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Message From the Administrator: Helping Youth Find Positive Paths Forward

June 2022
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News @ a Glance Videos
New OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan outlines her top priorities for the Office—treating children as children, pursuing alternatives to detention so that children can remain at home and in their communities, and providing opportunities for young people who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. A commitment to racial equity and fairness permeates and unites them.

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OJJDP FY 2022 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative

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This program will support states' implementation of innovative and/or research-based, data-informed recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programs across multiple juvenile justice system components and disciplines.

October is National Youth Justice Action Month

National Justice Action Month 2021
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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...

Apply Now to Transforming the Youth Justice System Program

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR), in partnership with the Center for Children's Law and Policy, is accepting applications for its new program, Transforming the Youth Justice System: Promoting Equity, Community, and Wellbeing for Youth of Color.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2021

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2021. This issue's Message From the Acting Administrator focuses on National Drug Court Month.

OJJDP FY 2021 Juvenile Justice System Reform Initiative

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The Juvenile Justice System Reform Initiative will support states to implement sustainable, research-based, and data-informed recidivism reduction policies, practices, and programming, and the strategic reinvestment of cost savings into effective prevention and intervention programs.

Webinar To Discuss Evaluation of Juvenile Justice Reforms in Kentucky

On September 24, 2020, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. ET, Westat and the American Probation and Parole Association will present “Juvenile Justice Reforms in Kentucky: Evaluation Findings and Lessons Learned.” This webinar will highlight findings from an OJJDP-funded evaluation of juvenile justice reform efforts in Kentucky. The reforms sought to improve systems and youth outcomes. The National Institute of Justice managed the Kentucky...