National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention .
Characteristics and Movement of Felons in California Prisons, 1851-1964 (ICPSR 7971)
Principal Investigator(s): Messinger, Sheldon
Summary: Felons in the California prison system are documented in this data collection. The data are arranged by year and type of movement within the prison system, and include admissions, paroles, parole violations, suspensions or reinstatements of parole, discharges, deaths, and executions. Each record contains information on certain characteristics of the person involved, such as age at admission, race, marital status, education, military history, occupation, number of prior arrests, escape record, da... (more info)
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Citation
Messinger, Sheldon. Characteristics and Movement of Felons in California Prisons, 1851-1964. ICPSR07971-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1991. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07971.v3
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07971.v3
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Funding
This survey was funded by:
- United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice
- National Science Foundation
Scope of Study
Summary: Felons in the California prison system are documented in this data collection. The data are arranged by year and type of movement within the prison system, and include admissions, paroles, parole violations, suspensions or reinstatements of parole, discharges, deaths, and executions. Each record contains information on certain characteristics of the person involved, such as age at admission, race, marital status, education, military history, occupation, number of prior arrests, escape record, date and type of releases, and parole violations.
Subject Terms: arrests, convictions (law), correctional facilities, criminal justice system, demographic characteristics, fatalities, felons, inmates, parole
Geographic Coverage: United States
Time Period:
- 1851--1964
Date of Collection:
- 1978
Universe: All male and female felons committed to the Director of Corrections in California for the years 1851 to 1964.
Data Types: event/transaction data, survey data
Methodology
Data Source:
California Department of Corrections Official Records
Version(s)
Original ICPSR Release: 1985-03-18
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