OJJDP Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the JJDPA
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention marks the 50th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, with the year-long observance "Looking Back, Moving Forward: Celebrating 50 Years of the JJDPA". Throughout 2024, the Office will observe the Act's golden anniversary with several events.
OJJDP Priorities
OJJDP's three priorities reflect the Office's guiding philosophy: to enhance the welfare of America’s youth and broaden their opportunities for a better future. To bring these goals to fruition, OJJDP is leading efforts to transform the juvenile justice system into one that will—
The juvenile justice field's decisionmaking must be informed by science and research to ensure young people are adjudicated fairly and given opportunities to learn and recover from youthful mistakes.
Community-based programs that involve families as a critical component enhance youth outcomes, increase public safety, and strengthen neighborhoods.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, August 2024
The August newsletter highlights the critical role youth played during the Civil Rights Movement, an OJJDP-supported program that relies on a youth-family-school-neighborhood partnership to reduce community violence, and the path a North Carolina youth followed from juvenile detention to a promising career in academia.
Video Available: OJJDP's Continuum of Care An Effective Framework for Youth Safety, Accountability, and Justice
Watch the webinar on OJJDP's Continuum of Care for Communities framework for youth justice programs and services that's centered around youth, families, and communities. This framework prioritizes youth and community safety and focuses on early intervention and effective programming.
Op-Ed: Treat Kids as Kids: A Modern Approach to Ensuring Safe Communities
"Two key factors that promote positive behaviors are support and opportunity. It is imperative that we strengthen the network of support for youth, both for those who engage in delinquent or criminal behavior and those whose circumstances put them at risk," wrote Administrator Ryan. Read her op-ed in Newsweek.
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Access current funding opportunities from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Data Snapshots Highlight Youth Placements, Court Cases Judicially Waived
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with two new data snapshots: Highlights from the 2022 Juvenile Residential Facility Census and the Characteristics of Cases Judicially Waived from Juvenile Court to Criminal Court.
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Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying Initiative
Discover more about OJJDP's Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying Initiative. This national initiative focuses on prevention and early intervention from a youth-based perspective. OJJDP hosted its second Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Prevention Virtual Symposium from October 17-18, 2023.