NCJ Number
149236
Date Published
1993
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This statistical report focuses on the following characteristics of New Jersey parolees: base offense at admission, race ethnicity, age, and county of commitment.
Abstract
The information derives from New Jersey Department of Corrections computer files as of January 31, 1993. The statistics on base offenses indicate that 33 percent of the total parolee population had committed violent offenses (including robbery, assault, sexual assault, and homicide) and that drug offenses were most common. The race/ethnicity statistics reveal that more than half of the total parole population was black; whites constituted 21 percent of the parole caseload and Hispanics 19 percent. Regarding age, 96 percent of the parolee population was 21 years or older; of these 37 percent were aged 21-29, and 38 percent were 30-39 years old. The geographical statistics indicate that 44 percent of all offenders were committed from the four major counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Passaic. In fact, Essex County was the commitment county for 18 percent of all parolees statewide while fewer parolees were committed from Hunterdon and Sussex than from any other county.