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

,"Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 5.45 Air Force personnel tried and percentpleading guilty to all charges entered in Generaland Special Courts-Martial, by type of court, 1971-82N::lTE: See N::lTES, Tables 5.43 and 5.44.General SpecialCourts-Martial Courts-Martial1971:Total number tried 184 2,018Percent pleading guilty 24.5 53.31972:Total number tried 228 2,306Percent pleading guilty 29.3 54.11973:Total number tried 2% 2,395Percent pleading guilty 30.4 50.81974:Total number tried 225 2,168Percent pleading guilty 32.9 49.31975:Total number tried 235 1,509Percent pleading guilty 34.9 44. i1976:Total number tried 165 909Percent pleading guilty 30.3 43.81977:Total number tried 173 866Percent pleading guilty 36.4 44.01978:Total number tried 122 843Percent pleading guilty 29.5 47.61979:Total number tried 202 1,033Percent pleading guilty 34,2 49.61980:Total number tried 289 1,368Percent pleading guilty 32.5 55.01981:Total number tried 360 1,345Percent pleading guilty 43.1 52.61982:Total number tried 428 1,563Percent pleading guilty 41.4 48.4Source: Table provided to Sa.RCEBOO< stoff by theU.S. Deportment of Defense, Deportment of the Air Force.rI I1\I\I, 1IJudicial Processing of DefendantsTable 5.46 Air Force peruonnel convicted in General and Special Courts-Martial, bytype of disposition and court, 1971-82N::lTE: See N::lTES, Tables 5.43 and 5.44. Punitive discharges imposed by General and SpecialCourts-Martial must be approved by the General Convening Authority. Discharges apply toenlisted personnel. The comparable disposition for officers is referred to as a dismissal. Thedata below Include only dispositions that were approved by the General Convening Authority.Qi~llo~i!ion alll2rovedGeneral Courts-MartialSeecial Courts-MartialD15- Bod f\h Bod f'k)hononlble conduct discharge or conduct discharge orIotal discharge a discharge dismissal Total discharge dismissal1971:NJrnber 157 23 67 67 1,811 161 1,650Percent 100.0 14.6 42.7 42.7 100.0 8.9 91.11972:N.Jmber 205 21 112 72 2,154 172 1,982Percent 100.0 10.2 54.6 35.2 100.0 8.0 92.01973:NJmber 271 23 178 70 2,212 345 1,867Percent 100.0 8.5 65.7 25.8 100.0 15.6 84.41974:NJmber 202 26 128 48 1,974 342 1,632Percent 100.0 12.9 63.4 23.7 100.0 17.3 82.71975:NJrnber 218 28 146 44 1,340 220 1,120Percent 100.0 12.8 67.0 20.2 100.0 16.4 83.61976:NJrnber 149 24 S14 31 814 137 677Percent 100.0 16.1 63.1 20.8 100.0 16.8 83.21977:NJmber 152 23 86 43 757 93 664Percent 100.0 15.1 56.6 28.3 100.0 12.3 87.71978:NJrnber 113 10 64 39 753 112 641Percent 100.0 8.8 56.6 34.5 100.0 14.9 85.11979:NJrnber 187 44 94 49 937 163 774Percent 100.0 23.5 50.3 26.2 100.0 17.4 82.61980:NJrnber 251 64 138 49 1,268 254 1,014Percent 100.0 25.5 55.0 19.5 100.0 20.0 80.01981:NJmber 360 73 189 98 1,345 289 1,056Percent 100.0 20.3 52.5 27.2 100.0 21.5 78.51982:l\Vmber 428 99 248 81 1,563 41 ~ 1,152Percent 100.0 23.1 57.9 18.9 100.0 26.3 73.7a Includes dismissals cf officers.Source: Table provided to ·Sa.RCEBOO< stoff by the U.S. Depurtment of Defense,Deportment of the Air Force.I1 :I I,1III iIiI