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OJJDP News @ a Glance, December 2024

The December newsletter highlights OJJDP's commitment to keeping youth out of adult correctional facilities, the San Francisco Family Treatment Court's emphasis on family-centered programming, and the journey of Shimaine Holley from a childhood filled with trauma to becoming CEO of Change is Inevitable LLC. 

Partnering With Youth and Families: A Best Practices Guide for Youth Justice Stakeholders

In developing this best practices guide, we reviewed the most current literature about youth and family engagement and conducted indepth interviews with dozens of system involved young adults and their families.

Facts About Youth Crime

The new site provides an overview of the youth justice system, how it differs from adult court, and how it has changed over the years. 

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Processing of Delinquency Cases, 2005-2022

In this data snapshot, data from OJJDP's National Juvenile Court Data Archive is used to trend case processing variations. Since 2005, referral rates for delinquency cases involving Black youth were more than twice the rates for all other groups.

Trends and Characteristics of Delinquency Cases Handled in Juvenile Court, 2022

In this data snapshot, OJJDP's National Juvenile Court Data Archive documents workloads of the nation's juvenile courts. Caseloads for all offenses increased between 2021 and 2022, but remained below pre-pandemic levels.

Publication Types

OJJDP produces different types of publications and products, including Newsletters, Bulletins, Fact Sheets, Reports, and Portable Guides.

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OJJDP Annual Reports

Annual Reports describe the Office's activities in a specified fiscal year.​

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About Multimedia

OJJDP's growing multimedia collection includes archived webinars on specific solicitations, training sessions, and more.

Justice Programs News & Funding

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National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Virtual Library
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NCJRS Virtual Library

The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Virtual Library contains bibliographic information and abstracts of more than 250,000 collection resources, including all known Office of Justice Programs' works.