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Juveniles Detained (Number) – 2004

Data Provided by: Action for Children North Carolina

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Definitions: The unique number of youth placed in state operated detention centers.

Data Source: North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. "County Databooks." Available online at http://www.juvjus.state.nc.us/statistics/databook.html.

Footnotes: County counts do not include detention admissions from Native American Reservations or Federal Marshall.

North Carolina's juvenile justice system jurisdiction extends to youth ages 6-17 charged with status/undisciplined offenses and juveniles ages 6-15 charged with misdemeanors and felonies. Youth ages 16 and older charged with misdemeanors or felonies are prosecuted in adult courts.

Last updated July 2012.

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Action for Children North Carolina 3109 Poplarwood Court, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27604

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Laila A. Bell, Director of Research and Data

The mission of Action for Children North Carolina is to advocate for child well-being by educating and engaging all people across the state to ensure that our children are health, safe, well-educated and have every opportunity for success.

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