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Australian Prisoners, 1988

NCJ Number
122927
Author(s)
J Walker
Date Published
1989
Length
126 pages
Annotation
This document provides the results of the seventh annual Australian National Prison Census, which was conducted on the night of June 30, 1988, and included all persons, convicted and unconvicted, held in adult correctional institutions in Australian jurisdictions.
Abstract
Included in this report are summary tables by sex and jurisdiction, cross-tabulations by most serious offense, and interstate comparisons of legal status and sentence length. 74 tables, 3 appendixes, 8 figures.