Jails
characteristics of, 95 (t6.6)
definition of, 94
drug offenders in, 132
educational programs offered in state, federal, private prisons, 2000 and 1995, and in local jails, 1999, 101t
inmates, 94-96
persons held in state/federal prisons or local jails, number of, 1995-2002, 96 (t6.8)
James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, 58
Jasper (TX), 58
Jewish Americans
hate crimes and, 57
militia groups and, 56
Judicial system
role of, 137
victim services/assistance, 48
Juries, death penalty decision by, 92-93
Justice system. See Criminal justice system
Justifiable homicide
by law enforcement officers, by weapon, 1998-2002, 34 (t2.18)
by private citizens, by weapon, 1998-2002, 34 (t2.17)
by private citizens/law enforcement officers, 34
Juvenile Court Statistics, 1999 (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention), 73, 79
Juvenile crime
age-specific property crime arrest rates per 100,000 population, 1980/1994/2001, 74 (f5.8)
age-specific violent crime arrest rates per 100,000 population, 1980/1994/2001, 73 (f5.2)
arrests, 69-73
arrests, estimated number of, 2001, 70t
arrests, percent involving persons under age 18, 1997-2001, 71t
cases per 1,000 juveniles by offense category/age group, 2000, 80 (f5.22)
court statistics, 73-77
curfews, 82-83
delinquency cases, adjudicated, by discipline, 1985-2000, 83f
delinquency cases, estimated, 1960-2000, 80 (f5.20)
delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts, 1985-2000, 79t
delinquency cases, percentage referred by law enforcement, 2000, 80 (f5.21)
delinquency cases, trend in handling of, 1985-2000, 82f
guns and, 85
juvenile arrest rates for aggravated assault, 1980-2001, 74 (f5.6)
juvenile arrest rates for all crimes, by race, 1980-2001, 77 (f5.16)
juvenile arrest rates for all crimes, by sex, 1980-2001, 77 (f5.17)
juvenile arrest rates for arson, 1980-2001, 75 (f5.12)
juvenile arrest rates for burglary, 1980-2001, 75 (f5.9)
juvenile arrest rates for drug abuse violations, 1980-2001, 76 (f5.13)
juvenile arrest rates for forcible rape, 1980-2001, 73 (f5.4)
juvenile arrest rates for larceny-theft, 1980-2001, 75 (f5.10)
juvenile arrest rates for motor vehicle theft, 1980-2001, 75 (f5.11)
juvenile arrest rates for murder, 1980-2001, 73 (f5.3)
juvenile arrest rates for Property Crime Index offenses, 1980-2001, 74 (f5.7)
juvenile arrest rates for Property Crime Index offenses, by race, 1980-2001, 76 (f5.15)
juvenile arrest rates for Property Crime Index offenses, by sex, 1980-2001, 78 (f5.19)
juvenile arrest rates for robbery, 1980-2001, 74 (f5.5)
juvenile arrest rates for Violent Crime Index offenses, 1980-2001, 73 (f5.1)
juvenile arrest rates for Violent Crime Index offenses, by race, 1980-2001, 76 (f5.14)
juvenile arrest rates for Violent Crime Index offenses, by sex, 1980-2001, 78 (f5.18)
juvenile arrest rates for weapons law violations, 1980-2001, 85f
juvenile court processing of typical 1,000 delinquency cases, 2000, 81t
juveniles in custody, 87
parents, holding responsible, 81-82
police disposition of juvenile offenders taken into custody, 2002, 72t
prosecuting minors as adults, 77-78
rates, 3
in schools, 85-87
status offense cases, 79-81
youth gangs, 83-85
Juvenile hacking, 116-117
Juveniles
arrests by age, 7
arrests for drug abuse violations, 128-129
arson arrests, 32
burglary arrests, 27, 29
crime rates and, 3
in custody, 87
drug use by, 132
drugs, testing positive for, at time of arrest, 131-132
guns and, 85
in jail, 95
in prison, 96
prisoners under age 18 in state/private adult correctional facilities, by type of facility, security level, region, June 30, 2000, 96 (t6.7)
public opinion on juveniles and crime, 146
public opinion poll of high school seniors reporting that they worry about crime/violence, by sex, race, region, college plans, illicit drug use, 1990-2001, 147t
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