Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

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2 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Hon. Edward G. Rendell, Governor Juvenile Court Judges Commission Chairman Hon. Arthur E. Grim Berks County Vice-Chairman Hon. Kevin M. Dougherty Philadelphia County Secretary Hon. Kim Berkeley Clark Allegheny County Members Hon. Rea B. Boylan Bucks County Hon. John M. Cleland Superior Court Hon. Lori A. Dumas Brooks Philadelphia County Hon. Elizabeth K. Kelly Erie County Hon. H. William White Venango County Hon. Dwayne D. Woodruff Allegheny County James E. Anderson, Executive Director

3 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions Center For Juvenile Justice Training And Research Shippensburg University Administration John M. Cookus, Director Stephen Bishop, Deputy Director Chris Heberlig Information And Technology Division Linda B. Bender Steve Varner Alan Brommer Sharon Chamberlin Susan Conner Randy Fisher Christy Nailor Michael Tan Tim Wright Heather Armstrong-Shughart Lanette Hutchison Julie Byers Robert Diehl Linda Miller Donna Reasner Nancy Witter Marlene Benedict Detention Monitoring Seth Bloomquist, Director Leslie MacDonald Juvenile Court Judges Commission Center For Juvenile Justice Training And Research Information And Technology Division Shippensburg University 1871 Old Main Drive Shippensburg, Pa

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5 Foreword This report provides an overview of juvenile court dispositions in Pennsylvania during 2009 and preceding years, and summarizes juvenile court statistical data provided by county juvenile probation departments. Without the support of the courts and juvenile probation departments, this report would not be possible. Although the report focuses primarily on delinquency dispositions, information has again been included on dependency cases that have been referred to juvenile probation departments. While county children and youth agencies handle the overwhelming majority of cases involving dependent children in the Commonwealth, some juvenile probation departments provide services to children who are alleged to be dependent on the basis of ungovernability or chronic truancy. The information contained in this report is of value to all individuals, agencies and organizations having an interest in the Pennsylvania juvenile justice system. However, it is not intended to reflect the total workload of juvenile courts or juvenile probation departments. It is with great pleasure that we dedicate this report to the judges, probation officers, victim advocates, district attorneys, service treatment providers, and other professionals who work on a daily basis in the Pennsylvania juvenile court system. Respectfully submitted, James E. Anderson Executive Director Honorable Arthur E. Grim Chairman

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7 Preface This report is a compilation of the data collected from the juvenile probation departments in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As in the past, to avoid confusion regarding the unit of count used in tabulating juvenile court statistics and to improve the understanding of how data can be interpreted please note: 1. The primary unit of count is the disposition. A disposition is defined as an allegation disposed of by the juvenile probation department and/or the court. Within a single delinquency allegation, a youth may be charged with a number of offenses that may result in multiple petitions. Any one youth may be involved in a number of dispositions within a calendar year. In addition, a youth may be referred on more than one occasion and receive only one disposition. Dependency dispositions include only those referrals to probation departments alleging dependency that are not accompanied by allegations of delinquency. Therefore, one is cautioned NOT to attempt to interpret dispositions as: a) the number of youth who are processed by the court; b) the number of offenses charged to juveniles. 2. There are times when you will see the word case used to describe the data. In this report, the word case is used interchangeably with the word disposition; 3. The unit of count refers to a case disposed of by a juvenile court and/or juvenile probation department. The term disposed means that a definite action/decision has been implemented or that a treatment plan has been decided upon or begun; 4. The statistical system is constructed to collect up to the seven (7) most serious offenses per delinquency disposition; 5. The Commission collects additional information on placement reviews, disposition reviews, and selected special conditions attached to a disposition. A disposition review is a hearing conducted before the court regarding a previous disposition which did not result in out-of-home placement. A placement review is a hearing conducted before the court regarding a previous disposition which did involve out-of-home placement. 6. The data in the secure detention section of this report were collected in conjunction with the JCJC Standards Governing the Use of Secure Detention. This information should not be compared with detention data collected and reported prior to The reader is cautioned that in the tables containing rows with percent of total, the row may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Custom reports, including any information contained in tables included in previous reports that are not included in this report, can be obtained by contacting the Director of Juvenile Justice Information and Technology at the Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research at Shippensburg University, The report is available on the Juvenile Court Judges Commission website at

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9 Table of Contents Delinquency Dispositions Delinquency Dispositions, 2009 (Map)... 1 Highlights of the 2009 Disposition Report... 3 Delinquency Dispositions, (Chart)... 4 Frequency of Statewide Delinquency Dispositions, Delinquency Dispositions, (Table)... 6 Delinquency Dispositions as a Percent of Juvenile Population, Delinquency Dispositions by Type, Type of Attorney Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, 2009 (Chart)...14 Type of Attorney Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, 2009 (Table) Type of Attorney Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, 2009 (Table) Delinquency Dispositions by Source of Allegation, Time Lapse from Allegation to Disposition for Delinquency Cases, Median Time Lapse for Formal Cases by Type of Disposition, Median Time Lapse for Informal Cases by Type of Disposition, Delinquency Placements Delinquency Placements, (Charts) Delinquency Placements, (Table) Delinquency Placements by Type, 2009 (Table) Delinquency Placements as a Percent of Dispositions, 2009 (Map) Total Delinquency Placements by Type, 2009 (Chart) Delinquency Offenses Alleged Offenses by Type, Selected Alleged Charges, Selected Substantiated Charges, Substantiated Offenses by Type, Detention Secure Detention Length of Stay in Secure Detention, Secure Detention Admissions by Standard Section Codes,

10 Table of Contents Utilization Rates for Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Centers, Detention Admissions, Demographics Selected Dispositions by Gender, Total Dispositions by Age, Delinquency Dispositions by Race and Ethnicity for Males, Delinquency Dispositions by Race and Ethnicity for Females, Delinquency Dispositions by Race, Selected Dispositions by Race and Ethnicity, Selected Placements by Race and Ethnicity, Delinquency Dispositions by Race and Ethnicity, Delinquency Dispositions by Age, Delinquency Dispositions by School Status, Delinquency Dispositions by Highest Grade Completed, Delinquency Dispositions by Family Status, Delinquency Dispositions by Living Arrangement of Youth, Dependency Dispositions Dependency Dispositions, Dependency Dispositions by Age, Disposition and Placement Reviews Outcomes of Delinquency Disposition Reviews, Outcomes of Delinquency Placement Reviews, Delinquency Placement Review Transfers by Type of Placement, Summary of all Dispositional Activity Summary of all Delinquency and Dependency Dispositions, Appendix County Class & Population... 76

11 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions, 2009 Beaver 490 Crawford 280 Mercer 319 Lawrence 322 Clarion 77 Lancaster 1,269 Lehigh 1,554 Chester 1,202 Montgomery 2,679 Philadelphia 7,756 Greene 107 Erie 947 Butler 308 Allegheny 4,620 Fayette 366 Armstrong 160 Forest 25 Jefferson 85 Indiana 118 Cambria 438 McKean 95 Elk 68 Clearfield 133 Bedford 53 Blair 448 Cameron 25 Huntingdon 70 Fulton 28 Centre 167 Clinton 80 Franklin 567 Cumberland 599 Lycoming 568 Adams 330 Dauphin 1,476 Bradford 62 Montour Columbia 165 Berks 1,620 Carbon 157 Juniata 42 Lebanon 335 Luzerne 727 Lackawanna 397 Monroe 444 Northampton 880 Northumberland 582 Mifflin 75 Washington 576 Venango 122 Warren 87 Westmoreland 1,006 Somerset 127 Potter 49 Tioga 107 Perry 110 Union 56 Snyder 113 York 1,703 Sullivan 2 29 Schuylkill 398 Susquehanna 87 Wyoming 66 Wayne 80 Delaware 1,948 Pike 103 Bucks 1, ,000 1,001-2,500 2,501-4,700 6,000+ Two Thousand And NINE 1

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13 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Highlights of the 2009 Disposition Report The 41,561 delinquency dispositions in Pennsylvania in 2009 represent a 5.0% decrease from Consent Decree was the most frequently utilized disposition, representing 19.0% of all delinquency dispositions, followed in descending order by Probation (18.0%), Informal Adjustment (13.6%), Fines/ Costs (9.8%), Complaint Withdrawn (7.2%), and Placement (6.6%). (See pages 4 and 5) Placements (including those as a result of disposition reviews) decreased 11.7%, from 7,444 in 2008 to 6,576 in Placements as a percent of dispositions also declined, from 9.5% in 2008 to 8.5% in (see pages 24-25). Delinquency placements to private institutions, including those resulting from disposition reviews, comprised 43.1% of the 6,576 total delinquency placements in 2009, followed in descending order by placements to drug and alcohol programs (12.9%), group homes (11.5%), Secure (8.4%), Boot Camps (7.7%) and Wilderness Based Programs (7.3%). (See pages 26 and 27) 51 substantiated rape charges represent a 13.3% increase from 2008, while 670 substantiated robbery charges represent a 6.0% decrease from Substantiated drug charges decreased by 5.2% and substantiated aggravated assault charges decreased by 4.2% from (See page 33) Juvenile court dispositions in Pennsylvania continue to primarily involve males. In 2009, males accounted for 75% of all juvenile court dispositions, 80.8% of probation dispositions, 88.6% of dispositions involving placement, and 98% of transfers to criminal proceedings. (See page 42) Of the 31,176 juvenile delinquency dispositions involving males in 2009, 44.8% involved White, Non- Hispanic youth, and 40.9% involved Black, Non-Hispanic youth. Similarly, of the 10,383 dispositions involving females, 42.4% involved White, Non-Hispanic youth and 42.7% involved Black, Non-Hispanic youth. (See pages 44-47) In Pennsylvania, the majority of the 41,561 delinquency dispositions involved White youth (52.7%), followed in descending order by Black youth (43.4%). The additional category of Multi-Racial has been added for Delinquency Dispositions by Race. In 2009, 751 delinquency dispositions involved Multi-Racial youth (1.8%). (See pages 48-49) 26.6% of the 41,561 delinquency dispositions in 2009 involved seventeen year olds, followed in descending order by sixteen year olds (22.2%) and fifteen year olds (16.8%). (See pages 54-57) 56.1% of delinquency dispositions in 2009 involved juveniles whose biological parents were either Never Married or Divorced, while 17.1% involved juveniles whose biological parents were Married. (See pages 62-63) 44.6% of delinquency dispositions in 2009 involved juveniles who lived with only their mother, while 17.4% involved juveniles who were living with both parents. (See pages 64-65) Two Thousand And NINE 3

