Descriptor
Children | 7 |
Delinquency | 7 |
Juvenile Courts | 7 |
Youth Problems | 5 |
Court Litigation | 4 |
Adolescents | 3 |
Tables (Data) | 3 |
Academic Achievement | 2 |
Births to Single Women | 2 |
Child Abuse | 2 |
Child Health | 2 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Hardman, Sydney, Ed. | 2 |
Snyder, Howard N. | 2 |
Bremner, Dorothy G. | 1 |
Corbett, Jacqueline | 1 |
Hall, John C. | 1 |
Vereb, Thomas S. | 1 |
Publication Type
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 7 |
Reports - Research | 3 |
Reports - General | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Snyder, Howard N.; And Others – 1989
This report is the 59th in the "Juvenile Court Statistics" series, a series begun in 1929 which serves as the primary source of information on the activities of juvenile courts. It describes the number and characteristics of delinquency and status offense cases disposed during 1985 by courts with juvenile jurisdiction and addresses some…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Correctional Rehabilitation, Court Litigation
Snyder, Howard N. – 1988
Past research has shown that a relatively small number of youths are responsible for a large proportion of the offenses committed by juveniles, leading juvenile justice practitioners to ask what the courts can do to intervene early to deter these youth from committing further serious delinquent acts. To answer this question, a research study was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Court Litigation, Delinquency
Corbett, Jacqueline; Vereb, Thomas S. – 1974
This report presents information on juvenile court processing of youth in the U.S. during 1974. It is based on data gathered under the National Juvenile Court Statistical Reporting System. Findings can be summarized as follows: (1) 1,252,700 juvenile delinquency cases, excluding traffic offenses, were handled by courts in the U.S. in 1974; (2) the…
Descriptors: Children, Court Litigation, Delinquency, Justice
Hall, John C.; And Others – 1982
This report summarizes data collected in the "most ambitious study of the out-of-state placement of children ever undertaken in America." It reports data gathered for the year 1978 from more than 20,000 public agencies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and from more than 50 counties, including 60,000 individual contacts. The volume is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Children, Court Litigation
Bremner, Dorothy G. – 1981
Considered an indispensible aid to formulating policies and programs, this book of tables gives demographic and statistical information on 5- to 12-year-old Hawaiian children. The information provided concentrates on factors that are especially important in a 5- to 12-year-old's life: home, school, the economy, the peer group, health, and the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Delinquency
Hardman, Sydney, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This Kids Count data book presents a statistical portrait of the well-being of and conditions faced by the children of Kansas, based on key indicators. Nineteen indicators are detailed in five subject areas: (1) economic well-being; (2) physical health and safety; (3) educational achievement; (4) emotional well-being; and (5) social behavior and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse, Child Health
Hardman, Sydney, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This Kids Count data book presents a statistical portrait of the well being of and current conditions faced by the children of Kansas, based on key indicators. Eighteen indicators are detailed in six subject areas: (1) economic well-being; (2) physical health and safety; (3) educational achievement; (4) early childhood care and education; (5)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Births to Single Women, Child Advocacy, Child Health