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Children's Advocacy Centers

Children's Advocacy Centers were established to improve the response to, and prosecution of, child maltreatment.

Administrator

The Administrator is appointed by the President and shall develop objectives, priorities, and a long-term plan to improve the juvenile justice system in the United States, taking into account scientific knowledge regarding adolescent development and behavior and regarding the effects of delinquency prevention programs and juvenile justice interventions on adolescents.

Age Boundaries of the Juvenile Justice System

The juvenile justice system has evolved though four periods since the juvenile courts’ creation more than a century ago: the Progressive Era (1899–1960s), the Due-Process Era (1960s and 1970s), the Get-Tough-on-Crime Era (1980s and 1990s), and the contemporary reaffirmation of the Kids-Are-Different Era (2005 to the present) [Luna, 2017; National Research Council, 2013]. The juvenile justice system evolved to hold youths who offend accountable for...

Literature Review: Community-Oriented Policing and Problem-Oriented Policing

In 1979, Hermon Goldstein observed from several studies conducted at the time on standard policing practices that law enforcement agencies seemed to be more concerned about the means rather than the goals of policing. He argued that law enforcement agencies should shift away from the traditional, standard model of policing and that police become more proactive, rather than reactive, in their approaches to crime and...

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program

Overview

The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program (ICAC) helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and Internet crimes against children. This assistance encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education. 

The ICAC Task Force program was developed...

Children Exposed to Violence

Overview

Children are exposed to violence every day in their homes, schools, and communities. Such exposure can cause them significant physical, mental, and emotional harm with long-term effects that can last well into adulthood. Exposure to violence can limit children's potential and increase their likelihood of becoming involved in the juvenile or criminal justice system. These children are often more...

Core Requirements Training for States

Training Overview

In November 2018, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) hosted a training for state representatives in Baltimore, MD. Attendees included compliance monitors, disproportionate minority contact coordinators, juvenile justice specialists, and state advisory group members serving in one of those positions.

The 4-day training provided participants with an overview of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act, updates on...

JUVJUST

OJJDP's JUVJUST news services provides information on OJJDP and OJJDP-supported publications, funding opportunities, events, and more to subscribers. OJJDP will consider requests from other federal agencies to release information through the JUVJUST news service on a case-by-case basis. Subscribe to JUVJUST announcements.

U.S. Virgin Islands

Review the following information to access contacts, funding information, state plans, performance measures, and more.

 

Juvenile Justice Specialist, Compliance Monitor, and R/ED Coordinator
Jacqueline Freeman
Grants Manager
8000 Nisky Center, Suite 720B
St. Thomas, VI 00802-5858
340-774-6400
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Moleto A. Smith Jr.
Director
8000 Nisky Center, Suite 720B
St. Thomas, VI 00802-5858
340-774-6400 ext. 206
[email protected]

State Advisory...

Puerto Rico

Review the following information to access contacts, funding information, state plans, performance measures, and more.

 

Juvenile Justice Specialist and R/ED Coordinator
Natalia I. Ríos De Jesus
Program Director, Juvenile Justice Program
Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development
1208 Ave. Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Juan, PR 00920
787-977-7060
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Thais M. Reves Serrano
Executive Director
Office for Socioeconomic and...

Guam

Review the following information to access contacts, funding information, state plans, performance measures, and more. 

 

Juvenile Justice Specialist
Danielle J. Camacho
Youth Service Worker II
P.O. Box 23672 GMF
Barrigada, GU 96921
671-735-5037
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Melanie Brennan
Director
P.O. Box 23672 GMF
Barrigada, GU 96921
671-735-5001
[email protected]

State Advisory Group Chair
Juan E. Taitano
P.O. Box 23672 GMF
Barrigada...

American Samoa

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Juvenile Justice Specialist, Compliance Monitor, and RED Coordinator
Valelia Sefo-Vaouli
Program Manager
AP Lutali, EOB 3rd Floor
Pago Pago, AS 96799
684-633-5221
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Mariana Timu-Faiai
Director
AP Lutali, EOB 3rd Floor
Pago Pago, AS 96799
684-633-5221
684-633-5222
[email protected]

State Advisory Group Chair
Monsignor Fr. Viane Etuale
684-633-5222...

District of Columbia

Review the following information to access contacts, funding information, state plans, performance measures, and more.

 

Juvenile Justice Specialist
Melissa Milchman Esq.
Grants Management Specialist, Juvenile Justice
441 4th St. NW, Suite 870N
Washington, DC 20001
202-322-7813
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Jennifer L. Porter 
Director
Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
441 4th St. NW, Suite 727N
Washington, DC 20001
202-724-7216...

Wisconsin

Review the following information to access contacts, funding information, state plans, performance measures, and more.

 

Juvenile Justice Specialist  
Kiley Komro
Wisconsin Department of Justice
P.O. Box 7857
Madison WI 53707-7857
608-716-9185
[email protected]

R/ED Coordinator
Jessica Reindl
Juvenile Justice Coordinator
State of Wisconsin Department of Justice
DLES Bureau of Justice Programs
17 W. Main St.
Madison, WI 53703
608-572-5793
[email protected]

State Planning...

West Virginia

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Juvenile Justice Specialist 
Aaron Hamilton
West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
Division of Administrative Services
Justice and Community Services
1124 Smith St., Suite 3100
Charleston WV 25301-1323
304-558-8814
[email protected]  

R/ED Coordinator
Marty A. Hatfield
Assistant Director
West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
1124 Smith...

Virginia

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Juvenile Justice Specialist and R/ED Coordinator
Greg Hopkins
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
1100 E. Bank St.
Richmond, VA 23219
804-692-0977
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Jackson Miller
Director
Department of Criminal Justice Services
1100 E. Bank St.
Richmond, VA 23219
804-786-8719
[email protected]

State Advisory Group...

Vermont

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Juvenile Justice Specialist and R/ED Coordinator
Vacant

State Planning Agency Director
Tyler Allen
Adolescent Services Director, FSD
Vermont Department for Children and Families
280 State Drive, HC 1 North
Waterbury, VT 05671-1080
802-798-9837
[email protected]

State Advisory Group Chair
Karen Vastine
Sr. Community Relations Officer
University of Vermont...