New York State Department of Correction Recidivism Study Files 16574

Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists primarily of microfilmed case records for approximately 3,000 incarcerated males, aged sixteen to twenty years old, processed through the Elmira Reception Center from 1945-1965. The case files represent a ten percent random stratified sample of all individuals processed through the facility and served as source documents for a study in recidivism made by the Department of Correction in 1967. The series also contains documentation of the Reception Center Research Project.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Correction

Title:

Recidivism study files

Quantity:

4.5 cubic feet

(282 microfilm rolls)

Inclusive Dates:

1945-1970

Series Number:

16574

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