• 1 in 5 of all violent crimes with juvenile victims occurs between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on school days.

    1 in 5 of all violent crimes with juvenile victims occurs between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on school days.

  • Students are more apt to be victims of serious violent crime away from school than at or on the way to school.

    Students are more apt to be victims of serious violent crime away from school than at or on the way to school.

  • A juvenile is a youth at or below the upper age of original jurisdiction in a State.

    A juvenile is a youth at or below the upper age of original jurisdiction in a State.

  • As of 2009, 45 States and the District of Columbia had statutes allowing transfer to criminal court via judicial waiver.

    As of 2009, 45 States and the District of Columbia had statutes allowing transfer to criminal court via judicial waiver.

  • All States have provisions for trying certain juveniles as adults in criminal court.

    All States have provisions for trying certain juveniles as adults in criminal court.

  • As of 2009, 14 States and the District of Columbia had concurrent jurisdiction provisions that gave prosecutors discretion to file certain cases in juvenile or criminal court.

    As of 2009, 14 States and the District of Columbia had concurrent jurisdiction provisions that gave prosecutors discretion to file certain cases in juvenile or criminal court.

  • In 2008, courts with juvenile jurisdiction disposed nearly 1.7 million delinquency cases.

    In 2008, courts with juvenile jurisdiction disposed nearly 1.7 million delinquency cases.

  • Delinquency offenses are acts committed by juveniles that would be crimes if committed by adults.

    Delinquency offenses are acts committed by juveniles that would be crimes if committed by adults.

  • The 2008 juvenile court delinquency caseload was more than 4 times the caseload in 1960.

    The 2008 juvenile court delinquency caseload was more than 4 times the caseload in 1960.

  • In 2008, nearly 90% of young adults had completed high school, a slight increase since 1975 when it was 84%.

    In 2008, nearly 90% of young adults had completed high school, a slight increase since 1975 when it was 84%.

  • In 2009, the juvenile male arrest rate for Violent Crime Index Offenses was 4.3 times the rate for females.

    In 2009, the juvenile male arrest rate for Violent Crime Index Offenses was 4.3 times the rate for females.

  • In 2009, 21% of all persons under age 18 lived at or below the poverty level.

    In 2009, 21% of all persons under age 18 lived at or below the poverty level.

  • In 2009, an estimated 1,770 children died as a result of child abuse or neglect. Infants and toddlers (ages 0-3) accounted for 81% of these victims.

    In 2009, an estimated 1,770 children died as a result of child abuse or neglect. Infants and toddlers (ages 0-3) accounted for 81% of these victims.

  • Persons ages 7-17 are about as likely to be victims of suicide as they are to be victims of homicide.

    Persons ages 7-17 are about as likely to be victims of suicide as they are to be victims of homicide.

  • One-fourth (25%) of all persons arrested for robbery in 2009 were under age 18.

    One-fourth (25%) of all persons arrested for robbery in 2009 were under age 18.

  • Nationally, fewer than 71,000 juvenile offenders were held in residential placement facilities on February 24, 2010.

    Nationally, fewer than 71,000 juvenile offenders were held in residential placement facilities on February 24, 2010.

  • The proportion of children living in single-parent homes more than doubled between 1970 and 2010 from 12% to 27%.

    The proportion of children living in single-parent homes more than doubled between 1970 and 2010 from 12% to 27%.

  • Nationally, females accounted for 13% of juvenile offenders in residential placement in 2010.

    Nationally, females accounted for 13% of juvenile offenders in residential placement in 2010.

Technical Assistance

Technical assistance is provided based on your perceived need. Rather than providing assistance around one or several areas of interest to the field, our technical assistance capacity assumes that you are in the best position to determine your own need. Through the Technical Assistance Resource Center--which contains over 5,500 documents--professional staff and consultants to the Center can provide you with information pertaining to, and not limited to:

Detailed program descriptions and evaluations; juvenile justice research studies; court rules; national task force reports, standards, and conference proceedings; etc. Much of the information contained in the Technical Assistance Resource Center is not readily available elsewhere.

Services of technical assistance include:

Telephone help/consultation

This type of assistance is exclusively devoted to providing help over the phone by way of a referral to a more appropriate resource and/or the provision of a more detailed explanation, description or technical response.

Preparation of packets on various topics of interest to juvenile justice practitioners

This type of assistance involves disseminating TARC materials that specifically address the requester's needs. They include research materials, evaluation reports, standards, bibliographic searches, previously prepared packets and limited data analyses.

On-site visits

These delivery methods are reserved for those situations which require a period of in-depth observation by the assistance provider or where successful response to the request requires interaction with a large group of local practitioners.

Cross-site visits

This delivery process involves getting the requester to a site where the stated problem has been successfully resolved. Rather than provide a consultant to describe the resolution of a problem, the requester can observe first-hand the program or policy in operation.

Workshop/Forums

From time to time project staff have convened a workshop or forum when so many agencies requested technical assistance on the same topic that is was infeasible to service them individually. A workshop setting affords the opportunity to provide quality assistance to a number of participants.