Juveniles and law enforcement
Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Community-Oriented Policing and Problem-Oriented Policing
OJJDP FY 2022 Title II Formula Grants Program
National Gang Center
Delaware's OJJDP FY 2021 Title II Formula Grants Program
Attitudes toward legal actors among dual system youth
National Gang Center
Madison County Juvenile Drug Court Enhancement Project.
Learn How to Assess Student Behavior Threats in Schools
Sign up for the "Behavior Threat Assessment and Management" webinar presented by the National Sheriffs' Association School Safety Committee on April 20, 2021, at 2 p.m. ET.
This free webinar aims to help schools and law enforcement evaluate threatening student behavior and manage potential risk. Learn how schools and law enforcement can work together to establish a behavior threat assessment and management team to successfully intervene...
National Gang Center
National Gang Center
NCCDA Juvenile Resource Prosecutor Training and Technical Assistance
School Discipline Consensus Report: Strategies From the Field To Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System
The Intersection of Juvenile Courts and Exclusionary School Discipline
Missing Children, State Care, and Child Sex Trafficking: Engaging the Judiciary in Building a Collaborative Response
Law Enforcement Listening Session
Enhancing Law Enforcement Efforts and Engagement with Youth
OJJDP envisions a nation where children are free from crime and violence. In fiscal year 2019, OJJDP awarded $323,477,998 in grants to support programs, research, training and technical assistance, and information dissemination activities that enhance public safety, ensure youth are held appropriately accountable, and empower them to live productive, law abiding lives.
OJJDP continues its commitment to programs and initiatives that focus on fostering police-youth...
OJJDP's AMBER Alert Field Guide for Law Enforcement Officers Now Available
OJJDP has released the "AMBER Alert Field Guide for Law Enforcement Officers." Designed to help law enforcement officers improve their response to cases of missing or abducted children, the guide provides best practices from subject matter experts in AMBER Alert programs nationwide. Topics include establishing leads and leads management, search and recovery operations, screening and training volunteers, interacting with abduction victims' families...
Webinar To Discuss Law Enforcement Strategies for Delivering Child Death Notification
On June 3, 2019, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, OJJDP and the International Association of Chiefs of Police will present "Death Notification When Children are Involved: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Delivering the Most Difficult News to the Most Vulnerable." This webinar will provide guidance to help law enforcement with the challenging task of child death notification. Register and learn more about this webinar.
Office of Justice Programs' Blog Discusses Bigs in Blue Mentoring Program
The Office of Justice Programs has posted a new blog discussing the Bigs in Blue national mentoring program that matches youth with police in their community. Bigs in Blue, a program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, has matched 1,090 police officers or "bigs" with children or "littles" who come largely from poor or single-parent homes or have an incarcerated parent. The blog highlights...