OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2021
The November/December newsletter highlights OJJDP's commitment to American Indian and Alaska Native youth, the State Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference, and more.
News @ a Glance Headlines
- President Proclaims November 2021 National Native American Heritage Month
- Trauma-Informed Trainings Designed To Boost Academic Success for Tribal Youth
- OJJDP Mourns the Death of Activist and Musician Joanne Shenandoah
- Using Peacemaking Circles To Build and Restore Relationships
- Youth Voices: Lending Her Powerful Voice
- OJJDP Hosts National Training Conference for State Practitioners
Juvenile Court Statistics, 2019
Data indicate that in 2019, courts with juvenile jurisdiction disposed of an estimated 722,600 delinquency cases. Between 2005 and 2019, the number of delinquency cases decreased for all offense categories.
Juvenile Arrests, 2019
In 2019, law enforcement agencies made an estimated 696,620 arrests of youth younger than 18—the fewest arrests of juveniles in nearly 4 decades.
Publication Types
OJJDP produces different types of publications and products, including Newsletters, Bulletins, Fact Sheets, Reports, and Portable Guides.
OJJDP Annual Reports
Annual Reports describe the Office's activities in a specified fiscal year.
About Multimedia
OJJDP's growing multimedia collection includes video messages from OJJDP Acting Administrator Chyrl Jones, archived webinars on specific solicitations, training sessions, and more.
NCJRS Virtual Library
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Virtual Library contains bibliographic information and abstracts of more than 230,000 collection resources, including all known Office of Justice Programs' works.