Organizations Convicted in Federal Criminal Courts, 2015

These data, collected to assist in the development of sentencing guidelines, describe offense and sentencing characteristics for organizations sentenced in federal district courts in 2015. The United States Sentencing Commission's primary function is to inform federal courts of sentencing policies and practices that include guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of federal crimes. Court-related variables include primary offense type, pecuniary offense loss and gain, dates of disposition and sentencing, method of determination of guilt, number of counts pled and charged, and dates and types of sentencing and restitution. Defendant organization variables include ownership structure, number of owners and employees, highest level of corporate knowledge of the criminal offense, highest level of corporate indictment and conviction for participation in the criminal offense, annual revenue, equity and financial status, whether it was a criminal organization, duration of criminal activity, and risk to national security. Organizational defendants data, 2015, covers fiscal year October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015.

本数据集为辅助量刑指南制定而采集，记录了2015年美国联邦地区法院判处刑罚的法人组织的犯罪与量刑特征。美国量刑委员会（United States Sentencing Commission）的核心职能是向联邦法院通报量刑政策与实践规范，其中包括为联邦定罪罪犯制定恰当刑罚形式与轻重程度的指南。与法院相关的变量包括：主要犯罪类型、涉财犯罪的损失与获利金额、案件处置与量刑日期、定罪认定方式、认罪及指控的罪名数，以及量刑与退赔的日期与类型。被告法人组织相关变量包括：股权结构、所有者与雇员数量、法人对犯罪行为的知情层级、法人参与犯罪行为的被起诉与定罪层级、年度营收、净资产与财务状况、是否为犯罪组织、犯罪活动持续时长，以及对国家安全的风险等级。2015年度法人被告数据集的覆盖周期为2014年10月1日至2015年9月30日的财政年度。