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Criminal courts

FY 2011 NCHIP

2011-MU-BX-K062
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2011
$599,576

Juveniles in Criminal Court

Dataset from 40 urban counties used to describe the characteristics of more than 7,000 juveniles charged with felonies in State courts. The findings indicated that prosecution of juveniles in criminal court is generally reserved for those charged with the quite serious crimes of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault