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Probation and Parole 1985

NCJ Number
103683
Author(s)
L A Greenfield
Date Published
1987
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This bulletin presents 1985 probation and parole statistics for the Nation as a whole, Federal and State jurisdictions, each region, and each State.
Abstract

Tables present the following data for the aforementioned jurisdictions: probation and parole populations as of December 31, 1984, and December 31, 1985; probation and parole entries and exits for 1985; percent change in probation and parole populations for 1984-1985; and 1985 probationers and parolees per 100,000 adult residents. Another table shows State prison releases for each year of 1977-1985 by method: discretionary parole, mandatory release, expiration of term, probation, commutation, and 'other.' Data also show correctional populations, percent of adult population under sanction (probation, jail, prison, and parole), and percent change for 1983-1985. Notes on probation and parole data qualifications for certain States and a listing of new releases from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.