User's Guide to Tennessee Juvenile Court Case Records 1998-2005

National Juvenile Court Data Archive National Center for Juvenile Justice 3700 South Water St., Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 _______________________________________________________________________________________ User's Guide to Tennessee Juvenile Court Case Records 1998-2005 _______________________________________________________________________________________ ii TENNESSEE JUVENILE COURT CASE RECORDS 1998-2005 USER'S GUIDE Data collected by: Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Nashville, TN 37219 Data file and user's guide prepared by: National Juvenile Court Data Archive National Center for Juvenile Justice 3700 South Water St., Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412/227-6950 Updated August 2007 This document was prepared and updated under Grants #1999-MU-MU-0020 and #2005-JL-FX-0250 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. iii Bibliographic Citation National Center for Juvenile Justice. Tennessee Juvenile Court Case Records: 1998-2005 [machinereadable data file]. Data collected by the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Data were provided to the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, National Center for Juvenile Justice, where they were revised for research use under grants #1999-MU-MU-0020 and #2005-JL-FX-0250 from the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges [producer]. Pittsburgh, PA: National Juvenile Court Data Archive, National Center for Juvenile Justice [distributor]. Acknowledgement of Assistance All manuscripts utilizing data made available through the National Juvenile Court Data Archive should acknowledge that fact as well as identify the original data source. In addition, some adaptation of the following statement should be used in any manuscript produced using these data: The data utilized in this publication were housed in and made available by the National Juvenile Court Data Archive which is maintained by the National Center for Juvenile Justice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and supported by a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. The data were originally collected by the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Neither the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges nor the National Center for Juvenile Justice bear any responsibility for the analyses or interpretations presented herein. In order to provide funding agencies with essential information about the use of archival resources and to monitor Archive users' research activities, every user of Archive data is asked to send a copy of each completed manuscript or thesis abstract to the National Juvenile Court Data Archive. In the cover letter please indicate which data were used. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 Tennessee’s Juvenile Court Process ....................................................................... 1 Data Collection Methods ....................................................................................... 1 Archived Data Files ............................................................................................... 2 Terms of Availability ............................................................................................. 2 Using the Codebook ...................................................................................................... 3 Variable List .................................................................................................................. 5 Codebook: Variable Descriptions ................................................................................ 8 Appendix I: Offense Seriousness Hierarchy............................................................... 38 Appendix II: Disposition Codes and Labels ................................................................ 45 Appendix III: Original Data Collector’s Statement of Acceptance ............................. 49 1 INTRODUCTION Tennessee’s Juvenile Court Process In Tennessee, the basic juvenile court process is comprised of three central phases: (1) Intake, (2) Adjudication, and (3) Disposition. Juvenile court intake is a process through which the court reviews information in order to determine whether it has authority to intervene in a child’s life and in what manner it will administer its authority. The components of the intake process are referral to intake, detention screening, and assessment of how to handle the complaint. Referral to intake involves the filing of a complaint by law enforcement, parents, or other individuals or agencies requesting the court exercise its authority. If detention is requested by the complainant, the intake officer performs a detention screening to determine if there is probable cause (legal sufficiency) that the child committed the alleged offense and is subject to detention in accordance with statute. Lastly, an assessment is made to determine if the complaint should be executed, if informal adjustment (a voluntary agreement between the intake officer, the child and the parents) should be pursued, or if a petition should be filed. In most instances if a petition is filed, the case goes into the adjudicatory phase. In this phase the case is heard by the juvenile court judge to determine if the allegations of the petition are true. In making its decision, the court considers only the child’s juvenile court record and the evidence that has been formally admitted. If the allegations are not substantiated or cannot be proven, the petition will be dismissed. In those situations where the allegations are substantiated, the judge will proceed immediately or will set a later hearing to determine the appropriate outcome or disposition for the case. The purpose of the dispositional phase is to determine an appropriate course of action regarding the child and his/her circumstances. Disposition, insofar as possible, typically attempts to meet the treatment, social, and rehabilitation needs of the child. Data Collection Methods The revised Juvenile Court Data Form was designed to collect information about juvenile court activities, and the children and youth served, for the Tennessee Juvenile Court Information System. As required by Tennessee law, all of Tennessee’s 98 juvenile courts participated in data collection. The majority of courts (over 95%) used a data entry software program provided by TJCIS staff or other software and sent data to TJCIS electronically. The remaining non-automated courts sent information on data collection forms. The basic categories of data captured by the revised Juvenile Court Data Form were referral/intake information, judicial action and informal adjustment information, outcome/dispositional information, detention information, and basic demographic information. This form did not capture specific pre-dispositional functions such as ACCT/ICAM pre-dispositional evaluations, JCCO evaluations, sex abuse physical evaluations, etc. Additionally, it did not capture internal, periodic case, CART-Team, or judicial reviews. In 1998 there was a change in the TJCIS reporting format. More detailed referral reasons regarding serious offenses were added to the referral reason codes. Collection of information on up to six referral reasons was reduced to collection of information on up 2 to five referral reasons. There were several other smaller changes. These changes in the format led to a decrease in the reporting of some referrals and referral categories. Archived Data Files The data in the Archived files are stored as numeric characters (which are whole numbers) unless otherwise noted. The records for each case are 206 characters in length and contain 91 variables. The data are stored in single year files. The number of case records in each calendar year data file is as