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Morgan, Kirsten; Schlumpp, Arianne – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2012
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are substantially over-represented in the juvenile justice system in Australia, and this over-representation is highest in the most serious processes and outcomes--particularly in detention. This bulletin examines the numbers and characteristics of Indigenous young people in the juvenile justice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Juvenile Justice, Indigenous Populations, Delinquency
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Zhang, Anlan; Musu-Gillette, Lauren; Oudekerk, Barbara A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
Our nation's schools should be safe havens for teaching and learning, free of crime and violence. Any instance of crime or violence at school not only affects the individuals involved, but also may disrupt the educational process and affect bystanders, the school itself, and the surrounding community (Brookmeyer, Fanti, and Henrich 2006;…
Descriptors: Crime, Violence, School Safety, National Surveys
Egley, Jr., Arlen; O'Donnell, Christina E. – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2009
This report presents findings from the 2007 National Youth Gang Survey. Data on the number of gangs, gang members, and gang-related homicides in larger cities, suburban counties, smaller cities, and rural counties are provided to accurately reflect youth gang activity in the United States. Based on survey results, it is estimated that nearly 3,550…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Counties, Homicide, Trend Analysis
Pope, Carl E.; Snyder, Howard E. – 2003
This bulletin examines the effect of race on police decisions to take juvenile offenders into custody. Analysis of 1997 and 1998 data on 17 states from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Incident-Based Reporting System indicates that there is no evidence to support the hypothesis that police are more likely to arrest nonwhite juvenile…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Minority Groups
California State Dept. of Justice, Sacramento. Bureau of Criminal Statistics and Special Services. – 1986
A statistical portrait of crime and deliquency in California in 1985 is presented in this document. These topics are discussed and illustrated by data tables and graphs: crimes (violent, property); arrests (felony, misdemeanor, changes in rates); adult felony arrest dispositions (dispositions, arrestees convicted); adult corrections (supervision,…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Courts, Crime, Criminals
California State Dept. of Justice, Sacramento. Bureau of Criminal Statistics and Special Services. – 1987
A statistical portrait of crime and deliquency in California in 1986 is presented in this document. These topics are discussed and illustrated by data tables and graphs: crimes (violent, property); arrests (felony, misdemeanor, changes in rates); adult felony arrest dispositions (dispositions, arrestees convicted); adult corrections (supervision,…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Courts, Crime, Criminals
California State Dept. of Justice, Sacramento. Bureau of Criminal Statistics and Special Services. – 1984
This California annual Criminal Justice Statewide Profile presents data which supplements the Bureau of Criminal Statistics' (BCS) annual Crime and Delinquency publication. This monograph summarizes and combines data pertaining to California's justice system. The profile consists of two sections. The first section consists of 12 tables displaying…
Descriptors: Crime, Criminals, Delinquency, Justice