Statistics Flashcards
Number of arrests for violent crimes in 2014
53,500
Number of arrests for property crime in 2014
234,200
Number of non index arrests in 2014
139,100
Juveniles are most likely to be arrested for __________ in 2014?
Property crimes
Total victimizations in 2010
873,449
Number of serious violent crimes in 2010
343,418
Number of simple assaults in 2010
530,031
In 2010 juvenile victimization was more likely to occur in _________?
An urban setting
Total Arrests in 2014
1,024,000
Total arrests in 2012
27,133
2012 Violent Crime Index
1,419
2012 Property Crime Index
7,234
2012 nonindex crimes
18,480
Most arrests in 2012 fall under ________?
Nonindex crimes
What number/percent of juveniles were placed in 2013?
24%
78,700
What juvenile populations come under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system?
delinquents, status offenders, other: abused and neglected kids
Lower age of the Juvenile Justice system in Michigan
None
Upper age of the Juvenile Justice system in Michigan
16
Extended age of the Juvenile Justice system in Michigan
20
2013 court case processing rate
1,058,500 cases
475,700 non petitioned
582,800 petitioned
2013 residential placement rate in Michigan
1,683
Peaks in early adolescents, plateaus during mid-to-late adolescence, drops between 20s and 30s
Age Range Curve Theory
Engage in aggressive behavior to prevent victimization, victimization is a trigger for strain that can manifest into criminal activity, low self control facilitates victimizations
Victim Offender Overlap Theory
Juvenile victimizations trends since 1990s
decreasing, but still high
1990-current trends in residential placement rates
decreasing
1990-current trends in arrest rates
increased 1989-1994, steadily decreasing until 2004, spiked, now decreasing again
1990-current trends in court processing rates
decreasing
“facts” related to nature of juvenile delinquency
nonviolent, white, with peers
Examples and descriptions of individual-level variable: personal characteristics
birth complications, physical abnormalities, malnutrition
Examples and descriptions of individual level variable: rational choice
genetics, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, psychophysiology, endocrinology, early health risks, smoking and drinking during pregnancy
Examples and descriptions of individual level variable: adolescent development
maturity, social-emotional system, psychosocial system
Examples and descriptions of individual level variable: comorbid conditions
conduct disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, substance abuse, PTSD, depression, ADHD
Examples and descriptions of environmental level variables
Parents, self control, coercion, strain, structure, peer association
Characteristics of delinquent peer groups
small size, unclear, unstable, unorganized, short life-span, unisexual, age homogeneous, identified instigator, weak attachment to parents
Community factors contribute to delinquency
families, work, school
Who are more likely to be victimized?
males
More likely to be victimized by?
people you know
Who has a higher rate of victimization
African Americans
Kids are not likely to?
report victimization
