OJJDP Administrator Ryan Advocates Treating Kids as Kids in Recent Op-Ed
In a new opinion editorial, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan discusses how treating children as children can improve youth outcomes and advance community safety.
Juvenile justice
OJJDP's Continuum of Care An Effective Framework for Youth Safety, Accountability, and Justice
August 2024
On July 22, 2024, OJJDP held the webinar OJJDP Continuum of Care: An Effective Framework for Youth Safety, Accountability, and Justice.
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OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars and Events
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Register for Virtual Training To Build Relationships Between Youth and Law Enforcement
On August 5-6, 2024, the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) will host a 2-day virtual juvenile justice training: "Building and Improving Relationships between Youth and Law Enforcement: Strategies for Effective Programs and Collaborations."
The event will feature presentations from police departments and nonprofit organizations that run programs focused on developing and improving relationships between youth and law enforcement. Topics will include:
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Northeast Regional Children's Advocacy Center Team Talk Podcast
Date Published
July 2024
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OJJDP-Sponsored
Five Things About Youth and Delinquency
Date Published
July 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Today in Juvenile Justice: Administrator Update, July 24, 2024
July 2024
During this call held on July 24, 2024, Administrator Ryan discussed how the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act has successfully guided states toward more developmentally appropriate and less punitive approaches to juvenile justice.
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Highlights from the 2022 Juvenile Residential Facility Census
Date Published
July 2024
Publication Type
Data Snapshot
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NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Characteristics of Cases Judicially Waived from Juvenile Court to Criminal Court
Date Published
July 2024
Publication Type
Data Snapshot
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Strength-Based vs. Deficit-Based Language
Date Published
July 2024
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OJJDP-Sponsored
Building and Improving Relationships between Youth and Law Enforcement: Strategies for Effective Programs and Collaborations
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Raise the Age Implementation: Successes and Challenges
July 2024
This webinar, hosted by the National District Attorneys Association on June 27, 2024, provided an overview of Raise the Age laws in three U.S. states and discussed the impact of RTA laws on victims, youth, and communities.
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Coordinating Council Meeting June 27, 2024
July 2024
Listen to an audio recording of the June 27, 2024 Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) quarterly meeting in Washington DC.
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Register for Webinar on School/Justice Partnership
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OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars and Events
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Victimization and Abuse among Children with Disabilities: Age Adjusted Rates in a US National Sample
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
The Critical Case File Approach: A Novel Tool for Critically Analyzing Mixed-Method Data as Exemplified in a Juvenile Legal Setting
Date Published
February 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Girls of Color, Sexual Abuse, and Justice System Involvement
July 2024
This webinar, hosted by the Justice and Joy National Collaborative on June 25, 2024, discussed the pathways that route girls who have been sexually abused into the justice system.
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Substance Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors in Youth After Juvenile Detention: A 16-Year Longitudinal Study
Date Published
October 2023
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Scaling up Effective Juvenile Delinquency Programs by Focusing on Change Levers: Evidence from a Large Meta-analysis
Date Published
March 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Effects of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Peer Deviance on Adolescent Antisocial Behavior: Testing Potential Interactions with Age-of-onset
Date Published
December 2023
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OJJDP-Sponsored
Age Trends And State Disparities In Firearm-Related Suicide In The US, 1999-2020
Date Published
November 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
"We Are Not All Gangbangers": Youth in High-poverty Urban U.S. Communities of Color Describe Their Attitudes toward Violence, Struggles, and Resilience
Date Published
January 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Did You Know? We Have Made Progress Towards a More Fair and Equitable Juvenile Justice System
On June 16, 1944, George Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old African American boy, was falsely accused, convicted, and subsequently executed for murdering two white girls. He was denied due process and convicted by an all-white jury after only 10 minutes of deliberation.
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars and Events
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