National Overviews



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The National Overview page provides a list of "frequently asked questions" about state juvenile justice systems, the answers to which are summarized across states. To view a summary, simply click on a particular question from the list. Click on hyperlinked numbers within the text to view tables.

Organization and Administration of Services
	Are juvenile delinquency services centralized at the state level?
	Are juvenile delinquency services usually administered by judicial or executive agencies?
	How is juvenile detention organized and administered from state to state?
	Why do states use secure detention?
	How is juvenile probation organized and administered from state to state?
	How are state delinquency institutions for juveniles administered from state to state?
	What are each state's licensing and accreditation requirements for residential juvenile justice programs?
	What agencies are responsible for licensing residential programs for juvenile justice in each state?
	Following commitment, how are placement, length of stay, and release decisions made?
	How do states organize and administer aftercare services for juveniles committed to a state delinquency institution?
	Download Juvenile Court-Controlled Reentry: Three Practice Models
	How common is the state certification of juvenile probation officers?
	What are the salaries of state court judges and state court administrators? (link to the National Center for State Court's Survey of Judicial Salaries)
	Do agencies that administer Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act funds, state delinquency institutions, and the Statistical Analysis Center generally overlap?