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OJJDP-funded Website Launched To Support Family-Based Sentencing Alternatives
New Blog Highlights OJJDP's Priority To Treat Children as Children
In a new blog, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan discusses treating children as children, one of three priorities that guides the work of OJJDP. This is the first of three blog posts by Ryan during National Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), recognized each October to raise awareness and highlight the need to support justice-involved youth.
"One of my three top priorities as OJJDP...
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Meeting
Washington, DC
OJJDP Administrator Ryan Discusses Priorities and Youth Justice Reform on National Podcast
OJJDP Recognizes National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
OJJDP Observes National Youth Justice Action Month
REMINDER: Register for OJJDP’s Youth Justice Action Month Webinar
Join OJJDP on October 3, 2022, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET for "Youth Justice Action Month: Creating Brighter Futures for Our Nation’s Youth."
This webinar—hosted by OJJDP in partnership with the Coalition for Juvenile Justice and the National Juvenile Justice Network—will highlight Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), recognized each October to raise awareness about supporting justice-involved youth.
During the webinar, OJJDP Administrator...
OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2022
Register for OJJDP's Youth Justice Action Month Webinar
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
OJJDP Announces Job Openings for Grants Management Specialists
Apply Now for Supporting System–Involved LGBTQ Youth Certificate Program
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR), in partnership with the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Ceres Policy Research, is accepting applications for its 2022 Supporting the Well-Being of System-Involved LGBTQ Youth Certificate Program, to be held virtually from November 14–18, 2022.
This training is designed to help juvenile justice, child welfare, and other system partners improve outcomes for LGBTQ youth in child-serving...
OJJDP Observes the Anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
Join OJJDP in observing the 48th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and its impact on juvenile justice.
Signed into law on September 7, 1974, the JJDPA established OJJDP to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system.
In 2018, the Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Act reauthorized and amended the JJDPA. The legislation strengthens the four...
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
Register for upcoming youth justice-related webinars.
The Role of Mentoring in Addressing the Effects of Community Violence September 1, 2022Register |
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OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
NIJ Releases Two Reports on School Resource Officers
The National Institute of Justice has released two research reports on investigating the effectiveness of school resource officers (SROs):
- Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Study of Police in Schools. This study assesses the effects of SROs on school disciplinary offenses and actions. The research addresses whether the effects of SROs vary by student characteristics, SRO approach, or school and community characteristics.
- School...