NCJ Number
13420
Date Published
1973
Length
54 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ADULT POPULATION OF THE ARIZONA CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM FROM 1968 THROUGH 1972.
Abstract
ANALYSES ARE GIVEN ON COMMITMENT INFORMATION SUCH AS OFFENSE, SENTENCE, PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD, AND PERSONAL HISTORY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ADULT ADMISSIONS FROM 1969 TO 1972, THE ADULT RESIDENT POPULATION ON JANUARY 1, 1973 AND JUVENILE ADMISSIONS FROM 1970 TO 1972. PRELIMINARY SUMMARIES ARE ALSO PRESENTED THAT SUGGEST ADDITIONAL SPECIAL STUDY OF PAROLE VIOLATORS, 'HARD CORE' REPEATERS, SENTENCING TRENDS, DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN RURAL AND METROPOLITAN OFFENDERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEVELS OF DRUG ABUSE AND OTHER CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. THIS DOCUMENT REPRESENTS AN INITIAL STEP IN THE EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE MEASUREMENT OF THE CORRECTIONAL PROCESS IN ARIZONA AND TO FACILITATE MORE PRECISE PLANNING AND EVALUATION OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AND NEEDS.