NCJ Number
61107
Date Published
1979
Length
49 pages
Annotation
THIS PUBLICATION FROM THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS OF NORWAY CONTAINS STATISTICS ON IMPRISONMENTS AND DISCHARGES FROM PENAL INSTITUTIONS IN 1977.
Abstract
THE STATISTICS COVER NUMBERS OF CUSTODIES, CASES OF SERVING A SENTENCE IN DEFAULT OF PAYING A FINE, IMPRISONMENTS BY SENTENCE, AND CASES OF MILITARY ARREST. THE STATISTICS GIVE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF IMPRISONMENTS, SENTENCES, LENGTH OF SENTENCES, TYPE OF OFFENSE, AND THE PRISONERS' SEX AND AGE. AGE IS CALCULATED AS OF 31 DECEMBER IN THE YEAR OF REGISTRATION. FOR DISCHARGES, INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON SANCTIONS SERVED DURING THE TERM OF IMPRISONMENT, THE CAUSE AND CONDITIONS OF THE DISCHARGE, AND THE LENGTH AND TYPE OF IMPRISONMENT. PERSONS SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFENSE ARE REGISTERED BY THE MOST SERIOUS ONE. A LIST OF TERMS AND VARIABLES AND AN INDEX TO 21 STATISTICAL TABLES ARE INCLUDED.