NCJ Number
39721
Date Published
Unknown
Length
35 pages
Annotation
THIS VOLUME CONTAINS ESTIMATES, ANALYSES, AND TABULAR ACCOUNTS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CASES AND DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT CASES DISPOSED OF BY JUVENILE COURTS IN 1974.
Abstract
THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATES WERE EXTRAPOLATED FROM THE DATA SUBMITTED BY REPORTING COURTS: TOTAL DELINQUENCY CASES, THE RATE OF DELINQUENCY CASES, TOTAL DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT CASES, AND THE RATE OF DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT CASES. THESE ESTIMATES ARE FURTHER CLASSIFIED BY TYPE OF COURT (URBAN, SEMI-URBAN, RURAL); SEX; AND METHOD OF CASE HANDLING (JUDICIAL OR NON-JUDICIAL). THE APPENDIX PRESENTS DATA SUBMITTED BY REPORTING COURTS LISTED BY STATE, COUNTY, DISTRICT, OR CITY. SMALL COURTS ARE GROUPED INTO A SINGLE ENTRY FOR EACH STATE. DATA PRESENTED INCLUDE JUDICIAL AND NON-JUDICIAL DELINQUENCY (EXCEPT TRAFFIC) CASES, DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT CASES, AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS. THE MAXIMUM AGE OF THE JUVENILE OVER WHICH EACH COURT HAS JURISDICTION IS ALSO LISTED. BLANK DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS UTILIZED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE ARE INCLUDED.