Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1994

• NCJ Number: 163391
• Author(s): Patrick A. Langan, Ph.D., Bureau of Justice Statistics; Jodi M. Brown, Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Date Published: January 1997
• Publication Series: Felony Sentences in State Courts
• Publication Type: Publication

Annotation

Presents data from a nationally representative survey of 300 counties on national conviction and sentencing statistics for 1994.

Abstract

Presents data from a nationally representative survey of 300 counties on national conviction and sentencing statistics, reporting that in 1994 about 872,000 men and women were convicted of a felony in State courts, down from about 890,000 in 1992. Sentences for the 872,000 were: 45% prison, 26% jail, 29% probation. This BJS Bulletin reports on 11 offense categories in 17 tables and includes demographic information (sex, race, age) on adults convicted of a felony in 1994.