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Access the Juvenile Court Statistics 2022 Report

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The National Center for Juvenile Justice has released "Juvenile Court Statistics 2022." This report describes delinquency and petitioned status offense cases handled in U.S. courts with jurisdiction over juvenile populations between 2005 and 2022.

Characteristics are presented on an estimated 549,500 delinquency cases and 62,000 petitioned status offense cases handled in 2022. The report also tracks caseload trends from 2005 to 2022. Data include...

OJJDP FY24 Enhancing Youth Defense

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to implement youth defense delivery system enhancements that strengthen and improve the representation of youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

OJJDP FY 2023 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative

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With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support states' and counties' implementation of innovative and/or research-based, data-informed recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programs across multiple juvenile justice system components and disciplines, and sustainable strategies for reinvesting resulting costs saved or averted into effective juvenile justice prevention and intervention programs.

OJJDP FY 2023 Enhancing Youth Defense

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The goal of this program is to implement youth defense delivery system enhancements that strengthen and improve youth defense. This program supports states and localities, through a combination of direct grants and national training and technical assistance, to implement sustainable system improvements that result in improved youth outcomes, reduced recidivism, safer communities, cost savings, and increased public confidence in the juvenile justice system.

OJJDP FY 2022 Enhancing Juvenile Indigent Defense

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The goal of this program is to ensure that youth involved in the juvenile justice system have access to high-quality legal representation and access to resources that address the collateral consequences of justice system involvement.

Learn About Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts

Sign up for session two of the webinar series on "Case Management Models and Treatment Services to Support Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court Participants" presented by the OJJDP Tribal Youth Resource Center on May 27, 2021, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET.  

This online training series is designed to help new and existing courts and communities learn about Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts. Join in to learn about how to survey case management models and consider issues such as communication, confidentiality, and reporting...