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Juvenile Delinquency in North Slope, AK

Unfortunately, in many areas of the North Slope County, juvenile delinquency issues are on the rise. There are many reasons for the rise in youth offenders. The juvenile sentence in Alaska often depends on the severity of the crime, the number of crimes, and other family matters.

In 2017, a total of 70 juvenile cases were reported for every 100,000 people age 10 to adulthood in the jurisdiction of North Slope County. Of that total, 100% of those proceedings were delinquencies which equaled 70 court cases. Another 0% were dependency cases that accounted for 0 of the juvenile cases.

A lot of counties, including, North Slope County, are focusing on family therapy and relationships rather than punishment for juvenile crimes. Future North Slope County juvenile delinquency numbers will show whether or not this approach is working.

Juvenile Cases Number of cases
Delinquency2,228
Dependency0
Status0