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

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 19!13Table 5.50 Coast Guard personnel tried in General,Special (BCD), and Summary Courts-Martial, by typeof court, fiscal years 1966 .. 82N::>TE: See N::>TE, Table 5.43. A Summary Court-Martial is amilitary trial by one commissioned officer who need not bea lawyer. Punishment may not exceed 30 days Inconfinement, and may include reduction and forfeitures ofnot mare than two-thirds of I month's pay. I'D counsel isfurnished for prosecution or defense. Accused personnelhave the option to refuse trial by Summary Court-Martiol,but refusal may result in the charges being referred to ahigher level court-martial. The data presented for yearsprior to and including 1976 coincide with former Federalfiscal years July I to June 30. The transition quarterrefers to the period July I, 1976 to Sept. 30, 1976. Thefiscal year for the Federal Government is now from Oct. Ito Sept. 30.Type of Courts-MartialSpecialFiscal year General (BCD) Summary1966 3 95 2121967 2 68 211196!l 0 91 2161969 2 92 207197U 2 76 1741971 2 127 2871972 6 167 3481973 5 206 3071974 7 190 2121975 4 189 2671976 4 181 221Transition quarter 0 25 471977 5 84 1881978 3 58 1801979 2 47 1221980 3 67 1691981 2 58 1921982 9 79 151Source: Table constructed by 5a..RCEBClCl< staff fromdata provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation,U.S. Coast Guard.Table 5.51 Coast Guard personnel convicted in Special (BCD) Courts-Martial, by type of disposition, fiscal years 1978-92I-oTE: See N::>TE, Table 5.43.1978 1979 1980 1981 1982NJrnber Percent NJrnber Percent NJrnber Percent NJrnber Percent N.xrber PercentNJmber of convictions 52 lOO 42 100 64 100 55 100 74 100Disposition: aBad conduct discharge 2 4 5 12 9 14 5 9 9 12Confinement at hord labor 25 48 24 57 37 58 34 62 41 55Hord labor without confinement 12 23 4 10 8 12 13 24 4 5Reduction in rate 28 54 26 62 34 53 38 69 46 62Restriction 18 35 6 14 12 19 II 20 II ISForfeiture of pay 28 54 30 71 45 70 41 74 48 65Fine NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, 4 5Other 9 17 9 21 22 34 5 9 13 18aDisposition totals are greater ~han the conviction totolsshown because more than one disposition may be imposed in eachcase.Source: Table constructed by SOLHCEBClCl< stoff from data provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. CoastGuord.11Ii ~n I1,I :1 I!!I"Ifp',Iij" qIi11ifIIi11~ur:cJudicial Processing of DefendantsTable 5.52 Offenses involved in Ceast Guard Special (BCD) Courts-Martial, fiscal years 1970-82N::>TE: See N::>TES, Tables 5.43 and 5.50. The data in this table are based on the total number ofoffenses involved. A person may have been charged with more than one offense; see Table 5.50for the number of personnel tried.Type of offense 1970 0 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 I 976 b 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982AWOL or desertion 58 103 197 214 239 215 252 82 72 50 73 44 56Marlhuona offenses (c) 39 56 73 41 89 49 15 8 49 30 22 88Offenses involving controlled drugs 17 6 31 27 16 34 3 3 I 26 4 19 IIIMissing ship movements 16 25 58 51 47 28 55 14 14 2 7 7 9Willful disobedience or disrespect 5 21 25 70 63 77 110 6 7 5 6 16 IUAssault 12 16 10 34 16 40 34 16 I 4 4 14 6Violation of order or regulation 7 14 27 8 53 33 45 33 7 16 20 26 63False representation of officialstatements 7 13 8 18 NIl, NIl, 33 I 3 NIl, 2 I 22Forgery NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, 46 72 NIl, NIl,Larceny or wrongful appropriation 28 12 18 12 21 36 83 20 33 66 62 20 35Breaking restriction NIl, II 35 28 21 36 41 10 8 I 13 6 35Offenses against Coast Guardproperty f\,16. 8 17 12 9 20 16 8 8 5 13 7 16Drunk or disorderly 4 5 NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl,Provoking words or threats 7 4 3 13 12 8 12 8 NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl,Neglect of duty NIl, 2 4 4 10 15 36 NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl,Sleeping on post NIl, 2 I 2 NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, N,\ NIl, NIl, NIl,Escape from custody or resistingappreb~nsion 4 NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, II NIl, 3 NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl,Cheating on advancementexaminotion NIl, NIl, NIl, 8 NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl, NIl,Mutiny NIl, NIl, 1'1\ 2 NIl, NIl, NIl, N\ N\ I\l