14 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions, The accompanying graph displays the number of dispositions for delinquency allegations from Disposition and Placement reviews and dependency allegations are not included in the graph or data tables. There was a 5.0% decrease in delinquency dispositions from 2008 to Dispositions involving new allegations in Philadelphia County decreased by 9.5% and Allegheny County dispositions increased by 0.6%. DELINQUENCY DISPOSITIONS ,504 43,939 45,573 43,754 41,561 Statewide ,768 30,434 32,085 30,591 29,185 Remaining Counties ,480 8,894 8,796 8,572 7,756 4,256 4,611 4,692 4,591 4, Philadelphia County Allegheny County 4 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

15 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Frequencies of Statewide Delinquency Dispositions, 2009 There were 41,561 delinquency-related dispositions in Pennsylvania during Consent Decree was the most frequently utilized disposition (7,887, 19.0%) followed in descending order by Probation (7,484, 18.0%), Informal Adjustment (5,673, 13.6%), Fines/Costs Ordered (4,058, 9.8%),Complaint Withdrawn (3,007, 7.2%), Other Dispositions (2,923, 7.0%),Placement (2,732, 6.6%), Warned, Counseled, Case Closed (2,709, 6.5%) All remaining dispositions totaled 12.2%. Probation with Day Treatment is listed as a separate disposition rather than being included in Probation. PERCENT OF TOTAL DISPOSITIONS NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Consent Decree 19.0% Probation 18.0% Informal Adjustment 13.6% Fines/Costs Ordered 9.8% Complaint Withdrawn 7.2% Other 7.0% Placement 6.6% Warned/Counseled/Case Closed 6.5% Dismissed/Not Substantiated 4.2% Transfer to Other Juvenile Court 3.3% Continued on Previous Disposition 3.0% Probation w/day Treatment Transferred to Criminal Proceedings Referred to Other Agency/Individual Protective Supervision 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Two Thousand And NINE 5

16 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions, The information in this section includes those cases referred to juvenile probation with alleged delinquent offenses. Disposition and Placement reviews, and dispositions involving children alleged to be dependent, are not included. County % Change Adams % Allegheny 4,256 4,611 4,692 4,591 4, % Armstrong % Beaver % Bedford % Berks 1,937 1,821 1,828 1,607 1, % Blair % Bradford % Bucks 1,590 1,650 1,790 1,548 1, % Butler % Cambria % Cameron % Carbon % Centre % Chester 1,132 1,059 1,088 1,041 1, % Clarion % Clearfield % Clinton % Columbia % Crawford % Cumberland % Dauphin 1,494 1,359 1,548 1,484 1, % Delaware 1,600 1,705 1,631 2,049 1, % Elk % Erie 1,095 1,043 1, % Fayette % Forest % Franklin % Fulton % Greene % Huntingdon % Indiana % Jefferson % Juniata % 6 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

17 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions, continued County % Change Lackawanna % Lancaster 1,599 1,528 1,494 1,501 1, % Lawrence % Lebanon % Lehigh 1,585 1,506 1,521 1,257 1, % Luzerne 1,241 1,101 1, % Lycoming % McKean % Mercer % Mifflin % Monroe % Montgomery 2,725 2,205 2,294 2,338 2, % Montour % Northampton 1, , % Northumberland % Perry % Philadelphia 8,480 8,894 8,796 8,572 7, % Pike % Potter % Schuylkill % Snyder % Somerset % Sullivan % Susquehanna % Tioga % Union % Venango % Warren % Washington % Wayne % Westmoreland ,219 1,257 1, % Wyoming % York 1,861 1,539 1,881 1,915 1, % Total 45,504 43,939 45,573 43,754 41, % NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Two Thousand And NINE 7

18 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions as a Percent of Juvenile Population, 2009 County Total Dispositions % of Statewide Dispositions Age Population Juvenile Population Rank Disposition Rank Per 100,000 Dispositions as a % of Juv. Pop. Adams % 10, Allegheny 4, % 118, Armstrong % 6, Beaver % 17, Bedford % 4, Berks 1, % 43, Blair % 12, Bradford % 6, Bucks 1, % 68, Butler % 19, Cambria % 13, Cameron % Carbon % 6, Centre % 10, Chester 1, % 54, Clarion % 3, Clearfield % 7, Clinton % 3, Columbia % 5, Crawford % 9, Cumberland % 21, Dauphin 1, % 27, Delaware 1, % 62, Elk % 3, Erie % 30, Fayette % 14, Forest % Franklin % 14, Fulton % 1, Greene % 3, Huntingdon % 4, Indiana % 7, Jefferson % 4, Juniata % 2, Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

19 COUNTY Total Dispositions % of Statewide Dispositions Age Population Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Juvenile Population Rank Disposition Rank Per 100,000 Dispositions as a % of Juv. Pop. Lackawanna % 20, Lancaster 1, % 56, Lawrence % 9, Lebanon % 13, Lehigh 1, % 36, Luzerne % 29, Lycoming % 11, McKean % 4, Mercer % 12, Mifflin % 4, Monroe % 20, Montgomery 2, % 82, Montour % 1, Northampton % 30, Northumberland % 8, Perry % 4, Philadelphia 7, % 158, Pike % 7, Potter % 1, Schuylkill % 13, Snyder % 3, Somerset % 7, Sullivan 2 0.0% Susquehanna % 4, Tioga % 4, Union % 3, Venango % 5, Warren % 4, Washington % 20, Wayne % 5, Westmoreland 1, % 35, Wyoming % 2, York 1, % 44, TOTALS 41, % 1,291, NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Delinquency Dispositions as a Percent of Juvenile Population, 2009 continued Two Thousand And NINE 9

20 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Type, 2009 County Total Dispos. TRANSFERRED TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS Transfer To Other Court Complaint Withdrawn Warned, Case Closed Informal Adjustment Fines/ Costs Ordered Dismissed, Not Substantiated Adams Allegheny 4, Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks 1, Blair Bradford Bucks 1, Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester 1, Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin 1, Delaware 1, Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. 10 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

21 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions by Type, 2009 continued County Protective Supervision Referral to Agency/ Individual Consent Decree* Probation Probation w/day Treatment Continued Previous Disposition Other Dispositions Placement ADAMS ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Two Thousand And NINE 11

22 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Type, 2009 continued County Total Dispos. TRANSFERRED TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS Transfer To Other Court Complaint Withdrawn Warned, Case Closed Informal Adjustment Fines/ Costs Ordered Dismissed, Not Substantiated LACKAWANNA LANCASTER 1, LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH 1, LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY 2, MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 7, , PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND 1, WYOMING YORK 1, TOTAL 41, ,367 3,007 2,709 5,673 4,058 1,765 % of Total 100.0% 0.4% 3.3% 7.2% 6.5% 13.6% 9.8% 4.2% NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. 12 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

23 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions by Type, 2009 continued county Protective Supervision Referral to Agency/ Individual Consent Decree* Probation Probation w/day Treatment Continued Previous Disposition Other Dispositions Placement LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 0 0 2, , PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK TOTAL ,887 7, ,248 2,923 2,732 % of Total 0.0% 0.4% 19.0% 18.0% 0.9% 3.0% 7.0% 6.6% *The following counties had a total of 1,761 cases where the disposition was reported as either deferred adjudication or deferred placement with no reported adjudication of delinquency at the time of disposition. These dispositions have been included with the disposition of Consent Decree. (Bucks-27, Carbon-9, Chester-3, Clarion-3, Dauphin-2, Erie-39, Lackawanna-10, Lebanon-161, Lycoming-88, Mercer-11, Philadelphia- 1,341, Tioga-1, Westmoreland-63, York-3). Two Thousand And NINE 13

24 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Type of Attorney Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, 2009 This chart presents a summary of the data included in the table found on page 15. The Court Appointed column of the table includes those cases where counsel, other than the public defender, was appointed by the court. Attorney representation at the court hearing may be waived. These cases are reflected in the table as well as in the chart below. The data on attorney representation include only the 25,598 dispositions made as a result of a hearing before a master or a judge. Informally handled cases, reviews, and dependency cases are not included. Legal representation in delinquency proceedings, during 2009, was most often provided by public defenders, who were involved in 69.8% of the delinquency dispositions involving hearings. Court appointed attorneys provided legal representation in 17.5% of delinquency dispositions involving hearings, followed by private attorneys at 11.9%. Legal representation was waived in 0.7% of delinquency dispositions involving hearings. ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION: DELINQUENCY DISPOSITIONS Waived 0.7% No Attorney Present 0.2% Private 11.9% Court Appointed 17.5% Public Defender 69.8% 14 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

