Research Spotlight Shows Broad Impact of COVID-19 on Juvenile Court Caseload
The National Center for Juvenile Justice has released "The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nation's Juvenile Court Caseload."
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Characteristics of Cases Judicially Waived from Juvenile Court to Criminal Court
Date Published
July 2024
Publication Type
Data Snapshot
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Data Snapshot Reveals Alarming Depression Rates Among Youth
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot on major depressive episodes (MDE) among youth. The snapshot draws on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
The data show one in five youth ages 12–17 experienced an MDE in 2022. Among youth who had experienced an MDE in 2022, nearly half received treatment for depression. The data also show...
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nation's Juvenile Court Caseload
Date Published
June 2024
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Major Depressive Episodes (MDE) Among Youth, 2022
Date Published
June 2024
Publication Type
Data Snapshot
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2020
Date Published
December 2023
Series
Publication Type
Factsheet
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2020
Date Published
December 2023
Series
Publication Type
Factsheet
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Data Snapshot Shows Bullying Reported by High School Students
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot on the prevalence of bullying experiences reported by high school students in 2021.
Trends and Characteristics of Youth in Residential Placement, 2021
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Data Snapshot
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Free Online Data Dashboard on Youth Justice Now Available
The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently launched Pro-DATA, a free online tool that makes youth justice data more accessible to state and local jurisdictions.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Processing of Delinquency Cases, 2020
Date Published
July 2023
Publication Type
Data Snapshot
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Data Snapshot Shows Trends and Characteristics of Delinquency Cases
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot on trends and characteristics of delinquency cases handled in juvenile court.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Report on Youth in Adult Jails and Prisons
The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released “Juveniles Incarcerated in U.S. Adult Jails and Prisons, 2002–2021,” part of its new Just the Stats web series.
Juvenile Residential Facility Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19), 2020
Date Published
May 2023
Publication Type
Data Snapshot
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Overview of the Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report
June 2023
Held on May 17, 2023, this webinar highlights the findings from Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report, developed for OJJDP/NIJ by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
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Understanding What Makes Justice-Involved Youths Prepared and Ready for Reentry
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Research Brief: Perceptions of Educational Reentry Preparedness among Detained and Committed Youth
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
PbS Data Snapshot: What We Know about Length of Stay in Secure Facilities
Date Published
September 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
PbS Data Snapshot: What Young People Say Matters
Date Published
October 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Data Snapshot: What Young People Say Matters
Date Published
January 2023
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report
Date Published
December 2022
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
OJJDP/NIJ Bulletin Summarizes Patterns of Juvenile Court Referrals
OJJDP and the National Institute of Justice have released Patterns of Juvenile Court Referrals of Youth Born in 2000. The bulletin describes the patterns of juvenile court referrals of more than 160,000 youth born in 2000 from 903 selected United States counties.
Using data from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, the bulletin focuses on the demographic and case processing characteristics of youth referred...
Statistical Briefing Book Offers Data Snapshot on Trends in Youth Arrests
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot that shows the decline of youth arrests through 2020. The snapshot draws on national arrest estimates from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. The data show the number of arrests involving youth fell 84 percent between 1996 and 2020. The data also show the number of youth arrests for violent crime in 2020 was one-third the...