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CTJJA | Fast Facts
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250,000 youths are tried as adults in the U.S. every year. More than half are tried for non-violent property and drug offenses.
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Between 1994 and 2000, the youth arrest rate in the U.S. for Violent Crime Index offenses fell 41%.
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Connecticut has an estimated minority youth population of 26%. However, in 1997, minority youth comprised 77% of detention placements and 83% of commitments to public facilities.
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Connecticut is one of only three states that considers kids as young as 16 to be adults in its justice system.
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Connecticut ranks 42nd in the nation in per capita criminal justice dollars spent on rehabilitation.
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Connecticut's custody rate for black juveniles is the third highest in the country (2,143 black juveniles in cus