Download or read book Juvenile Court Statistics (1995) written by Melissa Sickmund and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, a product of the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, profiles more than 1.7 million delinquency cases & 146,000 status offense cases handled by juvenile courts in 1995. From 1986 to 1995, the number of delinquency cases addressed by juvenile courts rose 45%. In that same decade, juvenile court cases for offenses against persons increased 98% to 377,300 cases. This report should prove a valuable reference guide for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, & others working to improve our juvenile justice system. Includes 24 figures.