Dataset Description
Definition
“‘Referral’ is when a potentially delinquent youth is sent forward for legal processing and received by a juvenile or family court, or juvenile intake agency, either as a result of law enforcement action or upon a complaint by a citizen or school.”
Data Source
Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Family Services, Juvenile Justice Programs Office.
Notes
Data for 2015 includes only students age 10 through 17.
Updated February 2017.
Last Updated
2017-02
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