SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW COMMITMENTS 1991

• NCJ Number: 145299
• Author(s): W A Chapman; E Langevin
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 15 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: New York State Dept of Correctional Services
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: This is an abridged version of a 140-page report produced earlier by the New York State Department of Correctional Services.

Annotation

This report contains 15 pages of tables which describe the population of admissions to the New York State corrections system.

Abstract

In a 15-page summary of a document that was produced earlier the same year, this report describes in table form the legal history (e.g., crime, minimum sentence, prior criminal record) and demographic characteristics (e.g., age, sex, ethnic background, marital status, place of birth, etc.) of new commitments to the New York Department of Correctional Services. There were 29,860 total admissions to the New York corrections system in 1991. Of these, 81 percent were new admissions, 11 percent were returned parole violators and 8 percent were other admissions. Drug offenders made up 45 percent of new commitments in 1991, up from 37 percent in 1988. Another 34 percent were violent felons. The average minimum sentence for 1991 new court commitments was 36.5 months. Fifty-six percent had previously served time in a local jail or State or Federal prison. Males made up 91 percent of new commitments although the number of female offenders grew substantially from 1985 to 1991. The average age of male offenders was 28.9 and for females it was 30.5. Seventy-one percent of commitments were from New York City. The average educational level was tenth grade. Several tables show trends in new court commitments across the years 1988 to 1991. 15 tables, and 12 figures