Appendix A: Stakeholder Counties and Aggregate Opinions

Youth Arrests

County

Total Youth Arrests

CY2008

 Largest City
Cook 29,519 Chicago
Kane 1,981 Aurora
Marion 124 Centralia
McHenry 684 Crystal Lake
Morgan 254 Jacksonville
Ogle 110 Rochelle
Peoria 352 Peoria
Sangamon 499 Springfield
St. Clair 308 Belleville
Vermilion 165 Danville
Will 1,429 Joliet
Winnebago 2,048 Rockford

Percentage of Stakeholders Aggregate Opinion

Alternate Table below the graph is provided.

Opinions
Types of Stakeholders Favor Neutral Oppose
Public Defender 100% 0% 0%
Detention 62.5% 0% 37.5%
Probation 71% 14% 14%
Prosecutors 66% 0% 33%
Police Department 62.5% 12.5% 25%

Raising the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

The future of 17-year-olds in Illinois' justice system.

Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission