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FIGURE 5.1Crime Index in the United States, 1998–2008.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (2009). Crime in the United States, 2008. Washington, DC: U.S.
Department of Justice.
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FIGURE 5.2Of total arrest in 2008, percent of arrests for juveniles.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (2009). Crime in the United States, 2008. Washington, DC: U.S.
Department of Justice.
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The juvenile justice system flowchart.
Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2001). Caseflow Diagram.
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FIGURE 5.4Age at referral to juvenile court, 2007.
Source: Sickmund , M. , Sladky , A. , & Kang , W. (2010). Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2007.
Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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FIGURE 5.5Referral offense for males and females, 2007.
Source: Sickmund , M., Sladky, A., & Kang , W. (2010). Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2007.
Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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FIGURE 5.6Arrests for runaway: 1999 and 2008.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (2009). Crime in the United States, 2008. Washington, DC: U.S.
Department of Justice.
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FIGURE 5.7Placement of juveniles, 1987–2007.
Source: Livsey , S. (2010). Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseloads, 2007. Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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FIGURE 5.8Residential placement for juvenile offenders in 2006.
Source: Sickmund , M., Sladky , A., & Kang , W. (2008). Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook.
Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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FIGURE 5.9Cause of death for juveniles in custody in 2006.
Source: Hockenberry , S., Sickmund , M., & Sladky, A. (2009). Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2006: Selected
Findings. Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention .
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FIGURE 5.10Number of juveniles waived to adult court, 1993–2007.
Source: Sickmund , M., Sladky , A., & Kang , W. (2010). Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics: 1985-2007.
Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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