This Bulletin presents information from the latest report in OJJDP's Juvenile Court Statistics series. The Juvenile Court Statistics Report series was first published in 1929 and continues to be the Nation's primary source of information on the activities of juvenile courts. The data for the reports are collected, analyzed, and stored by the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, which is operated by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) in Pittsburgh, PA. The Archive collects demographic, legal, and dispositional data on more than 1 million delinquency and status offense cases annually. In addition to producing Juvenile Court Statistics and other topical publications, the Archive can provide data files and special analyses for research and policy purposes.

The Archive's national delinquency estimates are available to researchers in an easy-to-use software package, Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1987-1996. With the support of OJJDP, NCJJ distributes the software to facilitate independent analysis of Archive data while eliminating the need for statistical analysis software. All necessary data files and the NCJJ software can be downloaded from OJJDP's Web site, www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org, or a complimentary copy of Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1987-1996 on diskette can be ordered from NCJJ.

For further information about the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, contact:

National Center for Juvenile Justice
710 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3000
412-227-6950