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Only 22% are being detained for violent offenses.";text[4] = "A one-day snapshot of juvenile offenders in detention found that roughly a third were status offenders—youth whose actions are considered delinquent because of their minor (usually under age 18) status. ";text[5] = "Nearly 70% of children in public detention centers are in facilities operating above their design capacity. ";text[6] = "The cost to taxpayers of operating one detention bed over a twenty year period is $1.25 - $1.5 million dollars.";text[7] = "In early adolescence, the incidence of depression rises significantly among girls, but not among boys; depression is a much stronger predictor of delinquency for girls than boys. ";text[8] = "Girls were 27% of the juvenile court population in 2003, yet they accounted for 60% of juvenile arrests for running away and nearly 70% of juvenile arrests for prostitution. ";text[9] = "Delinquent girls have often experienced physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as have family problems. Many suffer from physical and mental disorders and/or endure academic failure.";text[10] = "When considering youth and young offenders, 90% of the public supports a focus on prevention and rehabilitation rather than imprisonment. ";text[11] = "Taxpayers save $2 million for each child who is prevented from beginning a life of crime. ";text[12] = "Intensive probation reduces youthful offending while exacting only one-third the cost of incarceration.";text[13] = "On nonschool days, the incidence of juvenile violence increases through the afternoon and early evening hours, peaking between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. ";text[14] = "Before 8 p.m., people are more at risk of becoming an aggravated assault victim of a juvenile offender on school days than on nonschool days.";text[15] = "Sexual assaults by juvenile offenders spike at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on both school and nonschool days and at noon on nonschool days. ";text[16] = "The recidivism rate among juvenile sex offenders is only 5 – 14%, versus 8 – 58% for other delinquent behavior (National Center of Sexual Behavior of Youth)";text[17] = "Approximately 40 – 80% of juvenile sex offenders have been sexually abused as children and 25 – 50% have been physically abused. (NCSBY)";text[18] = "1,271 youth were committed to MO DYS during FY ’07. 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