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Law Enforcement and School Partnership as a Solution to Truancy: Recommendations From Gulfton's Truancy Reduction Program

Date Published

July 2006

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Evaluation, Program Description (Demonstrative)

Ten-Year Follow-Up on the RCT Study of Mentoring in the Learning Environment (SMILE): Effects of the Communities in Schools Mentoring Program on Crime and Educational Persistence

Date Published

April 2020

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

In Focus: Mentoring Youth

Date Published

January 2022

Agencies

OJJDP

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding, Factsheet

Combating Fear and Restoring Safety in Schools

Date Published

April 1998

Agencies

OJJDP

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Disproportionate Minority Confinement: 1997 Update

Date Published

September 1998

Agencies

OJJDP

Programs

Overview

OJJDP provides national leadership to support states and communities in their efforts to protect children and the communities they call home. That protection comes in many different forms—from programs to prevent youth violence and reduce delinquency—to efforts to help system-involved youth reenter society and build successful futures.

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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 2017 Annual Report

Date Published

May 2019

Agencies

OJJDP

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Gangs in Schools

Date Published

March 2019

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Reducing Crime Among Youth at Risk for Gang Involvement

Journal

Criminology and Public Policy

Date Published

November 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 2016 Annual Report

Date Published

January 2019

Agencies

OJJDP

Publication Type

Statistics, Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description

Synthesis of OJJDP-sponsored Mentoring Research

Date Published

September 2018

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Evaluation of the Mentoring Enhancement Demonstration Program: Technical Report

Date Published

September 2018

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Mystery Shop Programs To Reduce Underage Alcohol Sales

Date Published

August 2017

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Youth-Oriented Material, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Evaluation of the Effects of Mentoring Program for Youth in Foster Care on Their Criminal Justice Involvement as Young Adults

Date Published

2018

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Adolescent Motherhood: Implications for the Juvenile Justice System

Date Published

January 1997

Agencies

OJJDP

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis, Instructional Material, Factsheet

Investigation of Long-Term Effects of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring Program: Final Technical Report for OJJDP

Date Published

January 2018

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Extending a Randomized Trial of the My Life Mentoring Model for Youth in Foster Care To Evaluate Long-Term Effects on Offending in Young Adulthood

Date Published

January 2018

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Insights Into Recruiting Male Mentors: Motivations, Concerns, and the Role of Payment

Date Published

September 2015

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Grants and Funding

Mentee Risk Status and Mentoring Program Practices as Predictors of Match Outcomes

Date Published

November 2017

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Interim Report for the Evaluation of a Cross-age Peer Mentoring Program for Youth in High Violence Chicago Communities

Date Published

December 2017

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Investigation of the Integration of Supports for Youth Thriving into a Community-Based Mentoring Program

Date Published

September 2017

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Mentoring Initiative for System-Involved Youth (MISY)

Date Published

August 2010

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Youth-Oriented Material, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

BIG Ideas on School-Based Mentoring: Evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters - Greater Twin Cities School-Based Mentoring Program

Date Published

June 2015

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Youth-Oriented Material, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Assessing the Impact of Parental Characteristics, Parental Attitudes, and Parental Engagement on Mentoring Relationship Outcomes: Final Report

Date Published

July 2017

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

The Effects of Summer Jobs on Youth Violence

Date Published

August 2017

Agencies

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description