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Chapter 3: National Estimates of Delinquency Case ProcessingDetention■■■■The number of delinquency casesinvolving detention increased 48%between 1985 and 2005, from239,900 to 354,100. The largest relativeincrease was for person offensecases (144%), followed by drugoffense cases (110%) and publicorder cases (108%). In contrast, thenumber of detained property offensecases declined 22% during thisperiod.Despite the growth in the volume ofdelinquency cases involving detention,the proportion of cases detainedwas the same in 2005 as in 1985(21%).Beginning in 2002, public ordercases accounted for the largest volumeof cases involving detention.Between 1985 and 2005, the use ofdetention decreased for public orderoffense cases (from 28% to 24%)and for drug law violation cases(from 22% to 18%) but changed littlefor person offense cases (from 24%to 25%) and property offense cases(from 17% to 16%).The number of cases involving detention increased substantiallybetween 1985 and 2005 for person, drug, and public order offensesbut decreased for property offense casesCases detained140,000120,000100,00080,00060,00040,00020,000PropertyPersonPublic orderDrugs01985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005The proportion of drug offense cases involving detention reached apeak of 35% in 1990 and declined to 18% in 2005Offense profile of detaineddelinquency cases:Most seriousoffense 1985 2004Percent of cases detained35%30%25%DrugsPersonPerson 19% 31%Property 51 27Drugs 7 10Public order 23 32Total 100% 100%Number ofcases 239,900 354,100Note: Detail may not total 100% because ofrounding.■Compared with 1985, the offensecharacteristics of the 2005 detentioncaseload changed, involving greaterproportions of person, drug, and publicorder offense cases and a smallerproportion of property offense cases.20%15%10%5%PropertyPublic order0%1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 200532Juvenile Court Statistics 2005
Chapter 3: National Estimates of Delinquency Case ProcessingDetentionWhile black youth represented 33% of the overall delinquencycaseload in 2005, they made up 42% of the detention caseloadPercent of cases involving black juveniles45%Detained delinquency cases40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%All delinquency cases0%1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005■■■Between 1985 and 2005, the proportionof all delinquency cases thatinvolved black youth averaged 29%,while that average was 38% of alldetained cases.Overrepresentation of black youthwas greatest for drug offense cases.On average, between 1985 and2005, black youth accounted for 31%of all cases involving drug offenseviolations but represented 49% ofsuch cases detained.Between 1985 and 1991, the proportionof detained drug offense casesinvolving black youth increased substantially(from 29% to 67%). Sincethat time, the proportion of detaineddrug offense cases involving blackyouth fell steadily, reaching a level in2005 that was 26 percentage pointsbelow the 1991 peak.Percent of cases involving black juveniles60%Detained cases50%40%30%20%10%All casesPerson0%85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05Percent of cases involving black juveniles50%Property40%Detained cases30%All cases20%10%0%85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05■■Between 1987 and 1996, the proportionof detained drug offense casesinvolving black youth was more than50%.Black youth accounted for 24% of alldrug offense cases processed in2005 but were involved in 41% of thedrug offenses that involved detention.Percent of cases involving black juveniles80%DrugsDetained cases60%40%20%All cases0%85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05Percent of cases involving black juveniles50%Public order40%Detained cases30%All cases20%10%0%85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05■■■Black youth accounted for 41% ofthe person offense cases processedin 2005 and 46% of those detained.In 2005, the proportion of propertyoffense cases involving black youthwas 29%, while the proportion ofdetained property offense casesinvolving black youth was 39%.Black juveniles made up 34% of publicorder offense cases processed in2005 and 39% of those detained.Juvenile Court Statistics 2005 33
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