Abstract
Although there are almost as many methods of state admin istration of juvenile services as there are states, administrative structures fit into one or another of these five categories: (1) No central state agency (in seven states) ; (2) an autonomous central agency (in nine) ; (3) a central department of correction admin istratively responsible for both adults and juveniles (in six) ; (4) an identifiable juvenile services organization which is part of a larger unit of government performing other services or functions (in thirteen) ; (5) a large unit with several functions but no identifiable organization specifically set up to supervise juvenile services (in fifteen states) .
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