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YAP Statistics
YAP provides young people from indigent and low-income families with comprehensive legal
representation and advocacy in delinquency and youthful offender cases, as well as, in
related disciplinary and administrative proceedings. The following statistics represent
the kinds of cases we handle, the age, grade, sex and race of our clients, as well as the
neighborhoods in which most of our clients live.
Number and Type of Cases Handled by YAP Attorneys
Age |
Race & Ethnicity |
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Grade Level
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Number and Type of Cases Handled by YAP Attorneys
In 2004-2005, YAP attorneys
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838 delinquency and youthful offender cases for a total of
309 children. 468 (52%) of the cases were felony charges, while 291 (38%) were
misdemeanors. 79 (10%)
of the cases were opened as violations of the terms of probation/parole of previous cases. This
does not take into account instances in which children were violated on the terms of their
probation on cases in which a YAP attorney handled the original offense.
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Ages of YAP Clients
YAP provides direct services to young people between the ages of 7 and 21, targeting
its services to ages 12 and 17. In 2004-2005, 143 (46%) of the youth
represented were between the ages of 15 and 16.
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Race & Ethnicity of YAP Clients
YAP represents children from all racial and ethnic groups from Boston's racially diverse
communities. The overrepresentation of children of color in the juvenile justice system
and Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)
are of utmost concern to YAP. In 2004-2005, 93% of YAP's clients were
children of color.
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Gender of YAP Clients
YAP represents both boys and girls. In 2004-2005, the overwhelming number of children
represented by YAP, 243 (78%), were boys. This number is consistent with previous years and
consistent with the ratio of boys to girls in the juvenile court system.
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Grade Distribution of YAP Clients
YAP services and resources are available to youth at all levels of the educational
spectrum. Most of the youth served, however, are in grades 7 through 11, with the
highest number of clients in 9th grade.
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YAP Annual Reports
Please feel free to download YAP's annual reports. Both files are in .pdf format.
2004-2005 Update (pdf)
2002-2003 Bi-Annual Report (pdf)
If you do not have the Adobe Reader, download it for free here.
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