Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Offenders on community supervision are generally considered Youthful Offenders (YOs) if they are under the age of 24. Youthful Offenders are often assigned to Correctional Probation Senior Officers (CPSOs) because supervising YOs is generally more difficult than supervising older offenders and requires more experience on the part of CPSOs to address the broader range of problems that YOs present. For example, YOs are often lacking in job skills and have more education and substance abuse problems than other offenders, requiring more contact by CPSOs with school officials, counselors, and family members than the average offender. About 30% of those admitted to community supervision in FY 2000-01 were under the age of 24.

Admissions for Offenders Under Age 24 FY 1995-96 to FY 2000-01

Race/Gender (Supervision Admissions for FY 2000-01)
Category	Original Sentence				Post-Prison Release			Total	Percent
	Probation	Drug Offender Probation	Community Control	Pretrial Intervention	Parole	Conditional Release	Other Post-Prison Release
White Male	28,863	3,622	6,202	4,377	402	1,385	58	44,909	46.7%
White Female	7,827	1,281	1,691	2,376	50	51	6	13,282	13.8%
Black Male	15,902	2,889	3,999	1,110	226	2,895	102	27,123	28.2%
Black Female	5,380	630	1,128	918	21	164	4	8,245	8.6%
Other Male	1,444	196	236	170	73	66	3	2,188	2.3%
Other Female	297	25	47	65	2	5	0	441	0.4%
Data Unavailable	19	1	3	12	0	0	0	35
TOTAL	59,732	8,644	13,306	9,028	774	4,566	173	96,223	100.0%