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Time in Placement
Q: Does time in placement vary by type of offense for detained youth?
A: Detained youth held for a person offense were in placement longer than other youth.
Notes: Detained youth are those held in residential placement prior to adjudication.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/corrections/qa08406.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.