
The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) was a state agency of
Texas
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, headquartered in the Brown-Heatley Building in
Austin
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. As of December 1, 2011, the agency was replaced by the
Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
The TJPC oversaw county-operated youth detention facilities and partners with area juvenile boards and probation departments to serve youth probation services throughout Texas.
[Overview of the Juvenile Justice System in Texas]
" Texas Youth Commission. Retrieved on May 6, 2010.
See also
*
Texas Youth Commission
The Texas Youth Commission (TYC) was a Texas state agency which operated juvenile corrections facilities in the state. The commission was headquartered in the Brown-Heatly Building in Austin. As of 2007, it was the second largest juvenile correc ...
References
Further reading
*Harnsberger, R. Scott. ''A Guide to Sources of Texas Criminal Justice Statistics''
orth Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series, no.6 Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2011.
External links
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
State agencies of Texas
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