Statistics

	Battery
	Population
	Sources
	Incidents that must be reported

Battery... Number of incidents reported by the Pinellas Regional Juvenile Detention Center

Period	Battery Youth on Youth	Battery Youth on Staff	Total
Jul 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2003	6	4	10
Jul 1, 2001 to Jun 30, 2002	4	8	12
Jul 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2001	1	14	15

Source: Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Information is based on Incident Reports filed with the DJJ Inspector General.

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Incidents that must be reported to the IG include:

Incidents of juvenile on juvenile sexual assault;
Incidents of physical attacks by juveniles on staff on DJJ/provider premises;
New Capital felonies by detention status juveniles;
Felony violations by DJJ/provider staff;
New felony violations by detention status juveniles;
Abuse allegations accepted by Abuse Registry where outside medical required; and Misdemeanor law violations by DJJ/provider staff.

At the Pinellas JDC for the last fiscal year (7/1/01-6/30/02), youth incurred 8 new felony charges for battery on staff. There are 23 other JDC's throughout Florida where these charges also occur. Hundreds of placement facilities also exist where similar charges occur.

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Population...Pinellas County Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Clearwater, Florida

Date	Population	% Capacity	Longest Days Held	Placement
10/25/02	115	96	85	Yes
12/15/02	103	86	139	Yes
1/15/03	101	84	176	Yes
2/7/03	114	95	189	Yes
3/22/03	115	96	230	Yes
5/10/03	127	106	74	Yes

The table is built on answers to these question submitted by justice4kids.org to Director, Communications Office, Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee, Florida:

What is the population? Note: Capacity is 120 youth.
What is the longest # of days that a CURRENT juvenile detainee has been held?
Has the youth been assigned a placement program?

Note: Under certain conditions, there is no statutory limit on the number of days a youth can be detained at JDC.

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Source of Pinellas JDC Population Statistics:
Catherine A. Arnold, Director -- Communications Office
Department of Juvenile Justice -- 2737 Centerview Drive Suite 310
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100
Email: Catherine.Arnold@djj.state.fl.us
Telephone: 850.921.5900

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