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There are 51 juvenile justice systems in this country, each with its own history, its own set of laws and policies, its own unique organizational, administrative, and fiscal structures. Even within a single state, mandates developed by the state legislature and governors office must be interpreted and implemented by a multitude of local officials, under widely varying conditions, and with widely varying effects. Without a thorough understanding of this background complexity, no broad question of juvenile justice practice or policy can be adequately answered, no legal generalization can be meaningful, and no descriptive statistic can be useful.Our staff has worked to become a kind of allaround information clearinghouse and consultantoncall for the nations juvenile and family courts and probation departments providing them with the kind of detailed, timely, accurate, and userfriendly information and advice they need to do their vital work. We keep current on all aspects of juvenile and family law both statutory and case law, and track and maintain historical information on these issues. Since the beginning, our work has been guided by the belief that the primary purpose of research is to support decisionmaking. The Center has become the source to which most people turn for accurate and unbiased information on juvenile crime and the juvenile justice system in the United States. Our work over the years has shown that through data collection, relevant analysis, and thoughtful presentation, research results can guide policy development and practice. This web application provides access to National, State, and County level population data detailed by age, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity. Users can create population profiles for a single jurisdiction or create State Comparison or County Comparison tables.The 77th report in the JCS series documents trends in delinquency cases between 19852005 and in status offense cases between 19952005. Data were provided to the NJCDA by more than 2,100 courts with jurisdiction over 80 of the juvenile population in 2005.

 

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