NCJ Number
13157
Date Published
Unknown
Length
38 pages
Annotation
HANDBOOK SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO AID IN THE PROPER INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL DATA ON PRISONERS INCARCERATED IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
Abstract
THE VARIOUS CODES USED BY THE DATA PROCESSING SECTION AND THE FORMAT OF THEIR COMPUTER PRINTOUTS ARE EXPLAINED. NINETY VARIABLES ARE COVERED INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS BIRTH PLACE, SEX, RACE, TRUSTY STATUS, TEST SCORES, ARREST RECORD, CONFINEMENTS, PREVIOUS OFFENSES, AND MAXIMUM SENTENCE.