NCJ Number
116729
Date Published
1987
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This report presents information regarding minors 17 years or younger placed in secure confinement, adult jails, lockups and holding facilities during 1986.
Abstract
The background of the monitoring system that the Youth Authority utilizes is presented. A revision of the data collection system and a new annual survey were introduced in 1984. The impact of new legislation that prohibits the use of adult jails for the confinement of minors under 16 is discussed. Results of the 1986 annual survey are presented. Tables include results of the survey, number of minors confined over six hours, and in excess of 24 hours. Tables, appendixes.