Continuance rate

Juvenile Court

Result area:	1
Objective:	1-2
Strategy:	1-2-4
This measure:		Continuance rate

Needs improvement

28.85 percent

Year to date goal:
Not more than 20 percent

Why is this measure important?

The measure shows the efficiency of the court system in moving cases through the justice system in a timely manner. A higher continuance rate indicates lengthier cases.

Definitions of key terms

Continuance: the postponement of a scheduled trial or hearing. Continuance rate: the total number of continuances in the quarter by the total number of proceedings in the quarter.

No measures

Totals for 2018

Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
23.76 percent	37.07 percent

Historical trend