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Data Map: The Young Adult Offender

NCJ Number
113168
Author(s)
E Wenk
Date Published
Unknown
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This series of data maps presents comparative data on classification subgroups within a sample of 4,146 California Youth Authority male wards (consecutive intakes in 1964-1965) at the Reception Guidance Center, Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy.
Abstract
The series includes individual data maps for offender parole outcome, alcohol and drug use, intelligence, and race and for the offenses of robbery, burglary, assault, and violence associated with the offense. Each data chart contains 55 tables covering court of commitment, admission status, age, marital status, acknowledged children, living arrangements, parental marital status, parental death, military disciplinary action, military discharge, history of alcohol and drug misuse, history of specific drug use (marijuana, opiates, glue), history of sexual deviation and escapes, psychiatric diagnosis, grade completed, age left school, academic disability, and test results (e.g., motivation, intelligence, aptitude) Additional tables cover work experience, personality testing, admission and violation offenses, violence potential, weapons use, individual and group transfers. Parole followup time for the entire sample was 15 months. Average parole success rate was 60.9 percent.