Understanding What Makes Justice-Involved Youths Prepared and Ready for Reentry
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Juvenile corrections
Research Brief: Perceptions of Educational Reentry Preparedness among Detained and Committed Youth
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Reducing Isolation, A Report on the Key Findings of National Isolation Data
Date Published
June 2019
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
PbS Data Snapshot: What We Know about Length of Stay in Secure Facilities
Date Published
September 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
PbS Data Snapshot: What Young People Say Matters
Date Published
October 2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Data Snapshot: What Young People Say Matters
Date Published
January 2023
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
OJJDP FY 2023 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to fund jurisdictions to close and repurpose youth detention and correctional facilities, reinvest cost savings to expand community-based alternatives to youth incarceration, and assess and respond to the economic impact of closures on facility staff and surrounding communities.
OJJDP FY 2023 Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support high-quality arts programs for justice-involved youth to reduce juvenile delinquency, recidivism, and/or other problem and high-risk behaviors.
OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2023
OJJDP announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2023.
April is Second Chance Month
OJJDP Observes Second Chance Month
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) highlights Second Chance Month 2024.
This year is an important milestone for juvenile justice. Throughout 2024, OJJDP marks the 50th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act with the year-long observance "Looking back, Moving Forward: Celebrating 50 Years of the JJDPA." The landmark Act established OJJDP and charged...
Statistical Briefing Book Offers Data Snapshot on Juvenile Residential Facilities
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot that highlights findings from OJJDP's 2020 Juvenile Residential Facility Census.
Predictive validity and measurement invariance in juvenile risk assessment: Implications for racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
An Assessment of Juvenile Justice Reform in Ohio: Impact on Youth Placement and Recidivism From 2008 to 2015
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Raising the Bar on Juvenile Reentry Building Reentry Data Capacity
November 2022
In this webinar held on November 15, 2022 leaders from four agencies participating in a national training and technical assistance program discussed how they improved their agency's reentry data capacity and how the work they have done can be applied in other juvenile justice settings.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Report on Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has released Facility Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 – Statistical Tables. The report presents statistical tables of youth-reported sexual victimization rates by juvenile facility characteristics, including organizational structure, staff, and atmosphere. These tables supplement the full BJS report Sexual Victimization Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018.
The report also provides facility-reported data on staff hiring in...
Youth Justice Action Month: Why We Act
October 2022
Series
In observance of Youth Justice Action Month, OJJDP provides a brief history of YJAM and how the story of Tracy McClard, a mother in Jackson, MO, who lost her 17-year-old son to suicide in an adult facility, sparked nationwide juvenile justice advocacy work, awareness, and reform.
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Real Justice Means Ensuring Opportunities for Justice System-Involved Youth
This blog post focuses on opening up opportunities for system-involved youth.
Serving Justice-Involved Youth at Home, With Community Support
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
October is Youth Justice Action Month, a national observance underscoring the need for equity in the juvenile justice system and for centering directly impacted youth and their families to advance youth justice. OJJDP is committed to transforming the juvenile justice system to promote the welfare of all youth. Three priorities guide our work: 1) Treat children as children. 2) Serve...
Treating Children as Children
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
October is Youth Justice Action Month, a national observance underscoring the need for equity in the juvenile justice system and for centering directly impacted youth and their families to advance youth justice. OJJDP is committed to transforming the juvenile justice system to promote the welfare of all youth. Three priorities guide our work: 1) Treat children as children. 2)...