Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985–2004.
Fact sheet, January 2008. Provides data on delinquency cases involving drug offenses handled between 1985 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. In 2004, U.S. juvenile courts handled an estimated 193,700 delinquency cases in which a drug offense was the most serious charge. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200803.
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Petitioned Status Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004.
Fact sheet, January 2008. Discusses petitioned status offense cases in five major categories: running away, truancy, curfew law violations, ungovernability, and underage liquor law violations. Between 1995 and 2004, the number of petitioned status offense cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction increased 39 percent. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200802.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004.
Fact sheet, January 2008. Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed between 1995 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. The number of delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts decreased 7 percent between 1995 and 2004. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200801.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2007, Tenth Anniversary Edition.
Report, July 2007. Presents detailed information on the welfare of children and families including such topics as family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. 207 pages. NCJ 219130.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2003-2004.
Report, March 2007. Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2004 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Available online only. 168 pages. NCJ 218587.
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Juvenile Arrests 2004.
Bulletin, December 2006. Summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI report Crime in the United States 2004. 12 pages. NCJ 214563.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1985–2002.
Fact Sheet, November 2006. Presents statistics on delinquency cases resulting in probation, 2002. 2 pages. Available online only. FS 200604.
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Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1985–2002.
Fact Sheet, November 2006. Presents statistics on person offense cases processed by juvenile courts in 2002. 2 pages. Available online only. FS 200603.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2002.
Fact Sheet, November 2006. Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts in 2002. 2 pages. Available online only. FS 200602.
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America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2006.
Report, July 2006. Presents statistics about children’s economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education. 18 pages. NCJ 214787.
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National Youth Gang Survey: 1999-2001.
Summary, July 2006. Provides results from the 1999, 2000, and 2001 National Youth Gang Surveys and, when available, preliminary results from the 2002 survey. Available online only. 80 pages. NCJ 209392.
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Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2002: Selected Findings.
Bulletin: OJJDP National Report Series, June 2006. Presents findings from the 2002 Juvenile Residential Facility Census. 15 pages. Available online only. NCJ 211080.
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Highlights of the 2004 National Youth Gang Survey.
Fact Sheet, April 2006. Reports findings from the 2004 National Youth Gang Survey, the tenth annual survey conducted by the National Youth Gang Center. 2 pages. FS 200601.
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Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report.
Report, March 2006. Presents comprehensive information on juvenile crime, violence, and victimization and on the juvenile justice system. 260 pages. NCJ 212906.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2001-2002.
Report, December 2005. Profiles more than 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 2002 and reviews trends since 1985. Available online only. 150 pages. NCJ 216251.
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Juvenile Arrests 2003.
Bulletin, August 2005. Summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI report Crime in the United States 2003. 12 pages. NCJ 209735.
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Statutory Rape Known to Law Enforcement.
Bulletin, August 2005. Draws on data from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System to provide a comprehensive look at the patterns of and response to statutory rape. 4 pages. NCJ 208803.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2005.
Report, July 2005. Presents statistics about children’s economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education and provides features on children with asthma, children with specified blood lead levels, and parental reports of children’s emotional and behavioral difficulties. NCJ 210533.
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National Estimates of Children Missing Involuntarily or for Benign Reasons.
Bulletin: OJJDP NISMART Series, July 2005. Provides information on the numbers and characteristics of two groups not often recognized in the literature on missing children: children involuntarily missing because they were lost or injured and those missing because of a benign explanation such as a miscommunication or mistaken expectation. 12 pages. NCJ 206180.
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Highlights of the 2002–2003 National Youth Gang Surveys.
Fact Sheet, July 2005. Summarizes findings from the National Youth Gang Surveys for 2002 and 2003, including data on the number of gangs, gang members, and gang related homicides in urban, suburban, and rural areas. 2 pages. FS 200501.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2000.
Report, December 2004. Profiles more than 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 2000 and reviews judicial trends since 1985. 123 pages. NCJ 209736.
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National Estimates of Missing Children: Selected Trends, 1988-1999.
Bulletin, December 2004. Presents results of an analysis comparing selected findings from the second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART–2) and its predecessor, NISMART–1. 8 pages. NCJ 206179.
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Child Pornography: Patterns From NIBRS.
Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, December 2004. Presents findings from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System. 8 pages. NCJ 204911.
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Juvenile Arrests 2002.
Bulletin, September 2004. Summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI’s report Crime in the United States 2002. 12 Pages. NCJ 204608.
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Trends in the Murder of Juveniles: 1980-2000.
Bulletin, September 2004. Draws on statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program—in particular, supplementary homicide report data—to analyze trends in the murder of juveniles between 1980 and 2000. 8 pages. NCJ 194609.
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America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2004.
Report, July 2004. Presents statistics about children’s economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education. 17 pages. NCJ 205911.
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OJJDP Annual Report 2002.
Report, July 2004. Describes OJJDP’s activities and accomplishments during fiscal year (FY) 2002. 84 pages. NCJ 202038.
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Victims of Violent Juvenile Crime.
Bulletin, July 2004. Analyzes the extent and nature of nonfatal violent victimizations committed by juvenile offenders, based on 1997–98 data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Incident-Based Reporting System. 8 pages. NCJ 201628.
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Prostitution of Juveniles: Patterns From NIBRS.
Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, June 2004. Examines the prostitution of juveniles by analyzing incidents of this problem that come to the attention of law enforcement. 12 pages. NCJ 203946.
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Detection and Prevalence of Substance Use Among Juvenile Detainees.
Bulletin, June 2004. Assesses substance use detection methods (self-report and urinalysis) and prevalence among high-risk youth detained in Cook County, IL. 16 pages. NCJ 203934.
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Juveniles in Corrections.
Bulletin: OJJDP National Report Series, June 2004. Presents the latest available national and state-level data from the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP). 24 pages. NCJ 202885.
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Highlights of the 2002 National Youth Gang Survey.
Fact Sheet, April 2004. Reports findings from the 2002 National Youth Gang Survey, the eighth annual survey conducted by the National Youth Gang Center. 2 pages. FS 200401.
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Youth Gangs in Indian Country.
Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, March 2004. Describes the nature and makeup of youth gangs in Indian Country. 16 pages NCJ 202714.
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Juvenile Suicides, 1981-1998.
Bulletin: Youth Violence Research Series, March 2004. Examines mortality statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, comparing the characteristics of juvenile suicides with those of juvenile murders. 8 pages. NCJ 196978.
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Juvenile Arrests 2001.
Bulletin, December 2003. Summarizes and analyzes national and State juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI's report Crime in the United States 2001. 12 pages. NCJ 201370.
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How Families and Communities Influence Youth Victimization.
Bulletin, November 2003. Examines how individual, family, and community factors influence the risk for nonlethal violence among U.S. youth ages 12–17. 12 pages. NCJ 201629.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 1999: Celebrating 100 Years of the Juvenile Court, 1899-1999.
Report, November 2003. Profiles nearly 1.7 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 1999 and reviews judicial trends since 1990. 114 pages. NCJ 201241.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1990-1999.
Fact Sheet, September 2003. Provides data on delinquency cases involving drug offenses between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200308.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1990-1999.
Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents statistics on the use of detention in delinquency caseloads handled by juvenile courts between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200307.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1990–1999.
Fact Sheet, September 2003. Provides information on the number of delinquency cases placed on probation between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200306.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1990-1999.
Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents data on juvenile delinquency cases that resulted in out-of-home placement between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200305.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1990–1999.
Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court through the judicial waiver mechanism between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200304.
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Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1990–1999.
Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents statistics on person offenses (assault, robbery, rape, and homicide) handled by juvenile courts between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200303.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1999.
Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts in 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200302.
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Juveniles in Court.
Bulletin: National Report Series, June 2003. Provides national numbers and an overview of how courts process cases involving juvenile offenders. 32 pages. NCJ 195420.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 1998.
Report, June 2003. Profiles more than 1.7 million delinquency cases handled by the juvenile courts during 1998 and examines trends in case processing since 1989. 115 pages. NCJ 193696.
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Community Correlates of Rural Youth Violence.
Bulletin, May 2003. Addresses the lack of knowledge of rural youth violence by applying social disorganization theory to community correlates of youth violence in nonmetropolitan communities in Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, and South Carolina. 12 pages. NCJ 193591.
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Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention.
Bulletin: Child Delinquency Series, May 2003. Presents valuable information on the nature of child delinquency and describes early intervention and prevention programs that effectively reduce delinquent behavior. 20 pages. NCJ 186162.
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Highlights of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey.
Fact Sheet, April 2003. Reports findings from the annual National Youth Gang Survey, which collects statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the nation. 2 pages. FS 200301.
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Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2000: Selected Findings.
Bulletin: National Report Series, December 2002. Presents findings from the inaugural 2000 Juvenile Residential Facility Census, focusing on facility crowding and facility-related deaths. 4 pages. NCJ 196595.
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Violent Victimization as a Risk Factor for Violent Offending Among Juveniles.
Bulletin, December 2002. Analyzes the relationships between violent victimization and violent offending among juveniles, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. 12 pages. NCJ 195737.
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Juvenile Arrests 2000.
Bulletin, November 2002. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 2000 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 191729.
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Highlights From the NISMART Bulletins.
Fact Sheet: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents key findings summarized in OJJDP's Bulletin series on the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART–2). 2 pages. Available online only.
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Runaway/Thrownaway Children: National Estimates and Characteristics.
Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents national estimates of children who ran away from home or were thrown out of their homes, based on surveys of households and juvenile facilities. 12 pages. NCJ 196469.
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Nonfamily Abducted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics.
Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents national estimates of children abducted by nonfamily perpetrators, based on surveys of households and law enforcement agencies. 16 pages. NCJ 196467.
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Children Abducted by Family Members: National Estimates and Characteristics.
Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents national estimates of children abducted by family members in 1999, their demographic characteristics, and the characteristics of perpetrators and episodes. 12 pages. NCJ 196466.
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National Estimates of Missing Children: An Overview.
Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents an overview of the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART–2). 12 pages. NCJ 196465.
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Trends in Juvenile Violent Offending From 1980 to 1998: The NCVS Perspective.
Bulletin, October 2002. Presents information on trends in juvenile violent offending over the past two decades, based on data collected from the victims of those offenses by the National Crime Victimization Survey. 20 pages. NCJ 191052.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2002.
Report, July 2002. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2002 report of this annual series includes a feature on children with at least one foreign-born parent. 143 pages. NCJ 195647.
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Modern-Day Youth Gangs.
Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, June 2002. Compares the characteristics of youth gangs in jurisdictions where gang problems began prior to 1991 with those in jurisdictions where gang problems began more recently. 12 pages. NCJ 191524.
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Burglary Cases in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998.
Fact Sheet, May 2002. Discusses the burglary caseload handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998. 2 pages. FS 200208.
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Juvenile Offenders in Residential Placement: 1997-1999.
Fact Sheet, March 2002. Presents data from the 1997 and 1999 Censuses of Juveniles in Residential Placement. 2 pages. FS 200207.
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Robbery Cases in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998.
Fact Sheet, February 2002. Reports on the nature of robbery cases handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998. 2 pages. FS 200205.
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Highlights of the 2000 National Youth Gang Survey.
Fact Sheet, February 2002. Reports findings from the annual National Youth Gang Survey, which collects statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the nation. 2 pages. FS 200204.
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National Youth Gang Survey Trends From 1996 to 2000.
Fact Sheet, February 2002. Highlights findings from the five National Youth Gang Surveys conducted annually since 1996 by the National Youth Gang Center. 2 pages. FS 200203.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1989-1998.
