NCJ Number
34959
Date Published
1976
Length
13 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY RESULTS OF A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE'S JOINT SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DETERMINATE SENTENCING TO ASCERTAIN WHAT CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS FEEL A DETERMINATE SENTENCING SYSTEM SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
Abstract
QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH WERE DESIGNED TO GIVE RESPONDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEAL WITH A BROAD RANGE OF DETERMINATE SENTENCING OPTIONS WERE SENT TO 1,060 KEY PERSONS IN MINNESOTA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDED A SAMPLE OF INMATES FROM THE MAJOR STATE ADULT INSTITUTION. RESPONSES WERE RETURNED FOR 64.2 PERCENT OF THE INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM QUESTIONNAIRES HAD BEEN SENT. RESPONSES WERE CATEGORIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUDICIARY, CORRECTIONS AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE PEOPLE ACCORDING TO RESPONDENT'S POSITION IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE NUMBERS IN EACH GROUP WERE WEIGHTED TO ADJUST FOR UNEQUAL NUMBERS IN THE RESPONDENT GROUPS. MAJOR RESULTS ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE BEGINNING OF THE REPORT. UNWEIGHTED RESPONSES ARE PRESENTED IN APPENDED TABLES TO MAKE DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF ADJUSTMENTS POSSIBLE. A MORE DETAILED FINAL REPORT IS ANTICIPATED. FOR A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE USED, SEE NCJ-34960.