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Sentencing
Probation
On Dec. 31, 2007, there was an active youth probation caseload of 9,768 statewide—a rate of
779 for every 100,000 youth ages 10 to 16 and a 12 percent decrease in the statewide rate from
2002.
In formal probation
On Dec. 31, 2007, there was an active informal probation caseload of 3,341 in Illinois—a rate of
266 for every 100,000 youth ages 10 to 16 and a 129 percent rate increase from 2002.
D elinquency petitions continued under supervision
In calendar year 2007, 2,215 youth delinquency cases were continued under supervision in
Illinois—a rate of 177 for every 100,000 youth age 10-16 and a 62 percent decrease in rate from
calendar year 2002. However, Cook County data for calendar year 2007 were unavailable. In
2003, the most recent year Cook County data are available, 3,946 delinquency petitions were
continued under supervision in Cook County.
C orrections
In fiscal year 2007, 2,333 youth were admitted to the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
(IDJJ). Of those, the court committed 1,545 youth, or 66 percent of all youth admissions to IDJJ
were for new adjudications. The remaining admissions to IDJJ were a result of technical
violations of parole or mandatory supervised release.
Of all admissions to IDJJ in fiscal year 2007, 1,362 (58 percent) were between the ages of 13 and
16. Of these youth, the court committed 1,204 (88 percent). The remaining admissions for 13 to
16 year olds were for technical violations of parole or mandatory supervised release.
In fiscal year 2007, 1,362 juveniles between the ages of 13 and 16 were admitted to IDJJ—a rate
of 165 admissions for every 100,000 youth ages 13 to 16 and a 38 percent decrease from the rate
in fiscal year 1997 (267).
Most youth ages 13 to 16 committed for new adjudications were committed for a property or
person offense (42 and 41 percent respectively) in fiscal year 2007. More than half (56 percent)
of youth ages 13 to 16 committed to IDJJ for new adjudications were black, 34 percent were
white, and 10 percent were Hispanic. Eighty-nine percent of youth committed to IDOC for new
adjudications were male.
There were 1,780 youth released on parole in fiscal year 2007, a one percent increase from the
1,961 youth released in 1997. Sixty-six percent of the youth released on parole in 2007 were 17
years of age or older. On June 30, 2007, there were 2,084 youth on parole.
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