Juvenile Court Statistics, 1991: [United States]

This data collection describes in quantitative terms the
volume of juvenile cases disposed in 1991 by courts having jurisdiction
over juvenile matters (delinquency, status offense, and dependency
cases). Inaugurated in 1926 to furnish an index of the problems brought
before the juvenile courts, this series is the oldest continuous source
of information on the processing of delinquent and dependent youth by
juvenile courts. It is the most detailed information available on youth
who come in contact with the juvenile justice system and on the
activities of the nation's juvenile courts. Information is provided on
state, county, number of delinquency cases, number of status offense
cases, number of dependency cases, and total number of cases. The data
distinguish cases with and without the filing of a petition.

本数据集以量化形式呈现了1991年，对青少年事务（juvenile matters）拥有管辖权的法院审结的青少年案件总量，涵盖少年犯罪（delinquency）、身份犯案件（status offense）及依赖型案件（dependency cases）三类。该数据集系列始建于1926年，初衷是为提交至少年法庭的各类青少年问题提供量化索引，是现存最古老的、持续记录少年法庭审理少年犯罪与依赖型青少年案件进程的信息来源。它亦是当前可获取的、关于接触少年司法系统的青少年群体，以及全美少年法庭运作活动的最详尽资料。数据集提供了按州、县划分的统计信息，包括少年犯罪案件数、身份犯案件数、依赖型案件数以及案件总数量。该数据还对已提交起诉请愿书（petition）与未提交起诉请愿书的案件进行了区分。