Juvenile Crime and Justice System Activities in Illinois: An Overview of Trends

• NCJ Number: 177278
• Author(s): B Bauer; A Kushner; D Olson; Przbylski; N Smith; J Travis
• Date Published: 1997
• Length: 72 pages
• Grant Number(s): 00801JJ
• Sponsoring Agency: Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
• Corporate Author: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report describes recent data and trends in juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, and the delivery of selected social services to juveniles in Illinois.

Abstract

Juveniles accounted for 17 percent of Illinois' total population and 25 percent of the people taken into police custody for property offenses, 20 percent of those taken into custody for violent offenses, and 13 percent of those taken into custody for drug law offenses. The majority of juveniles taken into police custody were referred to juvenile court. Between 1993 and 1995, the number of juveniles taken into police custody for drug law offenses increased almost 40 percent, the largest increase among the offense categories analyzed. Delinquency filings increased 19 percent between 1993 and 1995. Cook County accounted for 45 percent of all detention center admissions in 1995, but the largest percentage increase in admissions between 1993 and 1995 occurred in urban counties outside Cook and the collar counties. The number of juveniles on probation increased 32 percent between 1993 and 1995. County-level analyses revealed that rural counties accounted for the majority of counties with the highest rates of most juvenile justice system activity measures in 1995. Figures, tables, and appended tables