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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2020. This issue's top story and Message From the Administrator discuss OJJDP's virtual tribal consultation, attended by 288 tribal leaders and representatives from across the country. The Youth Voices section highlights the activities of a youth peer guide in Indian country.
Other features in this...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation will host a virtual training series titled "Leveraging the Secret Sauce of Relationships to Improve Reentry Outcomes: The Value of Social Capital." Four bi-weekly training webinars will explore strategies to foster relationships in reentry programs for individuals returning to their communities following incarceration. The following webinars will be held Tuesdays from...
OJJDP and the National Institute of Justice have released "Juveniles in Residential Placement, 2017." This bulletin presents findings from OJJDP's Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, a biennial survey that collects data on juvenile offenders in public and private juvenile residential placement facilities in every state. Findings indicate that the number of youth in residential placement continues to decline.
Between 1997 and 2017, the number...
OJJDP and the National Institute of Justice have released "Juvenile Arrests, 2018." This bulletin documents recent trends in juvenile arrests using data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. Overall, juvenile arrests have declined for more than a decade, but patterns vary by demographic group and offense.
Findings show that in 2018, law enforcement agencies made an estimated 728,280 arrests of people younger than 18 years...
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is observing Second Chance Month to support successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders. OJP awarded more than $74 million last year to support state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations in their work to reduce recidivism.
Last year, OJJDP provided more than $11 million through its Second Chance Act grant programs to develop and implement...
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) recently announced nearly $70 million in grant funding to help communities address public safety by supporting successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders into their communities. OJJDP has released the Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Program funding opportunity to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for youth. OJJDP also supports reentering youth through programs and resources...
