Victimization
Law Enforcement Guide for Sextortion Victims
Date Published
June 2023
Publication Type
Reference Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Interviewing Children with Disabilities Webinar
December 2022
Prosecutors and other multidisciplinary team professionals charged with interviewing children for alleged abuse are likely to encounter children with developmental disabilities or other special needs. In this webinar that was held November 30, 2022, rates of victimization of children with special needs were provided and factors that increase risk of abuse for children with disabilities were discussed.
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On the selection of variables in criminology: Adjusting for the descendants of unobserved confounders
Date Published
2022
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Fear-Victimization Gap at School: An Examination of School Context and Trends Over Time
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Report on Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has released Facility Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 – Statistical Tables. The report presents statistical tables of youth-reported sexual victimization rates by juvenile facility characteristics, including organizational structure, staff, and atmosphere. These tables supplement the full BJS report Sexual Victimization Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018.
The report also provides facility-reported data on staff hiring in...
Naturally Occurring Mentoring Relationships and Criminal Justice Outcomes: A Preliminary Examination Using ADD Health Public Use Data
Date Published
November 2020
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
President Biden proclaimed February as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Longitudinal Study of Firearm Violence in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
JAMA Pediatrics is providing free access to a new article discussing results from a National Institute of Justice-funded study. Researchers examined the association between firearm involvement by youth involved in the juvenile justice system and subsequent firearm violence in adulthood.
This study builds upon the OJJDP-funded Northwestern Juvenile Project, the first large-scale longitudinal study of delinquent youth's mental health outcomes after detention in Cook County...
Cross-age Peer Mentoring to Enhance Resilience among Low-income Urban Youth Living in High Violence Chicago Communities
Date Published
September 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
OJJDP Bulletin Examines Juvenile Violent Victimization
OJJDP has released "Juvenile Violent Victimization, 1995-2018." The bulletin examines findings from the OJJDP-funded analysis of data on both juvenile victims and victimization. Findings presented in this bulletin show that overall the rate of violent victimization for juveniles has declined since 1995 but did not change from 2015 to 2018.
This bulletin uses three data sources to examine juvenile violent victimization from 1995 to 2018...
Juvenile Violent Victimization, 1995-2018
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Survey,
Statistics,
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Issue Overview
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
In Focus: Sexual Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Date Published
November 2020
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP
Peer Influence, Social Bonding, Physical and Relational Aggression: Perpetration and Victimization in an Elementary School Sample
Date Published
April 2011
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored,
NIJ-Sponsored
Building a Multi-System Trauma-Informed Collaborative: A Guide for Adopting a Cross-System, Trauma-Informed Approach Among Child-Serving Agencies and Their Partners
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2020
Date Published
April 2020
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Newsletter,
News and Announcement,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OJJDP
Dating Violence Reported by High School Students, 2017
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Survey,
Statistics,
Factsheet,
Data Snapshot
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Anti-Trafficking Conference
Event Dates
–
Location
Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex
Wichita, KS
Event Type
Conference
The AMBER Advocate, Volume 3, Issue 1, April 2009
Date Published
April 2009
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Recognizing the Signs of Victimization in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Moving Forward After Victimization, Helping Victims to Survive and Thrive
Event Dates
–
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Safe Harbor Laws: Changing the Legal Response to Minors Involved in Commercial Sex, Phase 2. The Quantitative Analysis
Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Children Exposed to Violence: Tips for Agencies and Staff Working with Youth
Date Published
2011
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Children Exposed to Violence: Tips for Pregnancy Prevention Programs
Date Published
2011
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored