PROJECT CAMIO (CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE MENTALLY INCOMPETENT OFFENDER), V 4 - THE MENTALLY RETARDED IN AN ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

• NCJ Number: 12530
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 136 pages
• Grant Number(s): R01-MR-07006 (HEW)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Texas Dept of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENCE OF MENTAL RETARDATION AMONG INMATES OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Abstract

FOLLOWING A DETAILED RESUME OF THE LEGAL AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY. HE DESCRIBES THE DIAGNOSTIC CENTER, SAMPLING PROCEDURES, INTELLIGENCE TESTING PROCEDURES, AND THE SOCIAL AND CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION GATHERED. STUDY RESULTS SHOW THAT THE INCIDENCE OF MENTAL RETARDATION WITHIN THE SAMPLE VARIED FROM FIVE TO TWENTY THREE PERCENT DEPENDING UPON THE MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE USED. COMMENTS ARE ALSO MADE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS, JUVENILE CRIMINAL RECORD, CRIMINAL HISTORY, AND CURRENT COMMITMENT INFORMATION. A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WAS FOUND BETWEEN NORMAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE GRANTING OF PROBATION. THE AUTHOR ASSOCIATES THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF MENTAL RETARDATION WITHIN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE DEFECTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. FOR THE OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ 12527 THROUHG 12529 AND 12531 THROUGH 12534.