Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities Series

Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities series (formerly called the Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census series and also known as the Children in Custody (CIC) census) was originally designed and sponsored by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the later studies are sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The series is conducted by the United States Census Bureau. These data provide information on the population and characteristics of public (through 1984-1985) or public and private (1986-1987 and beyond) juvenile facilities in operation in the United States each February. Annual data for the previous calendar year are included as well. Residential programs and group homes were included in the census if they housed three or more residents, if at least 50 percent of the residents were juveniles, and if accused or adjudicated delinquents and status offenders were at least 1 percent of their average daily population. In California, however, all California Youth Authority Facilities were included in the census. Juvenile facilities operated as part of adult jails were excluded, as were nonresidential facilities, facilities exclusively for drug or alcohol abusers or nonoffenders, and federal juvenile correctional facilities.

Years Produced: Annually

National Juvenile Corrections Data Summary

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention sponsored three series of national juvenile corrections data collections:

The CJRP was administered for the first time in 1997. The CJRP replaced the Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities (formerly called the Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census series and also known as the Children in Custody (CIC) census), which had been conducted since the early 1970s. The CJRP differs fundamentally from CIC in that the CIC collected aggregate data on juveniles held in each facility (e.g., number of juveniles in the facility) and the CJRP collects an individual record on each juvenile held in the residential facility to provide a detailed picture of juveniles in custody. The companion data collection to CJRP, the JRFC, is designed to collect information about the facilities in which juvenile offenders are held.

ICPSR merged data from the CJRP series with data from the JRFC series. These studies are included in the Matched Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP)/Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC) Series.

Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities, 1986-1987: [United States] (ICPSR 8973)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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 renovation, type of administration, and setting. Extensive data on the total juvenile residential population of each facility was also gathered. The total population is broken down by admission type, legal status, type of offense, race, and age. The collection also contains information on the population's movement and average length of stay, as well as each facility's average daily population, number and types of personnel, educational, treatment, and medical programs available, annual expenditures, court orders and consent decrees, and availability of juvenile records.

2011-01-10

Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities, 1988-1989: [United States] (ICPSR 9445)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

These data provide information on the population and characteristics of public and private juvenile facilities in operation in the United States on February 15, 1989. Annual data for the 1988 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 renovation, type of administration, and setting. Extensive data on the total juvenile residential population of each facility was also gathered. The total population is broken down by admission type, legal status, type of offense, race, and age. The collection also contains information on the population's movement and average length of stay, as well as each facility's average daily population, number and types of personnel, educational, treatment, and medical programs available, annual expenditures, court orders and consent decrees, number of juvenile deaths that year, and availability of juvenile records.

2007-10-19

Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities, 1990-1991: [United States] (ICPSR 9824)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

These data provide information on the population and characteristics of public and private juvenile facilities in operation in the United States on February 15, 1991. Annual data for the 1990 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 renovation, type of administration, and setting. Extensive data on the total juvenile residential population of each facility was also gathered. The total population is broken down by admission type, legal status, type of offense, race, and age. The collection also contains information on the population's movement and average length of stay, as well as each facility's average daily population, personnel by race, number, and staff position, educational, treatment, and medical programs available, annual expenditures, court orders and consent decrees, and number of juvenile deaths that year.

2007-10-11

Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities, 1992-1993: [United States] (ICPSR 6491)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

These data provide information on the population and characteristics of public and private juvenile facilities in operation in the United States on February 16, 1993. Annual data for the 1992 calendar year are included as well. Questions designed to categorize each facility were asked of facility administrators 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 renovation, type of administration, and setting. Extensive data on the total juvenile residential population of each facility were also gathered. The total population is broken down by admission type, legal status, type of offense, race, and age. The collection also contains information on the population's movement and average length of stay, as well as each facility's average daily population, personnel by race, number, and staff position, educational, treatment, and medical programs available, annual expenditures, court orders and consent decrees, and number of juvenile deaths that year.

2007-09-28

Census of Public and Private Juvenile Detention, Correctional, and Shelter Facilities, 1994-1995: [United States] (ICPSR 24260)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

These data provide information on the population and characteristics of public and private juvenile facilities in operation in the United States on February 15, 1995. Annual data for the 1994 calendar year are included as well. Questions designed to categorize each facility were asked of facility administrators 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 renovation, type of administration, and setting. Extensive data on the total juvenile residential population of each facility were also gathered. The total population is broken down by admission type, legal status, type of offense, race, and age. The collection also contains information on the population's movement and average length of stay, as well as each facility's average daily population, personnel by race, number, and staff position, educational, treatment, and medical programs available, annual expenditures, court orders and consent decrees, and number of juvenile deaths that year.

