action taken by a prosecutor to defer the filing of felony charges against a first-time off ender who committed a less serious felony. A case is filed but there is no further disposition until the sub [..]

probation granted to adults with no condition or stipulation that the defendant serve time in jail as a condition of probation.

an unlawful attack or attempted attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon o [..]

the number of arrests per   100,000 population. See page 184 of 'Crime and Delinquency in California, 1993" for a further explanation.

any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc. (UCR definition [..]

a centralized, automated system containing criminal history summary information on persons arrested and fingerprinted in California.

a group of crimes chosen to serve as an index for gauging fluctuations in the overall volume and rate of crime. These crimes, chosen because of their seriousness and likelihood of being reported to th [..]

the state agency which has jurisdiction over the California Rehabilitation Center and the California prison system.

an institution operated by the California Department of Corrections which is designated for the treatment of persons addicted to narcotics or in imminent danger of addiction. Commitment to the facilit [..]

the state agency which has jurisdiction over and maintains institutions as correctional schools for the reception of wards of the juvenile court and other persons committed from justice, municipal, an [..]