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CHARACTERISTICS OF INMATES UNDER CUSTODY IN NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONS IN 1972

NCJ Number
11845
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
20 pages
Annotation
DATA INCLUDE REASON FOR COMMITMENT, COUNTY OF COMMITMENT, RACE OR NATIONALITY, MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SENTENCE, DRUG USAGE, EDUCATION, PRIOR ADULT CRIMINAL RECORD, AND AGE.
Abstract
SUMMARY FIGURES ARE SHOWN FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS COMBINED AND FOR BOTH SEXES ALONG WITH PERCENT DISTRIBUTIONS. SUMMARY TOTALS ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE FOUR BASIC TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - MAXIMUM SECURITY, MEDIUM SECURITY, MINIMUM SECURITY, AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)