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Characteristics of Children Committed to the Virginia Department of Corrections, Fiscal Year 1981

NCJ Number
85450
Date Published
Unknown
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This annual statistical report records the characteristics of juveniles, based on a medical and educational evaluation, committed to the Virginia State Board of Corrections and received into direct care during fiscal year 1981.
Abstract
Statistics cover general characteristics, such as juveniles' race and sex, committing offense, intelligence, number and month of commitments, committing court, age at commitment, and living situation of juvenile at time of commitment. Medical data record the number of behavior problems, medical disorders, and other physical characteristics. The children's educational levels in mathematics and other areas of understanding are provided.