Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2014 National Report

Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2014 National Report is the fourth edition of a comprehensive report on juvenile crime, victimization, and the juvenile justice system. The report consists of the most requested information on juveniles and the juvenile justice system in the U.S. Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the report draws on reliable data and relevant research to provide a comprehensive and insightful view of young offenders and victims, and what happens to those who enter the juvenile justice system in the United States

Disproportionality rates for children of color in foster care

Children of color are disproportionately represented in the United States foster care system. In most states, there are higher proportions of African American/Black and American Indian children in foster care than in the general child population. Data vary at the county (or other local jurisdiction) level, with some counties experiencing more disproportionality than is evident statewide. This Technical Assistance Bulletin (TAB) presents disproportionality rates for all 50 states, as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. In 2000, African American/Black children represented 38% of the foster care population while they comprised only 16% of the general child population (i.e., ages 0 through 17), indicating a disproportionality index of 2.5 (i.e., African American/Black children were disproportionately represented in foster care at a rate 2.5 times their rates in the general child population). American Indian children represented 1.9% of the foster care population, yet only encompassed 1.3% of the general child population. Hispanic/Latino children, although not overrepresented nationally, were disproportionately represented in 7 states. Table 1 (page 3) illustrates the 2000 and 2014 disproportionality rates for children in foster care for each state and nationally. In addition to calculating the rate of disproportionality for children in care, this document begins to explore other decision points where there may be differences based on race or ethnicity. In particular, this TAB examines differences in the median number of placements for children, the current placement type (relative, foster care, congregate care) and the time to achieving permanency, presented as a survival curve. This allows for further exploration of data points in child welfare court process where there may be differences in outcomes for children of color

Runaways in juvenile courts /

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