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Juvenile Court Statistics, 2015

Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

Juvenile Facility Data Added to Statistical Briefing Book

 

OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book to include national and state data from the 2016 Juvenile Residential Facility Census.

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Developed for OJJDP by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research...

Juvenile Court Statistics 2015 Now Available

The National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) has released Juvenile Court Statistics 2015. The report describes delinquency cases and petitioned status offense cases that courts with juvenile jurisdiction processed in 2015 and presents trends since 2005. Data include case counts and rates, detailed by juvenile demographics and offenses charged. In 2015, courts with juvenile jurisdictions handled an estimated 884,900 delinquency cases and an estimated...

Applications Being Accepted for School-Justice Partnerships Certificate Program

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform has released a request for applications for the 2018 School-Justice Partnerships and Diversion Pathways Certificate Program to be held September 24-28, 2018, in Washington, DC. This program, held in partnership with theAmerican Institutes for Research and the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, will provide an intensive, weeklong training to help school and district staff...

Drug Treatment Courts

Date Published
June 2023
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Factsheet
Agencies
BJA, NIJ, OJJDP

OJJDP FY 18 Drug Treatment Courts Program

Closing Date

This program will provide funding to support states, units of local governments, and Tribes to support juvenile drug treatment courts and family drug courts. Category 1 will provide funding to juvenile drug treatment courts to implement enhancements based on the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines. Category 2 will support family drug courts to address the complex needs of children who have been prenatally exposed to...

Accountability-Based Sanctions

Date Published
March 1997
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview, Instructional Material, Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP

Statistical Briefing Book Offers Data Snapshot on Girls in the Juvenile Justice System

OJJDP recently introduced a Data Snapshot series to its Statistical Briefing Book to disseminate current research and statistical information about youth in the juvenile justice system. Each one-page snapshot focuses on a specific topic and highlights policy-relevant findings. This new Data Snapshot focuses on trends and characteristics of girls at various stages in the juvenile justice system, including arrest, the juvenile court process, and residential...

Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts Sought To Join Learning Collaborative

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is seeking six juvenile drug treatment court sites to join its Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Learning Collaborative program. These sites will help test the effectiveness of the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines that OJJDP published. The application deadline is December 31, 2017.

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Statistical Briefing Book Offers Data Snapshot on Youth Homicide Victims

OJJDP recently introduced a Data Snapshot series on its Statistical Briefing Book to disseminate current research and statistical information about youth and the juvenile justice system. Each one-page snapshot focuses on a specific topic and highlights policy-relevant findings. This new Data Snapshot focuses on trends and characteristics of youth homicide victims based on data collected by the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports.

Developed for OJJDP by...