NCJ Number
105164
Date Published
1987
Length
25 pages
Annotation
These 1985 data on juvenile secure detentions in Wisconsin cover the number of juveniles in detention; their ages, sex, and races; reasons for detention; and length of detentions.
Abstract
Data were collected from all county jails and juvenile detention centers in the State and from all municipal lockups which did not report a policy against holding juveniles. The data are intended to measure the State's compliance with the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act regarding the deinstitutionalization of status offenders and the removal of juveniles from adult facilities. They are also to be used in planning and developing State and local juvenile justice programs. In 1985 there were 7,445 secure juvenile detentions in the State, the first overall increase (10.2 percent) in recent years. The number detained generally increased with increasing age. The average length of detention in county jails was 5.2 days and 6.5 days in detention centers. Juveniles were held longest for violent offenses, followed by violations of court orders. Most juvenile detainees were male (78.6 percent) and white (58.2 percent). 12 tables and 8 charts.