NCJ Number
17587
Date Published
1974
Length
8 pages
Annotation
TABULAR DATA IS PRESENTED BY INSTITUTION AND SEX FOR TYPE OF ADMISSION, RACE, AGE, TIME IN INSTITUTION, AND COUNTY OF COMMITMENT.
Abstract
THE MARKED INCREASE IN THE PROPORTION OF THE RESIDENT POPULATION COMPRISING NEW COMMITMENTS FOR 1971 AND 1973 WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE LEGAL CHANGE IN THE AGE OF MATURITY FROM 21 TO 18 WHICH OCCURRED IN 1972.