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MASSACHUSETTS - RACE AND SEX INVENTORY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES

NCJ Number
18302
Author(s)
H KESSEL
Date Published
1974
Length
35 pages
Annotation
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE LABOR FORCE OF THE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WITH, AN EMPHASIS ON INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE USED TO MEASURE AGENCY PROGRESS IN COMPLYING WITH EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS.
Abstract
THE 51 TABLES INCLUDED IN THIS INVENTORY INDICATE THE DEGREE OF REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES AND FEMALES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. RESEARCHERS CONCLUDE, ON THE BASIS OF THE DATA, THAT MINORITIES AND FEMALES HAVE BEEN LARGELY EXCLUDED FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND, THAT WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ARE EMPLOYED AT ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS.