Missouri Juvenile Court Records, 1984-1987 (ICPSR 9448)

Published: Jan 12, 2006

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Principal Investigator(s):
National Center for Juvenile Justice; Missouri Division of Youth Services

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09448.v1

Version V1

Summary

This data collections provides information on each juvenile case disposed in the state of Missouri during calendar years 1984-1987. The state of Missouri began collecting and disseminating juvenile court data in 1975 as the result of legislation by the Division of Youth Services within the Department of Social Services. Despite this legislation no binding laws required the courts to submit data to the Division of Youth Services. In 1980, such a law was passed, and data were first collected in 1982 and 1983. The system was automated in 1984, and these data are now available for public use. The data files provide information on juveniles' progress through the juvenile justice system from the time of referral to juvenile court to final disposition. Variables include sex, race, and birth date of the juveniles, court referral date, major allegation, number of law violations, number of prior referrals, detention status, jail status, court orders, placement status, and final court action.

Citation

National Center for Juvenile Justice, and Missouri Division of Youth Services. Missouri Juvenile Court Records, 1984-1987. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-01-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09448.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (85-JN-CX-0012)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Time Period(s)

1984 -- 1987

Date of Collection

1985 -- 1988

Universe

Records from the state of Missouri's courts with juvenile jurisdiction.

Data Source

Missouri court records

Data Type(s)

event/transaction data

Original Release Date

1990-12-04

Version Date

2006-01-12

Version History

2006-01-12 All files were removed from dataset 5 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.

Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

  • The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.