Adults (18+)
Prisoners at Midyear, 1995
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST BJS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1995 202/307-0784 STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONS REPORT RECORD GROWTH DURING LAST 12 MONTHS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of state and federal prison inmates grew by 89,404 during the 12 months ending June 30, 1995, the Department of Justice announced today. It was the largest one- year population increase the...
Prison and Jail Inmates, 1995
Date Published
August 1996
Publication Type
Publication
Probation and parole populations in the U.S., 1994
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 1995 202/307-0784 THE NATION'S CORRECTIONAL POPULATION TOPS 5 MILLION WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than 5.1 million Americans--or almost 2.7 percent of the adult population--were under some form of correctional supervision last year, the Department of Justice reported today. Almost three-quarters of these men and women were being supervised in the...
Child Victimizers: Violent Offenders and Their Victims
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST BJS SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1996 202/307-0784 TWO-THIRDS OF SEX OFFENDERS IN STATE PRISONS HAD VICTIMIZED A CHILD FAMILY MEMBERS OR ACQUAINTANCES COMMIT MOST CHILD MURDERS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Children younger than 18 were the victims in almost 20 percent of the violent crimes committed by state prisoners, according to a new Justice Department report released today. More than...
Probation and Parole Populations, 1995
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1996 202/307-0703 PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATION REACHES ALMOST 3.8 MILLION WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There were almost 3.8 million adult men and women on probation or parole at the end of 1995, an increase of about 119,000 during the year, the Department of Justice announced today. The 3.2 percent increase was...
Probation and Parole Populations, 1996
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1997 202/633-3047 NATION'S PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATION REACHED ALMOST 3.9 MILLION LAST YEAR WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost 3.9 million adult men and women were on probation or parole at the end of 1996, an increase of about 128,000 during the year, the Justice Department reported today. The number of offenders...
Substance Abuse and Treatment of Adults on Probation, 1995
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST BJS SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1998 202/307-0784 ALMOST HALF OF ALL PROBATIONERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WHEN COMMITTING THEIR OFFENSE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost half of the men and women on probation in the United States were under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs at the time of their criminal offense...
Characteristics of Adults on Probation, 1995
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M., EST BJS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1997 202/307-0784 NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF ALL PROBATIONERS HAD SOME RECENT CONTACT WITH THEIR PROBATION OFFICERS Almost 3.2 million Adults on Probation WASHINGTON -- Almost three-quarters of all probationers had had some type of contact with their probation officers during the month before being surveyed, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice...
Crime and Justice in the United States and in England and Wales
Crime in the United States and in England and Wales, 1981-96: Press release U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M.EDT BJS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1998 202/307-0784 NEW REPORT COMPARES CRIME RATES IN THE UNITED STATES WITH RATES IN ENGLAND AND WALES WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Robbery, assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft rates are lower in the United States than they are in...
Probation and Parole Populations, 1997
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1998 202/307-0784 NATION'S PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATION REACHED NEW HIGH LAST YEAR WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than 3.9 million adult men and women--a new record--were on probation or parole at the end of 1997, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. The 2.9 percent increase of about...
Probation and Parole in the United States, 1998
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1999 202/307-0784 U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES 5.9 MILLION OFFENDERS WASHINGTON, D.C. The combined federal, state and local adult correctional population grew by 163,800 men and women during 1998 to reach a new high of 5.9 million people, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. This includes incarcerated inmates and probationers and...
Probation and Parole in 1999
EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2000 202/307-0784 U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES 6.3 MILLION MEN AND WOMEN REPRESENTS 3.1 PERCENT OF THE ADULT U.S. POPULATION WASHINGTON, D.C. The number of adult men and women under the supervision of Federal, state and local correctional authorities rose to a record 6.3 million in 1999, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today...
Characteristics of Adults on Probation, 1995
Date Published
December 1997
Publication Type
Publication
1995 Survey of Adults on Probation (SAP)
The 1995 Survey of Adults on Probation obtained for the first time detailed data on the background and characteristics of a nationally representative sample of 2.5 million adults on probation in 1995. Specific topics of information include demographic characteristics, criminal history, prior drug and alcohol use, participation in drug and alcohol treatment programs, use of firearms, victim characteristics, the conditions of supervision, and the extent...