News and announcements
OJJDP's Model Programs Guide Adds Hate Crimes and Youth Literature Review
OJJDP’s National Mentoring Resource Center Launches Grantee Geomap
Statistical Briefing Book Updates Data Snapshot on Teen Dating Violence
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot on teen dating violence. The snapshot draws on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System to document the trends and characteristics of exposure to dating violence reported by high school students. The data show the prevalence of physical and sexual dating violence reported by students declined overall between...
OJJDP Accepting Applications for Membership on the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars for Juvenile Court Professionals
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
OJJDP Seeks to Share Successful Reentry Stories
OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
OJJDP Releases Fact Sheet on Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court
OJJDP’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces Promote Safer Internet Day
Upcoming Webinar Helps Youth Identify Hate Crime and Misinformation Online
The Native Youth Town Halls Report is Now Available
OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2022
Apply Now to the Transforming Juvenile Probation Certificate Program
New Webinar on Mitigating Microaggressions and Implicit Bias in Schools
Department of Justice Awards More Than $100 Million To Support Youth
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of nearly $103 million to support youth and equity in juvenile justice systems.
"Reforming our juvenile justice systems, mentoring our youth and helping young people find a path forward to a safe and bright future are central to our mission at the Office of Justice Programs and remain top priorities of this administration,"...
Department of Justice Awards Nearly $141 Million To Protect Children
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of nearly $141 million to protect children and improve the judicial systems’ response to child abuse and neglect cases.
OJJDP and the National Institute of Justice awarded these funds to jurisdictions across the country to provide law enforcement officials, child advocates, and service providers resources to protect children from abuse and sexual exploitation.
Funding will help...
OJJDP News @ a Glance January/February 2022
This issue’s Message from the Acting Administrator reviews OJJDP’s achievements from 2021, including launching the Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Bullying Initiative. The top story highlights the Office’s nearly $344 million in fiscal year 2021 discretionary awards, which fund mentoring programs, children’s advocacy centers, missing and exploited children’s programs, anti-gang programs, drug treatment courts, and other initiatives.