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CHARACTERISTICS OF INMATES UNDER CUSTODY IN THE FACILITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES IN 1974

NCJ Number
32019
Author(s)
J BASSETT
Date Published
1975
Length
22 pages
Annotation
COVERS REPORTED INMATE CHARACTERISTICS AT COMMITMENT, AND INCLUDES REASON FOR COMMITMENT, COUNTY OF COMMITMENT, RACE/NATIONALITY, MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SENTENCE, DANGEROUS DRUG USE, EDUCATION, PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD AND AGE.
Abstract
IN ADDITION, SUMMARY FIGURES ARE SHOWN FOR ALL FACILITIES COMBINED AND FOR BOTH SEXES ALONG WITH PERCENT DISTRIBUTIONS. SUMMARY TOTALS ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE FOUR BASIC TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: GENERAL CONFINEMENT, RECEPTION AND CLASSIFICATION, CAMPS AND SPECIALIZED FACILITIES. THIS REPORT IS ONE OF A SERIES TO MAKE DATA AVAILABLE ON THE POPULATION IN THE FACILITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)