| Custody Data (1997-Present) |
| Q: |
Were most juvenile offenders held in small facilities in 1997? |
| A: |
One in 5 juveniles were held in facilities with fewer than 31 residents, although a similar proportion were held in facilities with more than 350 residents. |
Juveniles in residential placement by facility size and facility type, 1997
| Facility size |
Total |
Type of facility |
Total |
Type of facility |
| Public |
Private |
Public |
Private |
|
| Total |
105,790 |
76,335 |
29,455 |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
| Fewer than 31 residents |
20,653 |
8,760 |
11,892 |
20 |
|
11 |
|
40 |
|
| 31-110 residents |
29,846 |
20,544 |
9,300 |
28 |
|
27 |
|
32 |
|
| 111-200 residents |
18,051 |
14,658 |
3,393 |
17 |
|
19 |
|
12 |
|
| 201-350 residents |
14,816 |
11,895 |
2,922 |
14 |
|
16 |
|
10 |
|
| More than 350 residents |
22,424 |
20,478 |
1,947 |
21 |
|
27 |
|
7 |
|
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| Note: To protect the confidentiality of juvenile residents all published data from the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) are rounded to the nearest multiple of three. Each cell is rounded independently, without consideration as to row or column totals. As a result, in many tables, the internal cells do not add to the marginal totals. Rates and percentages presented from CJRP are also based on rounded totals. More information on this rounding rule is available on the CJRP Databook Web site.
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- Overall, twenty percent of juvenile offenders in residential placement were held in a facility holding fewer than 31 residents on the census date. A greater proportion of juveniles was in facilities with between 31 and 110 residents (28%). Smaller proportions of juveniles were in facilities holding between 111 and 200 residents (17%) or facilities holding between 201 and 350 residents (14%). Just over 20% of juveniles were in facilities with 350 or more other residents.
- Among juveniles in privately operated facilities, 72% were in facilities with 110 or fewer residents. In comparison, among juveniles in publicly operated facilities, just 11% were in facilities that size, and 62% were in facilities with more than 110 residents.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08501.asp?qaDate=20010228.
Released on February 28, 2001.
Adapted from Sickmund, M. (2000). Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 1997. Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice.
Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 1997 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.
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