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Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 2008 (NCJ 236480) December 2011
Fact Sheet
2 page(s)
Sarah Hockenberry
Presents statistics on person offenses (including assault, robbery, rape, homicide, and other crimes involving force or threat of force against persons) handled by juvenile courts between 1985 and 2008. The estimates are based on data from more than 2,300 courts with jurisdiction over 82% of the nation’s juvenile population. The fact sheet is based on the report, Juvenile Court Statistics 2008.
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