Youth’s Characteristics and Backgrounds Findings From the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement

December 8, 2010 A federal survey of youth between the ages of 12 and 20 years who are in juvenile justice residential placements found that 20% were parents or were expecting a child. It is the first study to estimate the prevalence of pregnant or parenting youth in custody. Among males in custody, 15% reported that they had children; among females, 9% reported having children. About 12% of youth, some of whom already have children, reported that they were currently expecting a child. In the general population of 12-to-20-year-old youth, about 2% of males and 6 . . .