2014 Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court (SJCACC)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2014 Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court Form and Instruction	New
SJCACC Attachments_revised.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-10-29
SJCACC Attachments.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-01
SJCACC_SUPPORTING STATEMENT Part B.pdf Supporting Statement B	2014-10-29
SJCACC_SUPPORTING STATEMENT Part A revised.pdf Supporting Statement A	2014-10-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
212558	2014 Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1121-0349	ICR Reference No: 201408-1121-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJS
Title: 2014 Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court (SJCACC)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/04/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/07/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	77	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,571	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) proposes to implement a survey of criminal court cases disposed in 2014 involving persons under the age of 18 (i.e., juveniles) who were charged as adults.. The goal of the Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court (SJCACC) is to produce accurate and reliable case processing statistics on these cases. Core data to be obtained by this project include demographics of the juvenile, offense(s) charged, method of arrival in criminal court (i.e., legislative exclusion, juvenile court waiver, or prosecutorial discretion), type of legal representation of the defendant, and adjudication and sentencing information. This survey is the only one of its kind that will be able to provide national information on the processing of juveniles in adult criminal court. Currently, while some states publish statistics on such cases, those interested in juvenile offending and the justice system response have no national data on how many juvenile cases are processed in adult courts, the offenses with which the juveniles are charged, and the outcomes of these cases. In addition, this collection will allow for comparisons with the case outcomes of similarly situated juveniles processed in juvenile courts using data collected by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 3711, et seq. Name of Law: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 3628	01/22/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 45462	08/05/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2014 Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court	N/A	Survey of Juveniles Charged in Adult Criminal Court

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	77	0	0	77	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,571	0	0	2,571	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection. The SJCACC data collection will employ various methods to obtain data from states and localities. To determine the burden imposed on respondents, estimates were obtained from criminal court data providers in addition to other court data collections such as the State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS, OMB number 1121-0306) and studies done by OJJDP on juvenile court processing. Similar to the SJCACC, both of these collections require the processing of electronic court records. The SCPS collection entails the submission of electronic records from both states and counties containing almost all of the variables necessary for the SJCACC.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $406,605

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/07/2014

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