DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVE JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND CONVICTED ADULT FELONS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA V 2 - ADULT FELONS

• NCJ Number: 910
• Author(s): I A Wallach
• Date Published: 1966
• Length: 150 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-66-001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Stanford Research Institute
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STUDY BY PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON CRIME ON ADULT FELON OFFENDERS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Abstract

METHODS OF APPROACH, DATA SOURCES, AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ARE PROVIDED. STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE OFFENDERS' PERSONAL BACKGROUND, LAST FELONY CONVICTION, AND PRIOR CRIMINAL HISTORY ARE INCLUDED. STUDY OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP A COMPOSITE DESCRIPTION OF ADULT FELONS CONVICTED IN A ONE-YEAR PERIOD AND TO COMPARE THESE CHARACTERISTICS WITH THOSE OF THE GENERAL POPULATION.