General Resources

• OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide: A tool that provides reviews of policies, programs, and practices to help improve responses to youth in the justice system and prevent contact for those who are at risk (from the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
• CrimeSolutions: A tool that helps practitioners and policymakers understand what programs & practices work in criminal and juvenile justice, victims’ assistance, school safety, and youth mentoring (from the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s National Institute of Justice (NIJ).
• OJJDP's National Mentoring Resource Center: A resource center including information about mentoring programs by zip code, and providing training and technical assistance to organizations (from the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
• Publications Listing: OJJDP's publications page lists OJJDP, OJJDP-sponsored publications and other relevant data- and research-driven publications on youth populations. Publications are listed in order of date, with the newest releases on the first page.
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A literature review on racial and ethnic disparities that exist in the juvenile justice system (from the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
• Statistical Briefing Book: The OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) enables users to access youth justice statistics, data analysis and dissemination tools and more. Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, SBB provides timely and reliable statistical answers to the most frequently asked questions from policymakers, the media, and the general public.