This Fact Sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts in 2002. The number of delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts decreased 11 percent between 1997 and 2002. During this time, the number…
This fact sheet presents summary information on the juvenile delinquency probation caseload for the period 1985 through 2002. The findings presented in this report were drawn from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive. Data included…
Findings are presented on juvenile arrests as reported by local law enforcement officials to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2004. Download Publication
Presents findings from the 2002 Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC). This Bulletin is based on reports from 2,964 public and private facilities, which held 102,388 juvenile offenders on the census date (October 23, 2002). It…
This brief report, updated for 2004, highlights state variations in the use of the Supreme Court’s per se age test for determining whether or not a juvenile under a certain age has validly waived his…
This brief report, updated for 2005, highlights variations in state provisions allowing a jury trial in juvenile delinquency cases. Download Publication
This report discusses adoptions in Ohio under the requirements of the federal law called the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994. Download Publication
This report briefly summarizes current state provisions governing the termination of parental rights of an incarcerated parent. Fifteen jurisdictions have formal procedures defined by statute; the remainder decide on a case-by-case basis. Download Publication
This column looks at the return to the themes of rehabilitation and treatment in juvenile justice, and at the increase in crime committed by females. Download Publication
This report reviews Pennsylvania’s efforts to increase the gender-responsiveness of the juvenile justice system. It sets out the state’s goals in this area. The report highlights the results by gender of a mental health screening…
This statistical bulletin compiles data from diverse sources to profile the delinquent behavior that brings females into the juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania and describes the system’s handling of females. Download Publication
This article briefly describes reforms called for by a new Mississippi law, including inspection of detention facilities, and dispositions for status offenders and for first-time nonviolent offenders. Download Publication