NCJ Number
34812
Date Published
1976
Length
15 pages
Annotation
BASED ON DATA FROM THE STATISTICAL TRACKING RETRIEVAL ANALYSIS PLANNING PROGRAM, THIS REPORT ANALYZES SOCIAL BACKGROUND FACTORS, CRIMINAL STATUS VARIABLES, AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT VARIABLES FOR PROBATION AND PAROLE CLIENTS.
Abstract
STATISTICAL TRACKING RETRIEVAL ANALYSIS PLANNING (STRAP) IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WAS GENERATED BY THE DIVISION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VIRGINIA DIVISION OF DRUG ABUSE CONTROL TO GATHER AND RECORD INFORMATION RELATING TO DRUG ABUSE AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIENTS IN DISTRICTS 1, 9, AND 19. THEORETICALLY, THE INFORMATION CAPTURED BY THE SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE TYPOLOGIES OF CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS WHICH IN TURN WOULD DEPICT ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL PROBLEM AREAS. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COLLECTING AND CODING THE DATA HAS BEEN DELEGATED TO THE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS IN THESE THREE DISTRICTS. THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A SAMPLE OF THE TYPES OF ANALYSIS THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE STRAP PROGRAM. SELECTED DESCRIPTIVE DATA ON CLIENTS IN DISTRICTS 9 AND 19 ARE UTILIZED. THE SAMPLES CONSISTED OF ALL CLIENTS IN THESE TWO DISTRICTS UNDER ACTIVE SUPERVISION BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1975 AND MARCH 1, 1975. THE FIRST TYPE OF DATA ANALYSIS PRESENTED IS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS. MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY AND MEASURES OF DISPERSION ALSO ARE GIVEN ON VARIABLES THAT MEET THE ASSUMPTIONS OF THE MEASURE. THESE TYPES OF STATISTICS DESCRIBE THE SAMPLE'S DISTRIBUTION ON A SINGLE VARIABLE AND RELATE THEM TO THE INTERPRETATION OF ONE VALUE OR CATEGORY OF THE VARIABLE. SOCIAL BACKGROUND FACTORS, CRIMINAL STATUS VARIABLES, AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT VARIABLES ARE EXAMINED RESPECTIVELY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)