Annual Survey of Jails: Jurisdiction-level and Jail-level Data, 1985

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) sponsors the Sample Survey of Jails as part of a series of statistical programs measuring the correctional population. The Sample Survey meets BJS's need to analyze continuously the "spillover" effect on local jails of the growth in federal and s...

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Corporate Author: USA Bureau of Justice Statistics (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data Statistics
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1987
In:Year: 1987
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) sponsors the Sample Survey of Jails as part of a series of statistical programs measuring the correctional population. The Sample Survey meets BJS's need to analyze continuously the "spillover" effect on local jails of the growth in federal and state prison populations. The data are used in conjunction with statistics on federal and state prisoners to provide a complete picture of the adult correctional system and to measure changes in that system.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR08687.v1