Facility type is related to the kind of agency that
operates/staffs the facility
Local public facilities
are more numerous,
but state facilities hold
more youth
Local facilities (those staffed by county,
city, or municipal employees) made up
more than half of all public facilities but
held fewer than half the juvenile offenders
who were in custody in public facilities on
the census date in 2002.
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Facilities
|
Juvenile offenders
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
| Total |
2,964 |
100% |
102,388 |
100% |
| Public |
1,182 |
40 |
70,243 |
69 |
| State |
513 |
17 |
41,138 |
40 |
| Local |
669 |
23 |
29,105 |
28 |
| Private |
1,773 |
60 |
31,992 |
31 |
| Note: Total includes 9 tribal facilities holding 153 juvenile offenders. |
During the course of a year, more juveniles
pass through local facilities than state
facilities. This is because the majority of
local facilities are detention centers, where
youth stay for relatively short periods of
time. In state facilities, such as training
schools, stays are generally longer.
Group homes outnumber
all other
types of facilities
JRFC asks respondents to identify the type
of facility (e.g., detention center, shelter,
reception/diagnostic center, group home/halfway house, boot camp, ranch/forestry/wilderness camp/marine program, or training
school/long-term secure facility).
Respondents were allowed to select more
than one facility type category, although
the vast majority (88%) selected only one.
More than 1,100 facilities identified themselves
as group homes/halfway houses and
were holding juvenile offenders on the census
date in 2002. Group homes made up
38% of all facilities and held 12% of
juvenile offenders. Facilities identifying
themselves as detention centers (26%)
were the second most common type of
facility. Detention centers held 40% of
juvenile offenders in residential facilities
on the census date.
Detention centers tend to be local facilities, training schools tend to
be state facilities, and group homes tend to be private facilities
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| |
|
Facility type
|
| Facility operation |
Total |
Detention center |
Shelter |
Reception/ diagnostic center |
Group home |
Boot camp |
Ranch/ wilderness camp |
Training school |
|
| Number of facilities |
2,964 |
769 |
289 |
104 |
1,136 |
56 |
157 |
389 |
| Total facilities |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Public |
40 |
80 |
28 |
52 |
18 |
68 |
39 |
67 |
| State |
17 |
18 |
5 |
42 |
10 |
25 |
16 |
56 |
| Local |
23 |
62 |
22 |
10 |
7 |
43 |
23 |
12 |
| Private |
60 |
19 |
72 |
48 |
82 |
32 |
61 |
33 |
| Total facilities |
100% |
26% |
10% |
4% |
38% |
2% |
5% |
13% |
| Public |
100 |
52 |
7 |
5 |
17 |
3 |
5 |
22 |
| State |
100 |
27 |
3 |
9 |
23 |
3 |
5 |
42 |
| Local |
100 |
71 |
10 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
| Private |
100 |
8 |
12 |
3 |
53 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
- Reception/diagnostic centers are nearly as likely to be private facilities as they are to be public facilities. Boot camps are more likely to be public facilities than private facilities; however, a substantial proportion of boot camps are private.
- Most shelters are private facilities, as are most ranch/wilderness camps.
- Detention centers make up 71% of all local facilities and 52% of all public facilities.
- Training schools are 42% of all state facilities.
- Group homes account for 53% of all private facilities.
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|
Note: Counts (and row percents) may sum to more than the total number of facilities because facilities could select more than one facility type category.
Source: Author's analysis of Juvenile Residential Facility Census 2002 [machine-readable data file].
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Juvenile Residential Facility Census,
2002: Selected Findings |
OJJDP National Report
Series Bulletin
June 2006 |
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