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PUERTO RICO - CENSUS OF ALCOHOLICS IN PUERTO RICAN PENAL INSTITUTIONS ON JUNE 7, 1972

NCJ Number
14461
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
91 pages
Annotation
STATISTICS ON INMATE POPULATION, PERSONAL DATA, CRIMINAL RECORDS, AND ALCOHOLIC HISTORIES.
Abstract
DATA ARE PROVIDED ON THE INMATES' AGE, SEX, LITERACY, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, MARITAL STATUS, OCCUPATION, OCCUPATIONAL PREFERENCE, RESIDENCE, INCOME, DRUG USE, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION, AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY. INCLUDED ARE DATA ON TYPE OF OFFENSE, LENGTH OF SENTENCE, AND RATE OF RECIDIVISM. REASONS ARE OFFERED BY THE INMATES THEMSELVES TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR ALCOHOLISM. ALSO INCLUDED ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A TREATMENT PROGRAM. --IN SPANISH