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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