| | Juvenile Justice Bulletin -- October 2000 -- Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | In 1997, roughly one in five status offense cases that came to the attention of juvenile court intake or child welfare agencies was formally processed by the courts. |
 | | Of the 9,400 formally processed status offense cases that involved detention in 1997, liquor law violation cases (30%) and runaway cases (28%) accounted for greater proportions than ungovernability cases (16%) and truancy cases (7%). |
 | | Among status offense cases not adjudicated, 67% were dismissed, 23% resulted in informal sanctions other than probation or out-of-home placement, 10% resulted in informal probation, and less than 1% resulted in out-of-home placement. |
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