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2009

Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program

Fact Sheet: In Focus, October 2009. Provides an overview of OJJDP's Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) program, which helps States and communities develop and implement programs that hold youth accountable for delinquent behavior through the imposition of graduated sanctions that are consistent with the severity of the offense. 4 pages. NCJ 226357.

Community Prevention Grants Program

Fact Sheet: In Focus, October 2009. Provides an overview of OJJDP’s Community Prevention Grants program, which funds collaborative, community-based delinquency prevention efforts. 4 pages. NCJ 227345.

Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program

Fact Sheet: In Focus, October 2009. Provides an overview of OJJDP’s Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws program, which supports and enhances efforts by States and local jurisdictions to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. 4 pages. NCJ 227469.

Formula Grants Program

Fact Sheet: In Focus, October 2009. Provides an overview of OJJDP’s Formula Grants program, which supports efforts related to delinquency prevention and reduction, juvenile justice system improvement, research, evaluation, statistical analysis, and training and technical assistance. 4 pages. NCJ 227470.

Children’s Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey

Bulletin, October 2009. Presents findings from the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence, the most comprehensive survey to date of children’s exposure to violence in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 227744.

Disproportionate Minority Contact

Fact Sheet: In Focus, October 2009. Provides an overview of OJJDP’s efforts to reduce disproportionate minority contact (DMC). 4 pages. NCJ 228306.

Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level

Bulletin, September 2009. Describes strategies that States and communities can use to reduce disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice system. 12 pages. NCJ 218861.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2009

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2009. Highlights "Children’s Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey", which summarizes the most comprehensive study to date on children’s exposure to violence; features the Recovery Act funds awarded by OJJDP; a new Web site launched to help Federal staff support comprehensive community initiatives; and a recently released publication highlighting model courts’ success in improving outcomes in child abuse and neglect cases. Available online only. NCJ 228325.

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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009

Report, July 2009. Provides annual updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains. 216 pages. NCJ 226963.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2009

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2009. Features a new report recommending comprehensive dependency court improvements for American Indian/Alaska Native children; information on the upcoming Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws conference; recent visits to OJJDP by delegations from the United Kingdom, Spain, and Brazil to learn more about the Office’s programs; and a Tribal Youth Program grant that enabled American Indian youth to travel to the Oregon Statehouse to view lawmakers at work. Available online only. NCJ 227625.

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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 2005

Fact Sheet, June 2009. Presents statistics on delinquency cases resulting in probation in 2005. Available online only. 2 pages. NCJ 224536.

Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 2005

Fact Sheet, June 2009. Presents statistics on person offense cases processed by juvenile courts in 2005. Available online only. 2 pages. NCJ 224537.

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2005

Fact Sheet, June 2009. Presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts between 1985 and 2005. 2 pages. NCJ 224538.

Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2005

Fact Sheet, June 2009. Presents statistics on petitioned delinquency cases waived to criminal court between 1985 and 2005. Available online only. 2 pages. NCJ 224539.

OJJDP News @ a Glance May/June 2009

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2009. Includes a special feature on the Department of Justice’s commemoration of the 26th annual National Missing Children’s Day, OJJDP’s monthly focus groups, which are establishing an ongoing dialog with policymakers and practitioners on the most important issues facing the juvenile justice field; and an OJJDP-sponsored training course that educates law enforcement personnel on the best ways to approach and interact with adolescent girls during police calls. Available online only. NCJ 226641.

