ERIC Number: ED590913
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Sep
Pages: 20
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Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2014: Selected Findings. Juvenile Justice Statistics: National Report Series Bulletin. NCJ 250123
Hockenberry, Sarah; Wachter, Andrew; Sladky, Anthony
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Every 2 years, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention conducts the Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC) to collect information about the characteristics of facilities, including facility type, capacity, and type of security, in which youth charged with or adjudicated for law violations are held. Respondents also provide information on the types of evaluations and services they provide to youth entrusted to their care. This bulletin provides findings from the 2014 survey. The population of justice system-involved youth dropped 11% from 2012 to 2014, to the lowest number since 1975. More of these youth were in local facilities on the census day in 2014 than were in state-operated facilities, continuing a trend that began with the 2012 census. The 2014 JRFC data also describe the range of services that facilities provide to youth in their care. Almost all facilities (87%) reported that a portion of all residents attended some type of school. Most responding facilities routinely evaluated all residents for substance abuse (74%), mental health needs (58%), and suicide risk (90%). This bulletin helps the juvenile justice field to track conditions of confinement and the progress that states and communities are making to ensure that system-involved youth receive the treatment and services that they need.
Descriptors: Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Institutionalized Persons, Residential Programs, Substance Abuse, Mental Disorders, At Risk Persons, Suicide, Access to Health Care, Access to Education, Security Personnel, Private Agencies, Public Agencies, Correctional Education
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531. Tel: 202-307-5911; Web site: http://www.ojjdp.gov
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: US Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2013MUFX0005
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