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Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities, 1986-1987: [United States]

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Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Summary: These data provide information on the population and characteristics of public and private juvenile facilities in operation in the United States on February 2, 1987. Annual data for the 1986 calendar year are included as well. Questions designed to categorize each facility were asked concerning the number of adults held, the juvenile majority's custodial authority, reason for custody, and access to the community, as well as the facility's security arrangements, capacity, age, plans for... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08973.v3

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