New data is coming in about how many children are on probation. It’s a national snapshot from October 21, 2009. Here’s a breakdown:
- Total youth on probation: 196,806
- 16 year olds on probation: 49,841 (largest category)
- 10 – 12 year olds on probation: 3,923
The latest available data from Georgia shows 9,486 kids on court-ordered probation in April, 2005. To get this number, researchers polled probation offices. It is not clear whether they polled both DJJ probation offices, as well as independent court probation offices. Georgia's independent courts handle about 50% of the state's juvenile cases, and may not always share data with the rest of the state.
The 2009 Census of Juveniles on Probation was conducted by George Mason University for the OJJDP at the U.S. Department of Justice. Researchers are still working with the data, so we may get new information as it becomes available. Currently you can search for data based on gender, age, case load at juvenile probation offices, and more.
Thanks to reclaiming futures.org for the alert.