| Custody Data (1995 & before) |
| Q: |
On average, how long did juveniles stay in custody in 1995? |
| A: |
The average length of stay for juveniles released from custody in 1994 varied by facility type and custody status ranging from a few days to several months. |
Average time in placement for juveniles released from custody, 1994
|
Releases in 1994 |
Average time
in placement
(in days) |
|
| Public facilities |
723,547 |
|
40 |
|
| Committed |
133,239 |
|
147 |
|
| Detained |
588,260 |
|
15 |
|
| Voluntary |
2,048 |
|
91 |
|
| Private facilities |
148,153 |
|
109 |
|
|
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- Juveniles may experience more than one "stay" during the course of their disposition.
- For public facilities, the average stay per facility for juveniles in detention was 2 weeks and for committed juveniles it was 5 months.
- Juveniles in private facilities had an average length of stay of 3.5 months.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08104.asp?qaDate=19990930.
Released on September 30, 1999. Adapted from Sickmund, M., Snyder, H., and Poe-Yamagata, E. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1997 Update on Violence. [ HTML File] or [ Adobe Acrobat File]. Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Children in Custody Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities 1994/95 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1996.
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