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VIRGINIA - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF FELONS AND MISDEMEANANTS COMMITTED TO THE VIRGINIA STATE PENAL SYSTEM DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1975 AND FELONS CONFINED IN THE PENAL SYSTEM...

NCJ Number
46718
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1976
Length
195 pages
Annotation
IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION ON FELONS AND RECIDIVISTS COMMITTED AND CONFINED IN 1975, 10-YEAR COMPARISONS OF THESE SAME OFFENDER CLASSIFICATIONS ARE INCLUDED.
Abstract
THE ANNUAL REPORT HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE FELON RECIDIVIST INFORMATION FORMERLY PUBLISHED IN A SEPARATE REPORT. GRAPHS SHOW THE NUMBER OF FELON COMMITMENTS AND CONFINEMENTS, ALONG WITH RECIDIVISTS AND MISDEMEANANTS COMMITTED DURING THE PAST TEN YEARS. INFORMATION ON THESE SUBJECTS INCLUDES RACE, SEX, AGE, COURT FROM WHICH COMMITTED, OFFENSES, LENGTH OF SENTENCE, INTELLIGENCE, MILITARY SERVICE, HABITS, AND JUVENILE RECORD. INFORMATION ON FELONS AND RECIDIVISTS COMMITTED AND CONFINED IN 1975 INCLUDES INFORMATION BY AGE GROUP, LOCATION OF COMMITTING COURT, SENTENCE, MILITARY SERVICE, PAROLE OR PARDON STATUS, RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE, TESTED EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, INTELLIGENCE, STATUS OF PARENTS, MARITAL STATUS, JUVENILE RECORD, AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL HABITS, ALL CATEGORIZED BY RACE AND SEX. MISDEMEANANTS OR FELONS RECEIVING MISDEMEANANT SENTENCES COMMITTED TO THE JAMES RIVER CORRECTIONAL CENTER, CORRECTIONAL FIELD UNITS, SOUTHAMPTON CORRECTIONAL CENTER, OR VIRGINIA CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN ARE INCLUDED WITH INFORMATION BY AGE GROUP, OFFENSE, AND BY LOCATION OF COMMITTING COURT, ALL ACCORDING TO RACE. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS THE EXPLANATION OF DATA SOURCE. (RCB)