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OJJDP Is Taking Action To Achieve an Equitable Juvenile Justice System

By Chyrl Jones, Acting OJJDP Administrator

When President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month, he noted that far too many young people have been "sidelined by unnecessary encounters with the justice system." Citing the adverse effects of system involvement, the President called for a national shift from incarceration to prevention.

National Youth Justice Action Month supports intervention and prevention strategies...

OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2021

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2021. This issue's Message From the Acting Administrator focuses on National Drug Court Month.

OJJDP Releases Fact Sheet on Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court

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OJJDP has released "Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2018." This fact sheet presents national estimates of cases waived by juvenile court judges to criminal courts from 1985 through 2018. In 2018, juvenile courts in the United States handled 744,500 delinquency cases. In more than half (57 percent) of these cases, petitions were filed requesting an adjudication or waiver hearing. Of the petitioned cases, approximately...

Notice of Suspension and Intent to Repost Select Fiscal Year 2021 Solicitations

After the solicitations list below was posted, OJJDP determined that it had not specified multiple funding categories for applicants. These solicitations have been suspended while changes are being made, and will be reposted as soon as possible.

  • OJJDP FY 2021 Children's Advocacy Centers National Subgrants Program
  • OJJDP FY 2021 Delinquency Prevention Grants Program
  • OJJDP FY 2021 Family Drug Court Program
  • OJJDP FY 2021 Juvenile Drug Treatment...