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Juvenile Transfer Efforts within the Bureau of Justice Statistics Presented by Howard N. Snyder Deputy Director, BJS. ojjdp.gov. National Survey of Prosecutors 2011. Surveys of a representative sample of prosecutor offices in U.S. (n ≈ 400) Ask about possible transfer options - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Juvenile Transfer Effortswithin the
Bureau of Justice StatisticsPresented by
Howard N. SnyderDeputy Director, BJS
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National Survey of Prosecutors 2011• Surveys of a representative sample of
prosecutor offices in U.S. (n ≈ 400)• Ask about possible transfer options• Request counts of the number of cases with
persons under age 18 processed in criminal court by type of transfer mechanism
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Persons Under Age 18 in Adult Courts• Representative sample of approximately
12,000 persons under the age of 18 processed in adult criminal courts
• Oversample transferred youth• Collect information on criminal history,
type of transfer, offense, and court disposition (and hopefully fingerprint-based identification number)
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National Survey of Indigent Defense
• Surveys all entities providing indigent defense services for adults in criminal court about staffing, caseloads, and resources
• May explore availability of customized services for defendants under age 18