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Hawaii

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Shannessy Ahu
Children & Youth Service Specialist V
1010 Richards St., Suite 314
Honolulu, HI 96813-2940
808-587-5725
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Leanne Gillespie
Acting Executive Director
Office of Youth Services
Department of Human Services
1010 Richards St., Suite 314
Honolulu, HI 96813-2940
808-587-5717...

Georgia

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Stephanie Mikkelsen
Juvenile Justice Program Director
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 440
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-275-6511
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Jay Neal
Executive Director
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 440
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-657-1956
404-657-1957...

Florida

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Dasia Powell
Federal Programs Supervisor
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
2737 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-717-2442
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Adrienne Campbell
Deputy Secretary
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
2737 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-717-2715
[email protected]

State Advisory Group Chair
Christy...

Delaware

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Monica Celli
Criminal Justice Coordinator
Delaware Criminal Justice Council
820 North French St., 10th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-577-5023
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Christian Kervick
Executive Director
Delaware Criminal Justice Council
820 North French St., 10th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-577-5030
302-577-3440 (FAX)...

Connecticut

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Juvenile Justice Specialist, Compliance Monitor,
and RED Coordinator
Vacant

State Planning Agency Director
Jeffrey Beckham
Secretary
Office of Policy and Management
450 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1379
860-418-6500
[email protected]

State Advisory Group Chair
Vacant

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Colorado

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Kelly Abbott
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
700 Kipling St., Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80215
303-239-5717
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Matthew Lunn
Director
Division of Criminal Justice
700 Kipling St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-239-4615
[email protected]

State Advisory Group Chair
Paula Mattas
Executive Director...

California

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Krystal Lewis-Britton
Program Manager
1215 O Street, MS-08
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-508-8097
k[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Katherine Lucereo
1215 O Street, MS-08
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-654-3454
k[email protected]

State Advisory Group Chair
Vacant

Compliance Monitor
Krystal Lewis-Britton
Program Manager
1215 O Street...

Arkansas

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Ocie Hunter, Jr. MBA
Arkansas Department of Human Services
700 South Main Street
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S-503
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
501-320-3942
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Ellen McDaniel 
Program Administrator
700 South Main Street
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S-503
Little Rock, AR...

Arizona

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Shayne Johnson
Juvenile Justice Specialist
1700 W. Washington St., Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-1731
602-542-3423 (FAX)
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Tonya Hamilton
Director
Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family
1700 W. Washington St., Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-1760
[email protected]

State...

Alaska

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Joshua C. Martinez
Program Coordinator II
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
P.O. Box 110635
Juneau, AK 99811-0635
907-465-2116
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Robert Heide
Acting Division Director
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
P.O. Box 110635
Juneau, AK 99811-0635
907-465-2112
r[email protected]

State Advisory...

Alabama

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Juvenile Justice Specialist
Buffy Smelley
LETS Program Manager
Program Director
401 Adams Ave., Room 474
P.O. Box 5690
Montgomery, AL 36103-5690
334-353-2554
334-272-0712 (FAX)
[email protected]

State Planning Agency Director
Kenneth W. Boswell
Director
401 Adams Ave.
P.O. Box 5690
Montgomery, AL 36130-5690
334-242-5100
[email protected]

State Advisory Group...

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Training and Technical Assistance

Training and technical assistance (TTA) is the planning, development, and delivery of activities designed to achieve specific learning objectives, resolve problems, and foster the application of innovative approaches to juvenile delinquency and child victimization prevention.

Overview

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to those working to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. A major component of...

Evidence-based Programs

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) encourages the use of evidence-based programs and practices. Evidence-based programs and practices generally have one or more rigorous outcome evaluations that demonstrated effectiveness by measuring the relationship between the program and its intended outcome(s). This includes measuring the direction and size of a change in outcome and the extent to which a change may be attributed...

Legislation

Video: Learn about the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

OJJDP held a master class on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). Hosted by Senior Policy Advisors Jill Ward and Marcy Mistrett, it explores the origins of the JJDPA, its core protections for youth, and how these safeguards have evolved over time. They also discuss the law's impact on state juvenile justice systems...

Literature Review: Intersection of Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems

Youths involved in both the juvenile justice system (because of delinquent behavior) and the child welfare system (because of maltreatment ) are often referred to as “dual system” or “dually involved” youth. They share many of the same risk factors and other characteristics as youths involved in just one of these systems; however, this population tends to face a greater number of these risk factors...

Literature Review: Restorative Justice for Juveniles

Restorative justice emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior (Bazemore, 1998). Restorative justice programs for juveniles bring together those most affected by the criminal offense—the justice-involved youth, the victim, and community members—in a nonadversarial process to encourage accountability and to meet the needs of the victims and the community in repairing the damage that resulted from the crime (Bergseth and Bouffard, 2007; Bouffard, Cooper...

Statistics

The OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) enables users to access online information through OJJDP's website to learn more about youth victimization and those involved in juvenile justice systems. Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, SBB provides timely and reliable statistical answers to the most frequently asked questions from policymakers, the media, and the general public. In addition, the data analysis and...

Literature Review: Teen Dating Violence

During adolescence, many youths enter their first romantic relationship (Goncy, Farrell, and Sullivan, 2016; Scott et al., 2011; East and Hokoda, 2014). In some of these romantic relationships, adolescents may experience teen dating violence, as either a perpetrator or a victim—and many as both (Basile et al., 2020; Taylor and Mumford, 2016; Ybarra et al., 2016). Such abuse or victimization can have significant impacts on...