Prosecution of Felony Arrests, 1982: Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C.
Description
This study provides statistical information on how
prosecutors and the courts disposed of criminal cases involving adults
arrested for felony crimes in two individual urban jurisdictions,
Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C. Cases in the data files were
initiated or filed in 1982. Both the Washington, D.C. file and the
Portland file contain information on all felony arrests (which include
arrests declined as well as those filed), cases filed, and cases
indicted. Sentencing information is provided in the Portland file but
is not available for Washington D.C.