Curriculum

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Criminal Law Flashcard Curriculum

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As our editors develop YVI’s online criminal law curriculum, the content is informed by the following data. This table represents the FBI statistics on juvenile arrests for 2008 and highlights those crimes that are most prevalent among the youth population.

Offense

Est. No. of Juvenile Arrests

%
Under 15
Total
2,111,200
27%
Murder/Manslaughter
1,280
8
Forcible rape
3,340
34
Robbery
35,350
20
Aggravated Assault
56,000
31
Burglary
84,100
29
Larceny-theft
324,100
29
Motor vehicle theft
24,900
20
Arson
6,600
56
Other assaults
231,700
37
Forgery and counterfeiting
2,600
12
Fraud
7,600
16
Embezzlement
1,300
3
Stolen property (buying, receiving, possessing)
20,900
23
Vandalism
107,300
40
Weapons (carrying, possession, etc.)
40,000
31
Prostitution and commercialized vice
1,500
11
Sex offense (except rape & prostitution)
14,500
47
Drug abuse violations
180,100
15
Gambling
1,700
14
Offenses against family/children
5,900
28
Driving under the influence
16,00
2
Liquor laws
131,800
9
Drunkenness
15,400
11
Disorderly conduct
187,600
36
Vagrancy
4,000
29
All other offenses (except traffic)
363,000
23
Curfew and loitering
133,100
26
Runaways
109,200
32

Data source: Crime in the United States 2008 (Washington, DC: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2009), tables 29, 32, 34, 36, 38, and 40. Arrest estimates were developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice.