EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Faulkner County, Arkansas
Summary Report: Felony and Misdemeanor Cases
Circuit Court and District Court
Project Overview
The goal of the ECCM project is to discover, document, and disseminate effective criminal case management
practices in state trial courts to help reduce delay and cost and improve the quality of justice. More than 90
courts are participating. Case-level information from the most recent 12-month period available was collected
from each court for disposed felony and/or misdemeanor cases.
Case Types
Cases were classified into a set of case types determined by the most serious charge at filing.
In order of severity, the case types are:
Case Counting Rules
A case is defined as a single defendant and all charges arising from a single incident. The data set includes a
single record for each case. For cases involving multiple charges against a single defendant, the data was
condensed to produce a single record based on the most serious charge at filing and disposition.
Active Time to Disposition
The recommended measure of case processing time excludes those time periods over the life of a case where
the case is out of court control and no progress can be made (inactive time). For criminal cases this typically
arises when a defendant fails to appear in court. When possible, we show active time to disposition,
calculated by subtracting the inactive time from the total case processing time.
Faulkner Court Description
Population of County (2015): 121,552
Population Rank: 512th largest by population of the 3,142 U.S. counties
Type of Court & Data Available: Two-tier/GJ: felony data/LJ: misdemeanor data
Judge Selection: Non-partisan election (both tiers)
Measuring Case Processing Time using the National Model Time Standards
Time standards set expectations for timely case processing and provide a
benchmark for assessing court performance. The National Model Time
Standards (NCSC, 2011) for felony and misdemeanor cases are used here to
provide time goals for resolving 90% and 98% of cases. In addition, the mean
(average) and median (midpoint) days to disposition give insight into the more
typical time taken to resolve cases. The overall mean for all ECCM sites is also
included for comparison. When the % of cases within 90/180/365 days are the
same, only one value is shown.
Felonies
90% within 180 days
98% within 365 days
Misdemeanors
90% within 90 days
98% within 180 days
▪ Homicide (e.g., murder, manslaughter)
▪ Person offense (e.g., assault, robbery)
▪ Property offense (e.g., burglary, larceny)
▪ Drugs (e.g., manufacture, sale, use)
▪ Weapons (e.g., illegal possession)
▪ Driving While Intoxicated (e.g., DUI)
▪ Other motor vehicle (e.g., reckless driving)
▪ Legal process (e.g., bail, probation violation)
▪ Public order (e.g., disorderly conduct, vagrancy)
▪ Other felony/other misdemeanor
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EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Faulkner County, Arkansas
Circuit Court - Felony Cases
Total Felony Cases: 971
3.0% Faulkner
81.0%
78.0%
Active Time Total Time
Active Time from Filing to Disposition
All ECCM Sites in Arkansas
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Other Felony
Public Order
Legal Process
Other MV
DUI/DWI
Weapons
Drugs
Property
Person
Homicide
Caseload Composition
Faulkner Mean for all ECCM Sites
% Disposed within 365 Days
Active Time vs. Total Time
% Difference between
Active and Total Time
Range for all ECCM Sites
Low: 0% High: 11%
% within % within Mean # Median #
County/Site Total Cases 180 days 365 days of days of days
Faulkner 971 47% 81% 242 190
Garland 666 62% 90% 198 144
Pulaski 4,171 64% 84% 215 124
Mean for all ECCM Sites 3,676 63% 86% 213 135
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EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Faulkner County, Arkansas
Circuit Court - Felony Cases
Total Felony Cases: 971
Note: Homicide mean = 452; median = 393. Mean for all ECCM sites = 468.
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
All
Felonies
Homicide Person Property Drugs Weapons DUI/DWI Motor
Vehicle
Legal
Process
Public
Order
Other
Felony
% Disposed Within 180 and 365 Days by Case Type (Active Time)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
All
Felonies
Person Property Drugs Weapons DUI/DWI Motor
Vehicle
Legal
Process
Public
Order
Other
Felony
Mean Median Mean for all ECCM Sites
Disposed Cases: Mean and Median Days by Case Type (Active Time)
Mean and Median Days by Manner of Disposition (Active Time)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Jury
Trial
Bench
Trial
Guilty Plea Diversion/
Deferred
Dismissed Other/
Unknown
Mean Median Mean for all ECCM Sites
% within 365 days % within 180 days % within 365 days all ECCM sites
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EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Faulkner County, Arkansas
District Court - Misdemeanor Cases
Total Misdemeanor Cases: 6,600
8.9% Faulkner
90.9%
82.0%
Active Time Total Time
Active Time from Filing to Disposition
All ECCM Sites in Arkansas
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Other Misd.
Public Order
Legal Process
Other MV
DUI/DWI
Weapons
Drugs
Property
Person
Caseload Composition
Faulkner Mean for all ECCM Sites
% Disposed within 180 Days
Active Time vs. Total Time
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Other/Unknown
Dismissed
Diversion/Deferred
Guilty Plea
Bench Trial
Jury Trial
Manner of Disposition
Faulkner Mean for all ECCM Sites
% Difference between
Active and Total Time
Range for all ECCM Sites
Low: 0% High: 35%
% within % within Mean # Median #
County/Site Total Cases 90 days 180 days of days of days
Faulkner 6,600 73% 91% 87 48
Garland 11,218 64% 76% 224 35
Pulaski 21,331 68% 79% 156 37
Mean for all ECCM Sites 12,186 52% 75% 158 91
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EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Faulkner County, Arkansas
District Court - Misdemeanor Cases
Total Misdemeanor Cases: 6,600
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
All Misd. Person Property Drugs Weapons DUI/DWI Other MV Legal
Process
Public
Order
Other Misd.
% Disposed Within 90 and 180 Days by Case Type (Active TIme)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
All Misd. Person Property Drugs Weapons DUI/DWI Other MV Legal
Process
Public
Order
Other Misd.
Mean Median Mean for all ECCM Sites
Disposed Cases: Mean and Median Days by Case Type (Active Time)
Mean and Median Days by Manner of Disposition (Active Time)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Jury Trial Bench Trial Guilty Plea Diversion/Deferred Dismissed Other/Unknown
Mean Median Mean for all ECCM Sites
% within 180 days % within 90 days % within 180 days all ECCM sites
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