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Annual Survey of Jails: Jurisdiction-Level Data, 1996

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Justice
Sub-Agency	Bureau of Justice Statistics
Category	Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons
Date Released	11-May-1998
Date Updated	04-Nov-2005
Time Period	7/1/1995-6/30/1996
Frequency	annually
Description	This collection provides annual data on jail populations across the nation and examines the "spillover" effect on local jails resulting from the dramatic growth in federal and state prison populations. These data permit an assessment of the demands placed on correctional resources and provide a comprehensive picture of the adult correctional system and changes that occur within the system. Information is available on the number of inmates by sex, race, and adult or juvenile status. Facility characteristics were collected regarding capacity and average daily population. (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	correctional facilities, correctional system, demographic characteristics, jail inmates, jails, overcrowding effects, population characteristics, probation
Unique ID	1310

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. ANNUAL SURVEY OF JAILS: JURISDICTION-LEVEL DATA, 1996 [Computer file]. Conducted by U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 2001. doi:10.3886/ICPSR06856
Agency Program Page	http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=dcdetail&iid=261
Agency Data Series Page	http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/rawdata.cfm#asjjl

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	varies by variable -- facility or individual
Granularity	municipality or county
Geographic Coverage	United States (sample)

Data Description

Collection Mode	person/paper, person/computer
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/NACJD/STUDY/06856.xml
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/NACJD/STUDY/06856.xml

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/NACJD/STUDY/06856.xml
Additional Metadata	http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/NACJD/STUDY/06856.xml

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