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Juvenile delinquency

Juvenile Court Statistics, 2016

Date Published
August 2018
Publication Type
Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Synthesis of OJJDP-sponsored Mentoring Research

Date Published
September 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

OJJDP Provides Second Chance Resources for Youth, Communities

 

By Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention works to help youth who are reentering their communities after confinement to become law-abiding, contributing members of society.

In 2016, there were more than 45,000 juveniles in residential placement facilities on any given day, according to OJJDP's latest data. When these young people will eventually...

OJJDP Model Programs Implementation Guides

Date Published
May 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed), Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review, Administration/Management Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored