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Chapter 3: National Estimates of Delinquency Case ProcessingWaiver■■■■The number of judicially waivedcases involving white juvenilesincreased 65% between 1985 and1994, from 4,200 to 7,000, and thendeclined 43% by 2005 to 4,000.For black juveniles, the number ofjudicially waived cases nearly doubledbetween 1985 and 1994, from2,900 to 5,600, and then declined52% by 2005 to 2,700.The number of judicially waived personoffense cases involving white youthincreased 118% between 1985 and1994, from 1,100 to 2,400, and thendeclined 30% to 1,700 cases in 2005.The number of judicially waived drugoffense cases involving black juvenilesincreased 804% between 1985and the peak in 1991 and thendeclined 79% by 2005.Between 1985 and 2005, the number of cases judicially waived tocriminal court decreased 6% for cases involving white youth and 7%for cases involving black youthDelinquency cases judicially waived to criminal court7,0006,0005,0004,0003,0002,0001,000WhiteBlack01985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Offense profile of waived cases:Most seriousoffense 1985 2005WhitePerson 26% 43%Property 60 33Drugs 4 12Public order 9 12Total 100% 100%BlackPerson 43% 63%Property 42 17Drugs 6 12Public order 8 8Total 100% 100%Notes: Detail may not total 100% because ofrounding. Offense profiles are not presentedfor American Indian and Asian youth becausecounts were too small to calculate meaningfulpercentages.■Person offense cases accounted forthe largest share of the waived caseloadinvolving black juveniles eachyear between 1988 and 2005. In2005, person offense cases accountedfor nearly two-thirds (63%) of thewaived cases involving black juveniles.Cases judicially waived to criminal court3,000Person2,5002,0001,5001,000500BlackWhite085 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05Cases judicially waived to criminal court1,600Drugs1,200800400WhiteBlack085 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05Cases judicially waived to criminal court3,5003,000 Property2,5002,0001,5001,000500400200WhiteBlack085 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05Cases judicially waived to criminal court800Public orderWhite600Black085 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05■For white youth, property offensesaccounted for the largest share of thewaived caseload in 1985 (60%) but,in 2005, person offenses accountedfor the largest share (43%).44Juvenile Court Statistics 2005
Chapter 3: National Estimates of Delinquency Case ProcessingAdjudicationBetween 1995 and 2005, the proportion of formally processeddelinquency cases increased, as did the proportion that resulted ina delinquency adjudication or waiverProportion of delinquency cases100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005NonpetitionedPetitioned: not adjudicated delinquentPetitioned: adjudicated delinquent or judicially waivedIn 2005, youth were adjudicated delinquent in two-thirds of allpetitioned delinquency casesPercentage Percentage ofCases of total all adjudicated casesadjudicated petitioned YoungerMost serious offense delinquent cases than 16 Female WhiteTotal delinquency 623,900 66% 54% 23% 63%Total person 153,000 61 62 25 55Criminal homicide 600 52 41 19 66Forcible rape 2,100 64 65 3 66Robbery 14,800 65 57 9 31Aggravated assault 23,700 64 58 24 51Simple assault 92,100 60 63 30 58Other violent sex offenses 9,200 69 75 5 68Other person offenses 10,600 56 60 23 61Total property 211,600 66 57 20 66Burglary 54,300 73 59 9 67Larceny-theft 73,500 65 56 32 64Motor vehicle theft 17,400 69 53 22 59Arson 3,300 63 73 16 74Vandalism 33,400 63 61 14 77Trespassing 13,100 57 56 17 57Stolen property offenses 9,100 63 48 13 53Other property offenses 7,500 64 42 30 66Drug law violations 74,500 68 40 18 70Public order offenses 184,700 69 51 26 62Obstruction of justice 111,400 73 47 27 62Disorderly conduct 31,800 61 64 31 53Weapons offenses 17,600 69 57 11 61Liquor law violations 4,700 58 32 27 88Nonviolent sex offenses 4,900 69 65 15 72Other public order offenses 14,400 63 49 25 72Note: Detail may not add to totals because of rounding.■■■■■■■In 1985, 30% of all delinquencycases resulted in either adjudicationof delinquency or waiver to criminalcourt. By 2005, this proportion hadincreased to 37%.Between 1985 and 2005, the numberof delinquency cases that resultedin a delinquency adjudication orwere judicially waived to criminalcourt increased 83%, and the numberof formally handled cases thatwere not adjudicated delinquentincreased 72%.The likelihood of being adjudicateddelinquent was greater for more seriousoffenses within the same generaloffense category.Within the 2005 person offense category,64% of petitioned aggravatedassault cases were adjudicateddelinquent, compared with 60% ofsimple assault cases.In the property offense category in2005, 73% of petitioned burglarycases were adjudicated delinquent,compared with 69% of motor vehicletheft cases and 65% of larceny-theftcases.Among public order offenses in2005, 69% of the weapons offensecases were adjudicated delinquent,compared with 61% of disorderlyconduct cases and 58% of liquor lawviolation cases.Youth younger than 16 accountedfor 54% of all adjudicated delinquencycases handled by juvenile courtsin 2005, females accounted for 23%,and white youth accounted for 63%.Juvenile Court Statistics 2005 45
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