This report maps the current landscape of state laws governing the trial, sentencing, and sanctioning of juveniles as adults. It summarize the transfer and blended sentencing laws of all 50 states and the District of…
This paper describes the development of a structured and thoughtful approach for implementing Pennsylvania’s probation-related goals of the state’s Joint Policy Statement. The state has created a model for comprehensive aftercare operating in county juvenile…
This is a tribute to Hunter Hurst, the founding director of the National Center for Juvenile Justice, upon his retirement after 35 years. ‘Over his nearly 35 years as director, Hurst guided NCJJ from a…
Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2005 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2005 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Courts with juvenile jurisdiction may handle a variety of matters, including…
Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed between 1995 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. The number of delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts decreased 7 percent between 1995 and 2004. During this period,…
Discusses petitioned status offense cases in five major categories: running away, truancy, curfew law violations, ungovernability, and underage liquor law violations. Between 1995 and 2004, the number of petitioned status offense cases handled by U.S.…
Provides data on delinquency cases involving drug offenses handled between 1985 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. In 2004, U.S. juvenile courts handled an estimated 193,700 delinquency cases in which a drug offense…
Findings are presented on juvenile arrests as reported by local law enforcement officials to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2006. Download Publication
Analyzes data reported to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System by a large sample of law enforcement agencies from 30 States. This Bulletin offers a detailed portrait of the attributes of domestic assaults known to…
Findings are presented on juvenile arrests as reported by local law enforcement officials to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2005. Download Publication
In August and September 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused devastating damage to states along the Gulf Coast. Many judges, court personnel, child welfare workers, and service providers in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana responded heroically.…
This brief report reviews the status of state emancipation laws and procedures, as of 2006. Download Publication