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Alabama Juvenile Courts, Alabama Department of Youth Services, Alabama Department of Pensions and Security - Statistical Report, 1979

NCJ Number
85726
Date Published
Unknown
Length
79 pages
Annotation
A total of 26,372 juvenile cases were processed by the Department of Youth Services on cases disposed of by Alabama juvenile courts, including 21,481 delinquency cases.
Abstract
Data tables compare juvenile delinquency referrals for 1975-79; give the reason for referrals, county and State referral totals (male/female), source of referrals, disposition of cases (number/percentage, sex, and type), and delinquency offenses by sex. Referral data by population pertain to counties with over 100,000 population and all counties. Other statistics cover programs licensed and operated by the Department of Youth Services and the Interstate Compact on Juveniles (runaways). Tables and maps are provided.