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Juveniles in Court
Manner of Handling
Q: Has the juvenile courts' handling of delinquency cases changed?
A: Following the increased use of formal processing, the proportion of delinquency cases that resulted in adjudication or waiver grew between 1985 and 2005.
Manner of handling profile for delinquency cases, 1985-2005

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  • In 2005, youth were adjudicated delinquent or waived to criminal court in 37% of all delinquency cases referred to juvenile court.
  • Between 1985 and 2005, the proportion of delinquency cases resulting in adjudication or waiver ranged from 29% to 39%.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/court/qa06402.asp?qaDate=2005. Released on September 12, 2008.

Adapted from Puzzanchera, C. and Sickmund, M. Juvenile Court Statistics 2005. [Forthcoming]. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

 

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