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~"--------'~.---Sources and Refere,lcesDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:1981Periodicity:AnnualSOLRCEBOO< tables:6.9-6.12This report presents data callected by the National Institute onDrug Abuse (NIDA) on clients admitted to or discharged fromfederally-funded drug abuse treatment centers during 1981, usi ng theClient Oriented Data Acquisitian Process (CODAP) system. Thecontent <strong>of</strong> this report facuses on displaying pertinent relationshipsamong variables, including the race, sex, age, marital status,employment status, education, and frequency <strong>of</strong> drug abuse. Detailedanalysis is presented for the demographic variables according to theparticular type af drug abused. For example, one section presentstables on the clients who were admitted because <strong>of</strong> heroin problems;similar sections report on clients who abused other opiates, alcohol,marihuana, barbiturates, tranquilizers, other sedatives, amphetamines,cocaine, hallucinogens, and PCP. The first appendix presents excrnples<strong>of</strong> CODAP forms; the second is a glossary <strong>of</strong> terms; and the thirdpresents an overview <strong>of</strong> CODAP data for 1981 from drug abusetreatment programs funded by NIDA.* * *U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. CapitalPunishment 1981. National Prisoner <strong>Statistics</strong> BUlletin NCJ-86484. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, <strong>1983</strong>.Contents:97 poges, 33 tables, 7 figures, 4 appendicesDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:Primory period: 1981Trend tables: 1930-81Periodicity:AnnualSOLRCEBOO< tables:6.56-6.67, Fig. 6.12-Fig. 6.16<strong>Sourcebook</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>1983</strong>This report, one <strong>of</strong> the National Prisoner <strong>Statistics</strong> series,pro vi des inforrn;:!tion on persons under sentence <strong>of</strong> death in calendaryear 1981, persons removed from death row, executions carried outduring the period 1930-81, and recent trends in the evolution <strong>of</strong>capital punishment legislation. Information on <strong>of</strong>fenders includes age,race, sex, <strong>of</strong>fense for which sentenced, marital status, level <strong>of</strong>educational attainment, and legal status at time <strong>of</strong> arrest. Data onpersons removed from death row refer to the various alternativedispositions that are available. The appendices present tabular data, acopy <strong>of</strong> the survey instrument, a discussion <strong>of</strong> the survey methodology,and a jurisdictional listing <strong>of</strong> the status <strong>of</strong> death penalty statutes, as<strong>of</strong> Dec. 31, 1981.* * *U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>.Expenditure and Employment Data for the <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>System 1971-79.Contents:See narrativeDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:See narrativePeriodicity:See narrativeSo...RCEBOO< tables:1.1-1.8, 1.11, 1.19, 1.20, 1.25, 1.26, 1.39, 1.40, Fig. I. I-FIg. 1.3This survey <strong>of</strong> criminal justice expenditure and employment inthe United States is conducted annually by the U.S. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> theCensus for the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> JUstice, <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong><strong>Statistics</strong>. In general, six categories <strong>of</strong> criminal justice activities arecovered: police protection, judicial, legal services and prasecution,public defense, corrections, and other. Data are also collected foreach <strong>of</strong> three levels <strong>of</strong> government: Federal, State, and local. Publicexpenditure data are for fiscal years 1971-79 and employment data arefor October 1971-October 1979.* * *U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. HouseholdsTouched by Crime, 1982. Bulletin NCJ-88671. Washington,D.C.: U.S. Deportment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, June <strong>1983</strong>.Contents:4 pages, 3 tables, 7 figuresDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:Primary period: 1982Trend tables: 1975-82Periodicity:AnnualSo...RCEBOO< tables:3.35, 3.36, Fig. 3.14, Fig. 3.15This annual bulletin presents data from the National CrimeSurvey (NCS) regarding the frequency with which American homesexperience crime directly. While concentrating on 1982, the bulletinalso presents trend data from 1975. Also presented are data forhouseholds eXperiencing mUltiple victimizations and an explanation <strong>of</strong>the methodology involved in developing the households touched bycrime indicator.* * *U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. JailInmates 1982. Bulletin NCJ-87161. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Deportment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, February <strong>1983</strong>.Contents:4 pages, 3 tablesDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:1982PeriodiCity:SpecialSOLRCEBOO< tables:6.17, 6.18This bulletin presents information from a sample survey <strong>of</strong> jailinmates conducted by the U.S. