OJJDP Adds Court Data to Statistical Briefing Book

OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book to include national estimates of delinquency and petitioned status offense cases processed in juvenile courts through 2016.

Resources include:

• A Data Snapshot describing the characteristics and processing outcomes of delinquency cases handled in juvenile court in 2016.
• Data Analysis and Dissemination Tools, including: Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics and Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Juveniles in Court and Juveniles on Probation.
• A Special Topics section, including detailed tables that describe delinquency cases involving Hispanic youth.

Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, SBB offers easy online access to statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics.

Resources:

• Access the full list of Data Snapshots and Data Analysis Tools available from the Statistical Briefing Book.
• Learn more about the OJJDP-sponsored National Juvenile Court Data Archive.