables |
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| Main Term(s): |
Corrections statistics |
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| Index Term(s): |
Courts; Drug offenders; Felony; Inmate statistics; Jail statistics; Offender statistics; Offense statistics; Sentencing statistics; Texas |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=155539 |
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