The bars on the bar & line chart reflect the number of admissions to Juvenile Hall per year. The line reflects the percentage of admissions to Juvenile Hall that were mandatory, pursuant to state law.
The remaining charts reflect the reason why a youth was admitted to Juvenile Hall. There can be multiple reasons why a young person is detained for a given admission. Therefore, they have been ranked in order of importance to determine the primary detention reason. The order of definitions displayed below reflect the ranking.
The following scenarios are categorized as Mandatory Admissions because, pursuant to state law, they require youth be held in secure detention until they can appear before a judge:
- New law violations: When a youth aged 14 or older is arrested for the personal use of a firearm in the attempt or commission of a felony OR when a youth aged 14 or older is arrested for any offense listed in WIC 707(b), such as murder, robbery, rape, and assault
- Warrants/court orders: When a young person is brought into custody on a court order or warrant.
- Transfer-ins: When a young person is transferred in custody from county jail or another county/jurisdiction.
The following are Non-Mandatory Admissions, or additional reasons why youth may be detained:
- DRI score: When a young person scores 11 or higher on the Detention Risk Instrument (DRI). The DRI is a decision-making tool based on a model created by the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The DRI assisted in determining whether a youth would be detained or be cited and released. As of March 2023, JPD has replaced the DRI with a different tool, the Detention Decision-making Tool.
- Automatic detention: When a youth returns from a placement and a non-secure detention option is not available.
- Other jurisdiction hold: When another agency requests the temporary detention of a youth.
- DRI override When a young person’s DRI score is associated with a release recommendation that is overridden by the On Duty Officer. Approval from the Director of Probation Services or the Senior Supervising Probation Officer is needed to override a DRI score.
Offense for New Law Violations reflects the most serious charge for admissions for New Law Violations.