DIRECTORY OF JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES

• NCJ Number: 11872
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 58 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Directory
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

LISTING OF DETENTION CENTERS, WITH INTRODUCTORY SECTION DISCUSSING TERM USAGE, INFORMATION SOURCES, STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AND INCONSISTENCIES, AND REGIONAL DETENTION.

Abstract

THE ORGANIZATION OF CENTER LISTING PROCEEDS BY STATE, MOST STATES BEING FURTHER SUBDIVIDED INTO COUNTIES OR DISTRICTS. INFORMATION PROVIDED INCLUDES THE CENTER NAME, ADDRESS, SUPERINTENDENT, AND RESPONSIBLE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, AS WELL AS THE CENTER CAPACITY, USUAL NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS, AND PEAK LOAD. STATISTICS FOR THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY EACH CENTER (GENERALLY A COUNTY), ARE DRAWN FROM THE 1967 WORLD ALMANAC.