Juvenile Crime Statistics 2008
Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper
CJA 374
December 5, 2012
Jamie Loomis
Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper
This work summarizes the “Juvenile Arrests 2008”. This paper will summarize the key points of the “Juvenile Arrests 2008” and will address the following in this paper. The overall decrease in juvenile arrests, The increase in drug offenses and simple assaults and Implications for juvenile females and members of ethnic and racial minorities. The writer will also address the increase in arrests of juvenile females and the decrease in arrests of male juvenile offenders for violent crimes.
Juvenile arrests had decreased over time. While alcohol and drug remained, the common root causes of juvenile crimes. In this work are discussions …show more content…
showing patterns related to the assessment plan and track of minor related arrests. In the past years, United States of America had serious problems regarding juvenile delinquency cases. The 1980- 1994 trend shows an increasing number of crimes involving minors. The Juvenile Justice Bulletin disclosed this information based on the analysis of various entities. Murder cases were tracked to reach 3800 arrest, which was far too high compared to the figures in year 1993 (Snyder 2003). The FBI had been monitoring the growth rate of these crimes and they have certified these figures.
Law authorities are engaged to make a report of these trends and disclose it publicly.
The Violent Crime Index shows that the 2008 record on juvenile arrests involving violence was at the lowest rate since 1988. There had been a decrease of about 44%. The Violent Crime Index also reports on trends related to forcible rape, murder and no negligent manslaughter, robbery and aggravated assault. These four serious crimes had the highest rate of juvenile arrest and the trend shows a considerable increase each year. The rate had reached up to 121% including cases related to drug addiction. Surprisingly, this increased rate includes the female …show more content…
gender.
Involvement of male minors is not too surprising but statistics show that the female delinquents are slowly gaining a rate based on records from year 1980 to year 2001. To give you the figures: simple assault was 257% vs. 109%, for aggravated assault it was 113% vs. 22%, and it was 140% vs. 16% for the weapons law violation. Statistical analysis reveals that of these juvenile delinquency cases, the black minorities had a larger share than the whites (Snyder 2003). This data was based on the analysis made by government entities on the 2008 record of juvenile arrests.
These data as provided by various agencies in various locations are necessary in order to come up with a report regarding juvenile crimes across United States.
These will serve as basis of statistical crime analysis. Based on this analysis, the FBI, together with the other relevant agencies will device standards procedures to prevent the further occurrence of these crimes. Measures to decrease juvenile delinquency cases are something that agencies cannot standardize with finality. That is why the trend has to be monitored continuously.
There are three means to evaluate and track delinquency cases. These are victimization surveys, police arrests and delinquency report surveys (Sage Publications, 2003). The FBI is the major source of these survey reports and these are the raw information used to analyze the possible means of reducing the crime rates in United States. The reports generated from the FBI including the analysis of different sectors had been the basis of the debate as to whether the court’s jurisdiction over a minor shall be lowered or
not.
The topic is still unresolved up to now. Some authoritative bodies are even against the reorganization of the juvenile correction system, positive youth development, conceptualization of novel methods, and closure of cell-like training schools (Mendel, 2009). However, to some, sitting in a very important societal position carries with it the responsibility to serve the community by aligning some of its programs with the current patterns in crime rates.
Reference
Snyder, H. (2003). Juvenile Justice Bulletin. U.S. Department of
Justice. Retrieved from http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/201370.pdf Sage Publications. (2003). Serious and Violent Juvenile Delinquency Trends and Unique Features of Juvenile Violence. Retrieved from http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm- data/3322_Howell_Chapter1FINAL.pdf Mendel, R. (2009). Two Decades of JDAI. The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.aecf.org/~/media/Pubs/Initiatives/Juvenile%20Detention %20Alternatives%2
CJA 374
December 5, 2012
Jamie Loomis
Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper
This work summarizes the “Juvenile Arrests 2008”. This paper will summarize the key points of the “Juvenile Arrests 2008” and will address the following in this paper. The overall decrease in juvenile arrests, The increase in drug offenses and simple assaults and Implications for juvenile females and members of ethnic and racial minorities. The writer will also address the increase in arrests of juvenile females and the decrease in arrests of male juvenile offenders for violent crimes.
Juvenile arrests had decreased over time. While alcohol and drug remained, the common root causes of juvenile crimes. In this work are discussions …show more content…
showing patterns related to the assessment plan and track of minor related arrests. In the past years, United States of America had serious problems regarding juvenile delinquency cases. The 1980- 1994 trend shows an increasing number of crimes involving minors. The Juvenile Justice Bulletin disclosed this information based on the analysis of various entities. Murder cases were tracked to reach 3800 arrest, which was far too high compared to the figures in year 1993 (Snyder 2003). The FBI had been monitoring the growth rate of these crimes and they have certified these figures.
Law authorities are engaged to make a report of these trends and disclose it publicly.
The Violent Crime Index shows that the 2008 record on juvenile arrests involving violence was at the lowest rate since 1988. There had been a decrease of about 44%. The Violent Crime Index also reports on trends related to forcible rape, murder and no negligent manslaughter, robbery and aggravated assault. These four serious crimes had the highest rate of juvenile arrest and the trend shows a considerable increase each year. The rate had reached up to 121% including cases related to drug addiction. Surprisingly, this increased rate includes the female …show more content…
gender.
Involvement of male minors is not too surprising but statistics show that the female delinquents are slowly gaining a rate based on records from year 1980 to year 2001. To give you the figures: simple assault was 257% vs. 109%, for aggravated assault it was 113% vs. 22%, and it was 140% vs. 16% for the weapons law violation. Statistical analysis reveals that of these juvenile delinquency cases, the black minorities had a larger share than the whites (Snyder 2003). This data was based on the analysis made by government entities on the 2008 record of juvenile arrests.
These data as provided by various agencies in various locations are necessary in order to come up with a report regarding juvenile crimes across United States.
These will serve as basis of statistical crime analysis. Based on this analysis, the FBI, together with the other relevant agencies will device standards procedures to prevent the further occurrence of these crimes. Measures to decrease juvenile delinquency cases are something that agencies cannot standardize with finality. That is why the trend has to be monitored continuously.
There are three means to evaluate and track delinquency cases. These are victimization surveys, police arrests and delinquency report surveys (Sage Publications, 2003). The FBI is the major source of these survey reports and these are the raw information used to analyze the possible means of reducing the crime rates in United States. The reports generated from the FBI including the analysis of different sectors had been the basis of the debate as to whether the court’s jurisdiction over a minor shall be lowered or
not.
The topic is still unresolved up to now. Some authoritative bodies are even against the reorganization of the juvenile correction system, positive youth development, conceptualization of novel methods, and closure of cell-like training schools (Mendel, 2009). However, to some, sitting in a very important societal position carries with it the responsibility to serve the community by aligning some of its programs with the current patterns in crime rates.
Reference
Snyder, H. (2003). Juvenile Justice Bulletin. U.S. Department of
Justice. Retrieved from http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/201370.pdf Sage Publications. (2003). Serious and Violent Juvenile Delinquency Trends and Unique Features of Juvenile Violence. Retrieved from http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm- data/3322_Howell_Chapter1FINAL.pdf Mendel, R. (2009). Two Decades of JDAI. The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.aecf.org/~/media/Pubs/Initiatives/Juvenile%20Detention %20Alternatives%2