Flow of Individuals Through the Criminal Justice System (numbers of individuals)
POLICE All arrests reported to the FBI Uniform Crime Report for Index Crimes (violent crimes, property crimes, murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft). These data do not include misdemeanors and other felonies not listed as an Index Crime. This figure does not include juvenile arrests which are estimated to be 2,851,700 in 1996. (Snyder, H. N. (Nov. 1997). "Juvenile Arrests 1996." Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.)
COURTS (Bureau of Justice Statistics (1997) "Felony Sentences in the United States, 1994." Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice.) The latest available figures include all felony sentences imposed by state and federal courts.
DRUG COURTS Over 90,000 clients have entered drug court with approximately 70% graduated or still participating (63,000). (Drug Court Clearing House (1998). "Looking at a Decade of Drug Courts." Washington, DC: American University.)
PROBATION At year's end, 1997, there were a total of 32,627 adult federal offenders and 3,229,261 adult state offenders on probation status. (US Department of Justice (August, 1998). "Nation's Probation and Parole Populations Reach New High Last Year" - Advanced release. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.)
PRISON At year's end, 1997, there were 112,973 federal and 1,131,581 state inmates. (Gilliard, D. K. and Beck, A. J. (August, 1998). "Prisoners in 1997." Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.) In addition, there were 637,379 jail inmates awaiting trial or serving sentences in mid-1997. (Gilliard, D. K. and Beck, A. J. (August, 1998). "Prisoners in 1997." Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.)
PAROLE At year's end, 1997, there were 58,827 adult federal offenders and 626,206 adult state offenders on parole. (US Department of Justice (August, 1998). "Nation's Probation and Parole Populations Reach New High Last Year" - Advanced release. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.)