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Chapter 3: National Estimates of Delinquency Case ProcessingDispositions: ProbationAge■■■Among juveniles age 15 or younger,the overall likelihood of being placedon formal probation increased from58% in 1985 to 63% in 2005; similarincreases were seen across offensecategories.Among youth age 16 or older, theoverall likelihood of being placed onformal probation increased between1985 and 2005 from 55% to 57%;similar increases were seen acrossoffense categories.For both age groups in 2005, adjudicatedcases involving drug offenseswere more likely to result in probationthan cases in other offense categories.Gender■■■Between 1985 and 2005, the overalllikelihood of being placed on formalprobation increased equally for adjudicatedcases involving females(from 59% to 62%) and males (from56% to 59%).For females in 2005, drug offensecases adjudicated delinquent weremost likely to be placed on probation(69%), followed by person offensecases (67%) and property offensecases (64%). Public order offensecases were least likely to result informal probation (53%).Among males, person, property, anddrug offense cases adjudicateddelinquent were almost equally likelyto be placed on probation (61%,62%, and 63%, respectively) in 2005;similar to females, public orderoffense cases were least likely toresult in probation (52%).Between 1985 and 2005, the likelihood of probation being orderedfollowing an adjudication of delinquency increased for nearly alldemographic groupsPercentage of cases adjudicated delinquent, resulting in probation, by age group:15 or younger 16 or olderPublicPublicYear All Person Property Drugs order All Person Property Drugs order1985 58% 58% 59% 64% 51% 55% 54% 56% 64% 51%1986 59 60 61 61 50 55 55 56 60 501987 60 60 62 61 51 56 55 57 62 501988 58 58 61 59 48 54 54 56 59 481989 57 57 60 55 47 53 53 56 54 471990 57 57 61 55 48 54 52 57 56 491991 57 56 61 53 48 54 51 57 51 481992 58 58 60 54 51 54 52 57 53 481993 57 58 60 56 51 53 52 55 55 481994 57 58 59 57 51 52 52 55 54 471995 58 59 61 59 52 53 52 56 56 481996 61 61 63 63 55 55 53 57 59 501997 62 63 64 65 55 57 56 59 61 501998 62 63 65 66 54 55 55 59 61 471999 63 64 65 66 57 56 57 58 61 492000 62 64 64 65 56 55 56 58 61 472001 63 64 65 66 57 56 57 58 61 492002 63 65 66 67 57 56 59 59 62 492003 63 65 65 66 57 56 58 59 60 492004 64 66 66 69 58 58 60 60 64 512005 63 65 65 67 56 57 59 60 62 49Percentage of cases adjudicated delinquent, resulting in probation, by gender:MaleFemalePublicPublicYear All Person Property Drugs order All Person Property Drugs order1985 56% 56% 57% 64% 51% 59% 61% 61% 64% 51%1986 57 57 58 60 50 60 63 63 64 501987 58 57 59 61 50 60 66 62 64 511988 56 56 58 58 48 58 62 62 62 471989 55 54 58 54 47 58 63 62 60 451990 56 54 59 55 49 59 63 63 59 481991 55 53 59 51 48 59 62 63 58 481992 56 54 58 53 50 60 62 63 61 511993 55 54 57 55 49 60 63 62 61 531994 54 54 57 54 48 60 63 63 61 521995 55 55 58 57 49 62 64 64 64 541996 58 56 60 60 52 63 65 65 66 571997 59 59 61 62 52 64 67 67 69 561998 58 58 61 62 50 63 66 66 69 541999 59 60 61 62 53 64 67 67 68 552000 58 59 61 62 51 62 66 66 66 542001 59 60 61 63 52 62 66 65 68 562002 59 61 62 64 52 63 67 65 67 552003 59 61 62 62 53 62 67 64 65 562004 60 62 63 65 54 63 68 65 70 562005 59 61 62 63 52 62 67 64 69 5356Juvenile Court Statistics 2005
