This report gives a brief background on providing services to mentally ill juvenile offenders, listing recent references, resource centers, and programs. Download Publication
Guides juvenile and family courts in assessing and implementing improvements in the handling of child abuse and neglect cases through the termination of parental rights and adoption process. Download Publication
Presents findings from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) regarding sexual assault, especially of young children. The data are based on reports from law enforcement agencies of 12 States and covers the years 1991 through…
This report was published in 2000 by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) and offers the final report of a study on the quality of purchased legal assistance for Maryland children. NCJJ’s research on…
This is a guidebook for improving decision making in the juvenile justice system. The book can serve as an instructional tool and a reference source, and should be useful in group meetings of juvenile justice…
This report discusses various measures of time in custody within the juvenile justice system, and the interrelationships among different types of custody. Download Publication
This report offers information on delinquency cases in juvenile courts in 1997. Sections of the document discuss the following topics: counts and trends; gender; age; race; delinquency cases by most serious offense; detention; intake decision;…
Presents statistics on person offenses (assault, robbery, rape, and homicide) handled by juvenile courts between 1988 and 1997. Download Publication
This Fact Sheet reports out-of-home placements for youth adjudicated by courts as delinquent offenders from 1988 to 1997. Download Publication
This fact sheet offers information on juvenile delinquency probation caseload for the years 1988 through 1997. Download Publication
This report presents data on the murders of juveniles between 1980 and 2000, based on national estimates developed from FBI supplementary homicide reports (SHR’s) derived from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download Publication
This OJJDP Bulletin notes that the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement improves custody rate statistics in several ways, particularly through its inclusion of State-specific custody rates for private facilities. The analysis determined custody rates…