follows: Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Records 96,058 100,218 115,195 117,922 118,741 104,043 135,003 107,132 Terms of Availability Each request to use these data should be directed to the Archive. The Archive will contact Tennessee’s Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges regarding their release. Upon the Office's authorization to release and disseminate the data, the data files will be supplied to the requestor by the Archive with any necessary cautions or restrictions. The Archive provides the data on magnetic tapes AS IS and shall not be held responsible for any liability incurred as a result of any error or omission in the data as it appears on the magnetic tapes. However, should any inconsistencies be found, the Archive asks to be notified so that corrections can be made to the data. All questions and requests should be addressed to: National Juvenile Court Data Archive National Center for Juvenile Justice 3700 South Water St., Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 412/227-6950 Summary tabulations on selected variables manner of handling breakdowns for delinquency cases for each county in Tennessee are publicly available beginning with 1982 data through the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 48106. 3 USING THE CODEBOOK The information that follows is based on a study of available documentation from the data supplier (e.g., Administrative Office of the Courts Coding Manual and Procedures Manual), interviews with the data supplier and court personnel, and diagnostic analyses performed by the Archive staff. The example below is a reproduction of information appearing in the codebook for a typical variable. The numbers in brackets do not appear in the codebook, but are references to the descriptions, which follow this example. Column/ Variable Width Number [1] 154/2 [2] TN066 [3] [4] Code Value and Description MONTH OF BIRTH The month of the juvenile’s birth. [5] (01) (02) : : (12) (99) [6] January February December Missing [7] [8] NOTE: If any of the necessary data are missing or if the calculation produces an illogical value, a missing value code of 99 is placed in the field. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The starting location and width of the variable in the machine-readable data file. This is the format information needed to read the data into other systems. The variable number. The variable number is used as a variable name when the file is processed by systems which use alphabetic variable names (e.g. SPSS). The variable label used by statistical systems to identify the variable or program output. A description of the variable contents. The code values occurring in the data for the variable. If the variable is a year, the symbol ## represents the most current year for which data are available. The textual definitions of the codes. The first 20 characters form a short value label which some systems use to document the output of analysis programs. A longer description follows the short label when necessary. The designation of missing data. The Archive staff has replaced any out-ofbounds codes with missing data codes. Many analysis packages require that certain types of data which are usually excluded from analysis be designated as [7] 4 "missing data". Fields with no entry were left blank and "( ) No entry" is listed as a code value. Some variables also have response options representing "unknown" which are also listed as code values. [8] An explanatory/cautionary note. 5 VARIABLE LIST TN001 TN002 TN003 TN004 TN005 TN006 TN007 TN008 TN009 TN010 TN011 TN012 TN013 TN014 TN015 TN016 TN017 TN018 TN019 TN020 TN021 TN022 TN023 TN024 TN025 TN026 TN027 TN028 TN029 TN030 TN031 TN032 TN033 TN034 TN035 TN036 TN037 TN038 Court TCJFCJ num Year of referral Month of referral Date of referral Count of all reasons, NCJJ Year of birth Month of birth Date of birth Sex of child Race of child Hispanic origin Delinquent offense? Drug and alcohol offense? Status offense? Dependency / neglect? Referral reason 1 - Count, NCJJ Referral reason 1 Referral reason 2 - Count, NCJJ Referral reason 2 Referral reason 3 - Count, NCJJ Referral reason 3 Referral reason 4 - Count, NCJJ Referral reason 4 Referral reason 5 - Count, NCJJ Referral reason 5 Referral source 1 Referral source 2 Referral source 3 Referral source 4 Referral source 5 Intake action 1 Intake action 2 Intake action 3 Intake action 4 Intake action 5 Amended charge 1 Amended charge 2 6 TN039 TN040 TN041 TN042 TN043 TN044 TN045 TN046 TN047 TN048 TN049 TN050 TN051 TN052 TN053 TN054 TN055 TN056 TN057 TN058 TN059 TN060 TN061 TN062 TN063 TN064 TN065 TN066 TN067 TN068 TN069 TN070 TN071 TN072 TN073 TN074 TN075 TN076 Amended charge 3 Amended charge 4 Amended charge 5 Formal / informal action 1 Formal / informal action 2 Formal / informal action 3 Formal / informal action 4 Formal / informal action 5 Action executed by 1 Action executed by 2 Action executed by 3 Action executed by 4 Action executed by 5 Year of disposition or informal adjustment 1 Month of disposition or informal adjustment 1 Date of disposition or informal adjustment 1 Year of disposition or informal adjustment 2 Month of disposition or informal adjustment 2 Date of disposition or informal adjustment 2 Year of disposition or informal adjustment 3 Month of disposition or informal adjustment 3 Date of disposition or informal adjustment 3 Year of disposition or informal adjustment 4 Month of disposition or informal adjustment 4 Date of disposition or informal adjustment 4 Year of disposition or informal adjustment 5 Month of disposition or informal adjustment 5 Date of disposition or informal adjustment 5 Case outcome 1 Case outcome 2 Case outcome 3 Case outcome 4 Case outcome 5 Case outcome 6 Case outcome 7 Case outcome 8 Type of detention Placement after secure detention 7 TN077 TN078 TN079 TN080 TN081 TN082 TN083 TN084 TN085 TN086 TN087 TN088 TN089 TN090 TN091 Living arrangement School enrollment Last grade Is the child also in a special education program or class? Filler Filler Filler Most severe disposition, NCJJ Year of latest disposition or informal adjustment, NCJJ Month of latest disposition or informal adjustment, NCJJ Date of latest disposition or informal adjustment, NCJJ State, NCJJ Age at referral, NCJJ Filler Filler 8 CODEBOOK: VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS Column/ Variable Width Number Code Value and Description 1/2 TN001 COURT An identifier of the juvenile court to which the child was referred. (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) Anderson Bedford Benton Bledsoe Blount Bradley Campbell Cannon Carroll Carter Cheatham Chester Claiborne Clay Cocke Coffee Crockett Cumberland Davidson Decatur De Kalb Dickson Dyer Fayette Fentress Franklin Gibson Giles Grainger Greene Grundy 9 (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) (56) (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62) (63) (64) (65) (66) (67) (68) (69) (70) Hamblen Hamilton Hancock Hardeman Hardin Hawkins Haywood Henderson Henry Hickman Houston Humphreys Jackson Jefferson Johnson Knox Lake Lauderdale Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Loudon McMinn McNairy Macon Madison Marion Marshall Maury Meigs Monroe Montgomery Moore Morgan Obion Overton Perry Pickett Polk 10 (71) (72) (73) (74) (75) (76) (77) (78) (79) (80) (81) (82) (83) (84) (85) (86) (87) (88) (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) (94) (95) (96) (97) (98) 3/13 TN002 Putnam Rhea Roane Robertson Rutherford Scott Sequatchie Sevier Shelby Smith Stewart Sullivan County, Division I Sumner Tipton Trousdale Unicoi Union Van Buren Warren Washington County, Washington County Wayne Weakley White Williamson Wilson Washington County, Johnson City Sullivan County, Bristol Sullivan County, Division II TCJFCJ NUM A code that uniquely identifies each child referred to a court. DATE OF REFERRAL: The date that a child was referred to the court on current reasons/charges, coded in year/month/date format. 