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National Survey of Court Organization, 1971-1972
The purpose of this study
was to document the existing organization of courts in the 50 states
and the District of Columbia as of 1971-1972. The survey covers all
appellate courts, courts of general jurisdiction, special courts, and
other courts of limited jurisdiction. Excluded were justices of the
peace and similar magistrates whose compensation is solely on a direct
fee basis, and courts of limited or special jurisdiction located in
municipalities or townships with a 1960 population of less than 1,000.
The data for courts include information on the organization of the
court, geographic location, type of court, level of government
administering the court, number, types, and full- or part-time status
of judicial and other personnel, method of appealing cases, location of
court records, and types of statistics. Court subdivision variables cover
organization of the courts, geographic location, type of
court, level of government administering the court, types of
jurisdiction, percentage of judges' time spent on types of cases,
availability of jury trials, and length of sentence and amounts of
fines which may be imposed by the court.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"011:21"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Ask BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ)",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:askbjs@usdoj.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
false
|
| description | The purpose of this study was to document the existing organization of courts in the 50 states and the District of Columbia as of 1971-1972. The survey covers all appellate courts, courts of general jurisdiction, special courts, and other courts of limited jurisdiction. Excluded were justices of the peace and similar magistrates whose compensation is solely on a direct fee basis, and courts of limited or special jurisdiction located in municipalities or townships with a 1960 population of less than 1,000. The data for courts include information on the organization of the court, geographic location, type of court, level of government administering the court, number, types, and full- or part-time status of judicial and other personnel, method of appealing cases, location of court records, and types of statistics. Court subdivision variables cover organization of the courts, geographic location, type of court, level of government administering the court, types of jurisdiction, percentage of judges' time spent on types of cases, availability of jury trials, and length of sentence and amounts of fines which may be imposed by the court. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "National Survey of Court Organization, 1971-1972",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07640.v1"
}
]
|
| identifier |
"261"
|
| issued | 1984-05-03T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"court cases",
"court system",
"criminal justice system"
]
|
| language |
[
"eng"
]
|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2005-11-04T00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[
"011:061"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Bureau of Justice Statistics",
"@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 | National Survey of Court Organization, 1971-1972 |
