Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Foreword

How To Access Information From OJJDP�s Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse

An Introduction to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Background
Mission
Activities and Organization
For Further Information

A Focus on Research
Collaboration
Priority Program Areas
Information Dissemination
Program Solicitations and Peer Reviews
Conclusion

Chapter 2: Promoting Early Intervention and Delinquency Prevention Efforts

Causes and Correlates of Delinquency
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Intergenerational Transmission of Antisocial Behavior
Juvenile Mentoring Program
SafeFutures
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
Title V Community Prevention Grants Program
Truancy Reduction Activities
Understanding and Monitoring the �Whys� Behind Juvenile Crime Trends
Very Young Offenders Study Group
Youth Violence Research Series
On the Horizon

Chapter 3: Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System

Accountability-Based Training for Staff in Juvenile Confinement Facilities
Assessing Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorders Among Juvenile Detainees
Community Assessment Centers
Formula Grants Program
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants Program
National Training and Technical Assistance Center
Performance-based Standards Project
Planning of New Institutions for Juveniles
State Challenge Activities
On the Horizon

Chapter 4: Enhancing Public Safety and Law Enforcement

Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program
Juvenile Sex Offenders
Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program
Partnerships To Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence Program

Chapter 5: Reducing the Victimization of Children

Children�s Advocacy Centers
Crimes against Children Research Center
ICAC Task Force Program
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
Parents Anonymous�
Safe Start Initiative

Chapter 6: Addressing Youth Gangs

Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Program
Gang-Free Schools and Communities
Gang Prevention and Intervention Through Targeted Outreach With Boys & Girls Clubs
National Youth Gang Center
Publications
Research

Socialization to Gangs in an Emerging Gang City
Survey of School-Based Gang Prevention and Intervention Programs
Tribal Youth and Gangs
Women in Gangs: A Field Research Study
Youth Gangs in Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facilities

Rural Gang Initiative

Chapter 7: Improving Conditions for Tribal Youth

Tribal Youth Program
TYP Mental Health Project
Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community and Law
    Enforcement Project
Training and Technical Assistance
Research and Evaluation

Chapter 8: Collecting Information on Juveniles in Custody

Juvenile Arrests in 2000
Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement
Juvenile Residential Facility Census
Assessing the Need for Juvenile Corrections Space
Deaths in Custody
Upcoming Surveys

Chapter 9: Getting the Word Out

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
Web Sites
Publications

OJJDP�s Journal
Juvenile Offenders and Victims National Report Series

Satellite Videoconferencing

Appendix: OJJDP Publications Produced in FY 2001

Endnotes

Publications From OJJDP