16/4 TN003 YEAR OF REFERRAL 11 (1994) 1994 : : (2005) 2005 (9999) Missing 20/2 TN004 (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) 22/2 TN005 (01) (31) 24/2 TN006 MONTH OF REFERRAL January February March April May June July August September October November December DATE OF REFERRAL First : : Thirty-first COUNT OF ALL REASONS, NCJJ A total count of all the referral reasons that a child was referred to the juvenile court. (00) (98) None : : Ninety-eight 12 DATE OF BIRTH: The date of the child’s birth, coded in year/month/date format. 26/4 TN007 YEAR OF BIRTH (1982) 1982 : : (2005) 2005 (9999) Missing 30/2 TN008 (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) (99) 32/2 TN009 (01) (31) (99) 34/1 TN010 MONTH OF BIRTH January February March April May June July August September October November December Missing DATE OF BIRTH First : : Thirty-first Missing SEX OF CHILD The sex of the child. (1) (2) (7) Male Female Unknown 13 35/1 TN011 RACE OF CHILD The race of the child. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (7) 36/1 TN012 White African American Native American Asian Mixed race Unknown HISPANIC ORIGIN Indicates whether the child is of Hispanic origin. () (1) (2) (7) 37/2 TN013 No Entry Hispanic Not Hispanic Unknown DELINQUENT OFFENSE? Has the child been referred for a delinquent offense? ( ) (01) (02) (07) 39/1 TN014 No Entry Yes No Unknown DRUG AND ALCOHOL OFFENSE? Has the child been referred for a drug and alcohol offense? () (1) (2) (7) No Entry Yes No Unknown 14 40/1 TN015 STATUS OFFENSE? Has the child been referred for a status offense? () (1) (2) (7) 41/1 TN016 No Entry Yes No Unknown DEPENDENCY / NEGLECT? Has the child been referred for dependency or neglect? () (1) (2) (7) 42/2 TN017 No Entry Yes No Unknown REFERRAL REASON 1 - COUNT, NCJJ A count of the most serious offense for a single case. (00) (01) (98) 44/2 TN018 None One : : Ninety-eight REFERRAL REASON 1 The most serious offense for which the youth was referred. The archived record captures the five most serious offenses referred in the case. The decision rule used to select the most serious offense uses an offense severity ranking developed by NCJJ. All offense records in the case (i.e., with the same date of intake) are sorted by their offense severity rankings. The five most serious offenses and their severity rankings are copied in order onto the archived case record. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions 15 46/2 TN019 REFERRAL REASON 2 - COUNT, NCJJ A count of the second-most serious offense for a single case. ( ) (00) (98) 48/2 TN020 No Entry None : : Ninety-eight REFERRAL REASON 2 The second-most serious offense for which the youth was referred. The archived record captures the five most serious offenses referred in the case. The decision rule used to select the most serious offense uses an offense severity ranking developed by NCJJ. All offense records in the case (i.e., with the same date of intake) are sorted by their offense severity rankings. The five most serious offenses and their severity rankings are copied in order onto the archived case record. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions 50/2 TN021 REFERRAL REASON 3 - COUNT, NCJJ A count of the third-most serious offense for a single case. ( ) (00) (01) (97) (98) 52/2 TN022 No Entry None One : : Ninety-seven Ninety-eight REFERRAL REASON 3 The third-most serious offense for which the youth was referred. The archived record captures the five most serious offenses referred in the case. The decision rule used to select the most serious offense uses an offense severity ranking developed by NCJJ. All offense records in the case (i.e., with the same date of intake) are sorted by their offense severity 16 rankings. The five most serious offenses and their severity rankings are copied in order onto the archived case record. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions 54/2 TN023 REFERRAL REASON 4 - COUNT, NCJJ A count of the fourth-most serious offense for a single case. ( ) (00) (98) 56/2 TN024 No Entry None : : Ninety-eight REFERRAL REASON 4 The fourth-most serious offense for which the youth was referred. The archived record captures the five most serious offenses referred in the case. The decision rule used to select the most serious offense uses an offense severity ranking developed by NCJJ. All offense records in the case (i.e., with the same date of intake) are sorted by their offense severity rankings. The five most serious offenses and their severity rankings are copied in order onto the archived case record. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions 58/2 TN025 REFERRAL REASON 5 - COUNT, NCJJ A count of the fifth most serious offense for a single case. ( ) (00) (01) (98) 60/2 TN026 No Entry None One : : Ninety-eight REFERRAL REASON 5 The fifth-most serious offense for which the youth was referred. The archived record captures the five most serious offenses referred in the case. The decision rule used to select the most serious offense uses an 17 offense severity ranking developed by NCJJ. All offense records in the case (i.e., with the same date of intake) are sorted by their offense severity rankings. The five most serious offenses and their severity rankings are copied in order onto the archived case record. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions 62/2 TN027 REFERRAL SOURCE 1 The person or agency bringing the child to the court for each referral listed in the case. (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) (13) Law enforcement- Includes police, park police, sheriff, constable, highway patrol, etc. Parents-Includes the child’s own biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, or stepparents. Relatives-Includes the child’s grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Self (child)-The child him/herself made the referral. School- Includes an attendance officer, teacher, superintendent of the school, member of the board of education, etc. Community Services Agency-A referral made by a community services agency. Department of Children's Services-Includes a referral made by a Department of Children’s Services (DCS) staff person. Other state department-Includes a referral made by the staff of any state department other than the Department of Children’s Services. District Attorney's office-A referral made by the local DA’s office. Court staff-A referral made by the juvenile court staff or clerk staff from the county/city. Social agency-Includes private and public social services agencies other than the Department of Children’s Services or other departments of state government. Other court-Includes referrals made by or transferred from a court such as a city court, criminal court, juvenile court, or a court in another state or county. Victim (if other than above)-Referrals made by the victim only if the victim does not fit into any of the other categories listed under the referral source, and law enforcement did not file the petition on the victim’s behalf. Child & parent-Includes the cases that require that both the child and the parent be official referral sources or that both require to be listed as petitioners. Hospital-Includes referrals made by the staff of medical-surgical (14) (15) 18 and/or psychiatric hospitals. Does not include referrals from the staff of a regional mental health institute, as those would be listed under “Other state department”. Unknown-used only when the referral source is unknown. Other-any other referral source not specified on this list. REFERRAL SOURCE 2 (77) (99) 64/2 TN028 See variable TN029 for code values and descriptions. 66/2 TN029 REFERRAL SOURCE 3 See variable TN029 for code values and descriptions. 68/2 TN030 REFERRAL SOURCE 4 See variable TN029 for code values and descriptions. 70/2 TN031 REFERRAL SOURCE 5 See variable TN029 for code values and descriptions. 72/2 TN032 INTAKE ACTION 1 The action taken at intake for the most serious referral. (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) Petition filed-A petition was filed against or on the behalf of the child. Motion filed-A motion was filed on behalf of the child. Citation / ticket processed-Intake staff processed a citation or ticket used in lieu of a petition in order to refer the child to court. Notification of acknowledgement of paternity processedIntake staff processed a notarized acknowledgement of paternity forwarded to the court by the hospital where the child was born. Scheduling of judicial review-Staff scheduled a formal review of the case by a judge or referee. Many judges hold referrals/cases open for a specified length of time and order periodic in-court reviews to determine the level of progress made by the child and to allow the child to understand that his/her actions are being monitored. Scheduling of administrative review-Staff scheduled a periodic (06) 19 administrative review of a referral/case. These reviews are not formal in-court reviews and most often do not involve a judge or referee. Scheduling of foster care review-Staff scheduled a periodic review of a case by the Foster Care Review Board. Other-Includes any other intake action not specified on this list. Unknown-The intake action is unknown. Does not apply-There is no intake action associated with the case; this is most often used with referrals that are informally adjusted without a petition. OtherINTAKE ACTION 2 (07) (09) (77) (88) (99) 74/2 TN033 The action taken at intake for the second-most serious referral. See variable TN032 for code values and descriptions. 76/2 TN034 INTAKE ACTION 3 The action taken at intake for the third-most serious referral. See variable TN032 for code values and descriptions. 78/2 TN035 INTAKE ACTION 4 The action taken at intake for the fourth-most serious referral. See variable TN032 for code values and descriptions. 80/2 TN036 INTAKE ACTION 5 The action taken at intake for the fifth-most serious referral. See variable TN032 for code values and descriptions. 82/2 TN037 AMENDED CHARGE 1 Represents the most serious charge that was modified or amended. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions. 20 84/2 TN038 AMENDED CHARGE 2 Represents the second-most serious charge that was modified or amended. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions. 86/2 TN039 AMENDED CHARGE 3 Represents the third-most serious charge that was modified or amended. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions. 88/2 TN040 AMENDED CHARGE 4 Represents the fourth-most serious charge that was modified or amended. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions. 90/2 TN041 AMENDED CHARGE 5 Represents the fifth-most serious charge that was modified or amended. See Appendix I for code values and descriptions. 92/2 TN042 FORMAL / INFORMAL ACTION 1 The formal or informal action taken for the most serious referral in the case. (01) Dismissed-The petition is dismissed for one of the following reasons: (a) lack of legal evidence to prove the charge; (b) the offense is a misdemeanor or the alleged defender is seen a slow risk; (c) it is the child’s first offense and the seriousness of the charge does not merit formal court action; (d) the child and/or his family have made restitution to the victim; (e) the child is responsive to his/her parents’ discipline. Retired or nolle prosequi- The case is retired after having remained open due to some condition, or the prosecuting attorney makes a formal entry on record that he/she will not prosecute the case further. (Nolle Prosequi means unwilling to pursue.) Complaint substantiated – Delinquent-There is a judicial determination that the child committed the delinquent charge(s) alleged in the complaint. Complaint substantiated - Status offender-There is a judicial determination that the child committed the status offense(s) alleged in the complaint. (02) (03) (04) 21 (05) (06) (07) (08) Complaint substantiated - Dependent /Neglected-There is a judicial determination that the facts alleged in the referral for dependency/neglect are true. Complaint substantiated – Abused-There is a judicial determination that the facts alleged in the abuse referral are true. Complaint substantiated – Mentally Ill- There is a judicial determination that the facts alleged in the complaint show the child to be mentally ill. Informal adjustment-A non-judicial procedure whereby the juvenile court staff, subject to court approval, make the decision to attempt to remedy the situation alleged in the referral by giving counsel and advice to the parent(s) and child. Pretrial diversion-A procedure similar in nature to an informal adjustment, with no official finding as to guilt, except a judge must approve any agreement. Transfer to adult court hearing-A hearing where a judge or referee determines whether a child is to be transferred to a criminal court to stand trial as an adult. Charges cleared by transfer to adult court-Charges that are cleared when one or more charges in the same case result in transfer to adult court. Special proceeding-A special proceeding wherein the child is not charged with an offense, but the petition/motion requests some action regarding the child that requires the court’s attention. Review concluded-The on-going review process is concluded for this referral reason. Case held open-The review process for this referral reason is on going. Other-Any other court action not specified on this list. Missing (09) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (99) (00) 94/2 TN043 FORMAL / INFORMAL ACTION 2 The formal or informal action taken for the second-most serious referral in the case. See variable TN042 for code values and descriptions. 96/2 TN044 FORMAL / INFORMAL ACTION 3 The formal or informal action taken for the third-most serious referral in the case. See variable TN042 for code values and descriptions. 22 98/2 TN045 FORMAL / INFORMAL ACTION 4 The formal or informal action taken for the fourth-most serious referral in the case. See variable TN042 for code values and descriptions. 100/2 TN046 FORMAL / INFORMAL ACTION 5 The formal or informal action taken for the fifth-most serious referral in the case. See variable TN042 for code values and descriptions. 102/2 TN047 ACTION EXECUTED BY 1 The person executing the formal or informal action for the most serious offense. (01) (02) Judge- The elected or appointed judge presiding over juvenile court; includes special judges. Referee-An individual, licensed to practice law in Tennessee, who is appointed by the judge. A referee has the same authority and powers as the judge to issue process and conduct proceedings. YSO-An official of the court whose duties include juvenile court intake, pre-hearing investigations, referral, supervision, detention screenings counseling and/or record keeping. Other-Any other person designated by the court to take action(s) regarding the referral reason. Missing ACTION EXECUTED BY 2 (03) (09) (00) 104/2 TN048 The person executing the formal or informal action for the second-most serious offense. See variable TN047 for code values and descriptions. 106/2 TN049 ACTION EXECUTED BY 3 The person executing the formal or informal action for the third-most serious offense. See variable TN047 for code values and descriptions. 23 108/2 TN050 ACTION EXECUTED BY 4 The person executing the formal or informal action for the fourth-most serious offense. See variable TN047 for code values and descriptions. 110/2 TN051 ACTION EXECUTED BY 5 The person executing the formal or informal action for the fifth-most serious offense. See variable TN047 for code values and descriptions. DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 1: The date that the disposition (outcome) or the informal adjustment of the most serious referral took place, coded in year/month/date format. 112/4 TN052 YEAR OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 1 ( ) No Entry (1998) 1998 : : (2005) 2005 116/2 TN053 ( ) (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) MONTH OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 1 No Entry January February March April May June July August September October November December 24 118/2 TN054 ( ) (01) (31) DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 1 No Entry First : : Thirty-first DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 2: The date that the disposition (outcome) or the informal adjustment of the second-most serious referral took place, coded in year/month/date format. 120/4 TN055 YEAR OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 2 See variable TN052 for code values and descriptions. 124/2 TN056 MONTH OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 2 See variable TN053 for code values and descriptions. 126/2 TN057 DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 2 See variable TN054 for code values and descriptions. DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 3: The date that the disposition (outcome) or the informal adjustment of the third-most serious referral took place, coded in year/month/date format. 128/4 TN058 YEAR OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 3 See variable TN052 for code values and descriptions. 132/2 TN059 MONTH OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 3 See variable TN053 for code values and descriptions. 25 134/2 TN060 DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 3 See variable TN054 for code values and descriptions. DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 4: The date that the disposition (outcome) or the informal adjustment of the fourth-most serious referral took place, coded in year/month/date format. 136/4 TN061 YEAR OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 4 See variable TN052 for code values and descriptions. 140/2 TN062 MONTH OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 4 See variable TN053 for code values and descriptions. 142/2 TN063 DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 4 See variable TN054 for code values and descriptions. DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 5: The date that the disposition (outcome) or the informal adjustment of the fifth-most serious referral took place, coded in year/month/date format. 144/4 TN064 YEAR OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 5 See variable TN052 for code values and descriptions. 148/2 TN065 MONTH OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT 5 See variable TN053 for code values and descriptions. 150/2 TN066 DATE OF DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL 26 ADJUSTMENT 5 See variable TN054 for code values and descriptions. 152/2 TN067 CASE OUTCOME 1 This variable represents the most severe disposition or outcome for an entire case, and is based on the assumption that most charges/referral reasons in a case are disposed of together rather than separately. The archived record captures the eight most severe case outcomes in the case. The decision rule used to select the most serious offense uses a disposition severity ranking developed by NCJJ. (01) Case dismissed- The petition is dismissed for one of the following reasons: (a) lack of legal evidence to prove the charge; (b) the offense is a misdemeanor or the alleged defender is seen a slow risk; (c) it is the child’s first offense and the seriousness of the charge does not merit formal court action; (d) the child and/or his family have made restitution to the victim; (e) the child is responsive to his/her parents’ discipline. Case retired or nolle prosequi- The case is retired after having remained open due to some condition, or the prosecuting attorney makes a formal entry on record that he/she will not prosecute the case further. (Nolle Prosequi means unwilling to pursue.) Warned, counseled-The complaint is not dismissed, but no further court action beyond a warning is deemed necessary. Held open for review-The case is held open for judicial or administrative review and no further disposition is anticipated prior to the next scheduled review. Supervision / probation to juvenile court-The child is placed under the supervision of the juvenile court, but is permitted to stay at home. Parental rights and duties associated with the immediate supervision and day-to-day care of the child is not disturbed. Probation to parents-The child is placed under control, supervision, and care of his/her parents or legal guardian and no court supervision is ordered. Referred to other entity for supervision / service-The child is referred to an individual or agency such as the Boy’s Club, or a volunteer program for supervision and services. Referred for mental health counseling-The child is referred to an individual agency for outpatient mental health counseling. Referred for alcohol and drug counseling- The child is referred to an individual or agency for outpatient alcohol and drug counseling. (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) 27 (10) Referred to alternative school program-The child is required to attend classes in an alternative school program due to suspension form school, behavior problems, etc. The alternative program may be operated from the court, local system, partnership between the court and school, or other agency. Referred to private child agency-The child is placed in a privately operated childcare facility or boarding school as a result of court action. Examples include such facilities as a church operated children’s home, a military academy, or boarding school. Referred to defensive driving school-The child is referred to an agency or program conducting classes on defensive driving. Referred to alcohol safety school-The child is referred to an agency or program conducting classes on alcohol safety. Referred to juvenile court education-based program-The child is referred to an education based program operated by the juvenile court. Most of these are diversion programs aimed at providing information and counseling to first time or low risk offenders. Driver's license held informally -The child’s driver’s license is held on an informal basis. Voluntary placement with DMHMR- The child is placed, on a voluntary basis and upon the recommendation of the court or court staff, in any placement owned and operated by the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. Voluntary placement means that the child is willing to be placed and the parents are willing to assume financial responsibility for the placement. Private mental health placement-The child is placed, on a voluntary basis and upon the recommendation of the court or court staff, in any private for profit or private for non-profit mental health treatment or placement. Voluntary placement means that the child is willing to be placed and the parents are willing to assume financial responsibility for the placement. Private MR placement-The child is placed, on a voluntary basis and upon the recommendation of the court or court staff, in any private for profit or private non-profit mental retardation placement. Voluntary means that the child is willing to be placed and the parents are willing to assume financial responsibility for the placement. Placement with city / county facility-The child is placed in a facility operated by a city or county government. Placement may or may not be voluntary. Placement with relative / other individual-The child is placed with a relative or other interested individual with whom he/she does not regularly reside. This includes situations where the relative or individual has petitioned for custody and the (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) 28 Department of Children’s Services has conducted a home study, but makes no room and board payments to said relative or individual. Fine-The child is required to pay a fine to the court. Public service-The child is required to work for a public or nonprofit service agency for a specific number of hours. Often public service is ordered as restitution to a symbolic “victim”. Restitution-The child/parent is required to compensate the victim for all or a portion of the loss attributable to the child’s actions. Restitution may include monetary restitution and/or direct victim service in which the child works for the victim. Runaway returned-The runaway child is returned to the home, institution, facility, home state, etc. No contact ordered-The child is ordered to refrain from associating with, contacting, or being in the general vicinity of a specified person or persons. Injunction other than no contact order-The child is enjoined or prohibited from being at a certain place and/or engaging in a certain course of action. House arrest-The child is required to remain in his/her home under the constant supervision of the parents or other court designated adults. In most instances, the child is allowed to attend school and/or go to the store, but must stay within arm’s length of the parent(s) or other designated adult. Court defined curfew-The child is required to be in his/her home each day/night at or by a time designated by the court. Dismissed from informal adjustment-The child has satisfied all of the requirements set forth in his/her informal adjustment agreement and the matter is dismissed. If a petition was filed with the informal adjustment and the child has satisfied all of the requirements set forth in his/her informal adjustment agreement, the matter is dismissed without prejudice. Dismissed from pretrial diversion-The child has satisfied all of the conditions of pretrial diversion set forth by the judge/referee and the matter is dismissed. Released from probation-The child is released from court/state probation. Transferred to criminal court- The court orders that the case be transferred to adult criminal court. DMHMR involuntary commitment-The child is involuntarily committed to a DMHMR mental health institute for care and treatment. DCS commitment - determinate sentence-The delinquent child is committed to the Department of Children’s Services for a specified period that is no longer than the time of the sentence for and adult convicted of the same crime and does not extend the (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) 29 commitment past the child’s nineteenth birthday. DCS commitment / custody-The delinquent, unruly, dependent/neglected or abused child is committed to the Department of Children’s Services. DCS commitment – suspended-The delinquent child is committed to the Department of Children’s Services, but the commitment is suspended and the child is allowed to remain at home under the supervision of a DCS probation officer. Any violation of this probation may result in further court action in which the suspension is revoked and the commitment activated. DCS intensive probation-The child is placed in the intensive probation program provided by the probation officers of the Department of Children’s Services. Other intensive probation-The child is placed in the intensive probation program provided by the staff of a private or non-profit agency. Probation to DCS-The child is placed under the supervision of a probation officer with the State Department of Children’s Services, but remains at home. Placed under a valid court order-The child is placed under a valid court order pursuant to the procedural requirements set forth by the Juvenile Justice and delinquency Prevention Act in the Code of Federal Regulations. Supervision by DCS-The child is placed under the supervision of the Department of Children’s Services staff and is allowed to remain at home. Transferred to another juvenile court for disposition- The case is transferred to another court with juvenile jurisdiction for disposition. The court may or may not be in the same county or state. Parental rights terminated-The parental rights of one or both parents of a child are terminated. Parental rights not terminated-The parental rights are not terminated. Order of reference to DCS-An order is issued instructing the Department of Children’s Services to investigate the case of a dependent, neglected, and/or abused child. Court costs-The child or parent is ordered to pay court costs to the juvenile court. Foster care terminated-The child is removed from Foster Care. Foster care continued- The child is continued in Foster Care. Custody changed-The current custody of the child is removed and given to another person or agency. Custody unchanged-The current custody of the child remains unchanged. Visitation changed-Visitation privileges are changed or granted (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) 30 to a non-custodial petitioner. Visitation unchanged-Visitation privileges remain unchanged in any way. Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity-The father has acknowledged his paternity of the child in a writing filed under the putative father registry established by the Department of Children’s Services or he has consented in writing to be named the child’s father on the birth certificate. Paternity determined / child legitimated-The paternity of the child is determined and an order of legitimation is issued. Paternity not determined / child not legitimated-The paternity of a child is not determined and the child is not legitimated. Child support granted-An order is issued to collect child support from one of the child’s parents. Child support amended-The terms of the order for child support are amended. Child support denied-Child support is denied. Child support terminated-Child support is terminated. Request for medical treatment granted-The request for the court to issue an injunction, an order, or an ex parte emergency order to provide the child with medical examination, treatment, and care is granted. Request for medical treatment denied-The request for the court to issue an injunction, an order, or an ex parte emergency order to provide the child with medical examination, treatment, or care is denied. Consent to marry granted-The child is granted consent to marry and an order is issued to authorize the county clerk to issue a marriage license to the child in question. Consent to marry denied-The child is denied consent to marry and an order is not issued to authorize the county clerk to issue a marriage license to the child in question. Other-A case outcome that is different from the coded outcomes listed above. CASE OUTCOME 2 (52) (53) (54) (55) (56) (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62) (63) (99) 154/2 TN068 The second-most severe case outcome. See variable TN067 for code values and descriptions. 156/2 TN069 CASE OUTCOME 3 The third-most severe outcome. See variable TN067 for code values and descriptions. 31 158/2 TN070 CASE OUTCOME 4 The fourth-most severe outcome. See variable TN067 for code values and descriptions. 160/2 TN071 CASE OUTCOME 5 The fifth-most severe outcome. See variable TN067 for code values and descriptions. 162/2 TN072 CASE OUTCOME 6 The sixth-most severe outcome. See variable TN067 for code values and descriptions. 164/2 TN073 CASE OUTCOME 7 The seventh-most severe outcome. See variable TN067 for code values and descriptions. 166/2 TN074 CASE OUTCOME 8 The eighth-most sever outcome. See variable TN067 for code values and descriptions. 