Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

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"-- - ~------~ ------------ContentsPagePrefaceiiiGuide to symbols used in tablesAcknowledgmentsxixiiiList of figures and tables and list of figure and table equivalents xviiSection I: Characteristics of the Criminal Justice Systems 1Expenditures, employrnent, and payroll for criminal justice~~~ 2Employment and poyrall for police services 38Expenditures, workload, employment, selected requirements,and poyroll for defense activities 54Employment and payroll for legal services and prosecutionactivities 62Expenditures, employment, payroll, and salaries of Federaljudicial and court administrative personnel 70Workload of the Federal judiciary 74Expenditures, employment, and payroll for State judicialactivities 79Qualification requirements, salaries, selection process, andterms of office of trial and appellate Judges 93Expenditures for and utilization of grand and petit jurors 101Expencitures, employment, and payroll for correctionalactivities 109Employment, workload, and salaries for probation/paroleofficers 118Characteristics of public and private juvenile facilities,staff, and residents 119Characteristics of U.S. jails 127U1ionization of jail staff 130Characteristics of adult co~rectional and pre-releasefacilities 131Workload of U.S. Parole Comnisslon hearing examiners 147Representation at parole consideration and revocationhearings 148Utilization of drug abuse treatment service units 149Statutory provisions governing waiver of juveniles tocriminal court 150Provisions for consideration of criminal behavior inpretrial release decisions 155Statutory sentence enhancements for use and possession of afirearm or other dean! weapon 161Statutory prOVisions for ,Xlrole eligibility 164Characteristics of privacy legislation 171Characteristics of gun control legislation 174Decriminalization of public intoxicationl77Statutory prOVisions related to alcohol use and driving 178Characteristics of marihuana legislation 184Development of oifender-based transaction statistics systems 188Section 2: Public Attitudes Toward Crime and CriminalJustice-Related Topics 189Attitudes toward extent of crimeAttitudes toward safety in the home190194Attitudes toward safety on the streets 196Fear of crime 200Availability and desirability of crime-watch programs 208Crime prevention meosures emplo)'c!d 210Attitudes toward selected social issues 213Attitudes toward selected juvenile crime issues 220Attitudes toward causes of crime 229Attitudes toword statements about crime 231Attitudes toward methods of dealing with crime 239Attitudes toward legalization of abortion 240Attitudes toward Wiretapping 241Attitudes toward performance of police 242Public calls for police services 247Attitudes toward permitting police to strike 249Attitudes toward permitting prison guards t" strike 251Attitudes toward poli;:e use of force 252Public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court 254Attitudes toward severity of courts 256Attitudes toward court delay and judicial discretion 259Attitudes toward deterrent effect of prison sentences 260Attitudes toward purposes of Imprisonment 261Attitudes toward prison construction 268Attitudes toward capital punishmentGun ownership273279Attitudes toward gun control 282Attitudes toward and knowledge of child abuse, wife abuse,or abuse of the elderly 291Attitudes toward the use and effect of drugs and alcohol 292Attitudes toward legalization of marihuanaAttitudes toward forbidding the sale of alcohol294298Attitudes toward stricter drunk driving laws 300Attitudes toward pornography 301PageSection 3: Nature and Distribution of Known Offenses 305Estimated number of personal, household, and businessvictimizations 307Estimated percentage of non-reported personal and househaldvictimizations 307Estimated rate of personal and household victimizations 320Estimated number of personal and household Incidents, byspecific incident characteristicsEstimated number of personal victimizations, by specific335Incident characteristics 341Estimated rate and number of household victimizations 346Changes in rates of personal and household victimizationsbetween 1973 and 1981 351t-buseholds touched by crime between 1975 and 1982 351Child abuse, characteristics of reports, victims, andperpetrators 355Estimated number of personal victimizations of teachers 357Seriousness of high school misbehavior problems as seen byadministrators and stUdents 357Reported alcohol use 359Reported drug use among adults and youth 360Offense.s known to the police 370Offenses In U.S. park areas 389Murders known to the police 390Robberies known to the police 395Aggravated assaults known to the police 396Burglaries known to the police 397Larcenies known to the police 397Violations of Federal bank robbery statutesMotor vehicle thefts known to the police398399Property loss due to selected crimes 400Federal officers killed and ossaulted 401Law enforcement officers killed 402Persons identified as killing law enforcement officers 403Assaults on law enforce-nent officers 404Drug thefts and Illegal drug prices 405Bambino incidents known to the police 406Estimated number of fires, civilian fire deaths, and valueof property Ic,~ dlJe to incendiary or susplclaus fires 409International terrorist incidents against U.S. citizens andproperty 409Hijackings and other criminal acts related to airtransportation 410Crime insurance policies, claims, and losses 411Offenses agoinst railroads 412Section 4: Characteristics and Distribution of PersonsArrested 413Arrests, national estimates 415twrnber and rate of arrests 416Characteristics of ~rsons arrestedArrests in cities421436Arrests In suburban areas 440Arrests In rural areas 444Arrest rates 448Clearance rates 451Arrests for alcohol-related offenses 461Arrests, self-report dataJuvenile offenders taken Info police custody463464Arrests for drug law violations 466Drug seizures 466Seizures by the U.S. Customs Service 466Seizures by the U.S. Coast Guard 469Activities of the U.S. Secret Service 470Aliens deported from the U1lted States 471Arrests for offenses against railroads 472Section 5: Judicial Processing of Defendants 473Cases filed In State courts 474Delinquency cases disposed of by juvenile courts 477Requests for Immunity by Federal prosecutors 481Court-authorized interception of wire or oral comnunlcatioll 482Cases argued and pending In U.S. Attorneys' offices 490Cases flied In U.S. District Courts 492Dispositions and sentences of defendants charged with druglaw violations In U.S. District CourtsDefendants disposed of In U.S. District Courts496499Sentences of defend:mts imprisoned for marihuana violationsIn U.S. District Courts 512Prisoner petitions flied In U.S. District Courts 513Appeals flied In U.S. Courts of Appeals 516Petltlons for writ of certiorari fo the U.S. Supreme CourtExecutive clemency applications519521Dispositions In criminal tax frClud cases 521..\xv