Juvenile justice
Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project (TiPP)
SHIFT (Supporting Heroes in Mental Health Foundational Training)
NW3C Digital Evidence Forensics–Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force National Training Program
Tribal Law and Policy Institute: Tribal Youth Leadership Development
Tribal Youth Resource Center
Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center
National Family Treatment Court (FTC) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program
Southern Regional Children's Advocacy Center
OJJDP’s National Training and Technical Assistance Center
National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth
Victims of Child Abuse Children’s Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program
Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance Project
Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals: National Children's Advocacy Center's Child Abuse Response Enhancement (CARE) Program
Performance-based Standards (PbS) for Juvenile Programs Initiative
OJJDP Updates Statistical Briefing Book
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book (SBB):
- Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports data analysis tool has been updated to include data through 2018.
- FAQs describing the number, demographics, weapon use, and victim-offender relationship of juvenile homicide victims and juvenile homicide offenders have been updated through 2018.
- Easy Access to Juvenile Populations and related FAQs in the Juvenile Population Characteristics and Hispanic...
Department of Justice Awards $144 Million To Improve Services for Crime Victims
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of more than $144 million to enhance services for victims of crime nationwide. OJJDP awarded more than $54 million to support the effective investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases and improve positive outcomes for child abuse and neglect victims. This includes OJJDP's support of children's advocacy centers (CACs) to address child abuse and...
The AMBER Advocate, Issue 3 2020
Improving Youth Defense
Overview
In May 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in In re Gault that established the right to counsel for youth in delinquency cases. Despite progress made nearly 56 years since that decision, the promise of In re Gault has yet to become a reality for many of America's youth. Research...