168/2 TN075 TYPE OF DETENTION The type of detention in which the child was placed after referral for delinquent and/or status offense(s). (01) Non-Secure Placement-The child is placed in a non-secure, physically unrestricted facility such as a group home, shelter facility, temporary holding resource, foster home, attendant care, or is placed on home detention. Juvenile Detention Facility-The child is placed in a secure or physically restricted facility housing only juveniles. This includes those cases where the child is temporarily held in this secure situation while awaiting the arrival of the adult custodian. (02) 32 (03) Jail - Complete Separation-The child is placed in an adult jail or lock up completely separated by sight and sound from all adult prisoners including trustees. This includes those cases where the child is temporarily held in this secure situation while awaiting the arrival of the adult custodian. Jail - Partial Separation- The child is placed in an adult lock up where conversation between adults and juveniles may be possible, adults and juveniles can see each other but no conversation is possible, or juveniles may be separated by sight and sound from adults but share common areas at times. This includes those cases where the child is temporarily held in this secure situation while awaiting the arrival of the adult custodian Jail - No Separation- The child is placed in an adult jail or lock up with no sight or sound separation from adult prisoners. This includes those cases where the child is temporarily held in this secure situation while awaiting the arrival of the adult custodian Psychiatric Hospital-The child is placed, prior to adjudication and in lieu of juvenile detention, in a secure psychiatric hospital setting. The child is placed in this setting for treatment and/or evaluation purposes. Unknown-The type of detention in which the child was placed cannot be ascertained. Does Not Apply-The case is one of non-referral reasons. Other-The type of detention in which the child was placed is not included in the above list. PLACEMENT AFTER SECURE DETENTION (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) 170/2 TN076 Indicates the placement of the child following the detention hearing, but prior to an adjudicatory hearing. (01) (02) Returned to Prior Living Arrangement-The child is allowed to return to his/her regular place of residence prior to being detained. Juvenile Detention Facility-Secure facilities that are contracted with or operated by the juvenile court or the local government for the purpose of caring for alleged status or delinquent offenders pending adjudication/disposition of their cases. Jail-Cases in which a child was detained in locked room or quarters that were set aside for the detention of juveniles in a police station or jail, as well as those cases in which a child was detained in the adult section of the jail or police station. Shelter Facility/Group Home-Those facilities such as shelters maintained by a local government or private agency, temporary holding resources, and/or group homes for children. Foster Family Home-The child is placed in a family home that (03) (04) (05) 33 receives payment or board. Placement may be made directly to the court or by an agency, department, or individual at the request of the court. Also includes those family homes that are “subsidized” so that they will always be available to provide foster or shelter care. Psychiatric Hospital-The child is placed in a secure, public or private psychiatric hospital setting for treatment and/or evaluation purposes. Unknown-The child’s placement between the detention hearing and the adjudication cannot be ascertained. Does Not Apply-The case is one of non-referral. Other- The above list does not include the place where the child was held between the detention hearing and the adjudication. LIVING ARRANGEMENT (06) (07) (08) (09) 172/2 TN077 The living arrangement of the child at the time of referral to the juvenile court. (01) (02) (03) (04) With both biological parents-The child lives with both biological parents. With father and stepmother-The child lives with the biological or adoptive father and stepmother. With mother and stepfather- The child lives with the biological or adoptive mother and stepfather. With mother-The child lives with the biological, adoptive, or stepmother; there is no father in the home. There may be other adult males in the home, but no biological, adoptive, or stepfather is living in the home. With father- The child lives with the biological, adoptive, or stepfather; there is no mother in the home. There may be other adult females in the home, but no biological, adoptive, or stepmother is living in the home. With relatives-The child lives with relatives, such as a brother, sister, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc. With adoptive parents-The child lives with both adoptive parents and the decree of adoption is final. With foster family-The child lives in a foster home or an adoptive home where the decree is not final. Group home-The child lives in a community-based child care facility which serves between 4 and 14 unrelated children in a small, family-type atmosphere. These facilities serve children with mild to moderate behavior problems, who can function in the community with low to moderate levels of direct adult supervision. The facility may or may not provide treatment. The (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) 34 children in these facilities attend public school. Residential center-The child lives in a childcare facility which serves more than 15 children and is predominantly treatment, training, or educationally oriented. These facilities often serve children with moderate to severe behavioral/emotional problems who cannot function in the community without high levels of adult supervision. Most residential center programs provide 24hour staff secure environments. Both on-campus and public school educational programs are available to the child depending on his/her needs. Institution-The child lives in a hardware secure facility that provides a 24-hour intensive program of treatment, supervision, and/or training to more than 15 children. These facilities serve children with serious delinquency issues and/or with severe behavioral/emotional disorders that are perceived to pose a threat of harm to themselves or to the community. These facilities provide high levels of direct adult supervision on a 24-hour basis and all educational programs are provided on campus. Independent-The child is living in an apartment or living as a lodger without adult supervision or is living as a married young adult who has established his/her own family. Unknown-The child’s living arrangement at the time of referral cannot be ascertained. Other-A living arrangement of a child that is not included on the above list. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT (10) (11) (12) (77) (99) 174/1 TN078 Is the child enrolled in school? (1) (2) (7) 175/2 TN079 Yes No Unknown LAST GRADE Represents the last grade completed by the child. (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth 35 (07) (08) (09) (0K) (0P) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (77) (99) (K ) (OK) (OP) (OY) (P ) (Y ) (00) 177/2 TN080 Seventh Eighth Ninth Kindergarten Pre-school Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Non-graded special education GED Graduated Never been in school Too young for school Pre-school Kindergarten Unknown Other Kindergarten Kindergarten Pre-school Too young for school Pre-school Too young for school Missing IS THE CHILD ALSO IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OR CLASS? Is the child enrolled in a regular education grade with regular education classes, while also attending special education classes for part of the day? (01) (02) (07) 179/2 TN081 181/2 TN082 183/2 TN083 Yes No Unknown FILLER FILLER FILLER 36 185/2 TN084 FILLER DATE OF LATEST DISPOSITION: The latest disposition date, or if there is no disposition date, the informal adjustment date, coded in year/month/date format. 