NCJ Number
14252
Date Published
1972
Length
66 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT PRESENTS A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BACKGROUND AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INMATES ADMITTED TO AND RELEASED FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DURING 1971.
Abstract
A SIMILAR ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT INMATE POPULATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1971, IS ALSO INCLUDED. THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE WAS EXTRACTED FROM DATA PROCESSING FILES THAT ARE REGULARLY UPDATED WITH INMATE INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE BUREAU OF RECORDS AND CLASSIFICATION. THIS REPORT PROVIDES A PROFILE OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ADULT PUBLIC OFFENDERS INCARCERATED IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. COURT COMMITMENT DATA IS ALSO SURVEYED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)