Percent of committed youth remaining in placement by offense, 2019

Statistical Briefing Book > Juveniles in Corrections

Time in Placement

Q:	Does time in placement vary by type of offense for committed youth?
A:	Committed youth held for a person offense were in placement longer than other youth.

Notes: Committed youth are those held in residential placement as part of a court-ordered disposition.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08404.asp?qaDate=2019. Released on May 21, 2021.

Data Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement 2019 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: OJJDP.