Using the information provided in the Office Of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Website – Statistics Section (required reading), browse the content listed under the following tabs: Demographics, Case Processing, Detailed Offenses, Methods, and Glossary. https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezajcs/
Then, write a 2pages, 12-font, double-spaced paper using APA format to answer/discuss the following questions: (Title Page and Abstract Required).
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- What observations did you make regarding the demographics of juvenile crime from 1985 through 2010 (e.g. did males or females commit more crimes? What race/ethnicity were the most of the offenders? Any other information you found interesting)?
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- Have the statistics changed over the years regarding the total number of juvenile cases petitioned? What are your thoughts?
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- Using the glossary, pick two terms that you did not know the definition of prior to this course (or pick two random terms) and discuss the meaning of the terms.
Be sure to use and cite the required readings in your paper.
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