187/4 TN085 YEAR OF LATEST DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT, NCJJ (1998) 1998 : : (2005) 2005 191/2 TN086 (01) (02) (03) (04) (05) (06) (07) (08) (09) (10) (11) (12) 193/2 TN087 (01) (31) 195/2 TN088 (TN) MONTH OF LATEST DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT, NCJJ January February March April May June July August September October November December DATE OF LATEST DISPOSITION OR INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT, NCJJ First : : Thirty-first STATE, NCJJ Tennessee 37 197/2 TN089 AGE AT REFERRAL, NCJJ Subtracting the date of referral from the juvenile’s date of birth creates this variable. (00) (21) (99) 199/4 TN090 203/4 TN091 Less than one : : Twenty-one Missing FILLER FILLER 38 APPENDIX I Offense Seriousness Hierarchy 39 Appendix I Offense Seriousness Hierarchy Listing Listed by Rank Number Severity Ranking 01 01 03 05 06 06 06 07 07 07 09 09 12 12 12 13 13 15 15 16 16 18 18 20 22 24 25 25 30 33 35 35 35 37 38 Code 02 03 14 01 20 06 15 04 05 13 16 12 19 09 07 18 11 10 08 26 32 25 24 35 23 22 47 21 27 33 30 31 29 28 46 Offense First degree murder Second degree murder Voluntary manslaughter Criminal homicide Criminally negligent homicide Aggravated vehicular homicide Vehicular homicide Aggravated rape Rape of a child Rape Sexual abuse of a child Aggravated sexual battery Robbery Aggravated robbery Especially aggravated robbery Aggravated assault Aggravated child abuse and neglect Aggravated kidnapping Especially aggravated kidnapping Aggravated burglary Burglary Arson Aggravated arson Sale of controlled substance Reckless endangerment Assault Harassment Attempt to commit a crime against a person Theft of property Unauthorized use of a vehicle - joyriding Worthless check Illegal poss or fraud use of credit/debit cards Forgery Vandalism Aggravated criminal trespass 40 Severity Ranking 38 41 45 46 47 50 51 51 53 56 57 58 58 58 58 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 60 63 63 63 63 64 64 65 66 67 68 72 74 74 75 76 77 77 77 Code 52 65 17 36 37 42 39 40 43 53 51 41 58 45 48 49 57 56 50 54 34 66 38 72 59 60 73 63 64 62 67 61 44 55 68 69 70 82 74 81 80 Offense Criminal trespass Possession of tobacco products Other sexual offenses Other drug offenses Possession of controlled substances Escape Carrying weapons of school property Unlawful carrying / possession of a weapon Driving under the influence - DUI Public intoxication Disorderly conduct Evading arrest Contempt of court Resisting stop, frisk, halt, arrest, or search Failure to appear Filing a false police report Violation of wildlife resource regulations Local ordinances Criminal impersonation Gambling Cruelty to animals Violation of valid court order Criminal attempt Violation of pretrial diversion Violation of probation Violation of aftercare Violation of informal adjustment In-state runaway Out-of-state runaway Truancy Violation of curfew (local ordinances) Unruly behavior Possession / consumption of alcohol Traffic Sexually abused child Physically abused child Dependent / neglect Consent to marry Judicial review Request for medical treatment Child support 41 Severity Ranking 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 Code 79 78 77 76 75 71 99 00 Offense Paternity / legitimation Visitation Custody Foster care review Administrative review Termination of parental rights Other Missing 42 Offense Seriousness Hierarchy Listing Listed by Code Number Severity Ranking 78 05 01 01 07 07 06 12 15 12 15 13 09 07 03 06 09 45 13 12 06 25 24 22 18 18 16 30 37 35 35 35 16 33 59 20 46 Code 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Offense Missing Criminal homicide First degree murder Second degree murder Aggravated rape Rape of a child Aggravated vehicular homicide Especially aggravated robbery Especially aggravated kidnapping Aggravated robbery Aggravated kidnapping Aggravated child abuse and neglect Aggravated sexual battery Rape Voluntary manslaughter Vehicular homicide Sexual abuse of a child Other sexual offenses Aggravated assault Robbery Criminally negligent homicide Attempt to commit a crime against a person Assault Reckless endangerment Aggravated arson Arson Aggravated burglary Theft of property Vandalism Forgery Worthless check Illegal poss or fraud use of credit/debit cards Burglary Unauthorized use of a vehicle - joyriding Cruelty to animals Sale of controlled substance Other drug offenses 43 Severity Ranking 47 60 51 51 58 50 53 68 58 38 25 58 58 59 57 38 56 59 72 59 59 58 63 63 67 65 64 64 41 59 66 74 74 75 77 63 63 77 77 77 77 Code 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 Offense Possession of controlled substances Criminal attempt Carrying weapons of school property Unlawful carrying / possession of a weapon Evading arrest Escape Driving under the influence - DUI Possession / consumption of alcohol Resisting stop, frisk, halt, arrest, or search Aggravated criminal trespass Harassment Failure to appear Filing a false police report Criminal impersonation Disorderly conduct Criminal trespass Public intoxication Gambling Traffic Local ordinances Violation of wildlife resource regulations Contempt of court Violation of probation Violation of aftercare Unruly behavior Truancy In-state runaway Out-of-state runaway Possession of tobacco products Violation of valid court order Violation of curfew (local ordinances) Sexually abused child Physically abused child Dependent / neglect Termination of parental rights Violation of pretrial diversion Violation of informal adjustment Judicial review Administrative review Foster care review Custody 44 Severity Ranking 77 77 77 77 76 78 Code 78 79 80 81 82 99 Offense Visitation Paternity / legitimation Child support Request for medical treatment Consent to marry Other 45 APPENDIX II Disposition Codes and Labels 46 State: State Code 01 02 57 58 56 59 63 62 46 28 49 50 34 36 35 37 29 30 33 15 21 48 47 04 27 26 00 25 45 99 38 44 43 54 55 40 19 20 TN State Label Case dismissed Case retired or nolle prosequi Child support amended Child support denied Child support granted Child support terminated Consent to marry denied Consent to marry granted Court costs Court defined curfew Custody changed Custody unchanged DCS commitment - determinate sentence DCS commitment - suspended DCS commitment / custody DCS intensive probation Dismissed from informal adjustment Dismissed from pretrial diversion DMHMR involuntary commitment Driver's license held informally Fine Foster care continued Foster care terminated Held open for review House arrest Injunction other than no contact order Missing No contact ordered Order of reference to DCS Other Other intensive probation Parental rights not terminated Parental rights terminated Paternity determined / child legitimated Paternity not determined / child not legitimated Placed under a valid court order Placement with city / county facility Placement with relative / other individual 47 17 18 Private mental health placement Private MR placement 48 State Code 39 06 22 09 08 13 10 12 14 07 11 31 61 60 23 24 05 41 42 32 51 52 53 16 03 State Label Probation to DCS Probation to parents Public service Referred for alcohol and drug counseling Referred for mental health counseling Referred to alcohol safety school Referred to alternative school program Referred to defensive driving school Referred to juvenile court education-based program Referred to other entity for supervision / service Referred to private child agency Released from probation Request for medical treatment denied Request for medical treatment granted Restitution Runaway returned Supervision / probation to juvenile court Supervision by DCS Transferred to another juvenile court for disp Transferred to criminal court Visitation changed Visitation unchanged Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity Voluntary placement with DMHMR Warned, counseled 49 APPENDIX III Original Data Collector’s Statement of Acceptance 50