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NCJ 201932
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Title:
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Profile of Jail Inmates, 2002
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Series:
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BJS Special Reports
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Author(s):
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Doris J. James
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Corporate Author:
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Bureau of Justice Statistics US Dept of Justice Office of Justice Programs United States
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Date Published:
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07/2004 |
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Page Count:
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12 |
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Sale Source:
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NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States
Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849 United States |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Statistical data |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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This report presents findings from the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 2002, the only national source of detailed information on persons held in local jails. |
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Abstract:
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The report describes the characteristics of jail inmates in 2002, including offenses, conviction status, criminal histories, sentences, time served, drug and alcohol use and treatment, and family background. Characteristics of jail inmates include gender, race, and Hispanic origin. Changes since the 1996 inmate survey are examined. Data in 2002 were compiled from in-depth personal interviews with a nationally representative sample of nearly 7,000 inmates in about 417 local jails. Highlights include the following: (1) jail inmates were older on average in 2002 than 1996; 38 percent were age 35 or older, up from 32 percent in 1996; (2) half of all jail inmates in 2002 were held for a violent or drug offense, nearly unchanged from 1996; and (3) in 2002, 41 percent percent of jail inmates had a current or prior violent offense; 46 percent were nonviolent recidivists; 13 percent had a current or prior drug offense only. Tables |
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Main Term(s):
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Jail statistics |
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Index Term(s):
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Inmate statistics ; Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) ; Inmate characteristics |
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Note:
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Downloaded July 20, 2004. |
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