25 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Type of Attorney Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, 2009 continued TYPE OF DISPOSITION TRANSFERRED TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS Transfer to Other Juvenile Court Complaint Withdrawn Warned, Case Closed Informal Adjustment Fines/Costs Ordered Dismissed, Not Substantiated Referred to Agency/ Individual Consent Decree NUMBER OF PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC DEFENDER % COURT APPOINTED % PRIVATE % WAIVED % NO ATTORNEY PRESENT % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1, % % % % 0 0.0% 1,735 1, % % % 6 0.3% 7 0.4% % % % 3 0.3% % % 3 5.6% % 1 1.9% 0 0.0% % % % 4 1.1% 3 0.8% 1,753 1, % % % 0 0.0% 5 0.3% % % 0 0.0% 2 7.4% 0 0.0% 6,553 4, % 1, % % % 0 0.0% % Probation 7,484 5, % 1, % 1, % % 0 0.0% Continued Previous Disposition Other Disposition % % % 9 1.1% 0 0.0% 1, % % % 0 0.0% 1 0.1% Placement 2,729 2, % % % 3 0.1% 0 0.0% Protective Supervision Probation w/ Day Treatment % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% TOTAL 25,598 17, % 4, % 3, % % % Note:Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Two Thousand And NINE 15

26 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Type of Attorney Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, 2009 COUNTY NUMBER OF PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC DEFENDER % COURT APPOINTED % PRIVATE % WAIVED % NO ATTORNEY PRESENT Adams % % 5 2.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Allegheny 3,533 2, % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Armstrong % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Beaver % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Bedford % 0 0.0% 3 5.8% 1 1.9% 0 0.0% Berks % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Blair % % % 1 0.6% 3 1.7% Bradford % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Bucks 1, % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Butler % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Cambria % % % 1 0.3% 0 0.0% Cameron % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Carbon % % 5 6.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Centre % % % % 0 0.0% Chester % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Clarion % % 4 6.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Clearfield % 0 0.0% % % 0 0.0% Clinton % 1 2.0% 3 6.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Columbia % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Crawford % % 3 1.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Cumberland % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Dauphin 1, % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Delaware 1,557 1, % % % % % Elk % % 3 8.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Erie % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Fayette % 5 6.6% 4 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Forest % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Franklin % % 4 1.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Fulton % % 1 6.7% % 0 0.0% Greene % 2 6.5% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Huntingdon % % 2 3.3% 1 1.6% 0 0.0% Indiana % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Jefferson % 1 2.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Juniata % % % 2 5.3% 0 0.0% % 16 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

27 COUNTY NUMBER OF PROCEEDINGS PUBLIC DEFENDER NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. % Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Type of Attorney Representation in Delinquency Proceedings, 2009 continued COURT APPOINTED % PRIVATE % WAIVED % NO ATTORNEY PRESENT Lackawanna % 0 0.0% % % 0 0.0% Lancaster % % % % 0 0.0% Lawrence % 1 1.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Lebanon % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Lehigh % % % % 0 0.0% Luzerne % 7 1.8% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Lycoming % 2 0.6% 2 0.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% McKean % 0 0.0% % % 1 1.1% Mercer % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Mifflin % % 3 4.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Monroe % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Montgomery 1,239 1, % 1 0.1% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Montour % % 2 8.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Northampton % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Northumberland % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Perry % 0 0.0% % 4 6.0% 0 0.0% Philadelphia 6,089 3, % 1, % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Pike % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Potter % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Schuylkill % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Snyder % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Somerset % 2 3.5% 5 8.8% 1 1.8% 0 0.0% Sullivan % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Susquehanna % % 6 8.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Tioga % 2 2.4% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Union % % 1 2.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Venango % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Warren % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Washington % % % 2 0.7% 0 0.0% Wayne % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Westmoreland % % % 6 1.1% % Wyoming % 4 8.0% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% York % % % 0 0.0% 1 0.2% TOTAL 25,598 17, % 4, % 3, % % % % Two Thousand And NINE 17

28 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Source of Allegation, 2009 County Total Dispos. Police Magisterial District JUDGE Other Juvenile Court Probation Other N % N % N % N % N % ADAMS % % % 0 0.0% 4 1.2% ALLEGHENY 4,620 2, % % % % % ARMSTRONG % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% BEAVER % % % 1 0.2% 8 1.6% BEDFORD % 2 3.8% 1 1.9% 1 1.9% 2 3.8% BERKS 1, % % % 0 0.0% % BLAIR % % % 0 0.0% % BRADFORD % 0 0.0% 1 1.6% 2 3.2% 0 0.0% BUCKS 1,477 1, % % % % 5 0.3% BUTLER % 8 2.6% % 2 0.6% 5 1.6% CAMBRIA % % 7 1.6% 2 0.5% 4 0.9% CAMERON % % 0 0.0% 1 4.0% 0 0.0% CARBON % % % 0 0.0% 2 1.3% CENTRE % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.6% CHESTER 1, % % % 1 0.1% 4 0.3% CLARION % % 6 7.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% CLEARFIELD % 5 3.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% CLINTON % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 2.5% COLUMBIA % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% CRAWFORD % % % % 1 0.4% CUMBERLAND % % % 0 0.0% 4 0.7% DAUPHIN 1,476 1, % % % 0 0.0% 7 0.5% DELAWARE 1,948 1, % % % 0 0.0% 5 0.3% ELK % 3 4.4% 1 1.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% ERIE % % % 0 0.0% % FAYETTE % % % 4 1.1% % FOREST % % 1 4.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% FRANKLIN % % % 0 0.0% % FULTON % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.6% GREENE % 1 0.9% 0 0.0% 2 1.9% % HUNTINGDON % 0 0.0% 4 5.7% 1 1.4% 0 0.0% INDIANA % % 9 7.6% 0 0.0% 1 0.8% JEFFERSON % 8 9.4% % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% JUNIATA % 2 4.8% 1 2.4% 1 2.4% 0 0.0% 18 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

29 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions by Source of Allegation, 2009 continued County Total Dispos. Police Magisterial District JUDGE Other Juvenile Court Probation Other N % N % N % N % N % LACKAWANNA % 2 0.5% % 4 1.0% 0 0.0% LANCASTER 1, % % % 3 0.2% 1 0.1% LAWRENCE % % 1 0.3% 3 0.9% 0 0.0% LEBANON % 0 0.0% 6 1.8% 0 0.0% 3 0.9% LEHIGH 1, % % % % % LUZERNE % % % 1 0.1% % LYCOMING % % % 1 0.2% 1 0.2% MCKEAN % 0 0.0% 2 2.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MERCER % % % 2 0.6% 0 0.0% MIFFLIN % 1 1.3% 3 4.0% 1 1.3% 1 1.3% MONROE % % % 0 0.0% 2 0.5% MONTGOMERY 2,679 1, % 1, % % 0 0.0% 8 0.3% MONTOUR % 0 0.0% 2 6.9% 1 3.4% 0 0.0% NORTHAMPTON % % % 0 0.0% 9 1.0% NORTHUMBERLAND % % % % 0 0.0% PERRY % 0 0.0% 8 7.3% 2 1.8% 0 0.0% PHILADELPHIA 7,756 7, % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% % PIKE % % 6 5.8% 1 1.0% 0 0.0% POTTER % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% SCHUYLKILL % % % 0 0.0% 1 0.3% SNYDER % 1 0.9% 3 2.7% 1 0.9% 9 8.0% SOMERSET % % 3 2.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% SULLIVAN % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% SUSQUEHANNA % 4 4.6% 4 4.6% 0 0.0% 3 3.4% TIOGA % % 1 0.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% UNION % 2 3.6% 1 1.8% 0 0.0% 1 1.8% VENANGO % % 3 2.5% 1 0.8% 0 0.0% WARREN % % 1 1.1% 0 0.0% 1 1.1% WASHINGTON % % % % % WAYNE % 0 0.0% % 5 6.3% 0 0.0% WESTMORELAND 1, % % % 1 0.1% % WYOMING % % 6 9.1% 0 0.0% 1 1.5% YORK 1, % % % 0 0.0% 4 0.2% TOTAL 41,561 29, % 8, % 1, % % 1, % NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Two Thousand And NINE 19

30 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Time Lapse from Allegation to Disposition for Delinquency Cases, 2009 Time lapse information is calculated from the date of allegation to the date of disposition. Disposition reviews, placement reviews, and dependency cases are not included. Dispositions are grouped into one of two categories: formal or informal. A disposition is counted in the formal category if a date was reported in the Date of Hearing field indicating that a hearing before a judge or master was conducted. County Total Dispositions Formal Dispositions Total Median in Days Informal Dispositions Total Median in Days Adams Allegheny 4,620 3, , Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks 1, Blair Bradford Bucks 1,477 1, Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester 1, Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin 1,476 1, Delaware 1,948 1, Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

