This webinar presents official statistics on youth and the justice system using key data collections administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). It examines the latest statistical information on various youth justice topics, including youth victims of violent crime, trends in youth arrest rates, and youth in residential placement facilities.
Presenters from BJS highlighted findings from several data collections, including the:
- National Crime Victimization Survey
- National Incident-Based Reporting System Estimation Program
- National Survey of Youth in Custody
- Survey of Sexual Victimization
- National Prisoner Statistics Program
- Annual Survey of Jails.
Presenters from the NIJ discussed findings from the:
- National Juvenile Court Data Archive
- Juvenile Facility Census Program, which includes the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement and the Juvenile Residential Facility Census.
A discussant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention offered insights from a programmatic perspective.
Presenters
Derek Mueller, PhD, BJS Statistician
Alexandra Thompson, BJS Statistician
Lizabeth Remrey, PhD, BJS Statistician
Michael Field, BJS Statistician
Emily Buehler, PhD, BJS Statistician
Andrea Coleman, PhD, OJJDP Senior Policy Advisor
Benjamin Adams, MS, NIJ Office Director
Kaitlyn Sill, PhD, NIJ Social Science Research Analyst