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New Webinar for Youth Justice Professionals on Helping States Implement Hate Crime Prevention Strategies

Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Bullying | An OJJDP Initiative

Join OJJDP on May 26, 2022, at 2 p.m. ET for "Helping States Implement Hate Crime Prevention Strategies in Their 3-Year Plan," part of OJJDP's Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying Initiative webinar series.

Presenters will discuss best practices to mitigate juvenile hate crime and help states implement these prevention strategies over three years. Participants will learn about misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation...

OJJDP FY 2022 National Resource Center for Justice-Involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit Youth

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This program provides training and technical assistance to juvenile justice practitioners to assist them in meeting the needs of justice-involved LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth to ensure that contact with the juvenile justice system is rare, fair and beneficial.

Recognizing and Combating Implicit Bias in the Juvenile Justice System Webinar

April 2022
Held on April 7 2022, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP hosted Recognizing and Combating Implicit Bias in the Juvenile Justice System: Educating Professionals Working With Youth as part of OJJDP's Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying Initiative webinar series.

An Introduction to Youth Hate Crimes and Hate Groups for Juvenile Justice Professionals Webinar

March 2022
Held on March 10, 2022, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP hosted An Introduction to Youth Hate Crimes and Hate Groups for Juvenile Justice Professionals. During the webinar, presenters helped participants understand hate crimes and hate groups, and explained how to identify the difference between bullying, harassment, and hate crimes.

Understanding and Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying (Day 2)

November 2021
Held on October 27–28, 2021 and hosted by OJJDP, Understanding and Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying was a national symposium on preventing and combating identity-based bullying and criminal extremist hate groups as they impact our nation's youth.

Understanding and Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying Symposium (Day 1)

November 2021
Held on October 27–28, 2021 and hosted by OJJDP, Understanding and Preventing Youth Hate Crimes and Identity-Based Bullying was a national symposium on preventing and combating identity-based bullying and criminal extremist hate groups as they impact our nation’s youth.