NCJ Number
92609
Journal
Criminal Justice Review Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Dated: (Fall 1983) Pages: 21-31
Date Published
1983
Length
11 pages
Annotation
From a 1979 nationwide self-report survey of 11,397 inmates in state penal institutions, 5,385 of them black, a profile of black inmates based on comparisons with their white counterparts is constructed.
Abstract
Areas of analysis include: personal characteristics, drug use, current offense and sentence, probation and incarceration history, conformity to prison rules, prison recreation and work activities, and interaction with family members and friends outside of prison. Implications for racial discrimination in the prison settng are explored, and the need for treatment, facility, and program reform is noted. (Author abstract)