NCJ Number
41545
Date Published
1976
Length
29 pages
Annotation
A NARRATIVE AND STATISTICAL REPORT PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, MEDICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND EDUCATIONAL TRAITS OF 1,411 YOUTHS COMMITTED TO VIRGINIA STATE CARE IN 1976.
Abstract
DATA FOR THIS REPORT WAS GATHERED FROM THE INTAKE ASSESSMENT REPORTS SUBMITTED IN 1976 BY THE MOBILE PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC AND THE REHABILITATIVE SCHOOL AUTHORITY AT THE RECEPTION AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER. AFTER A NARRATIVE INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS, A SERIES OF DATA TABLES CONTAINING THE 1976 STATISTICS ARE PROVIDED. INFORMATION IS INCLUDED ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTHS; THE HOME SITUATION OF YOUTHS; MEDICAL FACTORS SUCH AS HEIGHT, WEIGHT, BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS, AND SENSORY PROBLEMS; AND THE SCORES OF THE YOUTHS ON VERBAL AND MATHEMATICAL TESTS....DMC