Message from the Acting Administrator: OJJDP Observes Second Chance Month
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By Chyrl Jones, Acting OJJDP Administrator
When President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month, he noted that far too many young people have been "sidelined by unnecessary encounters with the justice system." Citing the adverse effects of system involvement, the President called for a national shift from incarceration to prevention.
National Youth Justice Action Month supports intervention and prevention strategies...
Register for upcoming juvenile justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
Date | Title | Registration |
May 17, 2021 | OJJDP FY 2021 Strategies To Support Children Exposed to Violence Grant Solicitation | Register |
May 18, 2021 | OJJDP FY 2021 Comprehensive Youth Violence Prevention and Reduction Programs Solicitation | Register |
May 19, 2021 | Expunging Juvenile Records: Misconceptions, Collateral Consequences, and Emerging Practices | Register |
May 25, 2021 | Putting the Pieces Together... |
OJJDP and the National Institute of Justice have released "Juvenile Arrests, 2019." This bulletin shows juvenile arrests rates have dropped to their lowest level in 40 years.
Findings show that in 2019, law enforcement agencies made an estimated 696,620 arrests of youth under age 18—the lowest number since at least 1980. In addition, juvenile arrests overall fell 58 percent between 2010 and 2019, although patterns vary by...