NCJ Number
184151
Date Published
1999
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This fiscal year 1999 Annual Statistical Report of the Division of Youth Services (DYS) of Missouri's Department of Social Services provides pertinent statistics on the number and characteristics of the youth served.
Abstract
Throughout its 25-year history, DYS has had the responsibility of providing treatment and education services to the youth committed to its care and custody. The DYS has developed a service delivery system that is regionalized and provides residential care, community-based care, aftercare, and case management services. There were 1,228 commitments to DYS during fiscal year 1999, and 83 percent of youths committed to DYS were boys. The average age of all youths committed was 15 years, and the average DYS youth had attained 8.8 years of schooling. A total of 151 youths were committed for the most serious felonies during fiscal year 1999, and 518 youths were committed for less serious felonies during the fiscal year. A total of 144 youths were committed for status offenses during fiscal year 1999, and 412 youths were committed for misdemeanors and other non-felonies. Fifty-nine percent of all commitments were from single-parent homes. Eighty-nine percent of all discharges from DYS custody were satisfactory. During fiscal year 1999, the DYS opened seven new facilities and increased its residential capacity by approximately 50 percent. DYS allocated approximately $6.5 million to 43 of the 45 juvenile courts statewide through the Juvenile Court Diversion program. 11 tables and 14 figures