NCJ Number
1918
Date Published
1971
Length
56 pages
Annotation
A SUMMARY OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE CONFINED MURDER OFFENDER.
Abstract
INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE TABLES OF THIS DOCUMENT IS CONCERNED WITH THE TYPICAL MURDER OFFENDER IN TEXAS' CONFINEMENT FACILITIES. HE IS 29 YEARS OLD, NEGRO MALE FROM AN URBAN AREA, SINGLE, WITHOUT MILITARY SERVICE, CLAIMS TO BE A BAPTIST, HEALTHY, FIVE YEARS EDUCATION, I.Q. OF 85, SERVED NO PRIOR TIME IN PRISON, HAS COMMITTED ONE MURDER, DID NOT HAVE A CODEFENDANT, HAS NO DETAINERS, IS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE, HAS NOT RECEIVED A SUSPENDED OR PROBATED SENTENCE AS A JUVENILE OR ADULT, HAS NOT VIOLATED PAROLE, HAS NOT ATTEMPTED ESCAPE, HAS NOT SERVED TIME IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST REFORMABLE OF ALL CRIMINAL OFFENDERS.