National Jail Census, 1978

The National Jail Census was conducted in early 1978 by the United States Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and municipal jails with the authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours. Data are presented for jails in 45 st...

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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:
census data
correctional facilities
Correctional System
corrections management
demographic characteristics
inmate populations
Inmates
Jail inmates
Jails
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Sumario:The National Jail Census was conducted in early 1978 by the United States Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and municipal jails with the authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours. Data are presented for jails in 45 states. Excluded are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Information includes jail population by legal status, age and sex of prisoners, maximum sentence, admissions and releases, available services, structure and capacity, expenditure, and employment.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR07737.v4