CJ 2430 Chapter 7.1: CJ 2430 book notes chapter 7.1
22 Sep 2016
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Jails house both accused individuals who are awaiting trial and people who are sentenced, carrying out a sentence of 1 year or less. About 740,000 people are in jails at any given time in the us. Origins and evolution: sheriff comes the the terms . Reeve, an officer of the crown; and. Shire, what we call counties: in 16th century, sheriffs would collect taxes from inmates, jails changed in 1800s. Kept pretrial detention function, but also became a facility for offenders who were serving a short sentence. They also housed beggers, prostitutes, mentally ill, and other people nobody else wanted any part of. Population characteristics: 86% of jail inmates are men, about 2/3 are under 35 years old, half are white, most have little education and very low income, with accordance to the national averages, Most are unmarried: highest jail rate is in the west and south, most of the increased incarceration rate since 1990 has been from african.
