Comparative Study of the Demographic Profiles of Prisoners Confined in theFederal and U.S. Army Correctional Systems.(Final Report)

摘要

This study compared the demographic profile of prisoners confined in the ArmyCorrectional System and Federal Bureau of Prisons. This study also presented the history and mission of the Army Correctional System and Federal Bureau of Prisons. The population for this study consisted of all prisoners confined as of September 1989 at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, U.S. Army Correctional Brigade, and all prisoners confined under the control of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for the same month. The results indicated military prisoners were not similar to federal prisoners. Military prisoners were younger, more likely to possess a high school degree, had less prior criminal activity, and committed different types of crimes than federal prisoners. Based on these findings, the limited impact on civilian prison overcrowding, and the negative impact on military prisons and military readiness, strong consideration should be given to consolidation of military prisoners within the military, rather than consolidation with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. (Author) (kr)