Survey of Inmates of State Correctional Facilities and Census of State Adult Correctional Facilities, 1974

The survey and census were part of a series of data collection efforts undertaken to assist policymakers in assessing and remedying deficiencies in the nation's correctional institutions. The survey was designed to provide information on social and economic characteristics of inmates, criminal...

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Corporate Author: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. VerfasserIn (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1984
In:Year: 1984
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
correctional facilities
correctional facilities (adults)
Corrections
corrections management
criminal histories
Drug Abuse
inmate classification
inmate deaths
inmate populations
inmate programs
Inmates
Jails
Offenses
Prison administration
Prison conditions
prison construction
prison overcrowding
Prison violence
Substance Abuse
treatment programs
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Summary:The survey and census were part of a series of data collection efforts undertaken to assist policymakers in assessing and remedying deficiencies in the nation's correctional institutions. The survey was designed to provide information on social and economic characteristics of inmates, criminal and correctional background, court experience, and prison routine. The census gathered a wide range of information on all federal correctional facilities operating in 1974. The focus of the survey file is on the inmate, while the focus of the census file is on the facility.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR07811.v3