Survey of jail inmates, 1972
By: principal investigator, United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Series: ICPSR -- 7668; ICPSR (Series) -- 7668
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Prisoners; Statistics
Description: This study is a follow-up to the National Jail Census, 1970. In addition to gathering more information concerning jails, the survey also collected demographic data, incarceration history, and legal status data from a sample of the inmates of local jails. The study includes basic demographic data, income and employment data, reason for incarceration, bail status, dates of admission and sentencing, length and type of sentence and previous incarceration history.
Notes: Holding archive: Criminal Justice Archive and Information Network

survey data

ICPSR data class: Class II

Chronological coverage: 1972, Data collected: Summer of 1972.

personal interview

United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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Part number: 1 ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 4,238 ; variable count: 116 ; logical record length: 80 ; records per case: 3

The survey design consisted of an original sample of 376 jails throughout the United States. There were 22 facilities at which no interviews were conducted either because they had no inmates when contacted or because they refused to participate in the survey.

Survey of Local Jails, Advnce Report. National Prisoner Statistics Special Report, National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service.