Chapter 3: National Estimates of Delinquency Case ProcessingDispositions: ProbationPercentage of cases adjudicated delinquent, resulting in probation, by race:WhiteBlackPublicPublicYear All Person Property Drugs order All Person Property Drugs order1985 56% 57% 57% 64% 50% 59% 56% 60% 63% 55%1986 57 59 59 62 49 58 56 60 58 551987 58 59 59 62 49 59 58 62 61 541988 56 57 59 60 47 56 56 59 57 481989 56 57 59 58 47 54 54 59 52 461990 57 57 60 60 49 54 53 59 51 471991 57 57 60 56 48 54 52 59 49 481992 57 57 60 58 49 55 54 59 50 511993 57 58 59 59 50 54 54 58 52 501994 57 58 59 59 49 53 53 56 50 491995 58 59 60 62 51 53 53 57 51 471996 61 60 62 66 56 54 55 58 53 481997 62 62 63 67 54 56 58 59 54 481998 61 61 63 67 53 55 58 60 55 461999 62 63 64 67 56 56 59 60 54 492000 60 62 63 66 53 56 60 60 55 492001 61 64 63 66 55 56 59 60 54 482002 62 64 64 67 55 57 60 61 56 492003 62 64 64 66 55 56 60 60 54 502004 63 66 65 68 57 57 60 59 59 502005 62 65 64 67 55 56 60 60 57 48American IndianAsianPublicPublicYear All Person Property Drugs order All Person Property Drugs order1985 39% 38% 39% 36% 41% 67% 59% 70% 77% 62%1986 43 39 44 48 45 70 65 72 75 661987 46 47 47 48 41 70 62 72 68 711988 41 46 38 44 46 72 71 71 75 721989 44 43 43 58 45 68 64 70 67 671990 44 44 42 54 52 67 64 68 53 691991 38 36 38 33 38 63 58 60 64 731992 36 37 38 36 28 48 42 48 55 551993 45 37 47 64 44 48 49 47 61 491994 47 47 45 56 49 50 48 50 54 491995 47 47 47 59 47 59 60 54 62 671996 50 50 49 65 50 61 63 58 58 681997 54 55 51 69 53 65 67 65 63 651998 52 50 50 66 53 65 67 65 64 651999 52 46 50 73 53 64 67 62 69 632000 51 47 50 65 50 59 63 58 66 542001 52 49 50 66 55 59 63 60 64 542002 58 56 57 71 55 60 65 60 67 552003 54 53 54 65 52 61 64 59 66 612004 56 56 54 69 53 64 65 63 68 622005 58 60 58 72 52 64 63 64 67 64Race■■■■■■Between 1985 and 2005, the overalllikelihood of being placed on formalprobation increased more for adjudicatedcases involving AmericanIndian youth (from 39% to 58%) thanthose involving white youth (from56% to 62%). The likelihooddecreased for black youth (from 59%to 56%) and Asian youth (from 67%to 64%).Between 1994 and 2005, the use ofprobation for adjudicated personoffense cases increased for all racialgroups: from 58% to 65% for whiteyouth, from 53% to 60% for blackyouth, from 48% to 63% for Asianyouth, and from 47% to 60% forAmerican Indian youth.In 2005, among white youth, drugoffense cases that were adjudicateddelinquent were most likely to beplaced on formal probation (67%),followed by adjudicated person andproperty offense cases (65% and64%, respectively).Among cases involving black youthin 2005, adjudicated person andproperty offense cases were mostlikely to be placed on formal probation(both 60%), followed by adjudicateddrug offense cases (57%).In 2005, for cases involvingAmerican Indian youth, adjudicateddrug offense cases were most likelyto be placed on formal probation(72%), followed by adjudicated person(60%) and property offensecases (58%).For cases involving Asian youth in2005, drug offense cases that wereadjudicated delinquent were mostlikely to be placed on formal probation(67%).Juvenile Court Statistics 2005 57
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