Juvenile courts
OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2019
OJJDP To Provide Drug Treatment Resources at Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
OJJDP will provide drug treatment resources at the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit on April 22-25 in Atlanta, GA. The Summit brings together stakeholders to address the opioid crisis and discuss what's working in drug abuse prevention and treatment. Available resources include the following OJJDP fiscal year 2019 funding opportunities:
- Drug Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program. All applications are due by...
OJJDP Releases Fact Sheet on Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court
OJJDP has released "Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2016." This fact sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts from 2005 to 2016. During the 12-year period, the number of delinquency cases involving juveniles declined 49 percent. Decreases were experienced across four offense categories: property, public order, person, and drug law violations. The estimates are based on data from more...
Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2016
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2019 funding opportunities:
- Comprehensive School-Based Approach to Youth Violence and Victimization Applications are due by May 20, 2019
- Coordinated Assistance to States Program Applications are due by May 28, 2019
- Family Drug Court Program Applications are due by May 29, 2019
- Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Applications are due by May 30, 2019
Resources:
- Visit the funding page...
Juvenile Drug Treatment Court (JDTC) Guidelines Cross-Site Evaluation Plan
OJJDP FY 19 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
This program will support jurisdictions that want to implement a juvenile drug treatment court or jurisdictions that want to enhance their assessment processes and their treatment models. Category 1: JDTC Planning is designed to educate an interdisciplinary team on how to effectively plan and implement a juvenile drug treatment court. Jurisdictions will be required to identify a team of professionals that includes the judge, the...
OJJDP FY 19 Drug Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program
The Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program will fund a TTA provider for family drug courts under Category 1 and a TTA provider for juvenile drug treatment courts under Category 2. The TTA under this program will support OJJDP funded drug courts as well as family drug courts and juvenile drug treatment courts across the nation. In addition, TTA under this program will...
OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book Offers New Arrest Data Resources
OJJDP has added new arrest data resources on its Statistical Briefing Book:
- The latest Data Snapshot draws on analysis of arrest data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program to compare arrests of older juveniles ages 15 to 17 with arrests of adults ages 18 to 20 and 21 to 24.
- Customizable arrest tables have been added to the Law Enforcement...
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 2016 Annual Report
Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2015
OJJDP Updates Statistical Briefing Book
OJJDP has updated data resources in its Statistical Briefing Book:
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OJJDP Adds Court Data to Statistical Briefing Book
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book to include national estimates of delinquency and petitioned status offense cases processed in juvenile courts through 2016.
Resources include:
- A Data Snapshot describing the characteristics and processing outcomes of delinquency cases handled in juvenile court in 2016.
- Data Analysis and Dissemination Tools, including: Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics and Easy Access to State and County Juvenile...
OJJDP Adds Court Data to Statistical Briefing Book
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book to include national estimates of delinquency and petitioned status offense cases processed in juvenile courts through 2016.
Resources include:
- A Data Snapshot describing the characteristics and processing outcomes of delinquency cases handled in juvenile court in 2016.
- Data Analysis and Dissemination Tools, including: Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics and Easy Access to State and County Juvenile...
Media Access Guidelines for Youth Courts (From Selected Topics on Youth Courts: A Monograph, P 107-118, 2004, Tracy Godwin Mullins, ed. -- See NCJ-208164)
Juvenile Court Statistics, 2016
Juvenile Court Statistics 2016 Now Available
The National Center for Juvenile Justice has released Juvenile Court Statistics 2016. The report draws on data from the OJJDP-funded National Juvenile Court Data Archive and describes delinquency cases and petitioned status offense cases that courts with juvenile jurisdiction processed in 2016 and presents trends since 2005. In 2016, courts with juvenile jurisdictions handled an estimated 850,500 delinquency cases and an estimated 94,700...
Bridging Research and Practice in Juvenile Probation: Rethinking Strategies To Promote Long-Term Change
OJJDP Awards More Than $172 Million To Support Juvenile Justice
On October 22, 2018, OJJDP announced awards of more than $172 million to support youth in communities and in the juvenile justice system. OJJDP awarded grants to 48 states and more than 100 local jurisdictions, research and academic institutions, and public and private organizations. The awards will enhance state and local juvenile justice systems; provide gang prevention and intervention services; fund mentoring and reentry services...
Model Programs Guide: Implementation Guide: Diversion Programs
OJJDP Updates Statistical Briefing Book
OJJDP has updated data resources on its Statistical Briefing Book. Resources include:
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