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Court Performance Measures in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: Key Measures

Report, April 2009. Outlines nine measures that have been identified as key to determining court performance in child abuse and neglect cases. 44 pages. NCJ 223567

Court Performance Measures in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: Implementation Guide

Report, April 2009. Provides practical advice on how to set up a performance measurement team, assess capacity, prioritize among measurement needs, plan data collection activities, and use the data generated through the performance measurement process to plan reforms. 76 pages. NCJ 223568

Court Performance Measures in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: User’s Guide to Nonautomated Data Collection

Report, April 2009. Explains how to use nonautomated data collection methods (such as file review, court observation, interviews, and focus groups) to enhance performance measurement. 48 pages. NCJ 223569

Court Performance Measures in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: Technical Guide

Report, April 2009. Describes all 30 court performance measures for child abuse and neglect cases. 324 pages. NCJ 223570

Court Performance Measures in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: Guide to Judicial Workload Assessment

Report, April 2009. Presents a method for obtaining data on judicial workloads in abuse and neglect cases, which includes an assessment of what is required for best practice in these cases. 72 pages. NCJ 223571

Highlights of the 2007 National Youth Gang Survey

Fact Sheet, April 2009. Reports findings from the 2007 National Youth Gang Survey. Based on survey results, it is estimated that nearly 3,550 jurisdictions across the United States experienced gang activity in 2007. 2 pages. NCJ 225185.

Juvenile Arrests 2007

Bulletin, April 2009. Summarizes 2007 juvenile crime and arrest data reported by local law enforcement agencies across the country and cited in the FBI report, Crime in the United States 2007. 12 pages. NCJ 225344.

OJJDP Annual Report 2008

Report, March 2009. Describes OJJDP’s activities and accomplishments during fiscal year (FY) 2008. 100 pages. NCJ 225036.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2009

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2009. Features OJJDP's participation in major national conferences on child abuse prevention and juvenile justice issues, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, updates on OJJDP's juvenile drug court initiative and efforts to reduce the disproportionate number of minority youth who come into contact with the justice system, an overview of the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement (SYRP) and upcoming OJJDP Bulletins describing the first national SYRP. Available online only. NCJ 225702.

Characteristics of Juvenile Suicide in Confinement

Bulletin, February 2009. Provides the results of a survey on juvenile suicides occurring in confinement between 1995 and 1999. 16 pages. NCJ 2144341.

OJJDP Annual Report 2006-2007

Report, January 2009. Presents information on the activities and accomplishments of the Office during fiscal years 2006 and 2007. 92 pages. NCJ 223612.

Resilient Girls--Factors that Protect Against Delinquency

Bulletin, January 2009. Describes how four factors—presence of a caring adult, school connectedness, school success, and religiosity—affect girls’ propensity towards delinquency. Available online only. 16 pages. NCJ 220124.

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Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2004: Selected Findings

Bulletin, January 2009. Collects information about the facilities in which juvenile offenders are held. Available online only. 16 pages. NCJ 222721.

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Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, 2006-2007 Report to Congress

Report January 2009. Reviews the background of the Community Prevention Grants Program; highlights State, local, and Federal activities in 2006–2007; and outlines OJJDP’s plans for enhancing the positive impact of limited Community Prevention Grants Program funds. 32 pages. Available online only. NCJ 225086.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2009

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2009. Features a farewell to the field from outgoing Administrator J. Robert Flores in which he provides an overview of accomplishments and highlights during his tenure. The issue also includes an evaluation of OJJDP’s Gang Reduction Program, a feature on a program to reduce underage drinking among Tribal Youth, and upcoming OJJDP training sessions. Available online only. NCJ 225359.

Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program: 2006/2007 Report to Congress

Report: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, January 2009. Presents information on the program’s activities and accomplishments during fiscal years 2006 and 2007. 31 pages. Available online only. NCJ 225367.

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2008

Domestic Assaults by Juvenile Offenders

Bulletin, November 2008. Analyzes data reported to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System by a large sample of law enforcement agencies from 30 States. Available online only. 8 pages. NCJ 219180

Co-Occurrence of Substance Use Behaviors in Youth

Bulletin, November 2008. Examines the prevalence and overlap of substance-related behaviors among youth, making comparisons based on age group, gender, and race/ethnicity. Available online only. 8 pages. NCJ 219239.

Juvenile Arrests 2006

Bulletin, November 2008. Summarizes 2006 juvenile crime and arrest data reported by local law enforcement agencies across the country and cited in the FBI report, Crime in the United States 2006. 12 pages. NCJ 221338

OJJDP News @ a Glance November/December 2008

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2008. Highlights the Department of Justice’s launch of a month-long media campaign, as part of OJJDP’s Project Safe Childhood initiative to combat the online exploitation of children. Available online only. NCJ 224618.