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Census for the <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. This survey, which is to be conducted yearly, isdesigned to augment the census <strong>of</strong> jails that is to be conducted next in<strong>1983</strong>. This bulletin in text and tables details the state <strong>of</strong> our nation'sjails by giving data on such subjects as overcrowding, overage jailstay, average daily population in jails, female inmates, racialcomposition <strong>of</strong> inmotes, and number and function <strong>of</strong> jalls.* * *U.S. Deportment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. NationalCrime Surveys (NCS).Contents:See narrativeDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:See narrativePerloJicity:See narrat i veSOLRCEBOO< tables:3.1-3.32, Fig. 3.I-Fig. 3.13In 1972, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)and the U.S. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Census, after extensive development andpretesting, began a series <strong>of</strong> surveys <strong>of</strong> criminal victimization entitledthe National Crime Survey program. Using probability samples <strong>of</strong>households, the U.S. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Census Interviewed householdmembers aged 12 and older about their experiences as victims <strong>of</strong>comman crimes such as assault, robbery, rape, personal and householdlarceny, burglary, and vehicle theft. Probability samples <strong>of</strong> businesseswere also drawn, and persons knowledgeable abaut the affairs <strong>of</strong> thebusiness were interviewed about robberies or burglaries suffered by thebusiness. The business survey was suspended as <strong>of</strong> 1977. Dataabtained from the interviews <strong>of</strong> both household members and businesspersonnel are used to estimate the extent and nature <strong>of</strong> criminalvictimization <strong>of</strong> persons, households, and businesses.Further Infonmation about the survey design, methodology, andestimation procedures is available in Appendix II <strong>of</strong> the So...RCEBOOKand in the sources cited in Appendix II. Mast <strong>of</strong> the tables in theSo...RCEBOOK that present data fonm the National Crime Survey werecompiled from machine-readable data provided to the SOLRCEBOOKstaff by the <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong> (BJS) <strong>of</strong> the U.S. Department<strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> (formerly the National <strong>Criminal</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> Information and<strong>Statistics</strong> Service af LEAA). Other tables are from published BJSreports. Tables are Included that show (I) estimated nationwidenumber <strong>of</strong> personal, household, and bl,lslness victimizations, by variouscharacteristics af victims and events; (2) estimated nationwide rates<strong>of</strong> personal victimization, by age, sex, race, and family income; (3)estimated nationwide rates <strong>of</strong> household victimization, by householdcharacteristics; and (4) changes in estimated nationwide rates <strong>of</strong>personal and household victimization du,ring the years 1973 through1979. Additional NCS victimizatioJl survey data are published in anumber <strong>of</strong> BJS reports.U.S. Deportment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. Prisoners1925-81. Bulietin NCJ-85861. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department<strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, December 1982.Contents:4 pages, 3 tables, 2 figuresDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:1925-81Periodicity:SpecialSOLRCEBOO< table:6.20This bulletin presents trend data from the National Prisaner<strong>Statistics</strong> Program (I~S) from 1925-81. The bulletin details changes Inthe j\PS reporting format over the years. These changes includerefinements in the definition <strong>of</strong> who is to be included in the headcounts. The refinements have been made in order to exclude minor<strong>of</strong>fenders. In 1977 the f\PS program asked that jurisdictions report onprisaners under their jurisdiction rather than those they had incustody. Aiso, in 1978 the j\PS pragram began collecting statistics byrace and ethnic/ty. These data are presented in the bulletin.* * *U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. Prisanersand Alcohol. Bulletin NCJ-86223. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, January <strong>1983</strong>.Contents:4 pages, 5 tablesDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:1979Periodicity:SpecialSo...RCEBOO< tables:6.34-6.37This bulletin describes the use <strong>of</strong> alcohol by Inmates In Stateprisons in 1979. The data presented were collected for the <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong> by the U.S. