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Chapter 4: National Estimates of Petitioned Status Offense CasesCase Processing Overview, 2005■■■■■■In 2005, 59% of petitioned statusoffense cases resulted in adjudication.In 52% of adjudicated status offensecases, formal probation was themost restrictive sanction ordered bythe court.In 2005, 12% of adjudicated statusoffense cases resulted in out-ofhomeplacement.Dispositions with minimal continuingsupervision by probation staff wereordered in 36% of status offensecases adjuducated delinquent in2005—the juvenile was ordered toenter a treatment or counseling program,to pay restitution or a fine, orto participate in some form of communityservice.In 41% of formally handled statusoffense cases in 2005, the juvenilewas not adjudicated a status offender.The court dismissed 82% ofthese cases, while 3% resulted insome form of informal probation and15% in other voluntary dispositions.For every 1,000 status offensecases formally processed by juvenilecourts in 2005, 308 resulted in formalprobation and 71 were placedout of the home.Total status150,600 estimated petitionedstatus offense casesPlaced10,700 12%Adjudicated astatus offender Probation88,900 59% 46,300 52%Other sanction31,900 36%Probation1,800 3%Not adjudicated astatus offender Other sanction61,700 41% 9,000 15%Dismissed50,900 82%Total status 71 PlacedAdjudicated a590 status offender 308 ProbationA typical 1,000 petitioned 212 Other sanctionstatus offense cases12 ProbationNot adjudicated410 a status offender 60 Other sanction338 DismissedNotes: Cases are categorized by their most severe or restrictive sanction. Detail maynot add to totals because of rounding.90Juvenile Court Statistics 2005
Chapter 4: National Estimates of Petitioned Status Offense CasesCase Processing by Offense Category, 2005Runaway 78 PlacedAdjudicated a431 status offender 258 ProbationA typical 1,000 petitioned 95 Other sanctionrunaway casesNot adjudicated 74 Informal sanction569 a status offender496 DismissedTruancy 59 PlaceadAdjudicated a577 status offender 347 ProbationA typical 1,000 petitioned 171 Other sanctiontruancy casesNot adjudicated 55 Informal sanction423 a status offender367 DismissedCurfew 20 PlacedAdjudicated a696 status offender 130 ProbationA typical 1,000 petitioned 546 Other sanctioncurfew casesNot adjudicated 47 Informal sanction304 a status offender257 DismissedUngovernability 96 PlacedAdjudicated a551 status offender 409 ProbationA typical 1,000 petitioned 46 Other sanctionungovernability casesNot adjudicated 47 Informal sanction449 a status offender402 DismissedLiquor 52 PlacedAdjudicated a676 status offender 319 ProbationA typical 1,000 petitioned 305 Other sanctionliquor law violation casesNot adjudicated 130 Informal sanction324 a status offender194 DismissedNotes: Cases are categorized by their most severe or restrictive sanction. Detail may notadd to totals because of rounding.Runaway Cases■■Among the five major status offensecategories, juvenile courts were mostlikely to order youth to out-of-homeplacement following adjudication inrunaway cases (78 of 431 cases), butformal probation was a more likelyoutcome (258 of 431).Among petitioned runaway cases in2005, youth were not adjudicated astatus offender in 569 of a typical1,000 cases. Of these 569 cases,most (87%) were dismissed.Truancy Cases■In 2005, of a typical 1,000 formal truancycases, 347 resulted in formalprobation and 59 were placed out ofthe home.Curfew Violation Cases■■In 2005, for every 1,000 petitionedcurfew violation cases, 130 resultedin formal probation following adjudicationand 20 were placed out of thehome.Among petitioned cases involvingcurfew violations in 2005, youth werenot adjudicated a status offender in304 of a typical 1,000 cases. Ofthese 304 cases, 85% (257) weredismissed.Ungovernability Cases■For every 1,000 petitioned ungovernabilitycases in 2005, 74% (409)resulted in formal probation followingadjudication and 17% (96) wereplaced out of the home.Liquor Law Violation Cases■■Among petitioned liquor law violationcases in 2005, the most likely outcomewas formal probation (319 of1,000); out-of-home placement wasordered in 52 of a typical 1,000 cases.In 2005, among petitioned liquor lawviolation cases, youth were not adjudicatedas status offenders in 324 ofa typical 1,000 cases.Juvenile Court Statistics 2005 91
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