IN APRIL 1974 THE CANADIAN MINISTRY OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES BEGAN THE COLLECTION OF DATA FOR A COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM ON JUVENILE CLIENTS. THIS ANALYSIS OF JUVENILE INSTITUTIONAL RETURNS WAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE BOTH A MEASURE OF CURRENT RETURN RATES AND A MODEL FOR A TYPE OF REPORT WHICH COULD BE ROUTINELY PRODUCED BY THE INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE SAMPLE WAS ALL WARDS WHOSE ADMISSION DATA WAS BETWEEN APRIL 1 AND DECEMBER 31, 1974 AND WHOSE FIRST PLACEMENT WAS AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THEIR MOST RECENT AVAILABLE DATA IN THE INFORMATION SYSTEM. DATA ON ALL TYPES OF INSTITUTIONAL RETURN WAS OBTAINED FROM THE JUVENILE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND WAS USED FOR THE ANALYSIS. RESULTS SHOWED THAT 39.8 PERCENT OF THE BOYS AND 28.1 PERCENT OF THE GIRLS HAD DEFINITE RETURNS TO THE INSTITUTION. DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES OF RETURNEES AND REASONS FOR RETURN ARE REPORTED....DMC