Question

In 2010 juvenile courts waived jurisdiction to adult criminal courts in ______.

a. less than 1% of all formally handled cases

b. more than 10% of all formally handled cases

c. more than 56% of all formally handled cases

d. more than 5% of all formally handled cases

Answer 1

The correct answer is: A. Less than 1% of all formally handled cases. In 2010 Courts with juvenile jurisdiccion handled an estimated of 1.4 million cases, wich 54% were handled formally (around 756000 cases), about the petioned delinquency caseload, an estimated of 6000 cases result in judicial waiver, less than 1%.