juveniles convicted in circuit court fy2001 – fy2008
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court FY2001 – FY2008. Analysis of Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court. This presentation updates and expands upon a similar presentation by the Sentencing Commission in 2006 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Juveniles Convicted in Circuit CourtFY2001 – FY2008
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Analysis of Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court
This presentation updates and expands upon a similar presentation by the Sentencing Commission in 2006
The Sentencing Commission has determined that it is not receiving sentencing guidelines forms for all juveniles convicted in circuit court
By statute, guidelines apply in these cases
For this presentation, the Sentencing Commission has supplemented guidelines data with data from:
Juvenile JusticeCorrectionsSupreme CourtPre-Sentence Investigation reportsLocal and regional jails
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008
572515
575524 498 532
678 697
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Total FY2001 – FY2008 = 4,591
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008 by Age at Offense
185
626
1,222
2,558
14
15
16
17
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Age at Offense
Total FY2001 – FY2008 = 4,591
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008 by Most Serious Offense
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Offense Number PercentRobbery 1,504 33%Assault 690 15%Larceny/Fraud 557 12%Drug Schedule I/II 389 8%Murder/Manslaughter 280 6%Burglary Dwelling 257 6%Rape/For. Sodomy/Obj. Pen. 247 5%Miscellaneous/Other 187 4%Burglary Other 129 3%Sex Offense 121 3%Weapon 99 2%Kidnapping 55 1%Drug Other 48 1%Traffic 28 1%
TOTAL 4,591 100%
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008 by Type of Disposition
Prison45%
Jail/Probation (Adult)
30%
DJJ Indeterminate
7%
DJJ Determinate
10%
DJJ Prob/Other
6%
Blended DOC/DJJ
2%
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Total FY2001 – FY2008 = 4,591
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008by Most Serious Offense & Type of Disposition
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Offense PrisonJail/Prob.
(Adult)Blended DOC/DJJ
DJJ/Juvenile
TOTAL
Robbery 51% 17% 3% 29% 1,504Assault 50% 28% 2% 20% 690Larceny/Fraud 29% 51% 0% 20% 557Drug Schedule I/II 39% 52% 0% 10% 389Murder/Manslaughter 75% 7% 6% 12% 280Burglary Dwelling 39% 39% 2% 21% 257Rape/For. Sod./Obj. Pen. 33% 20% 4% 43% 247Miscellaneous/Other 19% 65% 0% 16% 187Burglary Other 36% 45% 0% 19% 129Other Sex Offense 41% 36% 0% 23% 121Weapon 53% 23% 2% 22% 99Kidnap 66% 13% 4% 18% 55Drug Other 25% 67% 0% 8% 48Traffic 36% 50% 0% 14% 28 TOTAL 45% 30% 2% 23% 4,591
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008Median Prison Sentences in Months
240
168
78
48
33.5
30
25.5
20
Murder
Rape
Robbery
Assault
Burg. Dwelling
Other Sex Off.
Drug Sch. I/II
Larceny/Fraud
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
months
months
months
months
months
months
months
months
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Sentencing Guidelines Compliance, FY2001 – FY2008
Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court
Mitigation32%
Aggravation12%
Compliance56%
2,680 Cases
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
All Other Guidelines Cases
Aggravation10%
Mitigation10%
Compliance80%
188,110 Cases
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008 Sentencing Guidelines Compliance by Most Serious Offense
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
68% 66% 64% 64% 63% 58% 57%50% 49% 46% 45%
23%19% 18% 19%
37%28% 40% 45% 53%
40%
10% 15% 18% 19%5% 10% 6%
15%
27%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Drug I/II Larceny Fraud Kidnap Murder SexAssault
Assault Robbery BurgOther
Rape BurgDwelling
Compliance Mitigation Aggravation
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008 Sentencing Guidelines Compliance by Age at Offense
Mitigation
41% 38% 34% 30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
14 15 16 17
Compliance
46% 50% 53% 59%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
14 15 16 17
Aggravation
13% 12% 12% 12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
14 15 16 17
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
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Juveniles Convicted in Circuit Court, FY2001 – FY2008Reasons for Sentencing Guidelines Mitigations*
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
20.0%
14.3%
10.1%
9.9%
7.1%
5.3%
Sentenced to Alternative
Age of Offender
Plea Agreement
Sentenced to DJJ
Cooperative w/Authorities
Good Rehabilitative Potential
* Judges can cite multiple reasons for departing from the guidelines. Only the most frequently cited reasons are shown here.
Note: For the purposes of this analysis, “juveniles” refer to persons who were under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.