This article discusses the history and trends involved in the juvenile justice system’s handling of status offenders. Download Publication
This report, updated for 2003, highlights state variations in age limits or other provisions for ending the required Megan’s Law registration of an adjudicated juvenile sex offender. Download Publication
This report examines the Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Assessment Project, a statewide study of the condition and needs of the field, and reveals the current state of juvenile detention in Pennsylvania. [NCJRS Annotation] Download Publication
This matrix provides the original matrix of values, goal, practices and measures that were used to from the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change, Systems Change in Juvenile Justice strategy in 2003-04. The matrix is a…
Published in 2003 by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, this report recommends a list of data elements that juvenile and family courts should use to inventory, track and monitor neglect, abuse and dependency cases.…
This article reports the findings of the Utah Court Improvement Evaluation, a statewide evaluation of court improvement and Model Court reform efforts throughout the state of Utah. Through case file reviews, stakeholder interviews, court observations…
‘Much research has been conducted on juvenile transfers, but relatively few studies rely on official and self-report data to evaluate this process. By using data from four counties within Washington State, this study examines how…
The author promotes the design of performance measures for juvenile probation officers, explains why they are important for effective planning and budgeting, and discusses using performance measures in applying balanced and restorative justice goals. Download…
Data used in this report are stored in the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, which contains the most detailed information available on juveniles involved in the juvenile justice system and on the activities of U.S.…
This Fact Sheet presents statistics on the use of detention in delinquency caseloads handled by juvenile courts between 1990 and 1999. Examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention, the detention population…
This Fact Sheet provides data on delinquency cases involving drug offenses between 1990 and 1999, based on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report, Juvenile Court Statistics 1999. Download Publication
This two page Fact Sheet provides information on the number of delinquency cases placed on probation between 1990 and 1999. Download Publication