Accession Number:

ADA056288

Title:

A Descriptive Profile of Seventy-Three Women Convicted of Murder in Texas.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY MILITARY PERSONNEL CENTER ALEXANDRIA VA

Personal Author(s):

• Johnson,Jesse Lee , Jr

Report Date:

1978-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

78.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to provide a descriptive profile of the violent-prone female inmates currently incarcerated in the Goree Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections, after being convicted of the crime of murder. This description is made by analyzing the variables chosen to study. These variables are divided into six major categories which are 1 demographic characteristics 2 social characteristics 3 prior criminal behavior 4 education and intelligence 5 institutional information and 6 current offense information.

Descriptors:

• *FEMALES
• *CRIMES
• *PRISONERS
• EDUCATION
• HUMANS
• DEMOGRAPHY
• THESES
• MENTAL ABILITY
• RELIGION
• TEXAS
• SOCIOLOGY
• HUMAN RELATIONS
• CRIMINOLOGY

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE