News and announcements

OJJDP is hosting a series of webinars on preventing youth hate crimes and identity-based bullying. The webinars will discuss the prevalence and characteristics of youth hate crimes and hate groups along with steps educators and other professionals can take to address bias-based situations and mitigate microaggressions.

The content of the webinars will be tailored to three audiences:

• School communities (administrators, teachers, school resource officers, school...

OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book (SBB):

• Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts data analysis tool has been updated to include state and county juvenile court data to 2019. 
• FAQs on child maltreatment, serious violent crime committed by juveniles, trends in violent victimization of youth, and school crime victimization have been updated.
• FAQs on substance youth reported...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2021. This issue's Message From the Acting Administrator and top story highlight OJJDP's virtual symposium on preventing youth hate crimes and identity-based bullying to be held in October. The Youth Voices column profiles a participant in an OJJDP-sponsored mentoring program designed to reduce delinquent behaviors...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2021. This issue's Message From the Administrator introduces OJJDP’s new Acting Administrator, Chyrl Jones. The top story chronicles the 25-year history of the development of the AMBER Alert system. The Youth Voices column recounts how an OJJDP-sponsored youth mentoring program led one high school student to...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2020. This issue's top story and Message From the Administrator describe OJJDP's work to inform, equip, and train communities to reduce gang violence and crime. The Youth Voices section highlights the activities of a youth leader in Indian country.

Other features in this issue—

• Staff...

Today, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), funded by OJJDP, launched the Safety Pledge website. NCMEC partnered with the White House and Department of Justice on this new campaign to combat online child exploitation. This initiative will provide free resources to help parents, educators, and caregivers learn more about the risks that children face online and how to respond safely. The...