Juveniles 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:

• The...

Sign up for the "Behavior Threat Assessment and Management" webinar presented by the National Sheriffs' Association School Safety Committee on April 20, 2021, at 2 p.m. ET.

This free webinar aims to help schools and law enforcement evaluate threatening student behavior and manage potential risk. Learn how schools and law enforcement can work together to establish a behavior threat assessment and management team to successfully intervene...

OJJDP has released the "AMBER Alert Field Guide for Law Enforcement Officers." Designed to help law enforcement officers improve their response to cases of missing or abducted children, the guide provides best practices from subject matter experts in AMBER Alert programs nationwide. Topics include establishing leads and leads management, search and recovery operations, screening and training volunteers, interacting with abduction victims' families...

On June 3, 2019, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, OJJDP and the International Association of Chiefs of Police will present "Death Notification When Children are Involved: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Delivering the Most Difficult News to the Most Vulnerable." This webinar will provide guidance to help law enforcement with the challenging task of child death notification. Register and learn more about this webinar.

The Office of Justice Programs has posted a new blog discussing the Bigs in Blue national mentoring program that matches youth with police in their community. Bigs in Blue, a program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, has matched 1,090 police officers or "bigs" with children or "littles" who come largely from poor or single-parent homes or have an incarcerated parent. The blog highlights...

OJJDP has added new arrest data resources on its Statistical Briefing Book:

• The latest Data Snapshot draws on analysis of arrest data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting Program to compare arrests of older juveniles ages 15 to 17 with arrests of adults ages 18 to 20 and 21 to 24.
• Customizable arrest tables have been added to the Law Enforcement...