Introduction to the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement

Bulletin, October 2008. Introduces the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement, reviewing its background, describing its design and methodology, discussing its strengths and limitations, and summarizing the questions it answers about the population of youth in custody. Available online only. 16 pages. NCJ 218390

Girls Study Group--Charting the Way to Delinquency Prevention for Girls

Bulletin, October 2008. Provides an overview of the Girls Study Group’s research on female juvenile delinquency. The Girls Study Group was created to provide a comprehensive research foundation for understanding and responding to girls’ involvement in delinquency. 8 pages. NCJ 223434.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2008

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2008. Highlights the OJJDP guide for child abduction survivors, You’re Not Alone: The Journey From Abduction to Empowerment, which was recently featured on a national television talk show. Available online only. NCJ 224013.

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Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics

Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, August 2008. Provides information on the estimated number and characteristics of children who were sexually assaulted in the United States in 1999. NCJ 214383.

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OJJDP Annual Report 2005

Report, August 2008. Describes the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's major activities and accomplishments during fiscal year 2005 (October 1, 2004, to September 30, 2005), which reflect the Office's continuing commitment to programs that have the greatest potential for reducing juvenile delinquency and the victimization of children as well as improving the juvenile justice system. Available online only. 84 pages. NCJ 215560.

Caretaker Satisfaction With Law Enforcement Response to Missing Children

Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, August 2008. Examines satisfaction with law enforcement from the perspective of all primary caretakers who contacted police when one or more of their children experienced a qualified event. NCJ 217909.

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Juvenile Arrests 2005

Bulletin, August 2008. Summarizes and analyzes National and State juvenile arrest data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s report Crime in the United States 2005. Available online only. 12 pages. NCJ 218096.

Evaluating Children's Advocacy Centers' Response to Child Sexual Abuse

Bulletin, August 2008. Describes an evaluation of the effectiveness of four prominent Children’s Advocacy Centers and comparison communities in coordinating child abuse investigations and providing victim services. Available online only. 12 pages. NCJ 218530.

Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?

Bulletin, August 2008. Provides an overview of research on the deterrent effects of transferring youth from juvenile to criminal courts, focusing on large-scale comprehensive OJJDP-funded studies on the effect of transfer laws on recidivism. Available online only. 12 pages. NCJ 220595.

Highlights of the 2006 National Youth Gang Survey

Fact Sheet, July 2008. Summarizes findings from the 2006 survey and reports data on the number of gangs, gang members, and gang-related crime. Based on survey results, it is estimated that approximately 26,500 gangs and 785,000 gang members were active in the United States in 2006. FS 200805.

Highlights of the 2005 National Youth Gang Survey

Fact Sheet, July 2008. Reports findings from the 2005 National Youth Gang Survey. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200804.

OJJDP News @ a Glance July/August, 2008

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2008. Features previews of the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Program conference and State Relations and Assistance Division (SRAD) conferences to be held in August 2008, and a summary of the Youth Gang Symposium held in June 2008. Available online only. NCJ 223613.

Juvenile Court Statistics 2005

Report, July 2008. Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2005 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2005 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 158 pages. NCJ 224619.

Juvenile Suicide in Confinement: A National Survey

Report, June 2008. Provides the results of a survey on juvenile suicides occurring in confinement between 1995 and 1999. Available online only. 55 pages. NCJ 213691.

Best Practices To Address Community Gang Problems: OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model

Report, June 2008. guides communities responding to a gang problem in implementing OJJDP’s Comprehensive Gang Model. It describes best practices learned from practitioners experienced in planning and implementing the model and notes findings from evaluations of programs demonstrating the model. 57 pages. NCJ 222799.

