NCJ Number
13665
Date Published
1971
Length
88 pages
Annotation
STUDY AND PLAN FOR REGIONAL, SECURE, FACILITY REQUIREMENTS THROUGH ASSESSMENT OF THE NUMBER, LOCATION, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILES BEING DETAINED.
Abstract
THE FIRST CHAPTER DISCUSSES THE NECESSITY FOR UNIFORMITY OF DEFINITION, PRACTICE, STANDARD SETTING, AND INFORMATION KEEPING. IT ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR COORDINATION AND CENTRALIZATION OF ONGOING DETENTION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED REGIONAL DETENTION PLAN. A REVIEW OF THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THE AGENCIES WITHIN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT AFFECT DETENTION ADMISSIONS IS PRESENTED IN THE SECOND CHAPTER. HIGHLIGHTS ARE GIVEN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES THAT REFER CHILDREN, THE PROBATION DEPARTMENTS, THE FAMILY COURT, AND EXISTING DETENTION FACILITIES. THE FAMILY COURT CODE AND ITS IMPACT ON DETENTION IS ALSO REVIEWED. BASED ON ANALYSIS OF CURRENT DETENTION PRACTICES, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR REVISION OF DETENTION PROCEDURES, AND PROJECTED ESTIMATES ARE MADE FOR THE NUMBER OF DETENTION ADMISSIONS ANTICIPATED TO 1980. THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE REPORT IDENTIFIES THE DISTRIBUTION OF DELINQUENT OFFENDERS BY COUNTY COURTHOUSE OF ORIGIN. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR THE FEASIBLE LOCATION OF REGIONAL DETENTION FACILITIES ON THE BASIS OF DISTANCE MINIMIZATION AND EFFECTIVE REGIONAL SERVICES. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENT OF DETENTION SERVICES AND FOR THE SIZE OF EACH OF THE DETENTION FACILITIES BASED ON ITS PROJECTED REGIONAL SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN A SUMMARY OF COLLECTED DATA OF ALL VARIABLES AFFECTING DETENTION NEEDS, A DISCUSSION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF A SIXTH DETENTION FACILITY, AND A MAP OF THE OPTIMAL LOCATION OF DETENTION FACILITIES IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND THE GEOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENT OF SERVICES, 1980. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)