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10/29/02
Report
The Well-Being of Children Involved with the Child Welfare System

This article offers a national overview on the well-being of children involved with the child welfare system. ‘Findings are based on data from the 1997 and 1999 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF), a nationally…

10/29/02
Report
Child Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Mediation Pilot Project

‘The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) established a goal of one year from removal to permanence for all children taken into protective custody. When the Family Court of Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), N.C.,…

10/29/02
Report
Perceived Needs and Interests of Juveniles Held in Preventive Det…

‘The study involved 70 juveniles assigned to residential units at a juvenile detention facility. Juveniles were administered a written questionnaire that requested both quantitative and qualitative responses to items related to juveniles’ perceived needs and…

10/29/02
Report
Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1989-1998

This OJJDP Fact Sheet provides statistical information about the use of detention in delinquency caseloads handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998. Specifically,it examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention,…

10/29/02
Report
Juvenile Offenders in Residential Placement: 1997-1999

This two page Fact Sheet presents findings from the second wave of data collection for the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP). The census collected individual-level data on residents who were less than 21…

10/29/02
Report
Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1989-1998

Presents data on juvenile delinquency cases that resulted in out-of-home placement between 1989 and 1998. This Fact Sheet, which is based on the Report Juvenile Court Statistics, 1998, includes the numbers of such cases and…

10/29/02
Report
Robbery Cases in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998

Reports on the nature of robbery cases handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998, with data based on the OJJDP report, Juvenile Court Statistics 1998. Download Publication

10/29/02
Report
Burglary Cases in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998

Discusses the burglary caseload handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998. This Fact Sheet is based on the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1998, which derives its national estimates from data contributed by nearly 2,100…

10/24/02
Report
Juvenile Arrests 2000

Findings are presented on juvenile arrests as reported by local law enforcement officials to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2000. Download Publication

10/24/02
Report
Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2000: Selected Findings

This four page bulletin presents findings from the inaugural 2000 Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC). It focuses on two issues of primary interest to the juvenile justice field: facility crowding and facility-related deaths. It also…

10/12/02
Report
Lower and Upper Ages of Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction: …

This brief report, updated for 2002, highlights state variations in the lower and upper ages of juvenile court delinquency jurisdiction and the age of criminal responsibility. Download Publication

08/08/02
Report
Reverse Waiver (2001 Update)

This report highlights state variations in a reverse waiver, updated for 2001. A reverse waiver is a procedure that allows a juvenile transferred to criminal court the right to contest or challenge the transfer decision…