Skip to Main ContentOJJDP NEWS @ a Glance
 


 
In this Issue


New Publications

All OJJDP publications may be viewed and downloaded at OJJDP's Web site by visiting the "Publications" page at ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/index.html. Through this page you can access alphabetical and topical listings of titles, with links to content summaries and full-text files. Publications may also be ordered from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse at 800�638�8736, 410�792�4358 (fax), and online at puborder.ncjrs.org. Be sure to check the Web site's "New Releases" page at ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/index.html for the latest OJJDP publications.

Juvenile Gun Courts: Promoting Accountability and Providing Treatment. Draws on the experiences of policymakers and practitioners involved with juvenile gun courts to describe the development of these courts.
Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) Best Practices Series Bulletin. June 2002. 12 pp. NCJ 187078.

Tribal Court CASA: A Guide to Program Development. Summarizes key points from Tribal Court CASA: A Guide to Program Development, which was published by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association and the Tribal Law and Policy Institute in 2000.
Fact Sheet. June 2002. 2 pp. FS 200209.

Also Available Through OJJDP . . .

New Statistical Report on America's Children

Logo of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family StatisticsThe Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has released America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2002, the group's sixth annual compendium of statistics about children's economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education. OJJDP is one of 20 Federal agencies collaborating to produce the report each year. Drawn from the most recent, most reliable official statistics, America's Children offers a comprehensive portrait of the Nation's children in a nontechnical, user-friendly format.

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2002 is available online through OJJDP's Web site at childstats.gov/ac2002/index.asp. A limited number of printed copies are available free of charge from OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse; call 800�638�8736 or visit puborder.ncjrs.org (ask for NCJ 195647). To learn more about the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, and to view and download any edition of America's Children, visit childstats.gov



OJJDP News @ a Glance July/August 2002
Volume I Number 4