NCJ Number
162300
Date Published
1995
Length
24 pages
Annotation
These statistics describe juveniles who came to the notice of the Missouri Division of Youth Services (DYS) during fiscal year 1995.
Abstract
During fiscal 1995 more than 1,300 youths were committed to DYS from the 45 Missouri judicial circuits; DYS is also providing day treatment services to youth referred by other agencies and juvenile courts. In addition, the division's residential care resources were increased by 180 beds. Eighty-two percent of youth committed were initially placed into residential care, while the other 18 percent were placed into community care. Eighty-seven percent of youths committed to DYS were boys. The average age of all youths committed was 15 years and the average DYS youth has completed 8.8 years of schooling. The percentage of youths committed for the most serious felonies increased 52 percent over 1994, while the number of youths committed for status offenses decreased by 5 percent. Fifty-five percent of all commitments were from a single parent home; only 20 percent were from an intact family situation. Ninety-three percent of all discharges from DYS custody were satisfactory. Figures, tables, appendixes, map