NCJ Number
29218
Journal
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS Volume: 17 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 277-283
Date Published
1975
Length
7 pages
Annotation
DETAILED RETROSPECTIVE STUDY WAS MADE OF 106 PERSONS REMANDED BY A COURT TO THE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT OF THE TORONTO JAIL DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1973.
Abstract
AS WELL AS THIS SOCIOGRAPHIC AND DIAGNOSTIC DATA, A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 3,000 PRISON RECORDS REVEALED THE PROPORTION OF THE JAIL'S PSYCHIATRIC UNIT POPULATION WITH PREVIOUS HISTORIES OF PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION (FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, 1969 TO 1973). (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)