Violence by Teenage Girls: Trends and Context

Bulletin: Girls Study Group Series, May 2008. Examines the involvement of girls in violent activity (including whether such activity has increased relative to the increase for boys) and the contexts in which girls engage in violent behavior. Available online only. 24 pages. NCJ 218905.

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You're Not Alone: The Journey From Abduction to Empowerment

Guide, May 2008. Presents several stories of child abduction survivors and how they have grown and developed from their traumatic experiences. 70 pages. NCJ 221965.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2008

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2008. Features articles on Missing Children's Day 2008 and a child safety symposium. Available online only. NCJ 223021.

Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, 2004–2005 Report to Congress

Report, March 2008. Reviews the background of the Community Prevention Grants Program; highlights State, local, and Federal activities in 2004–2005; and outlines OJJDP’s plans for enhancing the impact of limited Community Prevention Grants Program funds. 40 pages. NCJ 215559.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2008

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2008. Features OJJDP conferences for faith-based and community organizations, the OJJDP Administrator’s and Deputy Administrator’s remarks at several events, training sessions for new and experienced disproportionate minority contact coordinators, and a preview of OJJDP’s national youth gang symposium. Available online only. NCJ 222388.

Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985–2004

Fact sheet, January 2008. Provides data on delinquency cases involving drug offenses handled between 1985 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. In 2004, U.S. juvenile courts handled an estimated 193,700 delinquency cases in which a drug offense was the most serious charge. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200803.

Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program: 2005 Report to Congress

Report: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, January 2008. Presents findings from the second round of performance measurement data (for the reporting period of April 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005) collected from the States and territories and analyzed by OJJDP. 29 pages. NCJ 217458.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2008

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2008. Features National Mentoring Month, AMBER Alert Awareness Day, and OJJDP’s involvement in numerous conference and training programs. Available online only. NCJ 221373.

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004

Fact sheet, January 2008. Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed between 1995 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. The number of delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts decreased 7 percent between 1995 and 2004. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200801.

Petitioned Status Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 2004

Fact sheet, January 2008. Discusses petitioned status offense cases in five major categories: running away, truancy, curfew law violations, ungovernability, and underage liquor law violations. Between 1995 and 2004, the number of petitioned status offense cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction increased 39 percent. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200802.

2007

OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2007

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2007. Features the testimony of OJJDP Administrator Robert J. Flores at the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary's hearing on reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and the Fifth Regional Conference on Helping America's Youth. Available online only. NCJ 220298.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2007

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2007. Includes a feature on a national leadership conference sponsored by the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Program, First Lady’s appearance at a Helping America’s Youth regional conference, the launch of Europe’s first peer panel, and an OJJDP State Relations and Assistance Division training conference. Available online only. NCJ 219940.

Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Report 2007

Report, August 2007. The report reflects concerns and issues identified by governors and by those working on the front lines with this country’s juveniles as most in need of immediate attention, and presents 15 recommendations for the President and Congress. 40 pages. NCJ 219500.

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2007, Tenth Anniversary Edition

Report, July 2007. Presents detailed information on the welfare of children and families including such topics as family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. 207 pages. NCJ 219130.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2007

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2007. Highlights Los Angeles’s launch of a $168 million antigang initiative modeled on OJJDP’s Gang Reduction Program and reports on OJJDP’s celebration of National Youth Court Month, news about Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC), and a number of OJJDP-sponsored conferences. Available online only. NCJ 219271.

Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children: A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies, Fifth Edition

Directory, May 2007. Describes the federal services, programs, publications, and training sessions that address child sexual exploitation issues, child pornography, child abduction, Internet crime, and missing children cases. 188 pages. NCJ 216857.

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What About Me? Coping With the Abduction of a Brother or Sister

Guide, May 2007. Written by siblings of children who have been abducted, this guide contains information to help and support children of all ages when their brother or sister is kidnapped. 70 pages. NCJ 217714.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2007

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2007. Highlights the Socioeconomic Mapping and Resource Topography (SMART) System, which helps decisionmakers target areas of need and allocate resources accordingly. Available online only. NCJ 218233.

Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse

Flier, May 2007. Presents an overview of the 13 titles currently in OJJDP’s Portable Guides Series, which provides practical information on investigating child abuse and neglect. 2 pages. LT 000527.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2007

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2007. Highlights a recent workshop on health care in the juvenile justice system, cosponsored by OJJDP and the Office of the Surgeon General. Available online only. NCJ 217676

Juvenile Court Statistics 2003-2004

Report, March 2007. Describes delinquency cases handled between 1985 and 2004 and petitioned status offense cases handled between 1995 and 2004 by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. Available online only. 168 pages. NCJ 218587.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2007

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2007. Highlights a gang prevention training session held in El Salvador, a new initiative seeking to reduce the commercial sexual exploitation of children and a mentor recruitment training that focuses on faith- and community-based collaborations. Available online only. NCJ 217167.

Tool Kit for Creating Your Own Truancy Reduction Program

Tool Kit, February 2007. Outlines critical components of truancy programs such as family involvement, use of incentives and sanctions, developing a support network, and program evaluation. Available online only. NCJ 217271.

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Family Resource Guide on International Parental Kidnapping

Report, January 2007. Presents practical and detailed advice about preventing international kidnapping and increasing the chance that children who are kidnapped or wrongfully retained will be returned. 164 pages. NCJ 215476.

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Addressing the Needs of Juvenile Status Offenders and Their Families

DVD: OJJDP Teleconference Series, January 2007. Highlights programs, practices, and policies that have shown promise in intervening with status offenders by reducing further offending, providing support to their families, and steering them toward a positive future. NCJ 216888.

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2006

Use of Computers in the Sexual Exploitation of Children, Second Edition

Portable Guide:Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, December 2006. Describes the behavioral characteristics of sexual predators who target children and how these predators use computers, presents best practices for investigations involving computer evidence, and summarizes the legal principles governing the search and seizure of computer systems. 36 pages. NCJ 214167.

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Juvenile Arrests 2004

Bulletin, December 2006. Summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI report Crime in the United States 2004. 12 pages. NCJ 214563.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2006

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2006. Highlights the recent conference held on the Department of Justice-supported Six Site Anti-gang Initiative; the First Lady’s visit to the Youth Court in Colonie, NY; an upcoming videoconference focusing on interventions for juvenile status offenders; an international conference on Child Advocacy Centers. Available online only. NCJ 216684.

Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Report 2006

Report, December 2006. The report reflects concerns and issues identified by governors and by those working on the front lines with this country’s juveniles as most in need of immediate attention, and presents 18 recommendations for the President and Congress. 64 pages. NCJ 218367.

Lessons Learned From Safe Kids/Safe Streets

Bulletin, November 2006. Provides results from an evaluation of the Safe Kids/Safe Streets program in six sites throughout the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 213682.

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2002

Fact Sheet, November 2006. Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts in 2002. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200602.

Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1985–2002

Fact Sheet, November 2006. Presents statistics on person offense cases processed by juvenile courts in 2002. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200603.

Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1985–2002

Fact Sheet, November 2006. Presents statistics on delinquency cases resulting in probation, 2002. 2 pages. Available online only. FS 200604.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2006

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2006. Includes a special feature on two recent OJJDP-sponsored conferences that addressed the topic of child protection, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act and a review of upcoming training events. Available online only. NCJ 215775.

Guidelines for Juvenile Information Sharing

Report, October 2006. Provides comprehensive guidelines for State and local efforts to improve information sharing among key agencies involved with at-risk youth and juvenile offenders. Available online only. 37 pages. NCJ 215786.

National Evaluation of the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program

Report, June 2006. Presents findings from a national evaluation of the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program that examined sites in six states. Available online only. 241 pages. NCJ 212214.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2006

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2006. Highlights the OJJDP-supported gang reduction program, Homeboy Industries, the conference on Child Advocacy Centers, and a report on the upcoming National Youth Court Month. Available online only. NCJ 214739

National Youth Gang Survey: 1999-2001

Summary, July 2006. Provides results from the 1999, 2000, and 2001 National Youth Gang Surveys and, when available, preliminary results from the 2002 survey. Available online only. 80 pages. NCJ 209392.

