Appendix A

SUMMARY FILES

LIST OF INFORMATION FIELDS IN ORDER OF THEIR OCCURRENCE

DISTRICT 1 char key judicial district (abbreviated name)
USAONAME 2 char key judicial district (full name)
FY 3 char key fiscal year
CITY 4 char background city headquarters of judicial district
STATE 5 char background state
CIRCUIT 6 char background federal judicial circuit
REGION 7 char background region
REF 8 numeric counts # of referrals for prosecution
DIS 9 numeric counts # of referrals disposed of
DEC 10 numeric counts # of referrals with prosecution declined
FIL 11 numeric counts # prosecuted
GUI 12 numeric counts # convicted after prosecution
NGUI 13 numeric counts # not guilty after prosecution
PRI 14 numeric counts # sentenced to prison terms
PCTDEC 15 numeric percent % of referrals declined
PCTFIL 16 numeric percent % of referrals prosecuted
PCTGUI 17 numeric percent % of those prosecuted found guilty
PCTDGUI 18 numeric percent % of all disposals found guilty
PCTPRI 19 numeric percent % of those convicted sentenced prison
PCTDPRI 20 numeric percent % of all disposals sentenced to prison
RPCTDEC 21 numeric rank rank: % of referrals declined
RPCTFIL 22 numeric rank rank: % of referrals prosecuted
RPCTGUI 23 numeric rank rank: % of those prosecuted found guilty
RPCTDGUI 24 numeric rank rank: % of all disposals found guilty
RPCTPRI 25 numeric rank rank: % of those prosecuted sent. prison
RPCTDPRI 26 numeric rank rank: % of all disposals sentence prison
AVETIME 27 numeric sentence average prison sentence (months)
MEDTIME 28 numeric sentence median prison term (months)
RAVETIME 29 numeric rank rank: average prison sentence
RMEDTIME 30 numeric rank rank: median prison sentence
AVEPROB 31 numeric sentence average probation sentence (months)
MEDPROB 32 numeric sentence median probation sentence (months)
AVEFINE 33 numeric sentence average fine received
MEDFINE 34 numeric sentence median fine received
CRIMINV 35 numeric background total cri criminal investigators
FEDEMP36 numeric background total cri employees
FULLTIME37 numeric background total cri fulltime employees
E_REF 38 numeric rate-empl. referrals per thousand cri investigators
E_DIS 39 numeric rate-empl. disposals per thousand cri investigators
E_DEC 40 numeric rate-empl. declinations per 1000 cri investigators
E_FIL 41 numeric rate-empl. prosecutions per 1000 cri investigators
E_GUI 42 numeric rate-empl. convictions per 1000 cri investigators
E_PRI 43 numeric rate-empl. prison sentences per 1000 cri investigat
RE_REF 44 numeric rank rank: referrals per 1000 cri inv.
RE_DIS 45 numeric rank rank: disposals per 1000 cri inv.
RE_DEC 46 numeric rank rank: declinations per 1000 cri inv.
RE_FIL 47 numeric rank rank: prosecutions per 1000 cri inv.
RE_GUI 48 numeric rank rank: convictions per 1000 cri inv.
RE_PRI 49 numeric rank rank: prison sentences per 1000 cri inv.
POP 50 numeric background population of federal district
P_REF 51 numeric rate-pop. referrals per 100 million population
P_DIS 52 numeric rate-pop. disposals per 100 million population
P_DEC 53 numeric rate-pop. declinations per 100 million population
P_FIL 54 numeric rate-pop. prosecutions per 100 million population
P_GUI 55 numeric rate-pop. convictions per 100 million population
P_PRI 56 numeric rate-pop. prison sentences per 100 million pop.
PCRIMINV57 numeric rate-pop. cri investigators per million population
RP_REF 58 numeric rank rank: referrals per 100 mill pop.
RP_DIS 59 numeric rank rank: disposals per 100 mill pop.
RP_DEC 60 numeric rank rank: declinations per 100 mill pop.
RP_FIL 61 numeric rank rank: prosecutions per 100 mill pop.
RP_GUI 62 numeric rank rank: convictions per 100 mill pop.
RP_PRI 63 numeric rank rank: prison sentences per 100 mill pop.
RPCRIMIN64 numeric rank rank: cri investigators per million pop
AVETDEC 65 numeric time average time before declined (days)
MEDTDEC 66 numeric time median time before declined (days)
RAVETDEC 67 numeric rank rank: average time before declined
RMEDTDEC 68 numeric rank rank: median time before declined
AVETFIL 69 numeric time average time before court filing (days)
MEDTFIL 70 numeric time median time before court filing (days)
RAVETFIL 71 numeric rank rank: average time before court filing
RMEDTFIL 72 numeric rank rank: median time before court filing
AVETCRT 73 numeric time average time after court filing (days)
MEDTCRT 74 numeric time median time after court filing (days)
RAVETCRT 75 numeric rank rank: average time after court filing
RMEDTCRT 76 numeric rank rank: median time after court filing
AVETPRO 77 numeric time average time for prosecution (days)
MEDTPRO 78 numeric time median time for prosecution (days)
RAVETPRO 79 numeric rank rank: average time for prosecution
RMEDTPRO 80 numeric rank rank: median time for prosecution