National Prosecutors Survey, 1994
The National Survey of Prosecutors is a biennial survey of
chief prosecutors in state court systems. A chief prosecutor is an
official, usually locally elected and typically with the title of
district attorney or county attorney, who is in charge of a
prosecutorial district made up of one or more counties, and who
conducts or supervises the prosecution of felony cases in a state
court system. Prosecutors in courts of limited jurisdiction, such as
municipal prosecutors, were not included in the survey. The survey's
purpose was to obtain detailed descriptive information on prosecutors'
offices, as well as information on their policies and practices. The
data collection instrument was based on questions that were included
in the NATIONAL PROSECUTORS SURVEY, 1992 (ICPSR 6273), and also added
queries on topics of current concern, including: cross-designation of
state prosecutors to try cases in federal court, juvenile transfers to
criminal court, personal liability insurance for prosecutors, and
involvement with community-based drug abuse programs. Variables
include whether certain categories of felony prosecution, such as
gangs, hate crimes, domestic violence, stalking, fraud, or child abuse
or abduction were handled, whether DNA evidence, videotape, expert or
child witnesses, polygraph tests, or wiretap evidence were used in
trials, types of intermediate sanctions used, including house arrest,
electronic monitoring, work release, substance abuse rehabilitation or
therapy, community service, and fines or restitution, information on
problem cases, personal risks associated with the role of the
prosecutor, civil actions against prosecutors, criminal defense of
indigent offenders, staffing, workload, funding, whether the
defendant's criminal history was used in trials, juvenile matters,
relationships with victims and other persons aiding prosecution,
computerization, and community leadership. The unit of analysis is the
district office.
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| description | The National Survey of Prosecutors is a biennial survey of chief prosecutors in state court systems. A chief prosecutor is an official, usually locally elected and typically with the title of district attorney or county attorney, who is in charge of a prosecutorial district made up of one or more counties, and who conducts or supervises the prosecution of felony cases in a state court system. Prosecutors in courts of limited jurisdiction, such as municipal prosecutors, were not included in the survey. The survey's purpose was to obtain detailed descriptive information on prosecutors' offices, as well as information on their policies and practices. The data collection instrument was based on questions that were included in the NATIONAL PROSECUTORS SURVEY, 1992 (ICPSR 6273), and also added queries on topics of current concern, including: cross-designation of state prosecutors to try cases in federal court, juvenile transfers to criminal court, personal liability insurance for prosecutors, and involvement with community-based drug abuse programs. Variables include whether certain categories of felony prosecution, such as gangs, hate crimes, domestic violence, stalking, fraud, or child abuse or abduction were handled, whether DNA evidence, videotape, expert or child witnesses, polygraph tests, or wiretap evidence were used in trials, types of intermediate sanctions used, including house arrest, electronic monitoring, work release, substance abuse rehabilitation or therapy, community service, and fines or restitution, information on problem cases, personal risks associated with the role of the prosecutor, civil actions against prosecutors, criminal defense of indigent offenders, staffing, workload, funding, whether the defendant's criminal history was used in trials, juvenile matters, relationships with victims and other persons aiding prosecution, computerization, and community leadership. The unit of analysis is the district office. |
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