Juvenile Justice

Juveniles, Referrals, and Charges for each Region and Office
FY 2008


Region
Office
Juveniles
Percent of State
Referrals
Percent of State
Charges
Percent of State
Anch. Anchorage 1,536 41% 2,111 39% 3,246 35%
               
NRO Barrow 96 3% 199 4% 309 3%
  Bethel 190 5% 276 5% 606 7%
  Fairbanks 415 11% 607 11% 995 11%
  Kotzebue 76 2% 114 2% 264 3%
  Nome 143 4% 245 5% 387 4%
  NRO Total 920 25% 1,441 26% 2,561 28%
SCRO Dillingham 63 2% 101 2% 189 2%
  Homer 39 1% 51 1% 102 1%
  Kenai 287 8% 371 7% 630 7%
  Kodiak 89 2% 130 2% 199 2%
  Mat-Su 367 10% 486 9% 906 10%
  Valdez 32 1% 47 1% 93 1%
  SCRO Total 877 24% 1186 22% 2119 23%
SERO Juneau 194 5% 369 7% 589 6%
  Ketchikan 113 3% 201 4% 387 4%
  Petersburg 9 0% 15 0% 57 1%
  Prince of Wales 23 1% 31 1% 67 1%
  Sitka 56 2% 89 2% 174 2%
  SERO Total 395 11% 705 13% 1274 14%
State Total 3,728   5,443   9,200  

The "Juveniles" column represents the number of unique juveniles who were referred to DJJ during the fiscal year. Some juveniles were referred multiple times within the year.

A delinquency "Referral" is a request by a law enforcement agency for a DJJ response following the arrest of a juvenile or as a result of the submission of a police investigation report alleging the commission of a crime or violation of a court order.  A referral is counted as a single episode or event and may be a referral that relates to multiple charges.

"Charge" is used to designate an individual violation of the law or an offense.

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