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One-day count
Data in this section show how many youth are detained, committed, or otherwise sleeping somewhere other than their homes per orders of the court on "any given day" in select years. Data is available for the nation and on a state-by-state basis, and are based upon one-day counts of youth in residential placement facilities conducted in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2015. Learn more »
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| Year | White | Black | Latino | Native American | Asian | Other | All youth of color | All youth |
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- Please note: Imputation is used to address missing information about youth characteristics including race/ethnicity data. See our About page to learn more
- Due to minor differences in sources for youth population data, rates of detention, commitment and incarceration may vary slightly from those on the Easy Access to Juveniles in Residential Placement website.
Annual decision points
This section includes data at nine key juvenile justice annual decision points. Data are available at the county and state-level, but only for counties that report. This section allows you to view the data from many different angles and all of the data is broken down by race and ethnicity. Learn more »
Case flow diagram
Click on a decision-making point to see the data for that point. Click additional decision-making points to the graph to compare.
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Youth population
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- 1Comparison of arrest to population is rate per 1,000 youth. All other annual decision points are rate per 100 youth at the prior decision-making point.
- 2Due to differences in how states define arrests and referrals to court, some states may have more referrals to court than arrests.
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| Decision | White | Black | Latino | American Indian or Alaskan Native | Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | Asian | Other | All youth of color | All youth |
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Detention statute
Juvenile courts may hold delinquents in a secure detention facility if the court believes it is in the best interest of the community or the child. After arrest a youth is often brought to the local juvenile detention facility by law enforcement. Juvenile probation officers or detention workers review the case and decide if the juvenile should be held pending a hearing by a judge.
Jurisdiction ages
- 7–17
- Extended Age of Delinquency Jurisdiction: 20
Age of detention
Varies by individual facility
Standard for detention
A child taken into custody may not be detained or placed in shelter care prior to the hearing on the petition unless the child's detention or care is required to protect the person or property of others or of the child or because the child may abscond or be removed from the jurisdiction of the court or because the child has no parent, guardian, or custodian or other person able to provide supervision and care for the child and return the child to the court when required, or an order for the child's detention or shelter care has been made by the court pursuant to this chapter.
Detention hearing timeline
N.D. Cent. Code § 27-20-17.
Promptly and no later than 96 hours after detention.
Contact
Please email Anna Wong with any updates to contact information for your DMC coordinator, JJS coordinator, or DMC subcommittee chair.
DMC coordinator
Lisa Jahner
North Dakota Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group
1661 Capitol Way
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: 701-328-7320
Fax: 701-328-7308
ljahner@ndaco.org
There is no DMC website
JJS coordinator
Lisa Jahner
North Dakota Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group
1661 Capitol Way
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: 701-328-7320
Fax: 701-328-7308
ljahner@ndaco.org
DMC subcommittee chair
There is currently no DMC subcommittee chair
Reform efforts
States that wish to post their most recent three-year plans or share other relevant publications about their reform work should contact Anna Wong. We would be happy to link to relevant documents and information.
State plan
There is no link available to the current State Plan
North Dakota has a Title II Formula Grant to fund Attendant Care programs and help with the Implementation and monitoring recommendations from the DMC analysis.
State Advisory Group (SAG)
In cooperation with the Division of Juvenile Services the ND Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group (JJSAG) is appointed by the Governor to study juvenile justice issues and make recommendations regarding policy and funding decisions. The JJSAG annually recommends grant awards under Title II(b) and V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The JJSAG also serves as the advisory board for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program that was authorized through the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 2002.
SAG chair
Mark Johnson
Executive Director
North Dakota Association of Counties
P.O. Box 877
Bismarck, ND 58502-0877
Phone: 701-328-7300
Fax: 701-328-7308
mjohnson@ndaco.org
Website
Organizational structure
Appointed by the chair based on their interest, no one is excluded if they want to be there.
Committees
- Grants
- DMC
Membership
- Rhonda Allery
- Patricia Andahl
- Ashley Beall
- Brian Beehler
- Aaron Birst
- Lisa Bjergaard
- Shelby Delorme
- Chelsea Eagle
- Time Eissinger
- Lisa Jahner
- Mark Johnson
- Karen Kringlie
- Al Lick
- Craig Poitra
- Clara Sue Price
- Robert Rutten
- Andrew Solberg
- Melody Staeber
- Erin Strangeland
- Senator Rich Wardner
- Sheriff Lauren Wild