NCJ Number
209887
Date Published
2005
Length
35 pages
Annotation
This report presents the 1-year reconviction rates for British juveniles (ages 10-17) processed by the criminal justice system in 2003 and compares these rates with those recorded for 2000, 2001, 2002, and 1997.
Abstract
The reconviction rate within 1 year for juveniles processed in the first quarter of 2003 was 36.9 percent, 0.9-percentage points less than the expected rate of 37.8 percent. This is a percentage reduction of 2.4 percent compared to the 2000 baseline. The 2.4-percent reduction is less than the reductions of 4.5 and 3.6 percent of 2001 and 2002, respectively; however, the 2003 figure is not significantly different from either result at the 0.05 level. A downward trend, therefore, cannot be concluded. Statistically significant reductions in the reconviction rates for both first-time and repeat offenders were recorded, as well as for male offenders. Although there was a reduction for female offenders, it was not significant at the 0.05 level. The largest significant reduction in 2003 reconviction rates was for offenders who received a fine for their original offense. In 2001 and 2002, the largest significant reduction was for those receiving other dispositions. The largest significant increase in 2003 reconviction rates was for offenders who received curfew orders; this was the same as in 2002. In 2001, those receiving a rehabilitation order had the largest significant increase in reconviction rates. Extensive tables and appended supplementary data