| Custody Data (1997-Present) |
| Q: |
Were very young juvenile offenders more likely to be held in public or private facilities in 1997? |
| A: |
Juvenile offenders age 12 or younger are more likely than older offenders to be held in private residential placement facilities. |
Juveniles in residential placement by facility type and age, 1997
| Type of facility |
Total |
Age 12
or
younger |
|
Age 13 |
Age 14 |
Age 15 |
Age 16 |
Age 17 |
Age 18
or
older |
|
| All facilities |
105,790 |
2,164 |
|
4,627 |
11,584 |
21,251 |
28,284 |
24,754 |
13,126 |
| Public |
76,335 |
1,179 |
|
2,883 |
7,680 |
14,577 |
20,490 |
18,573 |
10,956 |
| Private |
29,455 |
984 |
|
1,743 |
3,906 |
6,675 |
7,794 |
6,183 |
2,169 |
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| All facilities |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
|
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
| Public |
72 |
|
54 |
|
|
62 |
|
66 |
|
69 |
|
72 |
|
75 |
|
83 |
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| Private |
28 |
|
45 |
|
|
38 |
|
34 |
|
31 |
|
28 |
|
25 |
|
17 |
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| Age profile |
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| All facilities |
100 |
% |
2 |
% |
|
4 |
% |
11 |
% |
20 |
% |
27 |
% |
23 |
% |
12 |
% |
| Public |
100 |
|
2 |
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4 |
|
10 |
|
19 |
|
27 |
|
24 |
|
14 |
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| Private |
100 |
|
3 |
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6 |
|
13 |
|
23 |
|
26 |
|
21 |
|
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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[ Excel file ]
- Most juvenile offenders are held in publicly operated residential facilities (72%). Very young offenders (those age 12 or younger) are more likely than older offenders to be housed in privately operated facilities. Among youth age 12 or younger, 45% were in private facilities compared with 38% of 13-year-olds, 31% of 15-year-olds, and 25% of 17-year-olds.
- As a result, private facilities had a somewhat younger age profile than did public facilities. Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds together accounted for about half of the population in both public and private facilities, but private facilities had larger proportions of youth in younger age groups.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08507.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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