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Prosecutors in State Courts, 1992
This BJS Bulletin presents findings from the 1992 National Prosecutor Survey Program, a series
of biennial sample surveys of State court prosecutors. Data from the survey include the number
of employees, median annual office budget for prosecution, median size of total office staff,
median number of felony cases closed, average cost to taxpayers per felony case, and median
number of felony convictions. The report also includes data on use of innovative prosecution
techniques, intermediate sanctions, plea bargaining, and work-related assaults and threats.
Personal protective efforts are also addressed; for example, in 27% of prosecutors' offices, at
least one prosecuting attorney carried a firearm for protection. 12/93. NCJ 145319
This report is one in a series. More recent editions may be available. To view a list of all in the series go to the publications page.
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