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The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges recently passed resolutions and policy statements on how to improve the lives of youth and families involved with juvenile or family courts. The resolutions address the needs of homeless youth and families, support a developmental approach to juvenile probation, and recognize the need for independent oversight of youth confinement facilities. The Council also released two bench cards: one with guidance on...
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2017. In this issue's Message From the Acting Administrator, Eileen M. Garry discusses the Office's commitment to safeguard American Indian and Alaska Native children and support Tribes in implementing culturally specific, trauma-informed measures to help them heal. The top story highlights OJJDP's participation in...
The National Center for Juvenile Justice, with support from OJJDP, has published "5 Ways Juvenile Court Judges Can Use Data." This issue brief provides examples of how juvenile court judges can use data to improve the functioning of their courtrooms and outcomes for youth appearing before the court. This brief is one of a series that will include briefs for law enforcement...
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book (SBB):
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) to include data resources from the 2015 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, including:
Developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research...
On July 26, 2017, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, will present "Teaching Children About Consent." This webinar will examine and define "consent" in the context of sexual assault prevention and sex education. The focus of the webinar will be on the need to establish healthy boundaries, build healthy...
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) will host its 80th Annual Conference on July 16-19, 2017, in Washington, DC. This conference will feature cutting-edge topics related to the juvenile and family court systems. OJJDP will present five sessions at the conference:
The National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) has released Juvenile Court Statistics 2014. The report describes delinquency cases and petitioned status offense cases that courts with juvenile jurisdiction processed in 2014 and presents trends since 2005. Data include case counts and rates, detailed by juvenile demographics and offenses charged. In addition, national estimates of cases involving Hispanic youth are now available.
In 2014...
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book (SBB):
The National Association of School Resource Officers will host the 2017 National Leadership Summit: School-Based Policing and School Safety in the 21st Century on May 8-9, 2017, in Hoover, AL. This event is designed to help law enforcement, school personnel, juvenile court judges, and stakeholders address school safety.
Resources:
Learn more and register to attend.
See OJJDP's Model Programs Guide to learn about programs promoting school safety.
On April 18, 2017, from 12 to 2 p.m. ET, OJJDP will present the "OJJDP FY 2017 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program." This webinar will inform participants about the OJJDP FY 2017 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program solicitation and OJJDP staff will answer their questions regarding the program. This solicitation supports existing juvenile drug treatment courts in bringing their current practices into alignment with...
This solicitation will support juvenile drug treatment courts to implement system changes, service delivery, and programming enhancements that are in alignment with the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines (JDTC Guidelines) that OJJDP anticipates releasing by the end of 2016. The new JDTC Guidelines will provide juvenile courts with an evidence-based, treatment-oriented approach that emphasizes family engagement and addresses the substance use and often co-occurring mental...
On March 15, 2017, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the American Institutes for Research will host a webinar to answer questions that have been submitted about the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines, which were released in December 2016. Registrants will also be able to submit additional questions when they register...
The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, has released the OJJDP-funded “Engage, Involve, Empower: Family Engagement in Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts.” This technical assistance brief, which is based on the results of a nationwide survey of juvenile drug treatment courts, juvenile mental health courts, and hybrid juvenile...
