NCJ Number
34745
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1976) Pages: 3-12
Date Published
1976
Length
10 pages
Annotation
AUTHOR USES CENSUS DATA ABOUT LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS AND PRODUCTIVITY, AND THE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUNDS OF INMATES, TO ESTIMATE THE TOTAL POTENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY OF INMATES IN AMERICAN PRISONS AND JAILS.
Abstract
AFTER ADJUSTING FOR RACE AND SEX, POTENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY IS ESTIMATED AT OVER 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY. THE ANNUAL PRODUCTIVITY OF INMATES IN EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, INDUSTRIAL, AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES IS THEN ESTIMATED AT ONE BILLION DOLLARS OR LESS. EVEN ALLOWING FOR SOME SLIPPAGE IN THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE ESTIMATES, LOST OR WASTED POTENTIAL INMATE PRODUCTIVITY EXCEEDS ONE BILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)