The table below shows the number and percentage of Contempt of Court cases for truancy issued by the respective courts in order to give a picture of how frequently contempt is used in truancy courts. Jefferson County has the highest number of Contempt hearings with close to 50 percent each year, while other courts such as Douglas, Arapahoe, and Adams Counties use Contempt of Court less frequently with 10% or less of their active cases going to the contempt stage. Table D3: Contempt of Court by Location 2009 2010 Number of Percentage Number of Percentage Judicial County Hearings on of Active Hearings on of Active District Contempt Truancy Contempt Truancy Scheduled Cases Scheduled Cases 1st Jefferson 358 221 52.3% 41.6% 2nd Denver Juvenile 80 41 13.9% 12.9% 17th Adams 11 0 3.2% 0.0% 17th Broomfield 6 6 35.3% 24.0% 18th Arapahoe 4 3 1.0% 0.6% 18th Douglas 0 1 0.0% 10.0%
The table below shows the number and percentage of Contempt of Court cases for truancy issued by the respective courts in order to give a picture of how frequently contempt is used in truancy courts. Jefferson County has the highest number of Contempt hearings with close to 50 percent each year, while other courts such as Douglas, Arapahoe, and Adams Counties use Contempt of Court less frequently with 10% or less of their active cases going to the contempt stage. Table D3: Contempt of Court by Location Judicial District County 2009 2010 Number of Hearings on Contempt Scheduled Percentage of Active Truancy Cases Number of Hearings on Contempt Scheduled Percentage of Active Truancy Cases 1st Jefferson 358 52.3% 221 41.6% 2nd Denver Juvenile 80 13.9% 41 12.9% 17th Adams 11 3.2% 0 0.0% 17th Broomfield 6 35.3% 6 24.0% 18th Arapahoe 4 1.0% 3 0.6% 18th Douglas 0 0.0% 1 10.0%
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