NCJ Number
10920
Date Published
1971
Length
31 pages
Annotation
INFORMATION ON SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF SENTENCED PRISONERS IS PRESENTED TO SUPPORT PLANNING EFFORTS FOR FUTURE CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.
Abstract
THE INFORMATION INCLUDES STATISTICS ON THE SENTENCING COURT, TYPE OF CONVICTION, THE OFFENSE FOR WHICH THE PRISONER WAS CONVICTED AND SENTENCED, THE LENGTH OF THE SENTENCE, LENGTH OF ACTUAL TIME SERVED, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OFFENDER SUCH AS SEX, AGE, AND ETHNIC GROUP.