NCJ Number
910
Date Published
1966
Length
150 pages
Annotation
STUDY BY PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON CRIME ON ADULT FELON OFFENDERS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Abstract
METHODS OF APPROACH, DATA SOURCES, AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ARE PROVIDED. STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON THE OFFENDERS' PERSONAL BACKGROUND, LAST FELONY CONVICTION, AND PRIOR CRIMINAL HISTORY ARE INCLUDED. STUDY OBJECTIVE WAS TO DEVELOP A COMPOSITE DESCRIPTION OF ADULT FELONS CONVICTED IN A ONE-YEAR PERIOD AND TO COMPARE THESE CHARACTERISTICS WITH THOSE OF THE GENERAL POPULATION.