Juvenile courts
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
Register for upcoming juvenile justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
Date | Title | Registration |
January 7, 2021 | OJJDP FY 2021 Family Drug Court Program | Register |
January 12, 2021 | OJJDP FY2021 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Solicitation Webinar | Register |
January 12-13, 2021 | Community Response to High Risk Missing and Sex Trafficking Victims | Register |
January 14, 2021 | OJJDP FY 2021 Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Program | Register... |
OJJDP Releases Fact Sheet on Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court
OJJDP has released "Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2018." This fact sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts from 2005 to 2018. During that period, the number of delinquency cases involving juveniles declined 55 percent. Decreases were experienced across four offense categories: property, public order, person, and drug law violation cases. The estimates are based on data from more...
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Department of Justice Awards More Than $341 Million To Combat Addiction
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of more than $341 million to combat addiction nationwide. OJJDP awarded more than $19 million to support its Family Drug Court Program and more than $5 million to support its Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program. OJJDP also awarded $14 million under its Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative to address opioid and other substance abuse...