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Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying Initiative

Date Published

November 2024

Publication Type

Program Description (Model)

Agencies

OJJDP

Implementing Youth Violence Reduction Strategies: Findings from a Scan of Youth Gun, Group, and Gang Violence Interventions

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Long-Term Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Risk-Needs Assessment and Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Reforms in Juvenile Probation: The Long-Term RNR-Impact Study

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Building a Multi-System Trauma-Informed Collaborative: A Guide for Adopting a Cross-System, Trauma-Informed Approach Among Child-Serving Agencies and Their Partners

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Mentoring in Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts: Strategies and Tips

Date Published

August 2015

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Violence Exposure, Continuous Trauma, and Repeat Offending in Female and Male Serious Adolescent Offenders

Date Published

September 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

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...

5 Ways State Juvenile Correctional Administrators Can Use Data

Date Published

October 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material, Factsheet

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Scaling-Up Evidence-Based Programs Using a Public Funding Stream - a Randomized Trial of Functional Family Therapy for Court-Involved Youth

Date Published

October 2018

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Reducing Crime Among Youth at Risk for Gang Involvement

Date Published

November 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Bridging Research and Practice in Juvenile Probation: Rethinking Strategies To Promote Long-Term Change

Date Published

October 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Risk Assessment and Behavioral Health Screening Project

Date Published

September 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Mentoring for Youth with Backgrounds of Involvement in Commercial Sex Activity National Mentoring Resource Center Population Review

Date Published

January 2016

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Literature Review, Instructional Material

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Mi Hermana's Keeper: Toolkit of Promising Practices for Juvenile Justice Prevention Programs Supporting Latina Youth

Date Published

February 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Implementing Evidence-Based Juvenile Justice Reforms: Demonstration Sites in OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Reform and Reinvestment Initiative

Date Published

May 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program Description (Demonstrative)

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Juvenile Justice System Improvement: Implementing an Evidence-Based Decision-Making Platform

Date Published

January 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program Description (Demonstrative)

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Bridging Research and Practice for Juvenile Justice: Systematizing the Approach

Date Published

December 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Understanding Research and Practice Gaps in Juvenile Justice: Early Insights From the Bridge Project

Date Published

December 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

OJJDP Juvenile Drug Court Guidelines Project: Juvenile Drug Court Listening Sessions

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Guideline

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Systematic Review of Factors That Impact Implementation Quality of Child Welfare, Public Health, and Education Programs for Adolescents: Implications for Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Implementing the SPEP: Lessons From Demonstration Sites in OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Reform and Reinvestment Initiative

Date Published

December 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program Description (Demonstrative)

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Guiding System-Level Change: Developing a Comprehensive Plan for Integrating Innovative Programs Into Drug Court

Date Published

May 2014

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Program Description (Demonstrative), Presentation, Instructional Material, Conference Material

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

The Concurrent Evolution and Intertwined Nature of Juvenile Drug Courts (JDC) and Reclaiming Futures (RF) Approach to Juvenile Justice Reform

Date Published

October 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Presentation

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Juvenile Drug Courts: A Process, Outcome, and Impact Evaluation

Date Published

May 2015

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

OJJDP

Model Programs Guide Implementation Guides: Background and User Perspectives on Implementing Evidence-Based Programs

Date Published

December 2014

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Instructional Material

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored