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How is juvenile probation organized and administered from state to state?
(Updated: May 4, 2006)

Judicial Agencies (21 states)
State judicial (10 states):
Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia
Local judicial (9 states):

Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Texas

District judicial (1 district):
District of Columbia
State judicial and local judicial (1 state):
Alabama

 

 Executive Agencies (14 states)
 State executive (12 states):
Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont
Local executive (1 state):
New York
State executive and local executive (1 state):
Oregon

 

 Judicial and Executive Agencies (16 states)
 State executive and local judicial (9 states):
Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming
Local executive and local judicial (5 states):
California, Nevada, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin
State executive and state judicial (1 state):
North Dakota
Local executive and state judicial (1 state):
Missouri

 

 Type of State Executive Agency
 Juvenile Corrections (9 states):
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia
Child Protection (6 states):
Delaware, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Wyoming
Social or Human Services (4 states):
Alaska, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire
Adult Corrections (4 states):
Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota


© 2000 (original copyright); © 2006 (most recent copyright) National Center for Juvenile Justice

Citation: Griffin, Patrick and King, Melanie. 2006. "National Overviews." State Juvenile Justice Profiles. Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice. Online. Available: http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/.


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