REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF 41 PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY COURT AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES FOR WOMEN AND GIRL OFFENDERS, JANUARY 1, 1965 - DECEMBER 31, 1966, SECTION 2 - THE COURTS AND THE MINOR JUDICIARY

• NCJ Number: 16049
• Author(s): H KRITZER
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 39 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Friends Prison Service Cmtte
• Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Program for Women and Girl Offenders; American Assoc Of University Women
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

NARRATIVE AND TABULAR DATA ON THE PRACTICES OF THE COURTS AND THE MINOR JUDICIARY REGARDING LENGTH OF SENTENCES, ACTUAL NUMBER OF DAYS CONFINED, BAIL, FINES, AND TYPES OF RELEASE FROM JAIL.

Abstract

THIS SURVEY, CONDUCTED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, COVERS A SAMPLE OF 2407 WOMEN AND GIRLS IN PHILADELPHIA, ERIE, ALLEGHENY, AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. THE METHODS USED IN CONDUCTING THE SURVEY AND IN THE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA IS DESCRIBED IN THE APPENDIX TO THIS SECOND SECTION. FOR SECTIONS ONE AND THREE OF THIS REPORT, 'THE WOMEN, THE JAILS, AND PROBATION' AND 'GIRLS AND THE JUVENILE COURTS,' SEE NCJ-16050 AND 16048.