Fines as a Criminal Sanction: Practices and Attitudes of Trial Court Judges in the United States, 1985

These data were collected to examine the practices and views of state trial court judges with respect to their use of fines as a criminal sanction. Respondents were asked about the composition of their caseloads, sentencing practices (including fines imposed for various circumstances), available inf...

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Main Author: Cole, George F. (Author)
Contributors: Mahoney, Barry (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1988
In:Year: 1988
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
United States
caseloads
Fines
Judges
judicial decisions
Offenders
Sanctions
Sentencing
state courts
trial courts
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Summary:These data were collected to examine the practices and views of state trial court judges with respect to their use of fines as a criminal sanction. Respondents were asked about the composition of their caseloads, sentencing practices (including fines imposed for various circumstances), available information about the offender at time of sentencing, enforcement and collection procedures in their courts, and their attitudes toward the use of fines. In addition to questions concerning the judges' use of fines and other sanctions, the questionnaire presented the judges with hypothetical cases.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR08945.v1