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What are the three major types of official data on juvenile crime?

The three major types of official data on juvenile crime are National Incident Based Reporting System, Summary Reporting System, and Juvenile Court.

Official data on juvenile crime is collected from ______ agencies.

government

What are some limitations of official data on juvenile crime?

Official data on juvenile crime may not reflect the actual number of delinquencies as not all juveniles who engage in delinquency end up in the juvenile justice system.

Official data may not reflect the actual number of delinquencies in a given ______.

<p>year</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the National Crime Victimization Survey?

<p>The National Crime Victimization Survey collects individual victimization data on personal crimes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Three major types of official data are National Incident Based Reporting System, SRS, and Juvenile ______.

<p>Court</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Uniform Crime Report collects, reports, and archives national ______ data.

<p>crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is self-report data?

<p>Self-report data allows juveniles to report their delinquency and includes other questions important for explaining the etiology of delinquency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and National Youth Survey-Family Study?

<p>The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and National Youth Survey-Family Study are longitudinal surveys that allow for the examination of delinquency trends over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The National Crime Victimization Survey collects individual victimization data on personal ______.

<p>crimes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Monitoring the Future?

<p>Monitoring the Future is a school-based survey that collects extensive data on drug use.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Self-report data allows juveniles to report their own delinquency and provides information on the ______ of delinquency.

<p>etiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and National Youth Survey-Family Study are longitudinal surveys that examine ______ over time.

<p>delinquency</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System?

<p>The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System tracks health risk behaviors and consequences among young people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Has there been a decrease or an increase in delinquency cases?

<p>There has been a decrease in delinquency cases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Monitoring the Future and Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System are school-based surveys that focus on drug use and health risk behaviors among ______ people.

<p>young</p> Signup and view all the answers

There has been a decrease in delinquency cases since 1997, but ______ are still disproportionately involved in the system.

<p>minorities</p> Signup and view all the answers

Has there been an impact on the disproportionate involvement of minorities in the juvenile justice system?

<p>There has been little impact on the disproportionate involvement of minorities in the juvenile justice system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Are female delinquents disproportionately involved in some offenses?

<p>Yes, female delinquents are disproportionately involved in some offenses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Female delinquents are disproportionately involved in certain offenses and ______ girls are disproportionately involved in delinquency.

<p>Black</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the placement rate of juvenile offenders in locked juvenile court facilities?

<p>8% of juvenile offenders are placed into locked juvenile court facilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Females account for 43% of status offense ______.

<p>cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many juvenile offenders are confined on any given day to detention centers, residential facilities, or state correctional facilities?

<p>70,000 juvenile offenders are confined on any given day to detention centers, residential facilities, or state correctional facilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Minority youth are more likely to be detained and confined for longer periods of ______.

<p>time</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

  1. Official data on juvenile crime is collected from government agencies such as law enforcement agencies, juvenile courts, and correctional institutions.
  2. Official data may not reflect the actual number of delinquencies as not all juveniles who engage in delinquency end up in the juvenile justice system.
  3. Three major types of official data include National Incident Based Reporting System, Summary Reporting System, and Juvenile Court.
  4. National Crime Victimization Survey collects individual victimization data on personal crimes.
  5. Self-report data allows juveniles to report their delinquency and includes other questions important for explaining the etiology of delinquency.
  6. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and National Youth Survey-Family Study are longitudinal surveys that allow for the examination of delinquency trends over time.
  7. Monitoring the Future is a school-based survey that collects extensive data on drug use.
  8. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System tracks health risk behaviors and consequences among young people.
  9. There has been a decrease in delinquency cases, but little impact on the disproportionate involvement of minorities in the system.
  10. Female delinquents are disproportionately involved in some offenses, and there is a disproportionate involvement in delinquency for Black girls.
  11. Law enforcement agencies make 60% of status offense referrals.
  12. Females account for 43% of status offense cases.
  13. 8% of juvenile offenders are placed into locked juvenile court facilities.
  14. Most delinquency adjudications result in formal probation supervision.
  15. 70,000 juvenile offenders are confined on any given day to detention centers, residential facilities, or state correctional facilities.
  16. Placement of juvenile offenders has halved since 1999.
  17. 89% of confined juvenile offenders had a prior conviction.
  18. Rates of juvenile detention have declined since 2001.
  19. Males and Black youth are more likely to be detained.
  20. Minority youth are more likely to be detained and confined for longer periods of time.

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