31 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research County Time Lapse from Allegation to Disposition for Delinquency Cases, 2009 continued Total Dispositions Formal Dispositions Total NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Median in Days Informal Dispositions Total Median in Days Lackawanna Lancaster 1, Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh 1, Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery 2,679 1, , Montour Northampton Northumberland Perry Philadelphia 7,756 6, , Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland 1, Wyoming York 1, , TOTAL 41,561 25, , Two Thousand And NINE 21

32 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Median Time Lapse for Formal Cases by Type of Disposition, 2009 Date of Allegation to Date of Disposition NOTE:Does not include disposition and placement reviews. number of Median Type of Disposition Dispositions Days Placement...2, Other Dispositions...1, Transferred to Criminal Proceedings Transfer to Other Court...1, Consent Decree...6, Continued Previous Disposition Referred to Agency/Individual Probation... 7, Probation w/ Day Treatment Complaint Withdrawn... 1, Informal Adjustment Warned, Case Closed Fines/Costs Ordered Dismissed Not Substantiated... 1, Protective Supervision TOtal... 25, Median Time Lapse for Informal Cases by Type of Disposition, 2009 Date of Allegation to Date of Disposition NOTE:Does not include disposition and placement reviews. number of Median Type of Disposition Dispositions Days Referred to Agency/Individual Placement Transfer to Other Court Continued Previous Disposition Informal Adjustment...5, Fines/Costs Ordered... 3, Transferred to Criminal Proceedings Other Dispositions... 1, Warned, Case Closed...1, Consent Decree... 1, Complaint Withdrawn... 1, Dismissed Not Substantiated TOTAL... 15, Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

33 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Placements, DELINQUENCY PLACEMENTS Including Disposition Reviews ,044 7,525 7,421 7,444 6,576 State ,536 4,715 4,695 4,453 Philad ,678 Allegh ,834 1,994 2,144 2,404 2, Statewide Remaining Counties Philadelphia County Allegheny County PLACEMENTS AS A PERCENT OF DISPOSITIONS Including Disposition Reviews 15 State Philad Allegh Two Thousand And NINE 23

34 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Placements, Including Disposition Reviews County Percent Change Placement as a % of disposition ADAMS % 5.8% ALLEGHENY % 7.3% ARMSTRONG % 5.5% BEAVER % 7.7% BEDFORD % 16.7% BERKS % 8.7% BLAIR % 3.8% BRADFORD % 9.0% BUCKS % 18.1% BUTLER % 8.0% CAMBRIA % 3.5% CAMERON % 3.7% CARBON % 7.9% CENTRE % 12.4% CHESTER % 10.8% CLARION % 8.7% CLEARFIELD % 5.4% CLINTON % 13.6% COLUMBIA % 6.3% CRAWFORD % 8.6% CUMBERLAND % 2.7% DAUPHIN % 9.8% DELAWARE % 13.5% ELK % 7.0% ERIE % 23.6% FAYETTE % 4.9% FOREST % 3.8% FRANKLIN % 10.7% FULTON % 8.8% GREENE % 7.8% HUNTINGDON % 8.1% INDIANA % 1.7% JEFFERSON % 10.5% JUNIATA % 14.8% 24 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

35 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research County Percent Change Placement as a % of disposition LACKAWANNA % 4.4% LANCASTER % 8.2% LAWRENCE % 3.3% LEBANON % 7.5% LEHIGH % 10.3% LUZERNE % 10.6% LYCOMING % 7.9% MCKEAN % 4.0% MERCER % 12.5% MIFFLIN % 16.7% MONROE % 20.2% MONTGOMERY % 10.0% MONTOUR % 11.1% NORTHAMPTON % 12.5% NORTHUMBERLAND % 6.1% PERRY % 6.8% PHILADELPHIA 1,834 1,994 2,144 2,404 2, % 7.0% PIKE % 17.3% POTTER % 2.0% SCHUYLKILL % 12.9% SNYDER % 6.1% SOMERSET % 8.2% SULLIVAN % 0.0% SUSQUEHANNA % 5.2% TIOGA % 9.1% UNION % 7.0% VENANGO % 6.1% WARREN % 9.9% WASHINGTON % 11.4% WAYNE % 14.0% WESTMORELAND % 6.4% WYOMING % 10.5% YORK % 7.7% Total 7,044 7,421 7,525 7,444 6, % 8.5% NOTE: Does not include placement reviews. Delinquency Placements, Including Disposition Reviews continued Two Thousand And NINE 25

36 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Placements by Type, 2009 Including Disposition Reviews County Total Placements Private Institution DPW Open YDC G r o u p Home Foster Care Security Drug & Alcohol Wilderness Based Boot Camp Indep Living ADAMS ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Placements to the Department of Public Welfare Youth Forestry Camps are included in either Wilderness-Based, Boot Camp, Drug & Alcohol, or Other category, depending upon the type of service reported. Other Type 26 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

37 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research County Total Placements Delinquency Placements by Type, 2009 Private Institution DPW Open YDC G r o u p Home Foster Care Security Including Disposition Reviews continued Drug & Alcohol Wilderness Based Boot Camp Indep Living LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 2,311 1, PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK TOTAL 6,576 2, % of Total 100.0% 43.1% 2.7% 11.5% 1.6% 8.4% 12.9% 7.3% 7.7% 1.2% 3.4% Other Type Two Thousand And NINE 27

38 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Placements as a % of Dispositions, 2009 Including Disposition Reviews Tioga 9.1% Bradford 9.0% Susquehanna 5.2% Wayne 14.0% Lycoming 7.9% Dauphin 9.8% Columbia 6.3% Berks 8.7% Carbon 7.9% Lehigh 10.3% Juniata 14.8% Lebanon 7.5% Luzerne 10.6% Lackawanna 4.4% Monroe 20.2% Northampton 12.5% Northumberland 6.1% Perry 6.8% Union 7.0% Snyder 6.1% 11.1% Sullivan 0.0% Wyoming 10.5% Schuylkill 12.9% Pike 17.3% Bucks 18.1% Cumberland 2.7% Lancaster 8.2% Chester 10.8% Montgomery 10.0% Philadelphia 7.0% Adams 5.8% York 7.7% Delaware 13.5% 15.1% % 20.1% % Erie 23.6% Lawrence 3.3% Beaver 7.7% Crawford 8.6% Mercer 12.5% Butler 8.0% Allegheny 7.3% Venango 6.1% Clarion 8.7% Armstrong 5.5% Warren 9.9% Forest 3.8% Jefferson 10.5% Indiana 1.7% Elk 7.0% Cambria 3.5% McKean 4.0% Clearfield 5.4% Cameron 3.7% Blair 3.8% Potter 2.0% Centre 12.4% Clinton 13.6% Mifflin 16.7% Washington 11.4% Westmoreland 6.4% Huntingdon 8.1% Greene 7.8% Fayette 4.9% Somerset 8.2% Bedford 16.7% Fulton 8.8% Franklin 10.7% 0.0% - 5.0% 7.1% % 5.1% - 7.0% 10.1% % NOTE: Does not include placement reviews. Montour 28 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

39 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Total Delinquency Placements by Type, 2009 This chart depicts the type of placement as a percent of total delinquency placements, including those resulting from disposition reviews. In general, these data correspond to the types of placement utilized in the disposition of new cases (see page 26). TOTAL DELINQUENCY PLACEMENTS, INCLUDING DISPOSITION REVIEWS Private Institution 43.1% Drug & Alcohol Group Home 12.7% 11.5% Boot Camp Private Secure Wilderness-Based Other Placement DPW Secure YDC DPW Open YDC DPW YFC Foster Care Independent Living 7.7% 5.1% 4.9% 3.4% 3.3% 2.7% 2.6% 1.6% 1.2% Two Thousand And NINE 29

40 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Alleged Offenses by Type, 2009 Beginning with the 1997 juvenile court dispositions, the seven most serious charges per disposition were collected. This is an increase from four charges per disposition in previous years. For this reason, the reader is cautioned not to compare the 2009 charge information shown on pages 30, 31, 34 and 35 to reports prior to Property Offenses represented 29.7% of all alleged offenses in Offenses against persons comprised 28.5% of all alleged offenses, while drug offenses accounted for 14.8%. Other offenses accounted for 27.0% of all alleged offenses. County Person Property Drug Other Total ADAMS ALLEGHENY 3,616 3,936 1,582 4,220 13,354 ARMSTRONG BEAVER ,223 BEDFORD BERKS ,095 2,727 BLAIR ,319 BRADFORD BUCKS 873 1, ,306 4,716 BUTLER ,005 CAMBRIA ,339 CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER 1,288 1, ,638 5,347 CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND ,670 DAUPHIN ,118 3,237 DELAWARE 3,922 2,866 1,195 2,628 10,611 ELK ERIE 658 1, ,728 FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN ,446 FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

41 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Alleged Offenses by Type, 2009 continued County Person Property Drug Other Total LACKAWANNA ,142 LANCASTER 536 1, ,830 LAWRENCE LEBANON ,044 LEHIGH 999 1, ,197 3,968 LUZERNE ,895 LYCOMING ,500 MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE ,075 MONTGOMERY 1,769 2,433 1,177 2,553 7,932 MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON ,647 NORTHUMBERLAND ,618 PERRY PHILADELPHIA 14,264 7,987 7,839 7,613 37,703 PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL ,003 SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON ,585 WAYNE WESTMORELAND ,535 WYOMING YORK 663 1, ,629 4,654 TOTAL 39,079 40,775 20,383 37, ,353 % of Total 28.5% 29.7% 14.8% 27.0% 100.0% NOTE: Includes most serious seven offenses and counts reported on each case. Two Thousand And NINE 31

