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164267  |
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| Title: |
Characteristics of Adults on Probation, 1995 |
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| Document: |
Agency Summary|PDF |
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| Author(s): |
T P Bonczar |
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| Date Published: |
1997 |
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| Annotation: |
Using a nationally representative sample, a two-part survey was conducted to collect detailed information on adults on probation in 1995 throughout the United States. |
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| Abstract: |
A total of 5,867 records checks were completed by a probation officer or other probation agency representative. Findings show that in 1995 an estimated 1.5 million felons and 1 million misdemeanants were under the supervision of State and local probation agencies. Drug trafficking (15 percent) and possession (13 percent) were the most common offenses among felons; driving while intoxicated (35 percent) and assault (11 percent) were the most common offenses among misdemeanants. Half of all probationers had a prior sentence to probation or incarceration (30 percent to jail or prison and 42 percent to probation). Drug or alcohol treatment was a sentence condition for 41 percent of adults on probation; 37 percent had received treatment; drug testing was required of 32 percent. Approximately three-quarters of the felons and two-thirds of the misdemeanants had been contacted by a probation officer in the last month. Since entering probation, nearly 1 in 5 had a formal disciplinary hearing. Of these, 38 percent had been arrested or convicted for a new offense; 41 percent had failed to report or absconded; and 38 percent had failed to pay a fine or restitution. 17 tables |
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| Main Term(s): |
Probation statistics |
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| Index Term(s): |
Offender profiles; Probationers |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Washington, DC 20531
Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America
Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 179
Dept. BJS-236
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
14 |
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| Series: |
BJS Special Reports |
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| Type: |
Statistics |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Note: |
Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, December 1997. |
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| Agency Summary: |
https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=546 |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=164267 |
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