Survey of Jail and Prison Inmates, 1978: California, Michigan, Texas (ICPSR 8169)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
Rand Corporation

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08169.v2

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Summary

This survey was was conducted as part of the Rand Corporation's research program on career criminals. Rand's Second Inmate Survey was administered in late 1978 and early 1979 to convicted male inmates at 12 prisons and 14 county jails in California, Michigan, and Texas. The purpose of the survey was to provide detailed information about the criminal behavior of offenders and their associated characteristics. Emphasis was also placed on investigating other major areas of interest such as the quality of prisoner self-reports, varieties of criminal behavior, selective incapacitation, and prison treatment programs.

Citation

Rand Corporation. Survey of Jail and Prison Inmates, 1978:  California, Michigan, Texas. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08169.v2

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics (83-BJ-CX-0011, and 83-IJ-CX-0057), United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1978 -- 1988

Date of Collection

1978 -- 1988

Data Collection Notes

  1. In order to preserve confidentiality, most dates have been converted to represent the number of days from arrest to sentencing.

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Sample

Offenders for whom individual criminal justice histories or rap sheets were provided by each of the three states. Rap sheet information for Michigan inmates was supplemented with prison entrance and exit dates provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections.

Universe

Rand Inmate Survey offenders serving prison sentences at the time of the 1978 interview in California, Michigan, and Texas.

Data Source

individual criminal justice histories, or rap sheets

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1984-07-16

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Rand Corporation. Survey of Jail and Prison Inmates, 1978: California, Michigan, Texas. ICPSR08169-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1989. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08169.v2
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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.