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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 6.14 Selected characteristics of residents of public juvenile custody facilities,United States, on Dec. 31, 1977 and 1979!\oTE: See I'OTE, Table 6.13. The data pertain to juvenile residents only. ''HIspanic'' refersto persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanishorigin. A "status offense" is an act that is Illegal if committed by a juvenile but is natIllegal If committed by an adult. Examples include truancy, possession of alcoholicbeverages, incorrigibility, and running away from home. The classification of "physicalenvironment" was first used In the 1977 and 1979 censuses. It was determined by responsesto questions on the degree of residents' access to the community and the extent of In-housephysical and staff controls. A majority of facilities Identified in earlier censuses 05detention centers, dlagnost;c centers, or training schools, and a significant proportion ofranches, fall into the "institutional" category. Most of those previously identified as sheltersor group homes, as well as some ranches, are classified as "open."Data on average length of stay are for the calendar year. For a description of datacollection procedures and definitions of terms, see Appendix 3.Type of facilityAll facilities Short-term Long-termSelected characteristics 1977 1979 1977 1979 1977 1979f\lJmber of juveniles, total 44,096 43,089 11,929 12,141 32,167 30,948Sex:MaleFemaleAverage age (in years)Race:WhiteBlackOtherf\bt reported aEthnic composition:Hispanicf\bn-HispanicAdjudication status:DetainedCommittedVoluntary admissionType of offense:DelinquencyStatui> offenseOtherPhysical environment:Institutional facilitiesOpe~ facilitiesAverage length of stay (in days)DetainedCommitted36,9217,17515.327,96314,~651,0452234,00940,08711,19032,47742937,8464,9161,33432,19711,89910712179a ln 1979 this category included 1,976juveniles (772 short-term and 1,204 longterm)in 51 Florida facilities for whom datawere ~ot reported in this category.In 1977 this category included 706nonoffenders held for dependency, neglect,or abuse, and 115 for emotional disturbance37,0636,02615.425,93513,7279482,4794,39338,69611,5U831,28429739,4552,73490031,81711,272106141789,5212,40815.27,8933,6092U42231,33610,59310,6191,305510,0741,540315II ,3635661412769,9762,16515.17,2843,431~031,2231,43910,70210,8161,2784710,7871,03032411,25588615136927,4004,76715.620,07011,256841o2,67329,49457131,17242427,7723,3761,01920,83411,3331841818827,0873,86115.618,65110,2967451,2562,95427,99469230,00625028,6681,70457620,56210,38618322189or mental retardation; 429 juveniles whoadmitted themselves to a facility or werereferred by a parent, court, or school,wit hout being adjudged for an offense; and84 who were not classifiable. In 1979 thf>corresponding numbers were 498, 56, 297,and 49, respectively.ffI(IIilII11iIqIII,.fiIII~i~Hi [iilI ilIi!III iPersons Under Correctional SupervisionTable 6.15 Selected characteristics of residents of pr ivatejuvenile custody facilities, United States, 1974, 1975 1977 and1979 ' ,!\oTE: See NOTE, Table 6.13. For a description of data collectionprocedures and definitions of terms, see Appendix 3.Selected characteristicsNumber of residents, totalJuvenileMaleFemaleAdultAverage age (In years)aMaleFemale19:i4"~ ----.,1""9'::"75=----,'""9 i'"'7---1-9-79-31,74931,74922,1049,645°N\14.614.8aBased on juvenile residents only.27,4·5027,29029,37729,07U28,70728,67819,1528,13820,3878,68320,5058,173160 307 29N\15.314.914.914.914.915.4 15.0 15.0Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justiceand Delinquency Prevention, Children in Custody: Advance Report onthe 1979 Census of Private Juvenile Facilities (Washington, D.C.: U.S.Department of JUstice, 19111 ), Table I. Table adapted byS(XRCEBOO< stoff.Table. 6,.16 Sel.ected characteristics of residents of private juvenile custodyfacilities, United States, on Dec. 31, 1977 and 1979!\oTE: Se~ ~TES, Tables 6.13 and 6.14. For a description of data collection proceduresand definitions of terms, see Appendix 3.Selected characteristicsNumber of juveniles, total 29,070Sex:MaleFemaleAverage age (in years)Race:WhiteBlackOtherEthnic composition:Hispanicf\bn-HispanicAdjudication status:Detained'CommittedVoluntary admissionType of offense:DelinquencyStatus offenseOther aPhysical environment:Institutional facilitiesOpen facilitiesAll facilities1977 197920,3878,68314.921,9176,0051,1482,09626,97489423,01195,0879,4847,43812,14~6,44522,62528,67820,5058,17314.921,65U5,8431,1851,90626,77273621,7386,2049,6036,29112,71145,45623,222Type of facilityShort-term1977 197984343940414.7616184435971147257444168402273184.55973244428814.65461068U416914621997123624625U264468Long-term1977 197928,22719,9488,27914.921,3UI5,8211,1052,03726,19016923,0155,0439,3167,03611,8756,26121,96627,94620,0617,88515.021,1045,7371,1051,86526,08127421,5396,1339,3676,04512,5345,19222,754Average length of stay(in day .::.:s)'--_______ ~27:..:::0 __...!::26~1___=20~_ _.:5::5~_ _=29:!1___=_27!..=..2a In 1977 this category included 5,296 nonoffenders held for dependency neglector abuse! and 1,739 for emotional disturbance or mental retardation' 5 087 /uven i1esw~o admltt,ed th~mselves to a facility or were referred by a parent,' c~urt, or school,Without be!ng adjudged for an offense; and 26 who were not classifiable. In 1979 thecorresponding numbers were 5,03U, 1,383, 6,204 and 167, respectively.