OJJDP News @ a Glance - March/April 2006

OJJDP Presents Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
Assistant Attorney General Regina Schofield announced the release of the Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report at the 33d National Conference on Juvenile Justice, held March 26-29, 2006, in Denver, CO. This OJJDP Report presents a comprehensive, reliable, user-friendly account of juvenile offending, victimization of juveniles, and the justice system's response to these problems. more

Recent Conferences
2006 Missing and Exploited Children Regional Training Opportunities
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week

New Publications
Funding Update
News From the Coordinating Council
News From the Advisory Committee

In 2003, the juvenile violent crime arrest rate was at its lowest level since the late 1980s. In addition, the juvenile arrest rate for murder in 2003 was substantially below any year in the 1980s or 1990s.

These statistics and many more can be found in Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report, which is available online through OJJDP's Statistical Briefing Book.

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