What has been the trend in the numbers of juveniles receiving an order of commitment to a residential facility?

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• The number of juveniles in residential placement has been declining since 2000, and in 2008, there were 81,000 juveniles confined in public and privately operated facilities across the United States. This is the lowest number since 1993, and 26 percent less than when residential placement peaked at over 108,000 in 2000 .

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