Fact Sheet, February 2002. Presents data on juvenile delinquency cases that result in out-of-home placement. 2 pages. FS 200202.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1989-1998.
Fact Sheet, January 2002. Examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention, the detention population (in terms of race, age, and gender), and the use of detention by juvenile courts from 1989-1998. 2 pages. FS 200201.
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Law Enforcement and Juvenile Crime.
Bulletin: National Report Series, December 2001. Presents statistics on the extent and characteristics of juvenile arrests in 1999 and compares them with trends from the 1980s. 32 pages. NCJ 191031.
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Offenders Incarcerated for Crimes Against Juveniles.
Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, December 2001. Describes a study that uses data from the 1997 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities to examine the characteristics of persons incarcerated for victimizing children and youth. 12 pages. NCJ 191028.
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Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth.
Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, December 2001. Presents Seattle Social Development Project data on youth who join gangs. 6 pages. NCJ 190106.
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Issues in Resolving Cases of International Child Abduction by Parents.
Bulletin, December 2001. Presents key findings from a study funded by OJJDP to identify barriers encountered by those seeking to resolve cases of international child abduction by parents. 20 pages. NCJ 190105.
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Hybrid and Other Modern Gangs.
Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, December 2001. Describes the nature of modern youth gangs—in particular, hybrid gangs. 8 pages. NCJ 189916.
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National Juvenile Court Data Archive Web Site.
Fact Sheet, December 2001. Describes the Web site of the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, which was established by OJJDP to provide juvenile justice professionals, policymakers, researchers, and the public with detailed information on the activities of the nation's juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 200140.
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Homicides of Children and Youth.
Bulletin, October 2001. Provides a statistical portrait of juvenile homicide victimization by drawing on FBI and other data. 12 pages. NCJ 187239.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1989–1998.
Fact Sheet, September 2001. Presents national data on delinquency cases involving drug law violations handled in juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 200136.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1989–1998.
Fact Sheet, September 2001. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court via judicial waiver; this Fact Sheet is published annually. 2 pages. FS 200135.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1989–1998.
Fact Sheet, September 2001. Presents national data on delinquency cases resulting in probation. 2 pages. FS 200134.
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Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998.
Fact Sheet, August 2001. Presents information on delinquency cases involving person offenses. 2 pages. FS 200132.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1998.
Fact Sheet, August 2001. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1998, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 200131.
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Gun Use by Male Juveniles: Research and Prevention.
Bulletin: Youth Development Series, July 2001. Examines patterns of gun ownership and gun carrying among adolescents, drawing on data from OJJDP's Rochester Youth Development Study. 12 pages. NCJ 188992.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2001.
Report, July 2001. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2001 report of this annual series includes special features on asthma prevalence and youth employment. 141 pages. NCJ 188155.
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OJJDP Research 2000 Report.
Report, May 2001. Summarizes representative achievements of OJJDP's Research and Program Development Division in the areas of research, evaluation, and statistics from August 1999 to the present. 71 pages. NCJ 186732.
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Substance Abuse: The Nation’s Number One Health Problem.
Fact Sheet, May 2001. Summarizes findings from Substance Abuse: The Nation's Number One Health Problem, a report that tracks positive and negative trends in adult and youth smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use over the past three decades. 2 pages. FS 200117.
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Growth of Youth Gang Problems in the United States: 1970-1998.
Report, April 2001. Provides information on statistical trends in the development and growth of youth gang problems in the United States during the quarter century preceding December 1995 by examining changes in the numbers, types, and localities reporting the presence of gang problems. 143 pages. NCJ 181868.
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Female Gangs: A Focus on Research.
Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, March 2001. Summarizes research on female gangs and draws attention to programmatic and research needs. 12 pages. NCJ 186159.
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Anticipating Space Needs in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities.
Bulletin, March 2001. Provides juvenile justice policymakers with information to help them project detention and corrections populations. 20 pages. NCJ 185234.
