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,