Latino and Hispanic Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

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In 2013, across offense categories, Hispanic youth were more likely than white youth or black youth to be adjudicated delinquent Total delinquency Referrals to population Diverted to referrals Petitioned to referrals Adjudicated to petitioned Probation to adjudicated Placements to adjudicated Waived to petitioned 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 Hispanic Relative Rate Index White Black Referrals to population Diverted to referrals Petitioned to referrals Adjudicated to petitioned Probation to adjudicated Placements to adjudicated Waived to petitioned Referrals to population Diverted to referrals Petitioned to referrals Adjudicated to petitioned Probation to adjudicated Placements to adjudicated Waived to petitioned Person 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 Hispanic Relative Rate Index Drugs 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 Hispanic Relative Rate Index Referrals to population Diverted to referrals Petitioned to referrals Adjudicated to petitioned 1.0 1.1 Probation to adjudicated 1.2 1.0 Placements to adjudicated 1.3 0.8 Waived to petitioned 0.7 1.1 Referrals to population 1.0 1.5 Diverted to referrals 0.9 0.8 Petitioned to referrals 1.2 1.3 Adjudicated to petitioned 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.4 Probation to adjudicated Placements to adjudicated 0.5 0.4 Waived to petitioned Property 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 Hispanic Relative Rate Index Public order 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 Hispanic Relative Rate Index n With the exception of person offenses, Hispanic youth were less likely to be judicially waived to criminal court than white youth. n Across offenses, cases involving Hispanic youth were consistently less likely to be referred to juvenile court, handled formally, and waived to criminal court than cases involving black youth. November 2016 11
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 8660 Cherry Lane Laurel, MD 20707-4651 Presorted Standard Postage & Fees Paid DOJ/OJJDP/GPO Permit No. G – 26 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 National Report Series Bulletin NCJ 249915 Visit OJJDP’s Statistical Briefing Book for more juvenile court information OJJDP’s online Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) offers access to information about juvenile crime and victimization and about youth involved in the juvenile justice system. A Special Topics section of the SBB contains Frequently Asked Questions that provide the latest answers to commonly asked questions about Hispanic youth in the juvenile justice system, including population characteristics, arrests, and delinquency cases. The National Juvenile Court Data Archive website (ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ njcda) describes the data sets housed in the Archive and provides information on accessing the data, publications based on the Archive data, and interactive data analysis tools that allow users to explore national estimates based on more than 40 million delinquency cases processed by the nation’s juvenile courts since 1985. Data sources National Center for Health Statistics (prepared under a collaborative arrangement with the U.S. Census Bureau), Vintage 2014 Postcensal Estimates of the Resident Population of the United States (April 1, 2010, July 1, 2010–July 1, 2014), by Year, County, Single-Year of Age (0, 1, 2, . . . , 85 Years and Over), Bridged Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex [machinereadable data files available online at cdc.gov/ nchs/nvss/bridged_race.htm, released 7/8/15]. National Center for Juvenile Justice. 2015. National Juvenile Court Data Archive: Juvenile Court Case Records 2006–2013 [machinereadable data files]. Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice (producer). [Data were included from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.] Acknowledgments This bulletin was written by Sarah Hockenberry, Research Associate, and Charles Puzzanchera, Senior Research Associate, at the National Center for Juvenile Justice, with funds provided by OJJDP to support the National Juvenile Court Data Archive and the National Juvenile Justice Data Analysis Program. This bulletin was prepared under grant numbers 2012–JR–FX–0002, 2013–MU–FX–0005, and 2015–JR–FX–0061 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of OJJDP or the U.S. Department of Justice. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Pro grams, which also includes the Bu reau of Jus tice As sis tance; the Bu reau of Justice Statistics; the National Institute of Justice; the Office for Victims of Crime; and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking.
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