OJJDP News @ a Glance - July/August 2011

July | August 2011

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention · Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator

	CrimeSolutions.gov is part of the Office of Justice Programs' (OJP's) Evidence Integration Initiative (E2I) launched by Assistant Attorney General Robinson in 2009. The initiative's three goals are to improve the quantity and quality of evidence OJP generates; to integrate evidence into program, practice, and policy decisions at OJP and in the field; and to improve the translation of evidence into practice.
CrimeSolutions.gov: A New Online Resource Highlighting Evidence-Based Programs On June 22, 2011, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) launched CrimeSolutions. gov, a central resource to inform practitioners and policymakers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime-victim services, and to help them integrate these findings into programmatic and policy decisions. Officially announced at the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ's) annual conference, the Web site offers a searchable database of 150 evidence-based programs covering a range of justice-related topics, including corrections, courts, crime prevention, substance abuse, juveniles, law enforcement, technology and forensics, and victims.
OJJDP Launches Publication Series on Underage Drinking OJJDP Holds Family Engagement Listening Sessions OJJDP's Missing and Exploited Children's Program Offers New Web Site Highlighting Training and Technical Assistance Resources Upcoming Events Attorney General and Education Secretary Announce Joint Project To Address School Disciplinary Practices Juvenile Offender Becomes Advocate for At-Risk and Delinquent Youth Tribal Youth Gather for Leadership Conference in Santa Fe, NM
NEWS IN BRIEF OJJDP Updates Its Statistical Briefing Book Report on OJJDP's Law Enforcement Listening Sessions Now Available OJJDP Publishes FY 2011 Program Plan Attorney General Holder Launches Public Awareness Campaign To Support Drug Endangered Children Forum on Child Identity Theft Held America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011 NEW PUBLICATIONS Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2008: Selected Findings Reducing Drinking Among Underage Air Force Members in Five Communities NEWS FROM THE COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION NEWS FROM THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE