NCJ Number
144789
Date Published
1993
Length
38 pages
Annotation
This report presents information on juvenile secure residential facilities, staff licensing, and training for professional employees and administrators in 14 States and the District of Columbia.
Abstract
The survey was conducted between August 27, 1993, and September 3, 1993. The 14 States are Florida, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Arizona, California, New York, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Nevada. The 15 jurisdictions identified 137 State-operated secure residential juvenile facilities, employing approximately 8,304 individuals. Of this number, approximately 7,218 were believed to be professional employees (direct care providers). Approximately 108 privately operated facilities were identified; the number of professional employees in these facilities could not be determined. Only two States required any type of certificate/license for either professional employees or administrators. An average of 99.7 hours of training is required for new professional employees in 14 departments. Only 10 States required this training. Only five States required specialized preservice training for new administrators. In these States, an average of 44.8 hours of specialized training was required. Only five States required annual inservice training for administrators. An average of 33.2 hours of training was required by these agencies. In addition to providing a State-by-State presentation of the findings, this report presents a State Training Requirements matrix, a copy of the survey instrument, a copy of the regional breakdown of the United States, and graphic presentations of State selection methodology.