WISCONSIN DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS - JUVENILE ARRESTS AND ADMISSIONS TO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN 1977

• NCJ Number: 66742
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 13 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Florida Bureau of Criminal Justice Assistance
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE 1977 WISCONSIN POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR YOUTHS AGED 0 THROUGH 17 YEARS ON JULY 1, 1977, THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS IN THIS AGE GROUP IN 1977, AND THE NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS TO JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN 1977 ARE GIVEN.

Abstract

THE INFORMATION, DISTRIBUTED IN A COUNTY BREAKDOWN, RESULTED IN RATIOS PER 1,000 YOUTH FOR ARRESTS AND ADMISSIONS. THE STATE TOTAL FOR NUMBER OF ARRESTS PER 1,000 YOUTHS IS 50.2, AND THE NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS PER 1,000 YOUTHS IS 0.8. USING THE STATE TOTALS AS A NORM, COUNTIES WHICH REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURE FROM THE NORM ARE NOTED. THE ATTACHED TABLES LIST ALL WISCONSIN COUNTIES IN THE CATEGORIES APPROPRIATE TO THEIR ARREST AND ADMISSION RATIOS. THE STATE NORMS ARE NOTED AT THE TOP TABLES, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE BULK OF THE REPORT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--RCB)