A History of Juvenile Justice Policy in TX

Protecting Texas' Most Precious Resource:

A History of Juvenile Justice Policy in Texas

 Part I the Path to the Texas Youth Council:
Creating a Protective Umbrella for Juvenile Offenders
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Part II The TYC Era: 

Between Rehabilitation and Punishment
1949-2008

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Both reports were accessed through the National Juvenile Justice Network njjn.org, you can follow the group on Twitter @NJJNetwork and Facebook facebook.com/nationaljuvenilejusticenetwork  

The report was authored by Dr. William Bush of Texas A&M @TAMUSanAntonio University-San Antonio Department of History and edited by Isela Gutierrez @TexasCJC.  The reports were designed by Kim Wilks.

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Juvenile Court Statistics 2013

Juvenile Court Statistics 2013

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"OJJDP-Sponsored, July 2015. This report draws on data from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive to profile nearly 1.1 million delinquency cases and 109,000 petitioned status offense cases handled in 2013 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 114 pages."

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Analyses of 749,722 automated case records & court-level #stats

1st Juvenile Court Statistics #report published 1929 by @USDOL of cases from 42 courts in 1927

In 2013 archive data pulled from 2,400 courts 84% jursidiction of juve population

Report describes #statusoffense cases handled between 1995-2013 109,000 cases petitioned disposed in 2013

In 2013 courts handled estimated 1,058,500 juvenile delinquency cases

31 million youth under #juvenile court jurisdiction in 2013 79% (10-15 years of age) 12% (16) 9% (17)

Between 1985-2013 case rates increased 54% for #druglaw violations

In 2013 total delinquency case rate for #black juveniles 74.3% was more than double the rate for #white juveniles 27.4%

Between 1985 and 2013 #lawenforcement agencies were primary source of #delinquency referrals 82% referred by law enforcement in 2013

The number of #delinquency cases involving #detention peaked in 2002 and decreased 44% through 2013

#Statusoffense is an act that is illegal because the person committing them are of #juvenile status

5 major status offense categories #runningaway #truancy #curfew law violations #ungovernability or incorigibility #liquorlaw violations

The number of petitioned #statusoffense cases decreased 13% between 1995-2013

American Indian juveniles had the highest rate for #liquorlaw violations in each year 1995-2013 #statusoffense

Schools referred 56% of petitioned #truancy cases in 2015

Source of referral for #statusoffense includes #lawenforcement #schools #relatives #socialservice #probation #victims

Citation

Hockenberry, Sarah, and Charles Puzzanchera. Juvenile Court Statistics 2013. Rep. no. NCJ 249164. Pittsburgh: National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2015. OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Web. <http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/publications/StatBB.asp>.

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VBW Justice Archive: ((Keep Your Head Held High))

For more information on ((Keep Your Head Held High)) please view the track information at the Soundcloud post: click here

About the VBW Justice Archive

The Voices Behind Walls (VBW) Justice Archive is a collection of audios, artworks, photographs, and writings archived on the following:

VBW Research Network Blog: vbwresearch.blogspot.com
VBW YouTube: youtube.com/voicesbehindwalls
VBW Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/vbehindw
VBW Website: voicesbehindwalls.blogspot.com

The purpose of the archive is to document VBW program history, specifically the creative expression of its participants and program partners.  Files of the VBW Justice Archive are resources for educators, youth, and the public to share.  We hope these files inspire new ideas and other creative expressions in all learning spaces.  The archive is especially to acknowledge the existence of its participants, a majority incarcerated youth,  who recorded into the VBW microphone between the decade of 2004 to 2014.  Hopefully you all find your way back to our page to reflect on your contribution to the VBW program.

The VBW Justice Archive began documenting its program history in 2014.  Audios will be posted periodically.  Updates will be posted at the links above including twitter.com/vbehindw.

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