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Statistical Briefing Book

Adjudication

Adjudication is the court process that determines if the juvenile committed the act for which he or she is charged. The term "adjudicated" indicates that the court concluded the juvenile committed the act. A juvenile adjudication is not the equivalent of a conviction in adult criminal court.

Juvenile Court Statistics, 2017

Date Published
June 2019
Publication Type
Statistics, Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Juvenile Court Statistics, 2016

Date Published
August 2018
Publication Type
Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Juvenile Court Statistics, 2015

Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored