TRENDS IN PRISON POPULATION IN VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) - A COMPARISON OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED IN THE 1975 PRISON POPULATION CENSUS WITH THOSE OF THE 1970 CENSUS AND 1973 CENSUS

• NCJ Number: 39312
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Victoria Social Welfare Dept
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

THIS PAPER HIGHLIGHTS THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE PRISON POPULATION IN VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) FROM 1970-1975 BY COMPARING THE RESULTS OF CENSUSES TAKEN IN 1970, 1973, AND 1975.

Abstract

THE GREATEST SINGLE CHANGE WAS A 34 PERCENT DECLINE IN THOSE INCARCERATED IN VICTORIAN FACILITIES FROM OCTOBER 1970 TO OCTOBER 1975. TABLES PROVIDE INFORMATION ON OTHER SIGNIFICANT DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES....EB