What is the number of juveniles on probation and parole?
In 1996, juvenile courts in the United States processed nearly 1.8 million delinquency cases. This number represented a 3% increase over the 1995 caseload and 49% increase over the number of cases handled in 1987. More than half (56%) were handled formally (that is, a petition was filed requesting an adjudicatory or waiver hearing). Of the cases that were petitioned, 58% were adjudicated delinquent and 1% were judicially waived to criminal (adult) court. Of all delinquency cases adjudicated in juvenile court in 1996, 28% resulted in residential placement and 54% were placed on the probation caseload. Bureau of Justice Statistics Stahl, A.L. (1999). Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1996. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
