Initiation

The Initiation results data presented here reflects all of the arrests that came through the door of the State's Attorneys Office (SAO). An initiation is how an arrest turns into a “case” in the courts. Most cases are initiated through a process known as felony review, in which SAO attorneys make a decision whether or not to prosecute. Cases may also be indicted by a grand jury or, in narcotics cases, filed directly by law enforcement (labeled "BOND SET (Narcotics)" in this data). Included in this data set are the defendant counts by initiation and year. This data includes felony cases handled by the Criminal, Narcotics, and Special Prosecution Bureaus. It does not include information about cases processed through the Juvenile Justice and Civil Actions Bureaus.
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本数据集中的启动结果数据反映了所有进入州检察官办公室（SAO）的案件逮捕情况。所谓启动，是指逮捕如何转变为法院中的‘案件’。大多数案件通过称为重罪审查的程序启动，在此过程中，SAO律师决定是否提起公诉。案件也可能由大陪审团起诉，或在毒品案件中，直接由执法机构提交（在本数据中标记为“保释金设定（毒品）”）。该数据集包括通过启动和年份划分的被告人数量。该数据涵盖了刑事、毒品和特别公诉局处理的重罪案件。它不包括通过青少年司法和民事行动局处理的案件信息。