NCJ Number
1920
Date Published
1971
Length
44 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL DATA ON THE 17-21 YEAR OLD FIRST OFFENDER IN THE FERGUSON UNIT OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS SUMMARIZED.
Abstract
THE TYPICAL FIRST OFFENDER, AS OF AUGUST 9, 1971, IS 20 YEARS OLD, WHITE, A U.S. CITIZEN, RESIDENT IN AN URBAN AREA, PRESENTLY SINGLE, HAS NOT SERVED IN THE MILITARY, CLAIMS TO BE A BAPTIST, IS IN GOOD PHYCIAL CONDITION, HAS AN IQ OF 105, WAS SENTENCED FOR BURGLARY, COMMITTED FOR ONE OFFENSE, DID NOT HAVE A CO-DEFENDANT, IS SERVING A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 5 AND MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS, HAS NOT SERVED AS AN ADULT OR A JUVENILE, HAS SERVED A STATE PROBATED SENTENCE AS AN ADULT, HAS NOT VIOLATED PAROLE, HAS NOT ATTEMPTED ESCAPE, HAS NOT SERVED TIME IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. 29 STATISTICAL TABLES.