NCJ Number
15910
Date Published
1974
Length
33 pages
Annotation
ARREST STATISTICS ON INDEX CRIMES, DRUG OFFENSES, AND ALCOHOL OFFENSES COLLECTED IN TEXAS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS FROM 1965 THROUGH 1972 AS PART OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE ARREST STATISTICS PRESENTED ONLY COVER BETWEEN 66 AND 73 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S POPULATION FROM YEAR TO YEAR, SINCE NOT ALL TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CHOSE TO REPORT STATISTICS TO THE FBI DURING THIS PERIOD. THE FOCUS ON THE STATISTICS IS PRIMARILY ON MALES BETWEEN 10 AND 25 YEARS OF AGE. THE ARREST STATISTICS ARE ARRANGED IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL TABULAR FORM BY AGE GROUP AND BY YEAR FOR EACH FBI INDEX CRIME AND FOR SEVERAL TYPES OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL OFFENSES. THE AGE GROUPINGS WERE SELECTED TO OFFER A CLEAR BREAK BETWEEN LEGAL ADULTS AND JUVENILES IN TEXAS AND TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH FBI AGE GROUPINGS ALREADY IN USE. ABOVE EACH TABLE, THERE IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE ASSOCIATED OFFENSE AND BELOW EACH TABLE, THERE IS A BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE MORE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ARREST STATISTICS. DISCUSSIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AND CRIME AND OF THE LIMITATIONS OF THE DATA ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)