• Referral to Court - JD Intakes by Outcomes - Adjusted [view data]
• Referral to Court - JD Intakes by Outcomes - Referred for Court Petition Immediately [view data]
• Referral to Court - JD Intakes by Outcomes - Referred for Court Petition After Diversion Attempt [view data]

Juvenile delinquency intake outcomes are the case closing designations as reported by New York State’s 58 counties, including New York City, in the monthly DPCA DP30 data. There are four ways in which case closings can be classified:

Adjusted This is a case in which the satisfactory resolution of the complaint was derived without Family Court intervention. This is calculated as the number of closed juvenile delinquency intake closed cases that are classified as adjusted divided by the number of juvenile delinquency intake closed cases.

Referred to petition immediately This is a case where the adjustment process was not commenced and the case was excluded from any opportunity for adjustment and referred for petition. This is calculated as the number of closed juvenile delinquency intake closed cases that are classified as referred to petition immediately divided by the number of juvenile delinquency intake closed cases.

Referred for petition after diversion attempt This is a case in which the resolution of the complaint did not occur because, after the commencement of adjustment services, the potential petitioner wished to file a formal petition, or the adjustment process was incomplete or unsuccessful. This is calculated as the number of closed juvenile delinquency intake closed cases that are classified as terminated without adjustment and referred for petition divided by the number of juvenile delinquency intake closed cases.

Terminated with matter not pursued and not referred for petition This is a case in which a potential petitioner failed to pursue the complaint or withdrew the complaint, before commencement of adjustment attempts or during such attempts. This is not included as an indicator in KWIC.

Juvenile delinquency intake outcomes are the official indicators of monthly and annual case closing designations in each of the state's 58 counties and statewide. Higher adjusted outcomes are an indication that youth are receiving the necessary intake services and that issues are being resolved by the Probation Department, reducing the need to bring the matter to Family Court. Like other data, the juvenile delinquency intake outcomes data from any particular county are dependent upon many factors including but not limited to community standards, philosophy of law enforcement, philosophy of the Probation Department, and the availability of appropriate interventions to address the presenting risk and needs.

Statewide, 7.4 percent of intake cases in 2006 were referred to court after a diversion attempt , similar to 2005 (7.5%). New York City saw a decline in such cases (3.8% in 2006 from 5.2% in 2005) while Rest of State saw an increase (9.2% in 2005 to 9.9% in 2006).

Statewide, 58.9 percent of intake cases in 2006 were referred to court immediately , up slightly from 57.5 percent in 2005. This trend was also observed for New York City and Rest of State.