Girls’ Increasing Share of the Juvenile Justice System
Arrests
1992: 20%
2012: 29%
Court Caseload
1992: 20%
2013: 28%
Cases Detained
1992: 15%
2013: 21%
Post Adjucation Probation
1992: 16%
2013: 23%
Post Adjucation Placement
1992: 12%
2013: 17%
Sources:
Adapted from Charles Puzzanchera, “Juvenile Arrests 2012” (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2014)
Melissa Sickmund, Anthony Sladky, and Wei Kang, “Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2013,”