Survey of Jail Inmates, 1978

In February of 1978, locally operated jails were surveyed on a national scale. Of the more than 158,000 persons who were estimated to be held in these jails at that time, a sample of 5,247 inmates was drawn. Information was gathered regarding type of facility, availability of health care in the faci...

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Autor Corporativo: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Research Data
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1984
En:Año: 1984
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Palabras clave:
correctional facilities
criminal histories
demographic characteristics
Drug use
inmate programs
Inmates
Jail inmates
Jails
Offenses
Sentencing
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Sumario:In February of 1978, locally operated jails were surveyed on a national scale. Of the more than 158,000 persons who were estimated to be held in these jails at that time, a sample of 5,247 inmates was drawn. Information was gathered regarding type of facility, availability of health care in the facility, personal and educational backgrounds, reasons for incarceration, sentencing, numbers of offenses, and inmate drug use.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR07751.v5