Did you know that:Of the cases that were adjudicated delinquent, 57% (195 of 341) received a disposition of probation and 25% (95 of 341) were placed out of the home. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:In 38% (351,600) of all petitioned delinquency cases in 2008, the youth was not subsequently adjudicated delinquent. The court dismissed 66% of these cases, while 19% resulted in some form of informal probation and 15% in other voluntary dispositions. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:In 2008, the court dismissed 42% of the informally handled (i.e., nonpetitioned) delinquency cases, while 23% of the cases resulted in voluntary probation and 35% in other dispositions. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:For every 1,000 delinquency cases processed in 2008, 559 were petitioned for formal processing and 441 were handled informally. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:Formal probation was the most severe sanction ordered by the court in 59% (82,200) of the adjudicated person offense cases in 2008. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:In 2008, one-fifth (19%) of person offense cases that were handled informally resulted in probation; 49% were dismissed. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:In 2008, 58% (139,300) of all formally processed person offense cases resulted in a delinquency adjudication. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:Once adjudicated, person offense cases were more likely to result in out-of-home placement (31%) than were property (26%), public order (29%), or drug offense cases (23%). (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:Although juvenile courts in 2008 handled more than 4 in 10 delinquency cases without the filing of a formal petition, 58% of these cases received some form of court sanction, including probation or other dispositions such as restitution, community service, or referral to another agency. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)

Did you know that:In many petitioned delinquency cases that did not result in a delinquency adjudication, the youth agreed to informal services or sanctions (73 of 213), including informal probation and other dispositions such as restitution. (National Center for Juvenile Justice)