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OJJDP FY 19 Comprehensive School-based Approach to Youth Violence and Victimization Prevention, Intervention and Accountability

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This program will support a comprehensive effort to address youth violence and victimization through implementing prevention, intervention and accountability efforts in a school-based setting. The goals of the program are to: 1) reduce the incidence of school violence through accountability efforts for offenders; 2) respond to victimization whether as a result of violence that occurs in the school or community; 3) improve overall school safety...

Nominations Being Accepted for 2018 National Crime Victims' Service Awards

 

The Office for Victims of Crime is now accepting nominations for the 2018 National Crime Victims' Service Awards to recognize individuals, teams, programs, and organizations who demonstrate outstanding service in support of victims of crime. Nominations are due July 31, 2017. The award recipients are selected from public nominations in 11 categories. The Tomorrow's Leaders Award category will honor youth as old as...

Department of Justice Launches Violence Reduction Clearinghouse Online Toolkit

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The Department of Justice Violence Reduction Network has introduced an online Violence Reduction Clearinghouse that allows users to build and download a custom toolkit of evidence-based strategies, best practices, training, technical assistance, publications, and more to help reduce violence. Users can browse by topic area, such as justice-involved youth, which includes OJJDP-sponsored or produced resources. Topics also include human trafficking, gang violence, community policing...