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Residents in Wisconsin Juvenile Correctional Institutions on December 31, 1981 With Five-Year Trends for 1977-1981

NCJ Number
86596
Author(s)
H Jacobs
Date Published
1982
Length
10 pages
Annotation
Tables present demographic data on the male and female inmates of Wisconsin's juvenile correctional institutions and of yearend 1981, with 5-year trends for 1977-81.
Abstract
Statistics cover residents' race and age, time spent in the institution, county of commitment, and type of admission. The number of juveniles declined 3.8 percent from 1980. Most residents are white; the numbers of black and Native American inmates declined.