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PRISON STATISTICS - 1976

NCJ Number
54890
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1978
Length
30 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL DATA FOR 1976 REGARDING CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE PROVIDED BY NETHERLAND'S CENTRAL BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS.
Abstract
PENAL INSTITUTIONS ARE DIVIDED INTO CATEGORIES ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF THE INSTITUTION. ABSOLUTE NUMBERS OF PRISONERS, THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ACCORDING TO THEIR PROFESSION AND JOB, THE NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES, AND THE NUMBER OF DETAINED ACCORDING TO THEIR LEGAL SITUATION ARE LISTED FOR EACH TYPE OF INSTITUTION. TABLES CHART INFORMATION ON PRISONERS' AGE, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, ABSOLUTE NUMBERS OF WORKDAYS, EARNED INCOME, AVERAGE DAILY INCOME, AND PROBATION STATUS. SEPARATE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BOTH FOR SITUATIONS WHERE IMPRISONMENT WAS INCURRED FOR DEBTS AND FOR WARDS OF THE STATE. FURTHER DATA REFER TO THE MOVEMENT IN, OUT, AND BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS; DETAILED STATISTICS ARE ALSO OFFERED ON PRISONERS IN EACH INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION. --IN DUTCH. (WVK)