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Census through the 1979Survey <strong>of</strong> Inmates <strong>of</strong> State Correctional Facilities. Information isgiven in the text and in tabular form on such topics as inmate drinkinghabits compared to the general population, the patterns <strong>of</strong> inmates'drinking, drinking patterns by <strong>of</strong>fense, drinking just prior to <strong>of</strong>fense,drinking environment, and the use <strong>of</strong> alcohol treatment programs byinmates.* * *U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. Prisonersand Drugs. Bulletin NCJ-87575. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, March <strong>1983</strong>.Contents:6 pages, 5 tables, 4 figuresDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:1979Periodicity:Special5O..RCEBOO< tables:6.30-6.33This bulletin is one in a series <strong>of</strong> bulletins based on the 1979Survey <strong>of</strong> Inmates <strong>of</strong> State Correctional Facilities. The bulletinfocuses on three measures <strong>of</strong> drug use: lifetime use, use in the monthprior to the commission <strong>of</strong> the crime which led to the individual'sincarceration, and use at the time <strong>of</strong> that crime. Information is alsopresented on various drugs used by inmates and how the use <strong>of</strong> thesedrugs affected the criminal activity and income <strong>of</strong> the inmatessurveyed.* * *U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. Prisunersin 1982. Bulletin NCJ-87933. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Deportment<strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, April <strong>1983</strong>.Contents:5 pages, 5 tables, 2 figuresDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:Primary period: 1982Trend tables: 1925-82Periodicity:SpecialSo...RCEBOO< tables:6.19, 6.21, 6.23, Fig. 6.S-Fig. 6.9This bulletin presents preliminary data on the number <strong>of</strong> inmatesin State and Federal prisons at the end <strong>of</strong> 1982. The bulletin discussesthe upward trend in the number <strong>of</strong> people incarcerated and themeasures taken by State and Federal authorities to deal with theincreasing number <strong>of</strong> inmates.Information is also given on femaleprisoners, incarceration rates, short-term and unsentenced prisoners,and inmates held in local jails due to overcrowding.* * *U.S. Deportment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. Prisoners inState and Federal Institutions on December 31, 1981. NCJ-86485. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, <strong>1983</strong>.Contents:47 pages, 25 tables, 17 figures, 4 appendicesDates <strong>of</strong> data pl·~~ented:Primary period: 1981Trend tables: 1925-81Periodicity:AnnualSOLRCEBOO< tables:6.22, 6.24-6.27, 6.49, 6.52, 6.54This report, one <strong>of</strong> the National Prisoner <strong>Statistics</strong> series,provides information on the number and movement <strong>of</strong> prisoners held incustody In State and Federal correctional institutions. The reportexamines the size and distribution <strong>of</strong> the yearend prisoner populationat the national, regional, and State levels. Special attention is paidto growth and overcrowding, increases in the number <strong>of</strong> female inmatesand inmates and Hispanic origin, geographic distributions, and thetypes and volume <strong>of</strong> admissions and releases. The appendices containt!1e data tables, a discussion <strong>of</strong> the data collection method, a copy <strong>of</strong>the survey qUestionnaire, explanatory nates for each State on the datathat were provided, and some special historical series tables.* * *U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. Prisons andPrisoners. Bulletin NCJ-80697. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>, January 1982.Contents:4 pages, 2 tablesDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:1979Periodicity:SpecialSOLRCEBOO< tables:1.58, 6.28This bulletin presents information from the 1979 Survey <strong>of</strong>Inmates <strong>of</strong> State Correctional Facllities and its companion volume, theCensus <strong>of</strong> State Correctional Facilities. The bulletin concentrates oncharacteristics <strong>of</strong> State prison inmates including race, age, education,income status, nature <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fense, and drug and alcohol use.Information is also presented on the nature <strong>of</strong> the institution (secure,open) and the conditions <strong>of</strong> confinement (maximum security, minimumsecurity).* * *U.S. Deportment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong>. <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong>. Privacyand Security <strong>of</strong> <strong>Criminal</strong> History Information: Comptotldium<strong>of</strong> State Legislation, 1981 Supplement. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Government Printing Office, 1982.Contents:730 pages, 83 tablesDates <strong>of</strong> data presented:See narrativePeriodicity:See narrative

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