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Alaska Plea Bargaining Study, 1974-1976
This study examines the characteristics of criminal
offenders as they affect the primary outcomes of their court cases,
particularly plea bargaining decisions. The study was conducted in
Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks, Alaska, over a two-year period from
August 1974 to August 1976. The data were collected from police
booking sheets, public fingerprint files, and court dockets. The unit
of observation is the felony case, i.e., a single felony charge
against a single defendant. Each unit of data contains information
about both the defendant and the charge. The variables include
demographic and social
characteristics of the offender, criminal history of the offender,
nature of the offense, evidence, victim characteristics, and
administrative factors related to the disposition of the case.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "011:21" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Open Data Office of Justice Programs (USDOJ)", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:opendata@usdoj.gov" } |
| dataQuality |
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| description | This study examines the characteristics of criminal offenders as they affect the primary outcomes of their court cases, particularly plea bargaining decisions. The study was conducted in Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks, Alaska, over a two-year period from August 1974 to August 1976. The data were collected from police booking sheets, public fingerprint files, and court dockets. The unit of observation is the felony case, i.e., a single felony charge against a single defendant. Each unit of data contains information about both the defendant and the charge. The variables include demographic and social characteristics of the offender, criminal history of the offender, nature of the offense, evidence, victim characteristics, and administrative factors related to the disposition of the case. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Alaska Plea Bargaining Study, 1974-1976", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07714.v2" } ] |
| identifier |
"3377"
|
| issued | 1984-05-03T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[ "court cases", "felons", "felony offenses", "offenders", "plea negotiations" ] |
| language |
[ "eng" ] |
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2005-11-04T00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[ "011:060" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "National Institute of Justice", "@type": "org:Organization", "subOrganizationOf": { "id": 22, "name": "Office of Justice Programs", "acronym": "OJP", "parentOrganization": { "id": 10, "name": "Department of Justice", "acronym": "DOJ" }, "parentOrganizationID": 10 } } |
| title | Alaska Plea Bargaining Study, 1974-1976 |
