NCJ Number
81243
Date Published
Unknown
Length
10 pages
Annotation
Arrest and disposition statistics are provided for the New Jersey Bureau of Parole for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1978, and 1979.
Abstract
Data cover (1) the number of parolees arrested and the number of arrests, (2) disposition of recorded arrests for new offenses, (3) disposition of arrests for technical parole violations, (4) age at time of arrest and length of time on parole when arrested, and (5) types of arrests. Arrests for juvenile delinquency rose 25.8 percent in fiscal 1979 over those arrested for the same offenses in 1978. Arrests for parole violation increased only .7 percent. During the same period, no significant change has occurred in the number of arrests for violation of local ordinances, motor vehicle laws, or as material witnesses. Disorderly persons arrests have decreased 12.9 percent from the previous year. In both fiscal 1978 and 1979, about one-third of those supervised were arrested, notwithstanding some change in caseload size or total number of arrests. Fifty-nine percent of all arrests occurred in the first year on parole. A total of 3,275 persons accounted for all of the 5,004 arrests. Sixty-six percent of the 287 arrests for technical parole violations resulted in return to the institution. Only 3.8 percent of the parolees were returned to the institution for technical parole violations not requiring court action. Of the 4,717 arrests for new offenses requiring court action, 11.1 percent resulted in a court commitment to an institution. Thirty-seven percent of all recorded arrests for new offenses were disposed of by guilty convictions compared to a dismissal rate of 14 percent. The remaining 49 percent had not been processed to disposition by report time. Tabular data are provided. (Author summary modified)