A Message From Attorney General John Ashcroft

A Message From Assistant Attorney General Deborah J. Daniels

Foreword

How To Access Information From OJJDP

An Introduction to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Chapter 1: Highlighting Major Accomplishments

New Administrator
Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
New Approach to Sharing Information
Program Solicitations and Peer Reviews
Outreach to Faith-Based Groups
Major Conferences
Youth Court Achievements

Chapter 2: Responding to Child Victimization

AMBER Alert Activities
Association of Missing and Exploited Children’s Organizations
Children’s Advocacy Centers
Court Appointed Special Advocate Program
Crimes Against Children Conference
Internet Crimes Against Children
Model Courts Initiative
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children
National Missing Children’s Day
Safe Start Initiative
White House Conference on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children
New Publications
On the Horizon

Chapter 3: Preventing and Intervening in Delinquency

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Juvenile Mentoring Program
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
Title V Community Prevention Grants Program
Truancy Reduction Activities
Youth Court Activities
On the Horizon

Chapter 4: Enhancing Public Safety and Law Enforcement

Comprehensive School Safety Leadership Initiative
Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program
Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program
Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
New Publications

Chapter 5: Addressing Youth Gangs

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Targeted Outreach Programs
Gang-Free Schools and Communities Initiative
National Youth Gang Center
National Youth Gang Symposium
New Publications

Chapter 6: Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System

Addressing Disproportionate Minority Confinement
Formula Grants Program
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants Program
National Training and Technical Assistance Center
State Challenge Activities
Targeted Community Action Planning

Chapter 7: Implementing Tribal Youth Initiatives

Tribal Youth Program
TYP Mental Health Initiative
Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community and Law Enforcement Project
Training and Technical Assistance
Research and Evaluation
Survey of Youth Gangs in Indian Country
New Publication

Chapter 8: Collecting Information on Juveniles in Custody

Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement
Juvenile Residential Facility Census
Deaths in Custody
Survey of Youth in Residential Placement
Census and Survey of Juvenile Probation

Chapter 9: Getting the Word Out

New Approach to Information Dissemination
Bimonthly Newsletter
Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
Web Site
New Publications
Satellite Videoconferencing
On the Horizon

Chapter 10: Looking Ahead

OJJDP Priorities for FY 2003
FY 2003 Funding for OJJDP Programs
OJJDP Program Restructuring

Appendix: OJJDP Publications Produced in FY 2002

Publications From OJJDP