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Early Identification of Risk Factors for Parental Abduction.
Bulletin, March 2001. Presents the design and findings of four OJJDP-funded projects on preventing family abductions: a documentary study, a criminal sanctions study, an interview study, and an intervention study. 12 pages. NCJ 185026.
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Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases.
Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, January 2001. Analyzes statistics concerning reported and substantiated cases of child sexual abuse. 12 pages. NCJ 184741.
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Juvenile Arrests 1999.
Bulletin, December 2000. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 1999 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 185236.
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Juvenile Victims of Property Crimes.
Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, December 2000. Presents data on juvenile victims of property crimes. 12 pages. NCJ 184740.
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State Custody Rates, 1997.
Bulletin, December 2000. Presents state-by-state statistics on custody rates for juvenile delinquents and status offenders held in public and private facilities. 4 pages. NCJ 183108.
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National Youth Gang Survey, 1998: Summary.
Summary, November 2000. Presents findings from the 1998 National Youth Gang Survey, which is designed to facilitate analysis of changes and trends in the nature of youth gangs and their activities. 86 pages. NCJ 183109.
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Highlights of the 1999 National Youth Gang Survey.
Fact Sheet, November 2000. Reports findings from the annual National Youth Gang Survey, which collects statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the nation. 2 pages. FS 200020.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1988–1997.
Fact Sheet, November 2000. Presents national data on delinquency cases resulting in probation. 2 pages. FS 200019.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1988–1997.
Fact Sheet, November 2000. Examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention, the detention population (in terms of race, age, and gender), and the use of detention by juvenile courts from 1988–1997. 2 pages. FS 200017.
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Female Delinquency Cases, 1997.
Fact Sheet, November 2000. Describes the types of offenses committed by juvenile female offenders and provides additional data on detention, intake decisions, waiver to criminal court, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 200016.
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School Safety: Annual Report, 2000.
Report, October 2000. Describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property; the 2000 Report in this annual series discusses student discipline and includes data on harassment and hate crime among students. 159 pages. NCJ 193163.
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Teen Courts: Focus on Research.
Bulletin, October 2000. Presents the results of a national survey of teen courts that was conducted as part of OJJDP's Evaluation of Teen Courts Project by researchers at The Urban Institute. 16 pages. NCJ 183472.
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Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1997.
Bulletin, October 2000. Presents findings from the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1997, which reports on cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 16 pages. NCJ 181204.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1988–1997.
Fact Sheet, October 2000. Presents data on juvenile delinquency cases that result in out-of-home placement. 2 pages. FS 200015.
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Counting America's Youth: Easy Access to Population Data.
Fact Sheet, October 2000. Describes Easy Access to Juvenile Populations, a new online interactive data dissemination tool that provides demographic information about U.S. juveniles. 2 pages. FS 200014.
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Innovative Information on Juvenile Residential Facilities.
Fact Sheet, September 2000. Describes the first Juvenile Residential Facility Census, a new effort designed to collect information about the facilities in which juvenile offenders are held. 2 pages. FS 200011.
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Youth Gangs in Schools.
Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, August 2000. Presents results of analyses of gang-related data gathered by the 1995 School Crime Supplements. 8 pages. NCJ 183015.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2000.
Report, July 2000. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2000 report of this annual series includes special features on kindergartners' knowledge and skills and youth participation in volunteer activities. 77 pages. NCJ 182680.
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Juvenile Vandalism, 1997.
Fact Sheet, July 2000. Examines juvenile vandalism arrest data from 1997, based on findings of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2 pages. FS 200010.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 1997.
Report, June 2000. Profiles delinquency cases and status offense cases handled by the juvenile courts in 1997. 118 pages. NCJ 180864.
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Characteristics of Crimes Against Juveniles.
Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, June 2000. Examines data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System on the characteristics of crimes committed against juveniles. 12 pages. NCJ 179034.
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Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook.
