Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Juvenile Justice Processing
Literature Review: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Juvenile Justice Processing
Data have shown that youths of color are more likely than white youths to be arrested and subsequently go deeper into the juvenile justice system (e.g., Puzzanchera, 2021; Puzzanchera and Hockenberry, 2013; Sickmund et al., 2021; Sickmund, Sladky, and Kang, 2021). Researchers have examined the contributing factors to these racial and ethnic disparities for decades, often testing hypotheses and theoretical frameworks related to differential offending...
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,"...
Exploring Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System Over the Year Following First Arrest
OJJDP Acting Administrator Speaks at National Racial and Ethnic Disparities Conference
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OJJDP Blog Shines Light on Juvenile Justice Reform During National Youth Justice Action Month
OJJDP Is Taking Action To Achieve an Equitable Juvenile Justice System
By Chyrl Jones, Acting OJJDP Administrator
When President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month, he noted that far too many young people have been "sidelined by unnecessary encounters with the justice system." Citing the adverse effects of system involvement, the President called for a national shift from incarceration to prevention.
National Youth Justice Action Month supports intervention and prevention strategies...
OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2021
President Biden Proclaims October as National Youth Justice Action Month
October is National Youth Justice Action Month
On September 30, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden proclaimed October as National Youth Justice Action Month. The observance brings focus to juvenile justice reform and advancing equity and racial justice. The President's Proclamation refers to OJJDP programs that are designed to achieve these goals. Read the President's proclamation.
"During National Youth Justice Action Month, I call upon states and communities to join me in...
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Kentucky Juvenile Justice Reform Evaluation: Assessing the Effects of SB 200 on Youth Dispositional Outcomes and Racial and Ethnic Disparities, Full Report
Kentucky Juvenile Justice Reform Evaluation: Assessing the Effects of SB 200 on Youth Dispositional Outcomes and Racial and Ethnic Disparities, Executive Summary
Kentucky Juvenile Justice Reform Evaluation: Assessing the Effects of SB 200 on Youth Dispositional Outcomes and Racial and Ethnic Disparities, Appendices
Redline Version Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act As Amended by the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization 2018
Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (WA-PCJJ or Council)
National Racial and Ethnic Disparities Conference
Scottsdale, AZ
U.S. Virgin Islands
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Juvenile Justice Specialist, Compliance Monitor, and R/ED Coordinator
Jacqueline Freeman
Grants Manager
8000 Nisky Center, Suite 720B
St. Thomas, VI 00802-5858
340-774-6400
[email protected]
State Planning Agency Director
Moleto A. Smith Jr.
Director
8000 Nisky Center, Suite 720B
St. Thomas, VI 00802-5858
340-774-6400 ext. 206
[email protected]...
Puerto Rico
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Juvenile Justice Specialist and R/ED Coordinator
Natalia I. Ríos
Program Director, Juvenile Justice Program
Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development
#1208 Ave. Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Juan, PR 00908
787-977-7060
[email protected]
State Planning Agency Director
Thais M. Reves Serrano
Executive Director
Office for Socioeconomic and...
Northern Mariana Islands
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Juvenile Justice Specialist, Compliance Monitor, and R/ED Coordinator
Leon L. Lizama II
Program Coordinator
P.O. Box 501133, Chalan Kanoa
Saipan, MP 96950
670-664-4558
[email protected]
State Planning Agency Director
Paul Tenorio
CJPA Executive Director
P.O. Box 501133, Chalan Kanoa
Saipan, MP 96950
670-664-4552
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State Advisory Group Chair
Ignacio P...