2011-01-21

Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, 1971 (ICPSR 7637)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

The purpose of this census was to provide information on juvenile detention centers throughout the United States. The data include information on type of facility, level of government administering the facility, resident population by sex, by age range, by detention status, and by offense, admissions and discharges, average length of stay, staffing and expenditures, age and capacity of facility, and programs and services available.

2008-02-06

Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, 1973 (ICPSR 7639)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

This survey provides information on the characteristics and administration of juvenile detention and correctional facilities. Six types of facilities are covered in this study: (1) detention centers, (2) shelters, (3) reception or diagnostic centers, (4) ranches, forestry camps, and farms, (5) halfway houses and group homes, and (6) training schools. Survey items include facility capacity, number of full-and part-time staff, number of admissions and discharges, average quarterly population, and expenditures by the facility. Data for facility residents include age and sex, and average length of stay.

2008-06-04

Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, 1974 (ICPSR 7706)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

The 1974 census includes juvenile detention and correctional facilities that were operated by state or local governments in November 1974, and had been in operation for at least a month prior to June 30, 1974. There is one record for each juvenile detention facility that had a population of at least 50 percent juveniles. Each record is classified into one of six categories: detention centers or shelters, reception or diagnostic centers, training schools, ranches, forestry camps and farms, and halfway houses and group homes. Data include state, county, and city identification, level of government responsible for the facility, type of agency, agency identification, resident population by sex, age range, detention status, and offense, admissions and departures of population, average length of stay, staffing and expenditures, age and capacity of the facility, and programs and services available.

2008-03-26

Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, 1975 (ICPSR 7707)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

The 1975 census includes juvenile detention and correctional facilities that were operated by state or local governments in November, 1975, and had been in operation at least a month prior to June 30, 1975. There is one record for each juvenile detention facility that had a population of at least 50 percent juveniles. Each record is classified into one of six categories: detention centers or shelters, reception or diagnostic centers, training schools, ranches, forestry camps and farms, and halfway houses and group homes. Data include state, county, and city identification, level of government responsible for the facility, type of agency, agency identification, resident population by sex, age range, detention status, and offense, admissions and departures of population, average length of stay, staffing and expenditures, age and capacity of the facility, and programs and services available.

2008-01-29

10.

Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, 1977 (ICPSR 7758)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

The 1977 Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, is the fifth in a series of surveys of state and local public residential facilities in the juvenile justice system. There is one record for each juvenile detention facility that had a population of at least 50 percent juveniles. Each record is classified into one of six categories: detention centers or shelters, reception or diagnostic centers, training schools, ranches, forestry camps and farms, and halfway houses and group homes. Data include state, county, and city identification, level of government responsible for the facility, type of agency, agency identification, resident population by sex, age range, detention status, and offense, admissions and departures of population, average length of stay, staffing and expenditures, age and capacity of the facility, and programs and services available.

2008-03-26

11.

Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, 1979 (ICPSR 7846)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

The 1979 Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census is the sixth in a series of surveys of state and local public residential facilities in the juvenile justice system. There is one record for each juvenile detention facility that had a population of at least 50 percent juveniles. Each record is classified into one of six categories: detention centers or shelters, reception or diagnostic centers, training schools, ranches, forestry camps and farms, and halfway houses and group homes. Data include state, county, and city identification, level of government responsible for the facility, type of agency, agency identification, resident population by sex, age range, detention status, and offense, admissions and departures of population, average length of stay, staffing and expenditures, age and capacity of the facility, and programs and services available.

2007-12-11

12.

Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, 1982-1983 (ICPSR 8205)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

This is the seventh in a series of surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census. It contains information on state and local public residential facilities operated by the juvenile justice system during the fiscal year 1982. Each data record is classified into one of six categories: (1) detention center, (2) shelter, (3) reception or diagnostic center, (4) training school, (5) ranch, forestry camp, or farm, and (6) halfway house or group home. Data include state, county, and city identification, level of government responsible for the facility, type of agency, agency identification, resident population by sex, age range, detention status, and offense, and admissions and departures of population. Also included in the data are average length of stay, staffing expenditures, capacity of the facility, and programs and services available.

2007-11-28

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Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facility Census, 1984-1985 (ICPSR 8495)
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics

This survey is the eighth in a series of data collection efforts aimed at providing information on the number and type of juveniles placed in state and local residential facilities for juvenile offenders. Six types of public and private facilities are covered: (1) detention centers, (2) shelters, (3) reception or diagnostic centers, (4) training schools, (5) ranches, forestry camps, and farms, and (6) halfway houses and group homes. Survey items include facility capacity, number of full-time and part-time staff, number of admissions and discharges, average quarterly population, and expenditures by the facility. Data for facility residents include age, sex, and average length of stay.

2011-01-11