OJJDP Fact Sheets Provide Data on Juveniles in Court
June 19, 2009
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has released four fact sheets providing data derived from the report “Juvenile Court Statistics 2005.”
In 2005, U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction handled 1.7 million delinquency cases. One third of these cases received probation as the most serious disposition, and 25 percent of these cases involved personal offenses. For every 1,000 petitioned juvenile cases, 8 were waived to criminal court.
Resources:
“Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2005” is available online at
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=246504.
“Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2005” is available online at
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=246505.
“Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 2005” is available online at
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=246502.
“Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 2005” is available online at
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=246503.
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