Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent l ...more

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent legislation affecting families today are provided for easy reference. Some issues offer brief summaries of significant case law which appear before the Nation's courts. ...less

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent l ...more

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent legislation affecting families today are provided for easy reference. Some issues offer brief summaries of significant case law which appear before the Nation's courts. ...less

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent l ...more

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent legislation affecting families today are provided for easy reference. Some issues offer brief summaries of significant case law which appear before the Nation's courts. ...less

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent l ...more

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent legislation affecting families today are provided for easy reference. Some issues offer brief summaries of significant case law which appear before the Nation's courts. ...less

Presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts between 1985 and 2007. From 1985 through 1997, the number of delinquency cases handled climbed steadily (61 percent) and from 1997 through 2007, the delinquency caseload dropped ...more

Presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts between 1985 and 2007. From 1985 through 1997, the number of delinquency cases handled climbed steadily (61 percent) and from 1997 through 2007, the delinquency caseload dropped 11 percent. Juvenile courts handled 44 percent more cases in 2007 than in 1985. This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007. ...less

Presents statistics on petitioned delinquency cases waived to criminal court between 1985 and 2007. The number of delinquency cases judicially waived peaked in 1994 at 13,100 cases, which represented an 81-percent increase over the number of cases wa ...more

Presents statistics on petitioned delinquency cases waived to criminal court between 1985 and 2007. The number of delinquency cases judicially waived peaked in 1994 at 13,100 cases, which represented an 81-percent increase over the number of cases waived in 1985 (7,200). Since 1994, the number of cases judicially waived declined 35 percent (8,500 cases in 2007). This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007. ...less

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent l ...more

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent legislation affecting families today are provided for easy reference. Some issues offer brief summaries of significant case law which appear before the Nation's courts. ...less

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent l ...more

Published monthly, the "NCJJ Snapshot" series summarizes current legal issues relating to how children and families are handled in juvenile and family court systems across the nation. Graphical interpretations or "Snapshot Views" of the most recent legislation affecting families today are provided for easy reference. Some issues offer brief summaries of significant case law which appear before the Nation's courts. ...less

Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2007 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2007 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Courts with juvenile jurisdiction may handle a variety of matters, including child  ...more

Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2007 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2007 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Courts with juvenile jurisdiction may handle a variety of matters, including child abuse and neglect, traffic violations, child support, and adoptions. This OJJDP Report, the 78th report in the Juvenile Court Statistics series, focuses on cases involving juveniles charged with law violations (delinquency or status offenses). The data used in the analyses were contributed to the National Juvenile Court Data Archive by more than 2,200 courts with jurisdiction over 81% of the juvenile population in 2007. ...less

Presents statistics on delinquency cases resulting in probation in 2007. Probation supervision was the most severe disposition in 34 percent of all delinquency cases. The number of cases placed on probation increased 34 percent between 1985 and 2007. ...more

Presents statistics on delinquency cases resulting in probation in 2007. Probation supervision was the most severe disposition in 34 percent of all delinquency cases. The number of cases placed on probation increased 34 percent between 1985 and 2007. Property offense cases made up the greatest proportion of the probation caseload. This Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007. ...less