Felony prosecution and sentencing in North Carolina, 1981-1982
By: principal investigator, Stevens Clarke.
Edition: 2nd ICPSR ed.
Series: ICPSR -- 8307.; ICPSR study -- 8307.
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich. (P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48106)
Language: eng; und
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: Criminal statistics -- North Carolina.; Prosecution -- North Carolina.; Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- North Carolina.
Description: This survey assesses the impact of a determinant sentencing law, the Fair Sentencing Act, which became effective July 1, 1981, in North Carolina. Specific variables include information from official court records on witness testimony and quality of evidence, information from prison staff and probation/parole officers, and social, demographic, and criminal history for defendants. In this dataset it is also possible to trace defendants through the criminal justice system from arrest to disposition.