Charles Puzzanchera, Sean Addie

This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Fact Sheet presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court through the judicial waiver mechanism between 1985 and 2010. The number of juvenile cases waived to criminal court peaked in 1994 at 13,100 cases, more than double the number of cases waived in 1985. In 2010, juvenile courts waived an estimated 6,000 delinquency cases, 55 percent fewer cases than in …

Sarah Hockenberry, Charles Puzzanchera

This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Fact Sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases that U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction processed for public order, person, and property offenses and drug law violations between 1985 and 2011

Melissa Sickmund, Charles Puzzanchera

This report consists of the most requested information on juveniles and the juvenile justice system in the U.S. Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the report draws on reliable data and relevant research to provide a comprehensive and insightful view of young offenders and victims, and what happens to those who enter the juvenile justice system in the United States. The report …

Sarah Hockenberry, Charles Puzzanchera

This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Fact Sheet presents statistics on petitioned delinquency cases waived to criminal court between 1985 and 2011.

Charles Puzzanchera, Crystal Robson

This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Fact Sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases processed between 1985 and 2010 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. From 1985 through 1997, the number of delinquency cases climbed steadily (61 percent) and, from 1997 through 2010, the delinquency caseload dropped 27 percent. Juvenile courts handled 17 percent more cases in 2010 than in 1985.

Charles Puzzanchera, Sarah Hockenberry

Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2010 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2010 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Courts with juvenile jurisdiction may handle a variety of matters, including child abuse and neglect, traffic violations, child support, and adoptions. This OJJDP Report focuses on cases involving juveniles charged with law violations (delinquency or status offenses). The data used in the analyses were contributed to the National Juvenile Court Data …

Charles Puzzanchera

This bulletin authored by the National Center for Juvenile Justice and published by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention presents 2010 statistics on juvenile arrests. U.S. law enforcement agencies made more than 1.6 million arrests of persons younger than 18 years old, nine percent fewer than in 2009. Juvenile arrests for Violent Crime Index offenses--murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault-- declined 12% between 2009 and 2010, reaching its lowest level since at …

Charles Puzzanchera

A new bulletin authored by Charles Puzzanchera, Senior Research Associate at the National Center for Juvenile Justice, and published by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention presents the latest statistics on juvenile arrests. According to the 2011 data, U.S. law enforcement agencies made an estimated 1.4 million arrests of persons younger than 18 years old, 11% fewer than in 2010. Juvenile arrests for Violent Crime Index offenses--murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault-- …

Charles Puzzanchera, Benjamin Adams, Sarah Hockenberry

Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2009 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2009 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Courts with juvenile jurisdiction may handle a variety of matters, including child abuse and neglect, traffic violations, child support, and adoptions. This OJJDP Report focuses on cases involving juveniles charged with law violations (delinquency or status offenses). The data used in the analyses were contributed to the National Juvenile Court Data …

Charles Puzzanchera, Wei Kang

This online application, Easy Access to NIBRS: Victims of Domestic Violence (EZANIBRSDV) allows users to analyze state-level data on victims of domestic violence based on information collected by the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Users can explore the characteristics of domestic violence victims, including demographic information of the victim (age, sex, and race), victim injury, and the victim-offender relationship. Data are based on incidents reported in 2010 from law enforcement agencies in 33 states. …