| NCJ Number: |
203721  |
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| Title: |
Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1990-1999 |
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| Author(s): |
Charles M. Puzzanchera |
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| Corporate Author: |
National Juvenile Court Data Archive
National Ctr for Juvenile Justice
United States of America |
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| Date Published: |
September 2003 |
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| Page Count: |
2 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse/NCJRS
Rockville, MD 20849
National Juvenile Court Data Archive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Washington, DC 20531 |
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| Publication Number: |
FS-200305 |
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| Sale Source: |
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse/NCJRS
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America |
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| Document: |
PDF|Text |
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| Type: |
Factsheet |
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| Format: |
Document (Online) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Fact Sheet reports on the juvenile court placement of adjudicated youth between 1990 and 1999. |
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| Abstract: |
There are a variety of disposition options available in juvenile court. In 1999, of the 639,100 adjudicated delinquency cases, 24 percent resulted in an out-of-home placement. Of the other adjudicated delinquency cases, 62 percent resulted in an order of probation; 10 percent received some other disposition, such as restitution or fines; and 4 percent were released without sanction. The delineation of disposition outcome by offense reveals that out-of-home placement was ordered in 22 percent of cases involving drug offenses, 23 percent of property offense cases, 26 percent of cases involving an offense to a person, and 27 percent of public order cases. In comparison to 1990, although the number of out-of-home placements grew between 1990 and 1999, the overall proportion of cases resulting in out-of-home placement actually decreased from 32 percent in 1990 to 24 percent in 1999. Cases involving drug offenses represented the largest percentage increase (73 percent) of out-of-home placements between 1990 and 1999. Further comparisons between 1990 and 1999 indicate that the number of out-of-home placements increased across all racial groups; in 1999, 61 percent of adjudicated cases involving White youth resulted in out-of-home placement, compared to 36 percent involving Black youth and 3 percent involving youth of other races. The number of adjudicated cases resulting in out-of-home placement increased more for White youth (31 percent) than for Black youth (17 percent) between 1990 and 1999. Out-of-home placement decreased by 2 percent for youth of other races during this period. Resources for more information are listed. Tables |
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| Main Term(s): |
Juvenile case disposition; Trend analysis |
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| Index Term(s): |
Juvenile Corrections/Detention statistics; Juvenile court statistics; Sentencing statistics |
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| Note: |
Downloaded January 15, 2004. |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=203721 |
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