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Juveniles in Court
Juvenile Court Cases
Q: How has the delinquency caseload grown over the past 4 decades?
A: The 2005 juvenile court delinquency caseload was 4 times the caseload in 1960.
Delinquency cases disposed, 1960-2005

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  • On any given day in 2005, juvenile courts handled 4,700 delinquency cases. In comparison, in 1960 approximately 1,100 delinquency cases were processed daily.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/court/qa06204.asp?qaDate=2005. Released on September 12, 2008.

Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. and Sickmund, M. (2008). Juvenile Court Statistics 2005. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

 

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