Fact Sheet, June 2000. Provides information on the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook. 2 pages. FS 200008.
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Children as Victims (From Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report, 1999, by Howard N. Snyder and Melissa Sickmund).
Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, May 2000. Presents an overview of statistics on juveniles as victims of crime and maltreatment. 24 pages. NCJ 180753.
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Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 1988–1997.
Fact Sheet, May 2000. Provides information on person offense cases handled by juvenile courts from 1988 to 1997. 2 pages. FS 200006.
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Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders.
Bulletin: Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending Series, April 2000. Presents the results of a meta-analysis (a systematic synthesis of quantitative research results) that posed two questions: (1) Can intervention programs reduce recidivism rates among serious delinquents? and (2) If so, what types of programs are most effective? 8 pages. NCJ 181201.
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Second Comprehensive Study of Missing Children.
Bulletin, April 2000. Describes the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, which measures the incidence of each of eight categories of missing children. 6 pages. NCJ 179085.
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Predictors of Youth Violence.
Bulletin: Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending Series, April 2000. Presents findings of OJJDP's Study Group on Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders, which spent 2 years analyzing data collected by long-term studies of juvenile violence. 12 pages. NCJ 179065.
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Kids and Guns.
Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, March 2000. Presents an overview of statistics indicative of the impact of gun availability on the lives of youth. 12 pages. NCJ 178994.
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Challenging the Myths.
Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, March 2000. Evaluates "superpredator" theory, which concluded that a new breed of violent juveniles was emerging in the early 1990s and predicted a wave of violent juvenile crime that would continue into the next decade. 8 pages. NCJ 178993.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1997.
Fact Sheet, March 2000. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1997, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 200004.
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Self-Reported Delinquency by 12-Year-Olds, 1997.
Fact Sheet, March 2000. Presents data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. 2 pages. FS 200003.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1988–1997.
Fact Sheet, March 2000. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court via judicial waiver; this Fact Sheet is published annually. 2 pages. FS 200002.
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Juvenile Arrests 1998.
Bulletin, December 1999. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 1998 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 179064.
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Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System.
Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, December 1999. Presents information on overrepresentation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system in comparison to their proportion in the general population, with a focus on disproportionate confinement of minorities. 16 pages. NCJ 179007.
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Juvenile Justice: A Century of Change.
Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, December 1999. Reviews developments in juvenile justice system structure and process from the establishment of the nation's first juvenile court in 1899 through the present, including transfers of juveniles to criminal court. 20 pages. NCJ 178995.
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National Youth Gang Survey, 1997.
Summary, December 1999. Presents findings from the 1997 National Youth Gang Survey, which is designed to facilitate analysis of changes and trends in the nature of youth gangs and their activities. Available online only. 82 pages. NCJ 178891.
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Youth Gang Drug Trafficking.
Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, December 1999. Presents nationally representative data on the extent and nature of youth gang involvement in drug trafficking, based on results from the 1996 National Youth Gang Survey. 12 pages. NCJ 178282.
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Highlights of the 1998 National Youth Gang Survey.
Fact Sheet, December 1999. Reports findings from the annual National Youth Gang Survey, which collects statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the nation. 2 pages. FS 99123.
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Violence After School.
Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, November 1999. Presents information on temporal patterns (time of day, school-day versus non-school-day) of violent crimes committed by and against juveniles; excerpted from Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report. 8 pages. NCJ 178992.
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Reporting Crimes Against Juveniles.
Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, November 1999. Presents an analysis of National Crime Victimization Survey data on reports of crimes against juveniles to police and other authorities (e.g., school officials). 8 pages. NCJ 178887.
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Child Welfare National Data Analysis System.
Fact Sheet, November 1999. Describes the nation's first comprehensive and interactive child welfare database: the National Data Analysis System. 2 pages. FS 99120.
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Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report.
Report, September 1999. Presents comprehensive information on juvenile crime, violence, and victimization and on the juvenile justice system. 236 pages. NCJ 178257.
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