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…
This brief report highlights state variations in provisions governing DNA registration of juveniles. Download Publication
This article, published in the Fall 2001 issue of Juvenile and Family Justice Today, comments on television court shows and their effect on our view of judges and justice. Download Publication
This report provides an update of the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) Program in Pennsylvania. The JAIBG Program is a broad-scale effort, now in its third year, to promote juvenile accountability nationwide through incentive…
This report highlights state variations in age limits or other provisions for ending the required Megan’s Law registration of an adjudicated juvenile sex offender. Download Publication