Wisconsin Juvenile Court Case Records, 1984-1987, User's Guide

• NCJ Number: 126814
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 77 pages
• Grant Number(s): 85-JN-CX-0012
• Sponsoring Agency: US Securities and Exchange Cmssn
• Corporate Author: National Juvenile Court Data Archive
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Policy/Procedure Handbook/Manual
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: First edition

Annotation

The juvenile court statistical reporting system was developed by Wisconsin's Director of State Courts in 1981, and this system was revised in 1984 to assist nonautomated counties in handling juvenile caseflow.

Abstract

The juvenile section of circuit courts in Wisconsin's 72 counties has exclusive jurisdiction over matters involving delinquency, civil law and ordinance violations, and children in need of protection and services (CHIPS). CHIPS cases are those involving abuse, neglect, dependency, and truancy. Juvenile courts also have exclusive jurisdiction over the termination of parental rights, guardianship, adoption, mental health, and special proceedings. As part of the juvenile court statistical reporting system, data are collected at the time of juvenile case filing and on case activities and disposition. Information is obtained on demographics, offense, hearings, disposition, and postdisposition placement and revision. Data are sent to the Director of State Courts on a weekly basis, and data files are sent to the National Juvenile Court Data Archive in Pittsburgh. The user's guide to archive files explains how to access data according to such variables as county, case number, year of petition, referral statute, date of birth, sex, race, date of court activity, most serious offense, and disposition. Appendixes contain the juvenile court record form, an offense seriousness hierarchy listing, and the original data collector's statement of acceptance.