42 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Selected Alleged Charges, The line chart below shows a selection of alleged charges. A disposition with an alleged drug charge and none of the other listed alleged charges (rape, robbery, aggravated assault) was counted in the drug category. A disposition with an alleged aggravated assault charge, and no alleged rape or robbery charges was counted in the aggravated assault category. A disposition with an alleged robbery charge and no alleged rape charge was counted in the robbery category. Any disposition with an alleged rape charge was counted in the rape category. For the reasons explained on page 30, the reader is again cautioned not to compare these figures to those reports prior to There were 353 alleged rape charges in 2009, representing an 8.3% increase from Also of interest, were the 6,745 alleged drug charges in 2009, representing an 9.7% decrease from Aggravated Assault charges decreased by 7.1% from 2008, while Robbery charges decreased 6.4%. SELECTED ALLEGED CHARGES ,582 7,675 7,698 7,467 6,745 Drugs ,503 3,540 3,441 3,657 3,398 Aggravated Assault ,688 1,903 2,064 2,118 1,982 Robbery Rape Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

43 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Selected Substantiated Charges, The line chart below shows a selection of substantiated charges. A disposition with a substantiated drug charge and none of the other listed substantiated charges (rape, robbery, aggravated assault) was counted in the drug category. A disposition with a substantiated aggravated assault charge, and no substantiated rape or robbery charges was counted in the aggravated assault category. A disposition with a substantiated robbery charge and no substantiated rape charge was counted in the robbery category. Any disposition with a substantiated rape charge was counted in the rape category. For the reasons explained on page 30, the reader is again cautioned not to compare these figures to those in reports prior to There were 51 substantiated rape charges in 2009, representing a 13.3% increase from Of special interest, there were 670 substantiated robbery charges representing a 6.0% decrease from Substantiated drug charges decreased 5.2% from 2008 and aggravated assault charges decreased 4.2%. SELECTED SUBSTANTIATED CHARGES ,189 3,185 3,186 3,021 Drugs , Robbery Aggravated Assault Rape Two Thousand And NINE 33

44 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Substantiated Offenses by Type, 2009 Substantiated property offenses represented 33.4% of all substantiated offenses in 2009, followed by substantiated person offenses (28.2%), and substantiated drug offenses (15.4%). All other substantiated offenses accounted for 23.0% of the total substantiated offenses. County Person Property Drug Other Total ADAMS ALLEGHENY ,159 ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS ,048 BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS ,426 BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER ,103 CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN ,874 DELAWARE 1, ,479 ELK ERIE ,050 FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

45 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Substantiated Offenses by Type, 2009 continued County Person Property Drug Other Total LACKAWANNA LANCASTER ,370 LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH ,389 LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY ,995 MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 1, ,440 PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK ,059 TOTAL 8,802 10,451 4,804 7,193 31,250 % of Total 28.2% 33.4% 15.4% 23.0% 100.0% NOTE: Includes most serious seven offenses and counts reported on each case. Two Thousand And NINE 35

46 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Secure Detention The Juvenile Court Judges Commission s Standards Governing the Use of Secure Detention Under the Juvenile Act were developed to guide decision making regarding juvenile detention usage in Pennsylvania s juvenile justice system. Compliance with these standards is required for counties participating in the Commission s Grant-in-Aid Program, with the exception of Philadelphia. Detention information appearing in this Disposition Report was extracted from the secure detention database at the Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research. In accordance with the Standards Governing Secure Detention, all counties, except Philadelphia, report their secure detention use to the Juvenile Court Judges Commission. This is accomplished statewide through the detention centers. Each month, all juvenile detention centers, with the exception of the Youth Study Center in Philadelphia, report their detention admissions along with the Statement of Facts and Reasons that must accompany every probation-authorized admission to secure detention. Philadelphia County is not included in this reporting system. When interpreting the data contained in these tables, the reader should note the following: 1. The unit of count is the admission of a juvenile to a secure detention center; 2. A juvenile who is admitted to a secure detention center and subsequently transferred to another secure detention center without release is counted as two admissions. Codes Related to Standards Governing the Use of Secure Detention Under The Juvenile Act 100 Codes Circumstances under which secure detention may be authorized on the basis of an alleged offense or on the basis of an alleged offense and the child s current status with the court or prior record. 200 Codes Circumstances under which secure detention may be authorized on the basis of a child s status as an absconder or fugitive; on the basis of a child s record of failing to appear at previous juvenile proceedings; or because of extraordinary circumstances which require secure detention to prevent a child from absconding. 300 Codes Circumstances under which secure detention may be authorized on the written request of the child or child s attorney. 400 Codes Circumstances under which secure detention may be ordered pending disposition, subsequent to a finding that a child committed a delinquent act or is a delinquent child. 500 Codes Circumstances under which secure detention may be ordered following disposition pending transfer to placement. 600 Codes Circumstances under which secure detention may be authorized on the basis of the child s status, pending or subsequent to a disposition review proceeding. Code 701 Circumstances under which secure detention may be authorized on the basis of extraordinary and exceptional circumstances. 36 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

47 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Length of Stay in Secure Detention, 2009* This table reflects the median length of stay in secure detention. The median is defined as the value above and below which half the cases fall. In 2009, the median length of stay in secure detention was 10 days which is a decrease of 1 day from County Number of Admissions Median Length of Stay in Days ADAMS ALLEGHENY 3, ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE 1, ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON County Number of Admissions Median Length of Stay in Days JUNIATA LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK TOTAL 11, NOTE: This table only includes those admissions for which a date of release was reported. * Includes 280 secure detention admissions to Jefferson Detention Center in Ohio by the following counties: Beaver (59); Fayette (20);Washington (201). Two Thousand And NINE 37

48 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Secure Detention Admissions by Standard Section Codes, 2009* County Total Admissions Unknown ADAMS ALLEGHENY 3, , ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE 1, ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

49 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research County Total Admissions Secure Detention Admissions by Standard Section Codes, 2009* continued Unknown LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK TOTAL 11,098 3,579 5, % of Total 100.0% 32.2% 46.8% 0.0% 3.4% 2.2% 5.2% 6.5% 3.7% NOTE: This table does not include Philadelphia County secure detention admissions. Philadelphia County is under a different reporting requirement for the use of secure detention and therefore does not report using the JCJC detention section codes. * Includes 280 secure detention admissions to Jefferson Detention Center in Ohio by the following counties: Beaver (59) Fayette (20); Washington (201). Two Thousand And NINE 39

50 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Utilization Rates for Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Centers, 2009 *ADP/CAP * A Center's utilization rate is equal to its average daily population (ADP) divided by the licensed bed capacity (CAP). Allegheny (106/130) 81.5% Beaver (6/25) 24.0% Berks (29/78) 37.2% Bucks (28/48) Cambria (8/12) Central Counties (9/14) 58.3% 66.7% 64.3% Chester (22/48) Cornell-Abraxas (7/18) 38.9% 45.8% Dauphin (23/36) 63.9% Delaware (49/66) Erie (14/20) Lackawanna (7/10) 74.2% 70.0% 70.0% Lancaster (28/72) 38.9% Lehigh (30/48) **PA Child Care (8/12) Montgomery (27/36) Northampton (19/24) Tioga (7/12) 62.5% 66.7% 75.0% 79.2% 58.3% Westmoreland (9/24) York (11/24) 37.5% 45.8% This table does not include Philadelphia County secure detention admissions. ** For years , this facility was referred to as Luzerne. 40 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

51 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Detention Admissions, In 2009, new admissions to secure detention totaled 11,098, which is a 8.9% decrease from the number of statewide detention center admissions in DETENTION ADMISSIONS ,685 14,110 13,431 12, ,039 10,781 10,221 11,098 Statewide 9, ,729 Remaining Counties ,646 3,329 3,210 3,151 3,369 Allegheny County NOTE: This table does not include Philadelphia County secure detention admissions. Philadelphia County is under a different reporting requirement. Two Thousand And NINE 41

52 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Selected Dispositions by Gender, 2009 Juvenile court dispositions in Pennsylvania s juvenile justice system primarily involved males. In 2009, males accounted for 75% of all juvenile court dispositions, 80.8% of probation dispositions, 88.6% of dispositions involving placement, and 98% of transfers to criminal proceedings. PROBATION Includes Probation and Probation with Day Treatment N = 7,859 PLACEMENTS N = 2,732 Male Female Male Female 19.2% 11.4% 80.8% 88.6% TRANSFERRED TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS N = 149 ALL DISPOSITIONS N = 41,561 Male Female Male Female 2.0% 25.0% 98.0% 75.0% 42 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

53 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Total Dispositions by Age, This table reflects the age of the juvenile at the time of disposition. Seventeen year olds accounted for 11,071 (26.6%) of the 41,561 juvenile delinquency dispositions in 2009, representing the most dispositions for any age group. Juveniles who were age 16 accounted for 9,237 (22.2%), and juveniles who were age 15 accounted for 6,989 (16.8%) of the dispositions in This data remains consistent with that of 2008, in which seventeen year olds accounted for 26.5%, sixteen year olds accounted for 22.1% and fifteen year olds accounted for 17.0% of juvenile delinquency dispositions. TOTAL DISPOSITIONS BY AGE & over Two Thousand And NINE 43

