Effects of determinant sentencing on institutional climate and prison administration, Connecticut, Minnesota, Illinois, 1981-1983

Description

The effects of determinant sentencing on prison climate and administration are examined in this data collection. Three data collection periods are included in the dataset. The first three files contain data taken from a total random sample of offenders housed at five prisons. File one was taken from the first data collection period, file two from the second, and file three from the third data collection period. The fourth file is an additional sample from the state of Connecticut of those inmates serving determinate sentences, collected during the third period of data collection. The fifth file is indeterminate sample data from data collection periods one and two while the sixth file is intermediate panel sample data taken from collection period three. The seventh and eighth files are determinate panel sample data from collection periods one and two, respectively. The ninth and final file is determinate panel sample data from collection period three. There were six questionnaires used in collecting these data. The following issues are covered in the questionnaires: inmates' feelings about their arrest, court case, and conviction, feelings about the law, physical problems developed during prison term, how time is spent in prison, family contacts outside prison, relationships with other prisoners and staff (guards), involvement in prison programs, and criminal history.