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OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book: Easy Access to NIBRS Victims has been updated to include data through 2015. FAQs describing the annual number of juvenile arrests and juvenile arrest rates found in the Law Enforcement and Juvenile Crime section have been updated to include data through 2016. FAQs describing juvenile arrest rates by offense and race in the Racial and Ethnic Fairness...
OJJDP recently introduced a Data Snapshot series to its Statistical Briefing Book to disseminate current research and statistical information about youth in the juvenile justice system. Each one-page snapshot focuses on a specific topic and highlights policy-relevant findings. This new Data Snapshot focuses on trends and characteristics of girls at various stages in the juvenile justice system, including arrest, the juvenile court process, and residential...
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is seeking six juvenile drug treatment court sites to join its Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Learning Collaborative program. These sites will help test the effectiveness of the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines that OJJDP published. The application deadline is December 31, 2017.
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OJJDP recently introduced a Data Snapshot series on its Statistical Briefing Book to disseminate current research and statistical information about youth and the juvenile justice system. Each one-page snapshot focuses on a specific topic and highlights policy-relevant findings. This new Data Snapshot focuses on trends and characteristics of youth homicide victims based on data collected by the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports.
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The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, with support from OJJDP, have released "Disrupting School-Justice Pathways for Youth with Behavioral Health Needs." This technical assistance bulletin provides response strategies for stakeholders to divert youth with behavioral health needs away from the juvenile justice system.
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The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has issued a request for proposals to support the testing of the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines. AIR seeks to engage the services of third-party researchers to design and carry out research activities (i.e., design of measures, data collection, data analysis) as part of a larger strategy to evaluate the implementation of the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court...
OJJDP has introduced a Data Snapshot series on its Statistical Briefing Book to disseminate current research and statistical information about youth in the juvenile justice system. Each one-page snapshot focuses on a specific topic and highlights policy-relevant findings. This Data Snapshot focuses on national estimates of delinquency cases involving Hispanic youth using data collected by OJJDP's National Juvenile Court Data Archive.
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On September 26, 2017, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, supported by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' School-Justice Partnership and OJJDP, will present Engaging Youth in Schools: Tips for Law Enforcement. This webinar will provide tips and recommendations to help law enforcement engage and build trust among youth in schools.
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OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book:
