Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court

2014 Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court (SJCACC)

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2014 Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court

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WESTAT
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Rockville, MD 20850-3129

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OMB No. XXX-XXX: Approval Expires MM/DD/YYY

Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult
Criminal court (SJCACC)

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Enter the selected case ID from the cover letter CASE ID:
2. Complete this survey for each of the selected cases.
3. Use Hardcopy Survey Guide for instructions. Complete the questions in each of the sections, D, E, and F for each of
the selected charges.
4. If you have any questions, call the SJCACC Help Desk, Westat, at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX, or email
XXXXXXX@westat.com.
5. Please complete the questionnaire before MM/DD/YYYY, by mailing the completed questionnaire to WESTAT at the
address provided.

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A.

OFFENSE TYPE

A1.

What type(s) of offense(s) did this case involve? (Mark all that apply)
Felony offense
Misdemeanor offense (including minor possession of alcohol/tobacco)
Non-criminal offense (e.g., summary traffic, wildlife/fish and game)

If only “non-criminal offense” is marked, this case is not eligible to be included in the data. Please move on to the next case using
a clean copy of the questionnaire.
If “non-criminal offense” is checked in addition to “misdemeanor offense” or “felony offense”, do not report non-criminal charges
in the survey.

B.

DEFENDANT INFORMATION

B1.

Defendant ID

B2.

Fingerprint-based ID (assigned by state criminal history repository)

B3.

What is the defendant’s date of birth?
/
MM

/
DD

Go to Question B4
YYYY

Don’t know
B3a. Date of birth (DOB) information cannot be provided for this defendant because
Our electronic data system does not record DOB
DOB is available to be reported but not for this case
Other (please specify):

B3b. How old was the defendant at
Time of offense ....

Don’t know

Arrest ...................

Don’t know

Arraignment .........

Don’t know

Conviction ............

Don’t know

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B4.

What is the defendant’s sex?
Male

Go to Question B5

Female

Go to Question B5

Don’t know

Continue

B4a. Information on sex cannot be provided for this defendant because
Our files do not record sex of defendant
Sex is available to be reported but not for this case
Other (please specify):

B5.

Is the defendant of Hispanic or Latino origin?
Yes

Go to Question B6

No

Go to Question B6

Don’t know

Continue

B5a. Ethnicity information cannot be provided for this defendant becauseOur files do not record ethnicity of defendant
Our files do not record Hispanic or Latino ethnicity separately from race
Ethnicity is available to be reported but not for this case
Other (please specify):

B6.

What is the defendant’s race? (Mark one or more)
American Indian or Alaska Native

Go to Section C (Legal Mechanism for Transfer)

Asian

Go to Section C (Legal Mechanism for Transfer)

Black or African American

Go to Section C (Legal Mechanism for Transfer)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Go to Section C (Legal Mechanism for Transfer)

White

Go to Section C (Legal Mechanism for Transfer)

Don’t know
B6a. Race information cannot be provided for this defendant because:
Our files do not capture race
Our files do not record Hispanic or Latino ethnicity separately from race
Race is available to be reported but not for this case
Other (please specify):

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C.

LEGAL MECHANISM FOR TRANSFER

C1.

Can this agency provide information regarding the legal mechanism that allows this defendant younger than age 18 to be
tried in criminal court?

C2.

Yes

Continue

No

Go to Section D (Arrest/Case Information)

For this case, what is the legal mechanism that allows this defendant younger than age 18 to be tried in criminal court?
Age of majority is lower than 18—in this state all youth of the defendant’s age under state law are adults for the purpose of
criminal prosecution regardless of the offense with which they are charged.
Transfer from juvenile court (e.g., judicial waiver, bindover, remand, decline, and certification).
Statutory exclusion or legislative exclusion—this case met state statutory criteria (age and offense) that exclude such cases from
juvenile court.
Concurrent jurisdiction, prosecutor discretion, or direct file provisions—this case met state statutory criteria (age and offense) that
allow prosecutors to file such cases in either juvenile or criminal court.
“Once an adult/always an adult”—this case met state statutory criteria (age, offense, criminal history) that require new cases
involving a juvenile previously handled or convicted in criminal court to be handled in criminal court.
Don’t know

Continue

C2a. Legal mechanism information cannot be provided for this case becauseOur files do not record this information
This information is available to be reported but not for this case
Other (please specify):

D.

ARREST/CASE INFORMATION

The following items ask for information relating to the offense, arrest, and charges at arrest. If multiple offenses or arrests on multiple dates,
select the dates of the first offense and arrest
D1.

Date of offense
/
MM

D2.

/
DD

Date of arrest
/
MM

D3.

D4.

YYYY

/
DD

YYYY

Can you provide information on charges at arrest?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to Section E (Arraignment)

How many charges/counts were reported at the time of arrest?

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Please report the following information about charges at arrest relating to the selected case. If the case includes multiple changes, list no
more than five charges. Report the most serious charge in the first column and up to four additional charges. Please use the code numbers
on the Offense code list on the last page of this survey. Consider felony charges as more severe than misdemeanor charges when selecting
the most serious charge. Rank the charges based on your jurisdiction’s definition of severity classifications.

For Type of charge under an “other” category (Other violent offense, Other property offense, Other drug offense, or Other public order
offense) please describe in box for the Type of charge.

Most serious
charge

Second most
serious charge

Third most serious
charge

Fourth most serious
charge

Fifth most serious
charge

(Enter code from
Offense code list)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

D6. Type of charge

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

D5. Type of
offense

(Select one for each
charge)

D7. Statute
number

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E.

ARRAIGNMENT INFORMATION

E1.

Was this case dismissed before arraignment?
Yes
Date of dismissal
/
MM

/
DD

YYYY

Reason for dismissal
Dismissal/Nolle prosequi
Dismissal for want of prosecution
Sent to juvenile court for processing
Other (specify)

You have completed this survey, please see the last page.
No
E2.

Continue

Date of arraignment (i.e., the first time, subsequent to the arrest, that a formal charge(s) is entered with the criminal court)
/
MM

E3.

/
DD

YYYY

What type of legal representation did the defendant have at the arraignment?
Private attorney
Public defender
Assigned/contracted attorney
Pro se (waived right to an attorney)
Other (please specify):
Don’t know

E4.

How many charges were reported at arraignment?

E5.

Were the charges filed at arraignment the same as the charges at arrest?

E6.

Yes

Go to Section F (Adjudication)

No

Go to E6

Don’t know

Continue

Are the five most serious charges at arraignment the same as those listed for the arrest section above?
Yes

Skip to Section F (Adjudication)

No

Five most serious charges have changed from arrest

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Continue to E7

Please report the following information about charges at arraignment relating to the selected case. If the case includes multiple changes, list
no more than five charges. Report the most serious charge in the first column and up to four additional charges. Please use the code
numbers on the Offense code list on the last page of this survey. Consider felony charges as more severe than misdemeanor charges when
selecting the most serious charge. Rank the charges based on your jurisdiction’s definition of severity classifications.

For Type of charge under an “other” category (Other violent offense, Other property offense, Other drug offense, or Other public order
offense) please describe in box for the Type of charge.

Most serious
charge

Second most
serious charge

Third most serious
charge

Fourth most serious
charge

Fifth most serious
charge

(Enter code from
Offense code list)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

E8. Type of charge

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

E7. Type of
offense

(Select one for each
charge)

E9. Statute
number

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F.

ADJUDICATION INFORMATION

F1.

Date of final adjudication
/
MM

F2.

/
DD

YYYY

What type of legal representation did the defendant have at adjudication?
Private attorney
Public defender
Assigned/contracted attorney
Pro se (waived right to an attorney)
Other (please specify):
Don’t know

F3.

F4.

F5.

Can you provide information on charges at adjudication?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to Section G (Sentencing)

Were the charges at adjudication the same as those filed at arraignment?
Yes

Enter offense codes in F6, then Go to Question F9

No

Continue

Don’t know

Continue

How many charges were reported at adjudication?

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Please report the following information about charges at adjudication relating to the selected case. If the case includes multiple changes, list
no more than five charges. Report the most serious charge in the first column and up to four additional charges. Please use the code
numbers on the Offense code list on the last page of this survey. Consider felony charges as more severe than misdemeanor charges when
selecting the most serious charge. Rank the charges based on your jurisdiction’s definition of severity classifications.
For Type of charge under an “other” category (Other violent offense, Other property offense, Other drug offense, or Other public order
offense) please describe in box for the Type of charge.

Most serious
charge

Second most
serious charge

Third most serious
charge

Fourth most serious
charge

Fifth most serious
charge

(Enter code from
Offense code list)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

F7. Type of charge

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony

Felony

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Misdemeanor

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Conviction

Conviction

Conviction

Conviction

Conviction

Non-conviction

Non-conviction

Non-conviction

Non-conviction

Non-conviction

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

Don’t know

F10. (IF OUTCOME
WAS
CONVICTION:)
Type of
conviction

Nolo contendere
(no contest)

Nolo contendere
(no contest)

Nolo contendere
(no contest)

Nolo contendere
(no contest)

Nolo contendere
(no contest)

Bench trial

Bench trial

Bench trial

Bench trial

Bench trial

Jury trial

Jury trial

Jury trial

Jury trial

Jury trial

F11. (IF OUTCOME
WAS NONCONVICTION:)
Type of nonconviction

Dismissal/Nolle
prosequi

Dismissal/Nolle
prosequi

Dismissal/Nolle
prosequi

Dismissal/Nolle
prosequi

Dismissal/Nolle
prosequi

Dismissal for
want of
prosecution

Dismissal for
want of
prosecution

Dismissal for
want of
prosecution

Dismissal for
want of
prosecution

Dismissal for
want of
prosecution

Sent to juvenile
court for
processing

Sent to juvenile
court for
processing

Sent to juvenile
court for
processing

Sent to juvenile
court for
processing

Sent to juvenile
court for
processing

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

Other (specify)

F6. Type of
offense

(Select one for each
charge)

F8. Statute
number

F9. What was the
outcome of
adjudication for
this charge?

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G.

SENTENCING INFORMATION

G1.

Can you provide sentencing information about this case?

G2.

Yes

Continue

No

You have completed this survey, please see the last page.

Date of initial court sentence
/
MM

G3.

/
DD

YYYY

Was the offender sentenced to prison (a correctional facility for adults, primarily convicted felons, typically operated by a
state agency)?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to G4

Don’t know

Go to G4

G3a. Did the offender receive a life or life without parole sentence?
Yes, received life or life without parole

Go to G4

No

Continue

Don’t know

Continue

G3b. What was the total maximum prison sentence for all offenses?

G4.

G5.

Imposed sentence...........

Months

Suspended sentence ......

Months

Was the offender sentenced to a youthful offender facility (a separate facility for offenders younger than a certain age that is
part of the adult prison system, may have specialized programming)?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to G6

Don’t know

Continue

What was the total maximum length of the youthful offender facility sentence?
Months
Don’t know

G6.

Was the offender sentenced to jail (a confinement facility primarily for adults, typically operated by a local government
agency, holds both offenders awaiting adjudication and those who have been convicted, primarily misdemeanants)?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to G8

Don’t know

Go to G8

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G7.

What was the total maximum jail sentence?
Months
Don’t know

G8.

G9.

Was the offender sentenced to a juvenile facility (a correctional or residential placement facility primarily for juvenile
offenders, may hold youth pre- or post-adjudication, may be operated by a state or local government agency or privately
operated, may or may not be secure)?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to G10

Don’t know

Go to G10

What was the total maximum juvenile facility sentence?
Months
Don’t know

G10. Was the offender sentenced to probation (conditional freedom granted by a judicial officer to an adult or juvenile offender)?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to G12

Don’t know

Go to G12

G11. What was the length of the probation sentence?
months
Don’t know
G12. Was the offender fined (a monetary penalty imposed upon a convicted offender that must be paid to the court) and/or
assessed court costs?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to G14

Don’t know

Go to G14

G13. What was amount of the fine and/or court costs?
$
Don’t know
G14. Was the offender ordered to pay restitution (a court requirement that an offender pay money or provide services to the
victim of the crime or provide services to the community)?
Yes

Continue

No

Go to G16

Don’t know

Go to G16

G15. How much restitution was ordered?
$
Don’t know

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G16. Was some other type of sentencing imposed?
Yes

Go to 16a

No

You have completed this survey, please see the last page.

Don’t know

You have completed this survey, please see the last page.

G16a. What other type of sentencing was imposed? Please mark all that apply.
Treatment/Counseling
Blended sentencing (juvenile)
Other (please specify):

Thank you for participating in this study.
A pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope has been provided
Please return the survey to

Westat
SJCACC, RW 2513
1600 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850-3129

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Offense Code Categories & Definitions

01. Murder/nonnegligent manslaughter – The willful (nonnegligent)
killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence,
attempts to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides
are excluded. The term is used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime
Index. Negligent homicide should be included under other violent
offenses/other offenses against persons.
02. Violent sexual assault – Sexual acts or attempted sexual acts with a
female or male against their will by force or threat of force. Includes
rape and violent sex acts other than forcible rape (e.g., incest, sodomy).
The term is broader than the UCR Crime Index and includes genderneutral rape or sexual assault statutes that prohibit forced sexual acts
against either sex.
03. Robbery – Unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in
the immediate possession of another by force or the threat of force. The
term is used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime Index and includes
forcible purse snatching.
04. Aggravated assault – Unlawful intentional inflicting of serious bodily
injury, or unlawful threat or attempt to inflict bodily injury or death, by
means of a deadly or dangerous weapon with or without actual infliction
of any injury. The term is used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime
Index. It includes conduct included under the statutory names aggravated
assault and battery, aggravated battery, assault with intent to kill, assault
with intent to commit murder or manslaughter, atrocious assault,
attempted murder, felonious assault, and assault with a deadly weapon.
05. Simple assault – Unlawful intentional inflicting, or attempted or
threatened inflicting, of less than serious bodily injury without a deadly
or dangerous weapon. The term is used in the same sense in UCR
reporting. Simple assault is often not distinctly named in statutes since
it consists of all assaults not explicitly named and defined as serious.
06. Other violent offenses/other offenses against persons – This
category includes kidnapping, custody interference, unlawful restraint,
false imprisonment, reckless endangerment, negligent or vehicular
homicide, harassment, etc., and attempts to commit any such acts.
07. Burglary – Unlawful entry or attempted entry of any fixed structure,
vehicle, or vessel used for regular residence, industry, or business, with
or without force, with intent to commit a felony or larceny. The term is
used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime Index.
08. Larceny-theft – Unlawful taking or attempted taking of property
(other than a motor vehicle) from the possession of another, by stealth,
without force and without deceit, with intent to permanently deprive the
owner of the property. This term is used in the same sense as in the
UCR Crime Index. It includes shoplifting and purse snatching without
force.
09. Motor vehicle theft – Unlawful taking, or attempted taking, of a selfpropelled road vehicle owned by another, with the intent to deprive the
owner of it permanently or temporarily. The term is used in the same
sense as in the UCR Crime Index. It includes joyriding or unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle as well as grand theft auto.
10. Arson – Intentional damaging or destruction by means of fire or
explosion of the property of another without the owner’s consent, or of
any property with intent to defraud, or attempting the above acts. The
term is used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime Index.
11. Forgery (and counterfeiting) – Altering, copying, or imitating
something without authority or right, with the intent to deceive or
defraud by passing it as that which is original or genuine. Includes the
selling, buying, or possession of an altered, copied, or imitated thing
with the intent to deceive or defraud.
12. Fraud – Unlawfully depriving a person of their money, property, or
legal right, by means of deceit or intentional misrepresentation.
Included are confidence games, credit or debit card fraud, and bad
checks, excludes forgeries and counterfeiting.
13. Embezzlement – Misappropriation or misapplication of money or
property entrusted to one’s care, custody, or control.

14. Vandalism – Destroying or damaging, or attempting to destroy or
damage, the property of another without the owner’s consent, or public
property, except by burning.
15. Stolen property offenses – Unlawfully and knowingly receiving,
buying, distributing, selling, transporting, concealing, or possessing
stolen property, or attempting any of the above. The term is used in the
same sense as the UCR category stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing.
16. Trespassing – Unlawful entry or attempted entry of the property of
another with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, other than larceny,
or without intent to commit a crime.
17. Other property offenses – This category includes property offenses
not distinguished in the categories above (e.g., extortion, blackmail,
tampering, etc.) and attempts to commit any such offenses.
18. Drug trafficking/manufacturing – Unlawful sale, purchase,
distribution, manufacture, cultivation, or transport of a controlled or
prohibited drug or attempt to commit these acts (includes possession
with intent to sell).
19. Drug possession/use – Unlawful possession or use of a controlled or
prohibited drug or attempt to commit these acts.
20. Other drug offenses – This category includes drug law violations not
distinguished in the categories above (e.g., possession of drug
paraphernalia and visiting a place or permitting occupancy of a place
where drugs are found).
21. Weapons offenses – Unlawful sale, distribution, manufacture,
alteration, transportation, possession, or use of a deadly or dangerous
weapon, or accessory, or attempt to commit any of these acts. The
term is used in the same sense as the UCR category weapons; carrying,
possessing, etc.
22. Sex offenses (not violent) – All offenses having a sexual element not
involving violence. The term combines the meaning of the UCR
categories prostitution and commercialized vice and sex offenses. It
includes offenses such as statutory rape, indecent exposure,
prostitution, solicitation, pimping, lewdness, fornication, adultery, etc.
23. Technical violation of probation or parole – Violations of probation
or parole; acts that disobey or go against the conditions of probation or
parole. Examples include: failure to participate in a specific program,
failure to appear for drug tests or meetings, and failure to pay
restitution.
24. Obstruction of justice/failure to appear – This category includes
intentionally obstructing a court (or law enforcement) in the
administration of justice, acting in a way calculated to lessen the
authority or dignity of the court, failing to obey the lawful order of a
court, and violations of probation or parole other than technical
violations, which do not consist of the commission of a crime or are not
prosecuted as such. It includes contempt, perjury, obstructing justice,
bribing witnesses, failure to report a crime, nonviolent resisting arrest,
etc.
25. Liquor law violations (not minor in possession) – Being in a public
place while intoxicated through consumption of alcohol, or intake of a
controlled substance or drug. It includes public intoxication,
drunkenness, and other liquor law violations. It does not include driving
under the influence or minor in possession. The term is used in the
same sense as the UCR category of the same name.
26. Disorderly conduct – Unlawful interruption of the peace, quiet, or
order of a community, including offenses called disturbing the peace,
vagrancy, loitering, unlawful assembly, and riot.
27. Other offenses against public order – This category includes other
offenses against government administration or regulation, e.g., escape
from confinement, bribery, gambling, hitchhiking, health violations, false
fire alarms, immigration violations, etc.
28. Driving-related offenses – This category includes offenses consisting
of those misdemeanors and felonies relating to the operation of selfpropelled surface motor vehicles requiring an appearance in court,

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including: driving under the influence, hit and run, reckless driving, and
driving without a license. Vehicular homicide should be included under
other violent offenses/other offenses against persons.

99. UNKNOWN – use this only when no offense information is available.

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Offense Code Categories & Definitions
In Alphabetical Order
Aggravated assault-04 – Unlawful intentional inflicting of serious bodily
injury, or unlawful threat or attempt to inflict bodily injury or death, by
means of a deadly or dangerous weapon with or without actual infliction of
any injury. The term is used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime Index.
It includes conduct included under the statutory names aggravated assault
and battery, aggravated battery, assault with intent to kill, assault with
intent to commit murder or manslaughter, atrocious assault, attempted
murder, felonious assault, and assault with a deadly weapon.

Obstruction of justice/failure to appear-24 – This category includes
intentionally obstructing a court (or law enforcement) in the administration
of justice, acting in a way calculated to lessen the authority or dignity of
the court, failing to obey the lawful order of a court, and violations of
probation or parole other than technical violations, which do not consist of
the commission of a crime or are not prosecuted as such. It includes
contempt, perjury, obstructing justice, bribing witnesses, failure to report
a crime, nonviolent resisting arrest, etc.

Arson-10 – Intentional damaging or destruction by means of fire or
explosion of the property of another without the owner’s consent, or of
any property with intent to defraud, or attempting the above acts. The
term is used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime Index.

Other drug offenses-20 – This category includes drug law violations not
distinguished in the categories above (e.g., possession of drug
paraphernalia and visiting a place or permitting occupancy of a place
where drugs are found).

Burglary-07 – Unlawful entry or attempted entry of any fixed structure,
vehicle, or vessel used for regular residence, industry, or business, with or
without force, with intent to commit a felony or larceny. The term is used
in the same sense as in the UCR Crime Index.

Other offenses against public order-27 – This category includes other
offenses against government administration or regulation, e.g., escape
from confinement, bribery, gambling, hitchhiking, health violations, false
fire alarms, immigration violations, etc.

Disorderly conduct-26 – Unlawful interruption of the peace, quiet, or
order of a community, including offenses called disturbing the peace,
vagrancy, loitering, unlawful assembly, and riot.

Other property offenses-17 – This category includes property offenses
not distinguished in the categories above (e.g., extortion, blackmail,
tampering, etc.) and attempts to commit any such offenses.

Driving-related offenses-28 – This category includes offenses
consisting of those misdemeanors and felonies relating to the operation of
self-propelled surface motor vehicles requiring an appearance in court,
including: driving under the influence, hit and run, reckless driving, and
driving without a license. Vehicular homicide should be included under
other violent offenses/other offenses against persons.

Other violent offenses/other offenses against persons-06 – This
category includes kidnapping, custody interference, unlawful restraint,
false imprisonment, reckless endangerment, negligent or vehicular
homicide, harassment, etc., and attempts to commit any such acts.

Drug possession/use-19 – Unlawful possession or use of a controlled
or prohibited drug or attempt to commit these acts.
Drug trafficking/manufacturing-18 – Unlawful sale, purchase,
distribution, manufacture, cultivation, or transport of a controlled or
prohibited drug or attempt to commit these acts (includes possession
with intent to sell).

Robbery-03 – Unlawful taking or attempted taking of property that is in
the immediate possession of another by force or the threat of force. The
term is used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime Index and includes
forcible purse snatching.
Sex offenses (not violent)-22 – All offenses having a sexual element
not involving violence. The term combines the meaning of the UCR
categories prostitution and commercialized vice and sex offenses. It
includes offenses such as statutory rape, indecent exposure, prostitution,
solicitation, pimping, lewdness, fornication, adultery, etc.

Embezzlement-13 – Misappropriation or misapplication of money or
property entrusted to one’s care, custody, or control.
Forgery (and counterfeiting)-11 – Altering, copying, or imitating
something without authority or right, with the intent to deceive or defraud
by passing it as that which is original or genuine. Includes the selling,
buying, or possession of an altered, copied, or imitated thing with the
intent to deceive or defraud.
Fraud-12 – Unlawfully depriving a person of their money, property, or
legal right, by means of deceit or intentional misrepresentation. Included
are confidence games, credit or debit card fraud, identity-theft, and bad
checks. Exclude forgeries and counterfeiting.
Larceny-theft-08 – Unlawful taking or attempted taking of property
(other than a motor vehicle) from the possession of another, by stealth,
without force and without deceit, with intent to permanently deprive the
owner of the property. This term is used in the same sense as in the UCR
Crime Index. It includes shoplifting and purse snatching without force.
Liquor law violations (not minor in possession)-25 – Being in a
public place while intoxicated through consumption of alcohol, or intake of
a controlled substance or drug. It includes public intoxication,
drunkenness, and other liquor law violations. It does not include driving
under the influence or minor in possession. The term is used in the same
sense as the UCR category of the same name.
Motor vehicle theft-09 – Unlawful taking, or attempted taking, of a selfpropelled road vehicle owned by another, with the intent to deprive the
owner of it permanently or temporarily. The term is used in the same
sense as in the UCR Crime Index. It includes joyriding or unauthorized use
of a motor vehicle as well as grand theft auto.
Murder/nonnegligent manslaughter-01 – The willful (nonnegligent)
killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence,
attempts to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are
excluded. The term is used in the same sense as in the UCR Crime Index.
Negligent homicide should be included under other violent offenses/other
offenses against persons.

Simple assault-05 – Unlawful intentional inflicting, or attempted or
threatened inflicting, of less than serious bodily injury without a deadly or
dangerous weapon. The term is used in the same sense in UCR reporting.
Simple assault is often not distinctly named in statutes since it consists of
all assaults not explicitly named and defined as serious.
Stolen property offenses-15 – Unlawfully and knowingly receiving,
buying, distributing, selling, transporting, concealing, or possessing stolen
property, or attempting any of the above. The term is used in the same
sense as the UCR category stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing.
Technical violation of probation or parole-23 – Violations of
probation or parole; acts that disobey or go against the conditions of
probation or parole. Examples include: failure to participate in a specific
program, failure to appear for drug tests or meetings, and failure to pay
restitution.
Trespassing-16 – Unlawful entry or attempted entry of the property of
another with the intent to commit a misdemeanor, other than larceny, or
without intent to commit a crime.
UNKNOWN-99 – use this only when no offense information is available.
Vandalism-14 – Destroying or damaging, or attempting to destroy or
damage, the property of another without the owner’s consent, or public
property, except by burning.
Violent sexual assault-02 – Sexual acts or attempted sexual acts with a
female or male against their will by force or threat of force. Includes rape
and violent sex acts other than forcible rape (e.g., incest, sodomy). The
term is broader than the UCR Crime Index and includes gender-neutral
rape or sexual assault statutes that prohibit forced sexual acts against
either sex.
Weapons offenses-21 – Unlawful sale, distribution, manufacture,
alteration, transportation, possession, or use of a deadly or dangerous
weapon, or accessory, or attempt to commit any of these acts. The term is
used in the same sense as the UCR category weapons; carrying,
possessing, etc.

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