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1 John M. Dawson & Barbara Boland, Murder in Large Urban Counties, 1988 1 (1988)

handle is hein.death/mrdluc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs SBureau of Justice Statistics Murder in Large Urban Counties, 1988 By John M. Dawson, BJS Statistician, and Barbara Boland About 8 in 10 murder victims were killed by relatives or acquaintances in murder cases disposed in the Nation's 75 most populous counties during 1988. Strangers killed about 2 in 10 of the victims. These findings are drawn from a representative sample survey of State and county prose- cutors' records. The survey covered disposed charges against nearly 10,000 murder defendants, whose murder cases accounted for over 8,000 victims. Other findings from the survey include: e Among those arrested for murder and presented for prosecution, 63% were convicted of murder; overall, 73% were convicted of some charge. * Among those convicted of murder, 95% received a sentence of incarceration or death: 74% were sentenced to a prison term, 18% to a life sentence, 2% to a death sentence, and 2% to probation. 1 diverted or referred 100 murder arrests brought by the police for prosecution 8 rejected at screening 3 other 8 trials 81 carried forward > acquitted 34 found guilty 73 convicted of some crime disposed by guilty plea dismissed in court 3 sentenced to -> Incarceration of 1 year or less 65 sentenced to incarceration of more than 1 year 5 sentenced to probation or other conditions May 1993 This special report provides a detailed analysis of murderers, their victims, the circumstances in which they come in contact with one another, and the justice system's handling of those arrested for this most serious crime. It is an impor- tant contribution to our understanding of murder. The study sample of cases was drawn to represent nearly 10,000 murder defendants and more than 8,000 murder victims in 1988 in the 75 most populous counties in the United States - about half of those arrested for murder and just under half of those murdered throughout the Nation that year. The study provides statistics to portray the victim-offender relationship, the demographic characteristics of both victim and offender, the type of weapon used, the circumstances surrounding the murders, and the outcome of the case - all elements necessary for a thorough analysis of prosecution and sentencing. This study was possible as a result of the cooperation extended by the prosecutors and their staffs in the Nation's largest counties. On behalf of BJS, I want to express my sincere appreciation. Lawrence A. Greenfeld Acting Director \I N

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