54 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions By Race And Ethnicity For Males, 2009 County Total Dispos. White Hisp White Non - Hisp White Unk Black Hisp Black Non - Hisp Black Unk Multi- Racial Hisp Multi- Racial Non-Hisp ADAMS ALLEGHENY 3, , , ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS 1, BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS 1, BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND * DAUPHIN 1, DELAWARE 1, ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Asian Other/ Unk Hisp Other/ Unk Non- Hisp Unk 44 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

55 County Total Dispos. White Hisp White Non- Hisp White Unk Black Hisp Black Non- Hisp Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Two Thousand And NINE 45 Black Unk Multi- Racial Hisp Multi- Racial Non-Hisp LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH 1, LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY 1, MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 6, , PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK 1, TOTAL 31,176 2,559 13, , % of Total 100.0% 8.2% 44.8% 0.3% 1.6% 40.9% 0.4% 0.3% 1.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. *There were 2 cases with unknown gender. Delinquency Dispositions By Race And Ethnicity For Males, 2009 continued Asian Other/ Unk Hisp Other/ Unk Non- Hisp Unk

56 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions By Race And Ethnicity For Females, 2009 County Total Dispos. White Hisp White Non- Hisp White Unk Black Hisp Black Non- Hisp Black Unk Multi- Racial Hisp Multi- Racial Non-Hisp ADAMS ALLEGHENY 1, ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND * DAUPHIN DELAWARE ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Asian Other/ Unk Hisp Other/ Unk Non- Hisp Unk 46 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

57 County Total Dispos. White Hisp White Non Hisp White Unk Black Hisp Black Non Hisp Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Two Thousand And NINE 47 Black Unk Multi- Racial Hisp Multi- Racial Non Hisp LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 1, , PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK TOTAL 10, , , % of Total 100.0% 7.9% 42.4% 0.3% 1.3% 42.7% 0.7% 0.5% 1.7% 0.4% 0.7% 1.1% 0.3% NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. *There were 2 cases with unknown gender. Delinquency Dispositions By Race And Ethnicity For Females, 2009 continued Asian Other/ Unk Hisp Other/ Unk Non- Hisp Unk

58 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Race, 2009 County Total Dispos. WHITE % BLACK % MULTI- RACIAL % ASIAN % OTHER % UNKNOWN % ADAMS % % % 3 0.9% 4 1.2% 0 0.0% ALLEGHENY 4,620 1, % 3, % % 9 0.2% 1 0.0% 3 0.1% ARMSTRONG % % 4 2.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% BEAVER % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% BEDFORD % 2 3.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% BERKS 1,620 1, % % % 7 0.4% 0 0.0% % BLAIR % % % 0 0.0% 1 0.2% % BRADFORD % 2 3.2% 1 1.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% BUCKS 1,477 1, % % % 5 0.3% 1 0.1% % BUTLER % % 7 2.3% 0 0.0% 1 0.3% 0 0.0% CAMBRIA % % 7 1.6% 0 0.0% 1 0.2% 1 0.2% CAMERON % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% CARBON % % 5 3.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% CENTRE % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.6% 0 0.0% CHESTER 1, % % 4 0.3% 5 0.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% CLARION % 3 3.9% 1 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.3% CLEARFIELD % 2 1.5% 1 0.8% 0 0.0% 1 0.8% 7 5.3% CLINTON % 0 0.0% 1 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 1.3% COLUMBIA % % 3 1.8% 0 0.0% 1 0.6% 0 0.0% CRAWFORD % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% CUMBERLAND % % % 1 0.2% 1 0.2% % DAUPHIN 1, % % % 1 0.1% 9 0.6% 1 0.1% DELAWARE 1, % 1, % % 6 0.3% 3 0.2% % ELK % 2 2.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% ERIE % % % 0 0.0% % 0 0.0% FAYETTE % % 3 0.8% 1 0.3% 0 0.0% 2 0.5% FOREST % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % FRANKLIN % % % 1 0.2% % 9 1.6% FULTON % 1 3.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% GREENE % 2 1.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 2.8% HUNTINGDON % 2 2.9% 3 4.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% INDIANA % 7 5.9% 5 4.2% 0 0.0% 2 1.7% 6 5.1% JEFFERSON % 1 1.2% 2 2.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% JUNIATA % 1 2.4% 1 2.4% 1 2.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 48 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

59 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions by Race, 2009 continued County Total Dispos. WHITE % BLACK % MULTI- RACIAL % ASIAN % OTHER % UNKNOWN % LACKAWANNA % % 6 1.5% 1 0.3% 0 0.0% % LANCASTER 1, % % % % 2 0.2% 5 0.4% LAWRENCE % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % LEBANON % % 3 0.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.3% LEHIGH 1,554 1, % % % 9 0.6% 2 0.1% % LUZERNE % % % 0 0.0% 4 0.6% % LYCOMING % % 9 1.6% 0 0.0% 2 0.4% 1 0.2% MCKEAN % 3 3.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MERCER % % 2 0.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MIFFLIN % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% MONROE % % 9 2.0% 1 0.2% 0 0.0% 6 1.4% MONTGOMERY 2,679 1, % 1, % % % 2 0.1% % MONTOUR % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% NORTHAMPTON % % 0 0.0% 2 0.2% 0 0.0% 4 0.5% NORTHUMBERLAND % % % 0 0.0% 6 1.0% % PERRY % 7 6.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% PHILADELPHIA 7,756 1, % 6, % % % 3 0.0% % PIKE % % 5 4.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 5.8% POTTER % 1 2.0% 1 2.0% 1 2.0% 0 0.0% % SCHUYLKILL % % 3 0.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 2.0% SNYDER % 7 6.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.9% 4 3.5% SOMERSET % 3 2.4% 1 0.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% SULLIVAN % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% SUSQUEHANNA % 4 4.6% 5 5.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% TIOGA % 5 4.7% 2 1.9% 0 0.0% 1 0.9% 0 0.0% UNION % % 2 3.6% 0 0.0% 1 1.8% 1 1.8% VENANGO % % 3 2.5% 1 0.8% 0 0.0% 4 3.3% WARREN % 3 3.4% 1 1.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 3.4% WASHINGTON % % 2 0.3% 1 0.2% 5 0.9% 0 0.0% WAYNE % 1 1.3% 1 1.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% WESTMORELAND 1, % % % 3 0.3% 2 0.2% 0 0.0% WYOMING % 3 4.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% YORK 1, % % % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % Total 41,561 21, % 18, % % % % % NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Two Thousand And NINE 49

60 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Selected Dispositions by Race and Ethnicity, 2009 Hispanic Non-Hispanic Unknown *Not broken out by ethnicity due to small numbers ALL DISPOSITIONS N = 41,561 INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT N = 5, % 84.0% 0.6% 15.1% 83.5% 1.3% White 52.7% White 57.7% 3.6% 95.3% 1.1% 5.5% 89.3% 5.2% Black 43.4% Black 37.5% Multi- Racial 1.8%* Multi- Racial 1.9%* Asian 0.4%* Asian 0.6%* Other 0.2%* Other 0.3%* Unk 1.6%* Unk 2.0%* CONSENT DECREE N = 7,887 PROBATION Includes Probation and Probation with Day Treatment N = 7, % 85.1% 0.3% 13.4% 86.3% 0.3% White 56.5% White 58.9% 2.9% 96.8% 0.2% 3.4% 96.5% 0.1% Black 40.4% Black 38.8% Multi- Racial 1.9%* Multi- Racial 1.7%* Asian 0.6%* Asian 0.4%* Other 0.2%* Other 0.2%* Unk 0.3%* Unk 0.0%* Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

61 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Selected Dispositions by Race and Ethnicity, 2009 Hispanic Non-Hispanic Unknown *Not broken out by ethnicity due to small numbers PLACEMENT N = 2,732 TRANSFERRED TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS N = % 84.8% 0.00% 14.3% 85.7% 0.00% White 50.2% White 47.0% 5.2% 94.6% 0.2% 1.3% 98.7% 0.0% Black 47.2% Black 51.7% Multi- Racial 2.1%* Multi- Racial 1.3%* Asian 0.3%* Asian 0.0%* Other 0.2%* Other 0.0%* Unk 0.0%* Unk 0.0%* Selected Placements by Race and Ethnicity, 2009 PRIVATE N = 2,835 COMMUNITY BASED N = % 77.1% 0.3% 13.3% 86.7% 0.0% White 35.6% White 50.7% 3.3% 96.4% 0.3% 4.3% 95.5% 0.2% Black 62.0% Black 46.9% Multi- Racial 1.8%* Multi- Racial 2.1%* Asian 0.5%* Asian 0.0%* Other 0.1%* Other 0.1%* Unk 0.0 %* Unk 0.1%* Two Thousand And NINE 51

62 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Selected Placements by Race and Ethnicity, 2009 Hispanic Non-Hispanic Unknown *Not broken out by ethnicity due to small numbers ALL SECURE N = 551 DPW OPEN YDC N = % 69.3% 0.6% 44.4% 55.6% 0.0% White 31.9% White 25.4% 1.9% 97.5% 0.5% 6.9% 93.1% 0.0% Black 66.1% Black 74.0% Multi- Racial 1.8%* Multi- Racial 0.6%* Asian 0.2%* Asian 0.0%* Other 0.0%* Other 0.0%* Unk 0.0%* Unk 0.0%* DPW YFC N = 173 WILDERNESS N = % 74.5% 0.0% 21.3% 78.1% 0.6% White 61.3% White 47.7% 9.4% 90.6% 0.0% 3.7% 96.3% 0.0% Black 37.0% Black 49.5% Multi- Racial 1.2%* Multi- Racial 1.5%* Asian 0.6%* Asian 0.6%* Other 0.0%* Other 0.6%* Unk 0.0 %* Unk 0.0%* Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

