Juvenile ArrestsName:Institution: Much like the adults, juveniles also have a certain rate of delinquency, where they are involved in criminal acts which would otherwise be taken through criminal prosecution if they were adults. The juvenile cases are handled by specialized courts specifically predestined to handle the teenagers and other youngsters involved in criminal acts. From the 1960s, the juvenile cases have been on the rise, with the highest rate coming in during the year 1997, where the rate was above 1,800,000. Between 1960 and 2009, there had been a rise that was estimated to be close to 300%, in reference to the delinquency rate as per the cases that had been brought to the court. This also means that the figure could be much higher given that there cases that go unreported and their cases are thus not filed for this analysis. In 1960, the juvenile cases handled daily were approximately 1100, while by 2009; the courts would handle more than 4100 cases on a daily basis. This is a tremendous increase in the delinquency among the youths, by all means. However, it is very crucial to note that after the peak that took place in 1997, there has been a decrease in the number of cases of delinquency. It is estimated that the delinquency levels have dropped consistently from 1997 to 2009 by around 20% (Crimesolutions.gov, 2014).The delinquent children are involved in quite a number of offences that can be charged in court among them, violent crime, rape, aggravated assault, simple assault, robbery and criminal homicide among others. Overall, the numbers of cases that have been handled by the juvenile courts have decrease in the period between 2002 and the 2009. While most of the other crimes have been declining fr...