The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP) is a state agency of North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, headquartered in Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

. The agency operates juvenile corrections facilities in the state.

Facilities

The department operates nine youth development centers (YDCs) and nine youth detention centers. The YDCs are state-oriented correctional facilities that provide educational and vocational courses to youth. A youth who is of age 10 or older may be committed to a YDC for a minimum of a six month stay. The average stay of a youth in YDC is about 375 days (1 year and 10 days). The 1998 Juvenile Justice Reform Act states that only serious offenders, violent offenders, and chronic offenders may be ordered to attend YDCs. The public at times has confused the YDCs with the youth correctional facilities operated by the North Carolina Department of Correction

North Carolina Department of Correction

The North Carolina Department of Correction is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-History:In 1868, North Carolina adopted a new State Constitution that provided for building a state penitentiary. Inmates began building the state's first prison, Central...

. The detention centers are regional correctional facilities that temporarily house juveniles before they receive final placement or before they go to trial. The detention centers provide services to all counties except Durham

Durham County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 223,314 people, 89,015 households, and 54,032 families residing in the county. The population density was 769 people per square mile . There were 95,452 housing units at an average density of 329 per square mile...

, Forsyth

Forsyth County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 747 people per square mile . There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...

, Guilford

Guilford County, North Carolina

Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, the Census Bureau estimated the county's population to be 491,230. Its seat is Greensboro. Since 1938, an additional county court has been located in High Point, North Carolina, making Guilford one of only a handful...

, and Mecklenburg

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

-Air:The county's primary commercial aviation airport is Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte.- Intercity rail :With twenty-five freight trains a day, Mecklenburg is a freight railroad transportation center, largely due to its place on the NS main line between Washington and Atlanta...

, which operate their own regional youth detention centers.

Youth development centers

The nine youth development centers are:

• Cabarrus Youth Development Center
• Chatham Youth Development Center
• C. A. Dillon Youth Development Center
• Dobbs Youth Development Center
• Edgecombe Youth Development Center
• Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center
• Lenoir Youth Development Center
• Samarkand Youth Development Center
• Swannoa Valley Youth Development Center

Youth detention centers

The youth detention centers are:

• Alexander Juvenile Detention Center
• Buncombe Regional Juvenile Detention Center
• Cumberland Regional Juvenile Detention Center
• Gaston Regional Juvenile Detention Center
• New Hanover Regional Juvenile Detention Center
• Perquimans Juvenile Detention Center
• Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center
• Richmond Juvenile Detention Center
• Wake Juvenile Detention Center

The county-operated centers are the Durham County Youth Home, the Forsyth County Youth Services Center, and the Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center.

External links

• North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention