NCJ Number
1917
Date Published
1971
Length
48 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL DATA ON THE FEMALE OFFENDER IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS SUMMARIZED.
Abstract
THE TYPICAL FEMALE OFFENDER IS NEGRO, 26 YEARS OLD, MARRIED, RESIDES IN AN URBAN AREA, IS A BAPTIST, IS A FIRST OFFENDER OVER 25 YEARS OF AGE, IS IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION, HAS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF 6 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS, AN IQ OF 83, WAS SENTENCED ON A DRUG OFFENSE, DID NOT HAVE A CO-DEFENDANT, IS SERVING A MINIMUM OF 2 AND MAXIMUM OF 5 YEARS, HAS NOT SERVED A PROBATED SENTENCE AS AN ADULT OR JUVENILE, HAS NOT VIOLATED PAROLE, HAS NOT BEEN IN TDC PRIOR TO PRESENT CONFINEMENT, HAS NOT ATTEMPTED ESCAPE WHILE CONFINED, HAS A GOOD DISCIPLINE RECORD WHILE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. 32 TABLES