TY  - GEN
N2  - Presents findings from the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 2002, the only national source of detailed information on persons held in local jails. The report describes the characteristics of jail inmates in 2002, including offenses, conviction status, criminal histories, sentences, time served, drug and alcohol use and treatment, and family background. Characteristics of jail mates include gender, race, and Hispanic origin. Changes since the 1996 inmate survey were examined. Data in 2002 were compiled from in-depth personal interviews with a nationally representative sample of nearly 7,000 inmates in about 417 local jails.
AB  - Presents findings from the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 2002, the only national source of detailed information on persons held in local jails. The report describes the characteristics of jail inmates in 2002, including offenses, conviction status, criminal histories, sentences, time served, drug and alcohol use and treatment, and family background. Characteristics of jail mates include gender, race, and Hispanic origin. Changes since the 1996 inmate survey were examined. Data in 2002 were compiled from in-depth personal interviews with a nationally representative sample of nearly 7,000 inmates in about 417 local jails.
T1  - Profile of jail inmates, 2002
DA  - 2004.
CY  - Washington, D.C. :
AU  - James, Doris.
CN  - U.S. Dept. of Justice
CN  - HV7248
PB  - U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics,
PP  - Washington, D.C. :
PY  - 2004.
N1  - "July 2004."
ID  - 316524
KW  - Prisoners
TI  - Profile of jail inmates, 2002
LK  - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/pji02.pdf
LK  - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pji96.htm
UR  - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/pji02.pdf
UR  - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/pji96.htm
ER  -