COLORADO - RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF REDUCED COMMITMENTS TO DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES INSTITUTIONS

• NCJ Number: 11388
• Author(s): G Walton; R Rogers
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 89 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
• Corporate Author: Colorado Division of Youth Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF AVAILABLE STATISTICS AND REASONS FOR REDUCED COMMITMENTS BY SIX JUDICIAL DISTRICTS TO THE BOYS' AND THE GIRLS' TRAINING SCHOOLS IN COLORADO.

Abstract

RESULTS SHOW THAT THIS REDUCTION IN INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT HAS COME LARGELY THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF JUDGES, SOCIAL AGENCIES, AND THE POLICE. THE AUTHORS PRESENT A STUDY ON PAROLE DATA, WHICH ANALYZES THE SUCCESS AND FAILURE RATES OF YOUTH ON PAROLE. THE STUDY CITES FACTORS, SUCH AS REDUCED CASELOAD, WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A REDUCTION OF PAROLE FAILURES. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS COMMENTS ON STATISTICS, AS WELL AS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES IN COLORADO.