2011
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2008
By Puzzanchera, Charles; Adams, Benjamin; Sickmund, Melissa.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
National Center for Juvenile Justice (Pittsburgh, PA).
Delinquency and status offense cases managed by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction between 1985 and 2008 are analyzed and commented on. This report contains four chapters: introduction; national estimates of delinquency cases—counts and trends, case rates, age at referral, gender, and race; national estimates of delinquency case processing -- referral, detention, intake decision, waiver, adjudication, dispositions (out-of-home placement and probation), and case processing; and national esti... Read More
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150 p.
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2010
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007
By Puzzanchera, Charles; Adams, Benjamin; Sickmund, Melissa.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
National Center for Juvenile Justice (Pittsburgh, PA).
Delinquency and status offense cases managed by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction between 1985 and 2007 are analyzed and commented on. This report contains four chapters: introduction; national estimates of delinquency cases; national estimates of delinquency case processing -- referral, detention, intake decision, waiver, adjudication, dispositions (out-of-home placement and probation), and case processing; and national estimates of petitioned status offense cases by counts and trends, ca... Read More
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156 p.
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2009
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Delays in Youth Justice
By Butts, Jeffrey A.; Cusick, Gretchen Ruth; Adams, Benjamin.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
“This report summarizes the findings of a large-scale research project on processing delays in youth justice systems across the United States” (p. ii). Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; the history of court delay; the causes and effects of delayed justice; controlling court delay—legal, professional, and managerial efforts; controlling juvenile court delay—constitutional provisions, limiting due process for juveniles, and legislation and rules in the juvenile court; ... Read More
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87 p.
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2008
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A Multilevel Analysis of Juvenile Court Processes: The Importance of Community Characteristics
By Rodriguez, Nancy.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
The impact of race/ethnicity and community disadvantage on juvenile court outcomes in Arizona is examined. Seven sections follow an executive summary: purpose, goals, and objectives; review of literature; research objectives; research design and methods; findings for descriptives, racial/ethnic disparities (informal diversion, detention, petition filed, dismissal of petition, and out-of-home placement) and the relationship between juvenile court actions and recidivism; and discussion and resear... Read More
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52 p.
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