Criminal Careers, Criminal Violence, and Substance Abuse in California, 1963-1983
Description
The purpose of the study was to investigate the criminal
career patterns of violent offenders. These data are intended to
facilitate the development of models to predict recidivism and
violence, and to construct parole supervision programs. Original data
were collected on young male offenders in 1964 and 1965 as they
entered the California Youth Authority (CYA). At this time, data were
collected on criminal history, including current offenses, drug and
alcohol use, psychological and personality variables, and sentencing, and
demographics such as age, education, work experience, and family
structure. The data collection also contains results from a number of
standardized psychological instruments: California Psychological
Inventory, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, California
Achievement Test Battery, General Aptitude Test Battery, Army General
Classification Test, and the Revised Beta Test. After release from the
CYA and over the following 20 years, subsequent arrest information
was collected on the offenders, including the nature of the offense,
disposition, and arrest and parole dates.