Data.gov Program Management Office

Data.gov Program Management Office

created Feb 18, 2011

updated May 11, 2011

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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.

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Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons
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probation, correctional facilities, demographic characteristics, correctional system, overcrowding effects, jails, population characteristics, jail inmates
Licensing and Attribution
Data Provided By
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Source Link
(none)
Dataset Summary
Agency
Department of Justice
Sub-Agency
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Date Released
20-May-1998
Date Updated
04-Nov-2005
Time Period
7/1/1997-6/30/1998
Frequency
annually
High Value Dataset
N
Suggested by Public
Y
Dataset Information
Data.gov Data Category Type
Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation
Statistical
Unique ID
1311
Extended Type
Raw Data
Contributing Agency Information
Citation
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. ANNUAL SURVEY OF JAILS: JURISDICTION-LEVEL DATA, 1997 [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], 1998. doi:10.3886/ICPSR02313
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
facility
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/02313.xml
Data Dictionary
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/NACJD/STUDY/02313.xml
Data Quality
Data Quality Certification
Yes
Privacy and Confidentiality
Yes
Applicable Information Quality Guideline Designation
BJS
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Data.gov Program Management Office

Data.gov Program Management Office

created Feb 18, 2011

updated May 11, 2011

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.

Activity
Community Rating
0.0
Your Rating
Raters
0
Visits
700
Downloads
737
Comments
0
Contributors
0
Meta
Category
Law Enforcement, Courts, and Prisons
Permissions
Public
Tags
probation, correctional facilities, demographic characteristics, correctional system, overcrowding effects, jails, population characteristics, jail inmates
Licensing and Attribution
Data Provided By
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Source Link
(none)
Dataset Summary
Agency
Department of Justice
Sub-Agency
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Date Released
20-May-1998
Date Updated
04-Nov-2005
Time Period
7/1/1997-6/30/1998
Frequency
annually
High Value Dataset
N
Suggested by Public
Y
Dataset Information
Data.gov Data Category Type
Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation
Statistical
Unique ID
1311
Extended Type
Raw Data
Contributing Agency Information
Citation
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. ANNUAL SURVEY OF JAILS: JURISDICTION-LEVEL DATA, 1997 [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], 1998. doi:10.3886/ICPSR02313
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
facility
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/02313.xml
Data Dictionary
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/NACJD/STUDY/02313.xml
Data Quality
Data Quality Certification
Yes
Privacy and Confidentiality
Yes
Applicable Information Quality Guideline Designation
BJS