63 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions by Race and Ethnicity, 2009 TOTAL N = 41,561 WH = White Hispanic WNH = White Non-Hispanic BH = Black Hispanic BNH = Black Non-Hispanic A = Asian O = Other MR = Multi-Racial UNK = Unknown WH WNH BH BNH A O MR 8.1% 44.2% 1.5% 41.3% 0.4% 0.2% 1.8% UNK 2.3% MALES N = 31,176 FEMALES N = 10,383 WH 8.2% WH 7.9% WNH 44.8% WNH 42.4% BH 1.6% BH 1.3% BNH 40.9% BNH 42.7% A 0.4% A 0.4% O 0.2% O 0.3% MR 1.7% MR 2.2% UNK 2.2% UNK 2.8% W = White O = Other B = Black MR = Multi-Racial A = Asian UNK = Unknown HISPANIC N = 4,382 NON-HISPANIC N = 36,685 W 77.1% W 50.1% B 14.6% B 46.8% A 0.2% A 0.4% O 0.9% O 0.1% MR 3.6% MR 1.6% UNK 3.6% UNK 0.9% Two Thousand And NINE 53

64 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Age, 2009 Age calculated at date of disposition County Total Dispos N % N % N % N % ADAMS % 2 0.6% 8 2.4% % ALLEGHENY 4, % % % % ARMSTRONG % 1 0.6% 5 3.1% % BEAVER % 6 1.2% % % BEDFORD % 0 0.0% 3 5.7% 5 9.4% BERKS 1, % % % % BLAIR % 6 1.3% 7 1.6% % BRADFORD % 0 0.0% 1 1.6% 6 9.7% BUCKS 1, % 6 0.4% % % BUTLER % 3 1.0% % % CAMBRIA % 7 1.6% % % CAMERON % 0 0.0% % % CARBON % 1 0.6% 2 1.3% % CENTRE % 4 2.4% 2 1.2% 7 4.2% CHESTER 1, % 7 0.6% % % CLARION % 1 1.3% 4 5.2% 6 7.8% CLEARFIELD % 0 0.0% 3 2.3% % CLINTON % 1 1.3% 3 3.8% 6 7.5% COLUMBIA % 0 0.0% 6 3.6% % CRAWFORD % 5 1.8% % % CUMBERLAND % 8 1.3% % % DAUPHIN 1, % % % % DELAWARE 1, % % % % ELK % 0 0.0% 2 2.9% 6 8.8% ERIE % 8 0.8% % % FAYETTE % 6 1.6% % % FOREST % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% FRANKLIN % % % % FULTON % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.6% GREENE % 0 0.0% 3 2.8% 5 4.7% HUNTINGDON % 1 1.4% 2 2.9% 4 5.7% INDIANA % 0 0.0% 4 3.4% % JEFFERSON % 1 1.2% 3 3.5% % JUNIATA % 0 0.0% 1 2.4% 1 2.4% 54 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

65 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research County Delinquency Dispositions by Age, 2009 Age calculated at date of disposition continued and Over N % N % N % N % N % ADAMS % % % % % ALLEGHENY % % % 1, % % ARMSTRONG % % % % % BEAVER % % % % % BEDFORD 1 1.9% % % % % BERKS % % % % % BLAIR % % % % % BRADFORD 6 9.7% % % % % BUCKS % % % % % BUTLER % % % % % CAMBRIA % % % % % CAMERON 1 4.0% % 2 8.0% % % CARBON % % % % % CENTRE % % % % % CHESTER % % % % % CLARION 4 5.2% % % % % CLEARFIELD % % % % % CLINTON % % % % 7 8.8% COLUMBIA % % % % % CRAWFORD % % % % % CUMBERLAND % % % % % DAUPHIN % % % % % DELAWARE % % % % % ELK % 6 8.8% % % % ERIE % % % % % FAYETTE % % % % % FOREST 2 8.0% % % % % FRANKLIN % % % % % FULTON % % % % % GREENE % % % % % HUNTINGDON % % % % % INDIANA % % % % % JEFFERSON % % % % % JUNIATA % 4 9.5% % % % Two Thousand And NINE 55

66 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Age, 2009 Age calculated at date of disposition continued county Total N % N % N % N % LACKAWANNA % 6 1.5% % % LANCASTER 1, % 5 0.4% % % LAWRENCE % 1 0.3% % % LEBANON % 6 1.8% 7 2.1% % LEHIGH 1, % % % % LUZERNE % 5 0.7% % % LYCOMING % % % % MCKEAN % 0 0.0% 1 1.1% 9 9.5% MERCER % 5 1.6% 8 2.5% % MIFFLIN % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % MONROE % 2 0.5% 5 1.1% % MONTGOMERY 2, % % % % MONTOUR % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.4% NORTHAMPTON % % % % NORTHUMBERLAND % 2 0.3% % % PERRY % 1 0.9% 5 4.5% 5 4.5% PHILADELPHIA 7, % % % % PIKE % 1 1.0% 1 1.0% 6 5.8% POTTER % 0 0.0% 1 2.0% 3 6.1% SCHUYLKILL % 9 2.3% 8 2.0% % SNYDER % 2 1.8% 5 4.4% % SOMERSET % 1 0.8% 1 0.8% 4 3.1% SULLIVAN % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% SUSQUEHANNA % 0 0.0% 3 3.4% 6 6.9% TIOGA % 3 2.8% 5 4.7% 4 3.7% UNION % 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 3.6% VENANGO % 0 0.0% 1 0.8% 6 4.9% WARREN % 1 1.1% 1 1.1% 8 9.2% WASHINGTON % % % % WAYNE % 1 1.3% 0 0.0% 6 7.5% WESTMORELAND 1, % % % % WYOMING % 2 3.0% 1 1.5% 6 9.1% YORK 1, % 7 0.4% % % Total 41, % % 1, % 2, % 56 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

67 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research county NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Delinquency Dispositions by Age, 2009 Age calculated at date of disposition continued and Over N % N % N % N % N % LACKAWANNA % % % % % LANCASTER % % % % % LAWRENCE % % % % % LEBANON % % % % % LEHIGH % % % % % LUZERNE % % % % % LYCOMING % % % % % MCKEAN % % % % % MERCER % % % % % MIFFLIN % % % % 3 4.0% MONROE % % % % % MONTGOMERY % % % % % MONTOUR % % % % % NORTHAMPTON % % % % % NORTHUMBERLAND % % % % % PERRY % % % % % PHILADELPHIA % 1, % 1, % 2, % % PIKE 7 6.8% % % % % POTTER % % % % % SCHUYLKILL % % % % % SNYDER % % % % % SOMERSET % % % % % SULLIVAN 0 0.0% 0 0.0% % % 0 0.0% SUSQUEHANNA % % % % % TIOGA % % % % % UNION % % % % % VENANGO % % % % % WARREN 3 3.4% % % % % WASHINGTON % % % % % WAYNE 4 5.0% % % % % WESTMORELAND % % % % % WYOMING 3 4.5% 5 7.6% % % % YORK % % % % % Total 4, % 6, % 9, % 11, % 5, % Two Thousand And NINE 57

68 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by School Status, 2009 County Total Dispositions In School Out of School Not Reported ADAMS ALLEGHENY 4,620 4, ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS 1,620 1, BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS 1,477 1, BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER 1, CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN 1,476 1, DELAWARE 1,948 1, ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

69 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions by School Status, 2009 continued County Total Dispositions In School Out of School Not Reported LACKAWANNA LANCASTER 1, LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH 1,554 1, LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY 2,679 1, MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 7,756 6, PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND 1, WYOMING YORK 1, TOTAL 41,561 33,965 3,901 3,695 % of Total 100.0% 81.7% 9.4% 8.9% NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Two Thousand And NINE 59

70 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Highest Grade Completed, 2009 County Total Dispositions Under 9th 9th 10th 11th 12th Other Not Reported ADAMS ALLEGHENY 4,620 1, , ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS 1, BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS 1, BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER 1, CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN 1, DELAWARE 1, ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

71 County Total Dispositions Under 9th Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research 9th 10th 11th 12th Other Not Reported LACKAWANNA LANCASTER 1, LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH 1, LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY 2, MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 7,756 1,556 1,839 1, PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND 1, WYOMING YORK 1, TOTAL 41,561 11,729 8,317 7,660 5,642 1,803 2,294 4,116 % of Total 100.0% 28.2% 20.0% 18.4% 13.6% 4.3% 5.5% 9.9% NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Delinquency Dispositions by Highest Grade Completed, 2009 continued Two Thousand And NINE 61

72 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Family Status, 2009 County Total Dispositions Family Status of Youth s Biological Parents Married Divorced Separated One Parent Deceased Both Parents Deceased Never Married ADAMS ALLEGHENY 4, , ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS 1, BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS 1, BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER 1, CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN 1, DELAWARE 1, ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Other Not Reported 62 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

