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PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PAROLE OUTCOME

NCJ Number
853
Author(s)
D GLASER; V O'LEARY
Date Published
Unknown
Length
24 pages
Annotation
DATA ON POST-RELEASE SUCCESS AND FAILURE FOR EIGHT STATES.
Abstract
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS AGE, SEX, RACE, OFFENSE, PRIOR RECORD, INTELLIGENCE, AND BODY DIMENSIONS ARE COMPARED TO PAROLE VIOLATIONS. STUDY CONCLUDES THAT THE AGE AND CRIMINAL RECORD OF A PAROLEE ARE MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO HIS OUTCOME.