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CANJUS (CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM) PROJECT PREDICTION OF PENITENTIARY POPULATION, V 1

NCJ Number
14942
Author(s)
R G CASSIDY; C FULLER
Date Published
1973
Length
37 pages
Annotation
STUDY TO PREPARE AGGREGATE PREDICTION FIGURES OF ADMITTANCES TO FEDERAL PENITENTIARIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1974-75 FOR THE CANADIAN PENITENTIARY SERVICE.
Abstract
METHODOLOGIES ARE PRESENTED FOR PREDICTING PENITENTIARY ADMITTANCES. THE SENSITIVITY OF THESE PREDICTIONS TO FACTORS SUCH AS CRIME RATES AND CONVICTION RATES IS DISCUSSED FOLLOWED PRELIMINARY PREDICTIONS OF RELEASES. FOR RELATED CANJUS DOCUMENTS, REFER TO NCJ-14943-50 AND NCJ-14929-32.