73 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Dispositions by Family Status, 2009 continued County Total Dispositions Family Status of Youth s Biological Parents Married Divorced Separated One Parent Deceased Both Parents Deceased Never Married LACKAWANNA LANCASTER 1, LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH 1, LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY 2, MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 7, , PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND 1, WYOMING YORK 1, TOTAL 41,561 7,117 6,062 2,352 2, ,263 2,499 4,022 Other Not Reported % of Total 100.0% 17.1% 14.6% 5.7% 5.2% 0.2% 41.5% 6.0% 9.7% NOTE:Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Two Thousand And NINE 63

74 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Dispositions by Living Arrangement of Youth, 2009 County Total Dispositions Both Parents Mother Father Relative Father/ Step- Mother Mother/ Step- Father Foster Family Other Not Reported ADAMS ALLEGHENY 4, , ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS 1, BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS 1, BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER 1, CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN 1, DELAWARE 1, ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

75 County Total Dispositions Both Parents Mother Father Relative Father/ Step- Mother Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Mother/ Step- Father Foster Family Other Not Reported LACKAWANNA LANCASTER 1, LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH 1, LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY 2, MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 7, , , PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND 1, WYOMING YORK 1, TOTAL 41,561 7,232 18,534 3,296 3, , ,760 3,600 % of Total 100.0% 17.4% 44.6% 7.9% 7.3% 1.4% 5.0% 1.1% 6.6% 8.7% NOTE:Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Delinquency Dispositions by Living Arrangement of Youth, 2009 continued Two Thousand And NINE 65

76 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Dependency Dispositions, 2009 In 1991, the Commission began collecting information on dependency cases that are processed by juvenile probation departments. These figures do not reflect the total number of dependency cases in the Commonwealth, nor do they represent the total number of dependency cases handled by juvenile probation departments. A dependency case is defined as a new referral that is processed by the juvenile probation department and that does not have accompanying delinquency allegations. Only the counties that report dependency dispositions are shown in the tables in this section. County Total Dispositions Warned, Counseled, Case Closed Dismissed Referred to Another Agency INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT Consent Decree Other Placement Protective Supervision Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Cambria Cameron Erie Greene Lackawanna Luzerne Montgomery Northumberland Washington Westmoreland TOTAL % of Total 100.0% 49.2% 8.6% 1.3% 11.6% 0.8% 5.0% 6.3% 17.2% NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. 66 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

77 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Dependency Dispositions by Age, 2009 county Total Dispositions 9 & Under Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Cambria Cameron Erie Greene Lackawanna Luzerne Montgomery Northumberland Washington Westmoreland Total Not Reported % of Total 100.0% 3.9% 0.9% 0.6% 2.3% 6.8% 13.8% 25.2% 26.8% 17.3% 1.1% 1.3% NOTE: Does not include disposition and placement reviews. Age calculated at date of disposition. Two Thousand And NINE 67

78 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Outcomes of Delinquency Disposition Reviews, 2009 A disposition review is a hearing conducted by the court regarding a previous disposition which did not result in out-of-home placement. county Total Dispositions Withdrawn Dismissed Referred Consent Decree Probation Continued on Previous Disposition Adams Allegheny 3,463 1, , Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Blair Bradford Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware 1, Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata Other Placement 68 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

79 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Outcomes of Delinquency Disposition Reviews, 2009 continued county Total Dispositions Withdrawn Dismissed Referred Consent Decree Probation Continued on Previous Disposition Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery Montour Northampton Northumberland Perry Philadelphia 25,309 5, ,332 1,891 2,114 Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York Total 36,129 7, ,866 19,540 2,249 3,844 Two Thousand And NINE 69 Other Placement % of Total 100.0% 21.9% 0.5% 0.2% 1.2% 5.2% 54.1% 6.2% 10.6% NOTE: Dispositional outcomes were combined for these tables. Informal Adjustment and Fines and Costs are included in the category titled Other. Transferred to Other Juvenile Court and Referred to Another Agency/Individual are included in the category Referred. Complaint Withdrawn and Warned, Counseled, Case Closed are included in the category Withdrawn. Protective Supervision and Probation with Day Treatment are included with Probation.

80 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Outcomes of Delinquency Placement Reviews, 2009 A placement review is a hearing conducted by the court regarding a previous disposition that resulted in out-of-home placement. county Total Placement Reviews Outcome Continued Released Transferred ADAMS ALLEGHENY 1, ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

81 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Outcomes of Delinquency Placement Reviews, 2009 continued county Total Placement Reviews Outcome Continued Released Transferred LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 10,591 7,725 2, PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK Total 18,623 11,400 6,032 1,191 % of Total 100.0% 61.2% 32.4% 6.4% Two Thousand And NINE 71

82 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Delinquency Placement Review Transfers by Type of Placement, 2009 County Total Placements Private Institution DPW Open YDC Group Home Foster Care Security Drug & Alcohol Wilderness Based Adams Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Blair Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Erie Franklin Fulton Huntingdon Jefferson Juniata Boot Camp Indep. Living Other Type 72 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

83 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research Delinquency Placement Review Transfers by Type of Placement, 2009 continued County Total Placements Private Institution DPW Open YDC Group Home Foster Care Security Drug & Alcohol Wilderness Based Lackawanna Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery Northampton Northumberland Perry Philadelphia Schuylkill Snyder Susquehanna Tioga Venango Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York TOTAL 1, % of Total 100.0% 33.3% 3.6% 17.1% 5.5% 14.4% 4.8% 2.9% 4.0% 8.9% 5.5% Boot Camp Indep. Living Other Type Two Thousand And NINE 73

84 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Summary of all Delinquency and Dependency Dispositions, 2009 County Total Dispositions Subtotal Delinquency cases New Allegations Disposition Reviews Placement Reviews Subtotal Dependency cases New Allegations Disposition Reviews ADAMS ALLEGHENY 9,277 9,277 4,620 3,463 1, ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS 2,576 2,230 1, BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS 2,381 2,380 1, BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER 2,024 2,024 1, CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN 1,939 1,939 1, DELAWARE 4,271 4,271 1,948 1, ELK ERIE 1,473 1, FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA Placement Reviews 74 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

85 Center for Juvenile Justice Training & Research County Total Dispositions Subtotal Delinquency cases New Allegations Summary of all Delinquency and Dependency Dispositions, 2009 continued Disposition Reviews Placement Reviews Subtotal Dependency cases New Allegations Disposition Reviews LACKAWANNA 1,380 1, LANCASTER 1,654 1,654 1, LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH 2,119 2,119 1, LUZERNE 1,241 1, LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY 3,531 3,322 2, MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON 1,050 1, NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA 43,656 43,656 7,756 25,309 10, PIKE POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND 2,069 1,637 1, WYOMING YORK 2,807 2,807 1, TOTAL 97,536 96,313 41,561 36,129 18,623 1, % 98.7% 1.3% Placement Reviews Two Thousand And NINE 75

86 Juvenile Court Judges Commission Appendix County Class and Population total Juvenile County Class Population Population Philadelphia 1 1,447, ,522 Allegheny 2 1,215, ,973 Bucks 2a 621,643 68,919 Delaware 2a 553,619 62,398 Montgomery 2a 778,048 82,942 Berks 3 403,595 43,611 Chester 3 491,489 54,932 Dauphin 3 256,562 27,376 Erie 3 279,175 30,320 Lackawanna 3 209,408 20,212 Lancaster 3 502,370 56,455 Lehigh 3 339,989 36,429 Luzerne 3 311,983 29,465 Northampton 3 294,787 30,406 Westmoreland 3 361,589 35,039 York 3 424,583 44,748 Beaver 4 172,476 17,248 Butler 4 182,902 19,685 Cambria 4 144,319 13,060 Cumberland 4 229,361 21,873 Fayette 4 143,925 14,177 Schuylkill 4 147,254 13,326 Washington 4 206,407 20,186 Blair 5 125,174 12,069 Centre 5 144,779 10,682 Franklin 5 143,495 14,560 Lawrence 5 90,272 9,325 Lebanon 5 128,934 13,041 Lycoming 5 116,670 11,294 Mercer 5 116,652 12,107 Monroe 5 165,058 20,131 Northumberland 5 91,091 8,322 Total juvenile County class population population Adams 6 101,119 10,647 Armstrong 6 68,790 6,779 Bedford 6 49,727 4,950 Bradford 6 61,233 6,590 Carbon 6 63,558 6,013 Clarion 6 39,989 3,711 Clearfield 6 82,896 7,957 Clinton 6 37,038 3,392 Columbia 6 65,004 5,601 Crawford 6 88,411 9,171 Elk 6 32,268 3,292 Greene 6 39,344 3,757 Huntingdon 6 45,543 4,069 Indiana 6 87,479 7,508 Jefferson 6 45,105 4,397 Mckean 6 43,537 4,445 Mifflin 6 46,062 4,789 Pike 6 59,644 7,191 Somerset 6 77,454 7,187 Susquehanna 6 40,831 4,387 Tioga 6 40,574 4,064 Venango 6 54,423 5,726 Warren 6 40,728 4,160 Wayne 6 52,016 5,250 Juniata 7 23,146 2,389 Perry 7 45,185 4,802 Snyder 7 38,074 3,713 Union 7 43,640 3,513 Wyoming 7 27,759 2,987 Cameron 8 5, Forest 8 6, Fulton 8 14,935 1,544 Montour 8 17,705 1,855 Potter 8 16,720 1,892 Sullivan 8 6, Note: 2008 census data retrieved from the National Center for Health Statistics 76 Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Dispositions

87 Revised 10/19/10