Who Is in the Division of Juvenile Facilities?
The Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF), the statutory name for the agency often referred to as the Division of Juvenile Justice, is responsible for the housing, supervision, and rehabilitation of individuals that have been committed to their custody. There are several ways that an individual can be committed to the DJF’s institution and camp populations, including: • Juvenile Court Admissions. Most first–time admissions to DJF are made by juvenile courts. As of September 2007, almost 95 percent of the institutional population was committed by the juvenile courts and included offenders who have committed both misdemeanors and felonies. • Criminal Court Commitments. As of September 2007, about 5 percent of the DJF institutional population had been initially committed by criminal courts. This includes juveniles committed directly to DJF after being tried and convicted as adults. It also includes youthful offenders committed to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
