The author, Judge Lindsay G. Arthur, a Minnesota juvenile court judge, recommends a variety of alternatives to detention. Download Publication
The project described in this report was designed to advance the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s long-standing interest in establishing and maintaining multi-system, comprehensive community-based drug and alcohol treatment services for children and adolescents. Specifically the…
Reported in this article are findings that were derived from data given annually by local law enforcement agencies across the country to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. In 1999, law enforcement agencies in the…
Published by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ), this report is the product of an RFP issued by the Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to study the effectiveness of Court…
Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1998. Drawing on data from almost 2,100 courts with jurisdiction over nearly 70 percent of the U.S. juvenile population, this Fact Sheet highlights…
This two page Fact Sheet provides information on the number of delinquency cases placed on probation between 1989 and 1998. Download Publication
This Fact Sheet provides data on delinquency cases involving drug offenses between 1989 and 1998, based on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report, Juvenile Court Statistics 1998. Download Publication
Presents statistics on person offenses (assault, robbery, rape, and homicide) handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998. Download Publication
This Fact Sheet presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court through the judicial waiver mechanism between 1989 and 1998. These estimates are based on data from nearly 2,100…
This OJJDP Bulletin describes the extent and characteristics of juvenile arrests, based on 1999 statistics. It provides arrest rates for violent and property crimes, drug and weapons offenses, and violations of alcohol, curfew, and loitering…
This brief report highlights state variations in the application of Megan’s Law community notification provisions to adjudicated juveniles. Download Publication
This article, which appears in the Fall 2001 issue of Ohio Family Court Bulletin, offers a discussion of the features of a full-service family court and highlights various initiatives undertaken by four pilot initiatives in…