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Female Drug Commitment Population, 1987-1989

NCJ Number
125424
Date Published
1990
Length
60 pages
Annotation
This report profiles the female new court commitment population in New York State from January 1, 1987, through December 31, 1989, with emphasis on those committed for drug offenses.
Abstract
The demographics for new court commitments for females covers ethnicity and age. Statistics on legal status for new female court commitments cover felony offender status and prior adult criminal record. Data on the legal status for female drug commitments address felony class category, felony offender status, commitment category, average and median minimum sentence in months, and average and median minimum sentence by felony class category. The demographics for female drug commitments encompass region of commitment, average and median minimum sentence by region of commitment, ethnicity, and number of living children. Other statistics pertain to the type of drug involved in commitment offense, drug type by sale or possession of controlled substance, and drug type by felony class category. Data also cover drug type by ethnicity, by average and median age, by region of commitment, and by self-reported drug use. Appended supplementary statistics.