OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars and Events
Register for upcoming youth justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
Alternatives to incarceration
Improving Community Supervision National TTA Program Informational Webinar
August 2023
This webinar, hosted by the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) on August 16, 2023, provided information to potential TTA applicants about the Improving Community Supervision National Training and Technical Assistance Program.
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Family-Based Justice Center
The Family Based Justice Center delivers training and technical assistance to implement or enhance family-based alternative sentencing programs.
OJJDP FY 2023 Family-Based Alternative Justice Solicitation Webinar
April 2023
Series
Held on April 10, 2023, this webinar assisted eligible applicants interested in applying for the OJJDP FY 2023 Family Based Alternative Justice Solicitation.
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OJJDP FY 2023 Community Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Solicitation Webinar
April 2023
Series
Held on April 13, 2023, this webinar assisted eligible applicants interested in applying for the OJJDP FY 2023 Community Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Solicitation
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OJJDP Administrator Interview on Youth Justice
In a recent interview, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan discusses the Office's priorities and goals for juvenile justice reform.
Serving Justice-Involved Youth at Home, With Community Support
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
October is Youth Justice Action Month, a national observance underscoring the need for equity in the juvenile justice system and for centering directly impacted youth and their families to advance youth justice. OJJDP is committed to transforming the juvenile justice system to promote the welfare of all youth. Three priorities guide our work: 1) Treat children as children. 2) Serve...
Treating Children as Children
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
October is Youth Justice Action Month, a national observance underscoring the need for equity in the juvenile justice system and for centering directly impacted youth and their families to advance youth justice. OJJDP is committed to transforming the juvenile justice system to promote the welfare of all youth. Three priorities guide our work: 1) Treat children as children. 2)...
Register for Webinar on Shifting Youth Justice Resources to Communities
Join the Columbia Justice Lab and the Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice on September 20, 2022, at 2 p.m. ET for “Taking on Transformation: Shifting Resources to Communities.”
This webinar will discuss how youth justice systems can shift resources to community-led and community-owned supports for youth. It is the sixth in a series of webinars examining the growing movement away from youth incarceration...
OJJDP 2022 Listening Sessions
Over the summer, OJJDP hosted a series of listening sessions and town halls with stakeholders, national partners, and youth. The sessions provided OJJDP an opportunity to learn about practitioners' challenges and successes, as well as the lived experience of youth with the juvenile justice system. Feedback from these events will inform OJJDP's approach in advancing the Office's three priorities:
- Treating children as children.
- Serving...
New Blog Post Highlights OJJDP’s Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative
In a new blog post, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan discusses OJJDP’s support of community-based alternatives to juvenile justice facilities, and outlines her key priorities for the office.
New OJJDP Initiative Promotes Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
Far too many young people are housed in juvenile justice facilities, and often their detention does more harm than good. Community-based alternatives—working with youth where they live—achieve better results than warehousing youth in prisons.
We currently spend an estimated $5 billion per year to incarcerate children. And research shows that locking up kids doesn’t work. This money is better spent...
Priorities That Keep Kids' Best Interests at the Heart of What We Do
The priorities I set for OJJDP are deeply informed by my work with the stakeholders in the juvenile justice field and reflect their concerns and aspirations.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Priorities
Date Published
June 2022
Agencies
OJJDP
OJJDP Releases Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative Solicitation
OJJDP is accepting applications for its FY 2022 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative solicitation.
OJJDP FY 2022 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This initiative will support states to close youth correctional facilities, assess and respond to the impact of closures on facility staff and the surrounding communities, and reinvest state and local resources to support more effective community-based services and supports for justice-involved youth and their families.
Message From the Administrator: Helping Youth Find Positive Paths Forward
June 2022
Series
New OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan outlines her top priorities for the Office—treating children as children, pursuing alternatives to detention so that children can remain at home and in their communities, and providing opportunities for young people who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. A commitment to racial equity and fairness permeates and unites them.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2022
This issue's Message from the Acting Administrator and top story recognize Second Chance Month and highlight OJJDP's efforts to help young people successfully reenter the community.
Develop, Demonstrate, and Implement a Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court
2020-DC-BX-0031
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$399,564
Seminole Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Court
2020-DC-BX-0034
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$220,844
Assessing the Impact of a Graduated Response Approach for Youth in the Maryland Juvenile Justice System
Date Published
February 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Implications for Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Date Published
2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Juvenile Registration and Notification Policy Effects: A Multistate Evaluation Project
Date Published
January 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored