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Of court commitments in FY07, 28 percent were court evaluations (n=348) and 11 percent were
court evaluation returns (n=129).
IDJJ uses an internal hierarchy to determine the most serious offense for which a youth is
committed and groups offenses into five categories: person, property, sex, drug, and other. In
FY07, 42 percent of court-committed youth ages 13 to 16 were committed for a property offense,
41 percent for an offense against a person, 10 percent for a drug offense, 4 percent for a sex
offense, and 3 percent for an offense designated as “other”.
Fifty-six percent of court-committed youth ages 13 to 16 were black, 34 percent were white, and
10 percent were Hispanic. Most court committed youth were male (89 percent). Thirty-one
percent of all court commitments to juvenile IDJJ facilities in FY07 were 16 years old, 22
percent were between 18 and 20 years old, 20 percent were 17 years old, 18 percent were 15
years of age, 7 percent were 14 years old, and 2 percent were 13 years old.
Technical violation recommitments to IDJJ of 13 to 16 year olds
In FY07, 12 percent of IDJJ admissions of 13 to 16 year olds were for technical violations of
parole/MSR (n=158). This represents a 41 percent decrease from 267 in FY97, and a 30 percent
decrease from 227 in FY02. The proportion of admissions for technical violations varied during
the time period examined, however all regions saw an overall increase between FY97 and FY07.
Between FY02 and FY07, most regions except the Northern region outside Cook County and
Southern Illinois saw decreases in the proportion of their admissions for technical violations.
Figure 23 depicts the proportion of IDJJ commitments for technical violations for 13 to 16 year
olds, by region, from FY97 to FY07.
Figure 23
Percent of IDJJ commitments that are technical violation recommitments for
youth ages 13 to 16, by region, FY97-FY07
30%
s, ages 13 -16
Percent of all admission
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Fiscal year
Cook Northern Central Southern State
Source: ICJIA interpretation of Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice data
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