National Prosecutors Survey [Census], 2001

The National Survey of Prosecutors is a survey of chief prosecutors in state court systems. It was previously conducted in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996 (ICPSR 9579, 6273, 6785, 2433 respectively). For 2001, instead of a survey of chief prosecutors, a census of all 2,341 chief prosecutors who handled felony cases in state courts of general jurisdiction was conducted. A chief prosecutor is an official, usually locally elected and typically with the title of district attorney or county attorney, who is in charge of a prosecutorial district made up of one or more counties, and who conducts or supervises the prosecution of felony cases in a state court system. Prosecutors in courts of limited jurisdiction, such as municipal prosecutors, were not included in the survey. The census' purpose was to obtain detailed descriptive information on prosecutors' offices, as well as information on their policies and practices. Variables cover staffing, funding, special categories of felony prosecutions, caseload, juvenile matters, work-related threats or assaults, the use of DNA evidence, and community-related activities, such as involvement in neighborhood associations. The unit of analysis is the district office.

全国检察官调查（National Survey of Prosecutors）是一项针对州法院系统首席检察官的调研项目。该调查此前已先后于1990年、1992年、1994年及1996年开展四轮调研，对应数据存档编号分别为ICPSR 9579、6273、6785、2433。2001年的调研未沿用此前的首席检察官抽样模式，转而针对全美2341名在州法院一般管辖权辖区内负责重罪案件公诉的首席检察官开展了全面普查。所谓首席检察官，指通常经地方选举产生、多以地区检察官或县检察官为职务头衔的公职人员，其管辖范围涵盖由一个或多个县组成的检察辖区，负责主持或监督州法院系统内重罪案件的公诉工作。有限管辖权法院的检察官（如市政检察官）未被纳入本次调查范围。本次普查旨在获取检察办公室的详细描述性信息，以及其各项政策与实务操作的相关数据。调查涵盖的变量包括人员配置、经费预算、重罪公诉专项类别、办案量、青少年司法事务、工作相关的威胁或袭击事件、DNA证据的使用情况，以及参与邻里协会等社区相关活动。本次调查的分析单元为地区检察办公室。