NCJ Number
166090
Journal
New York State Division for Youth Technical Report Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Dated: (Fall 1996) Pages: complete issue
Date Published
1996
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This report presents statistics on the numbers and characteristics of juveniles in programs operated by the New York State Division for Youth (DFY) in 1995, as well as data on trends since 1981.
Abstract
At the end of the year 3,810 youths were in programs operated by DFY. This total included 2,972 youths adjudicated as juvenile delinquents, who were ages 7-15 years of age at the time they committed an act that would be a crime if committed by an adult. An additional 464 juveniles were adjudicated juvenile offenders and placed in secure centers. Three hundred thirty-eight youths were adjudicated persons in need of supervision, and 36 were adjudicated as other. One hundred sixteen youths were in day programs. A total of 1,756 youths were screened at intake for special needs. Seventy-three percent needed drug abuse treatment, 33 percent needed mental health services, 24 percent needed special education services, 11 percent needed health services, 8 percent needed sex offender services, 4 percent spoke limited English, and 2 percent had mental retardation. Figure and tables