CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW COMMITMENTS TO NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONS IN 1973

• NCJ Number: 18738
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 20 pages
• Corporate Author: State of New York Dept of Correctional Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PART OF A SERIES OF REPORTS ON THE NEW YORK STATE INMATE POPULATION, THIS DOCUMENT COVERS CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS ADMITTED TO INSTITUTIONS ON COURT COMMITMENTS, TRANSFERS, AND AFFIRMATIONS OF SENTENCE FROM 1969-1973.

Abstract

THESE CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDE: REASON FOR COMMITMENT, COUNTY OF COMMITMENT, PRIOR ADULT CRIMINAL RECORD, MAXIMUM SENTENCE, MINIMUM SENTENCE, TYPE OF INSTITUTION, ETHNIC GROUP, AGE, DANGEROUS DRUG STATUS, EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION ON COMMITMENT. FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1973, THE ABOVE DATA ARE SHOWN WITH AN AGE DISTRIBUTION. IN ADDITION, ETHNIC BREAKDOWNS ARE PROVIDED FOR OCCUPATION AND EDUCATION. AMONG THE TRENDS SHOWN IN THESE STATISTICS ARE AN INCREASE IN FEMALE FELONY COMMITMENTS, A DECREASE IN MALE COMMITMENTS WITH NO PREVIOUS INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT, INCREASES IN THE NUMBER OF MALE NEW COMMITMENTS WHO RECEIVED MAXIMUM SENTENCES OF OVER FIVE YEARS, AND INCREASES IN THE PERCENTAGE OF DRUG USER NEW COMMITMENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)