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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY PAROLE CASELOAD

NCJ Number
8862
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1966
Length
28 pages
Annotation
SURVEY OF APPROXIMATELY 14,000 PAROLEES INCLUDING GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PLACEMENT, EDUCATIONAL, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF THE SUBJECTS.
Abstract
THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDE AGE, ETHNIC COMPOSITION, AND THE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN BOTH. ALSO COMPARED IS THE AGE AND ETHNIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION AND PLACEMENT, EDUCATIONAL, AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF THOSE INVOLVED IN REGULAR PAROLE VS. THOSE IN SPECIAL PROJECTS.