Juvenile Justice: Juveniles as Offenders

Homicide

• How many murders are committed by juvenile offenders in the United States? [Answer]
• How does juvenile homicide offending vary by age? [Answer]
• How does juvenile homicide offending vary by sex? [Answer]
• How does juvenile homicide offending vary by race? [Answer]
• What are the trends in homicides committed by juveniles involving firearms? [Answer]
• What proportion of homicides committed by juveniles involve multiple offenders? [Answer]
• What are the trends in victim-offender relationships for juvenile homicide offending? [Answer]

Other Violent Crime

• What are the trends in serious violent crime offending by juveniles? [Answer]
• What proportion of violent crimes are committed by juveniles? [Answer]

Time of Day

• When are juveniles most likely to commit violent crime? [Answer]
• Does the time of day pattern for juvenile violent offending on school days and nonschool days vary by the type of offense? [Answer]
• When are juveniles most likely to commit violent crime which involves the use of a firearm? [Answer]
• When are juveniles most likely to commit violent crime which results in injury? [Answer]

Comparing Adult & Juvenile Offenders

• What time of day are adults and juveniles most likely to commit violent crimes? [Answer]
• Does the time of day for violent crime offending by adults and juveniles vary by the type of offense committed? [Answer]
• Does the time of day for violent crime with a firearm vary for adults and juveniles? [Answer]
• Does the time of day for violent crime that results in injury vary for adults and juveniles? [Answer]

The case flow diagram describes the stages of delinquency case processing in the juvenile justice system.

from: http://ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/structure_process/case.html