AMBER Alert: Best Practices Guide for Public Information Officers

AMBER Alert Guide, July 2006. Describes the public information officer’s (PIO’s) job responsibilities and provides tips to maximize the PIO’s effectiveness before, during, and after an AMBER Alert activation. 16 pages. NCJ 212703.

Interviewing Child Witnesses and Victims of Sexual Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, July 2006; revised from August 1996. Provides practical information for law enforcement officers, child protection workers, child abuse investigators, and others who need to obtain information from children who may be victims or witnesses of child sexual abuse. This publication is not available online. 28 pages. NCJ 214124.

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Recognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness is Caused by Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, July 2006; revised from December 2002. Provides practical pointers for police in determining whether a child's injuries are accidental or intentional. 28 pages. NCJ 214125.

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America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2006

Report, July 2006. Presents statistics about children’s economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education. 18 pages. NCJ 214787.

Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2002: Selected Findings

Bulletin: OJJDP National Report Series, June 2006. Presents findings from the 2002 Juvenile Residential Facility Census. 15 pages. Available online only. NCJ 211080.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2006

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2006. Includes a special feature highlighting the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2-part webcast, “Preventing Gangs in Our Communities,” which was supported by OJJDP and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Available online only. NCJ 214512

Psychiatric Disorders of Youth in Detention

Bulletin, April 2006. Examines the prevalence of alcohol, drug, and mental disorders among youth at the Cook County (Illinois) Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, by gender, race/ethnicity, and age. 16 pages. NCJ 210331.

Highlights of the 2004 National Youth Gang Survey

Fact Sheet, April 2006. Reports findings from the 2004 National Youth Gang Survey, the tenth annual survey conducted by the National Youth Gang Center. 2 pages. FS 200601.

Photodocumentation in the Investigation of Child Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, July, 2006. Provides pointers on the selection and use of camera equipment, film, and photographic techniques that are most appropriate for use in cases of suspected child abuse. 20 pages. NCJ 214123.

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Criminal Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, July, 2006; revised from May 1997. Offers helpful suggestions for interviewing the child and other possible victims, relatives, friends, nonoffending caregivers, and suspects and provides specific questions about the child, the suspect, and their relationship. This publication is not available online. 20 pages. NCJ 214371.

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Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report

Report, March 2006. Presents comprehensive information on juvenile crime, violence, and victimization and on the juvenile justice system. 260 pages. NCJ 212906.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2006

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2006. Includes a special feature on OJJDP’s recently released Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report. Available online only. NCJ 213462.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2006

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2006. Presents a special issue devoted to the January 2006 national conference sponsored by the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Available online only. NCJ 212789.

Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Report 2005

Report, January 2006. Offers advice to the President and Congress about state perspectives on the operation of OJJDP and on federal legislation pertaining to juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. 40 pages. NCJ 212757.

2005

How the Justice System Responds to Juvenile Victims: A Comprehensive Model

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, December 2005. Introduces the concept of a juvenile victim justice system, identifying the major elements of the system by delineating how cases move through it. 12 pages. NCJ 210951.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2005

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2005. Includes features on the Children’s Advocacy Center initiative to address the problems of victimized children, and OJJDP’s support for faith-based and community-based efforts to help at-risk youth. Available online only. NCJ 211992.

Juvenile Court Statistics 2001-2002

Report, December 2005. Profiles more than 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 2002 and reviews trends since 1985. Available online only. 150 pages. NCJ 216251.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2005

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2005. Includes a special feature on the upcoming national conference “Building on Success: Providing Today’s Youth With Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow. Available online only. NCJ 211153.

Alternatives to the Secure Detention and Confinement of Juvenile Offenders

Bulletin: Juvenile Justice Practice Series, September 2005. Recommends developing objective, valid, and reliable tools to make placement decisions among alternative programs and expanding the existing range of alternatives for juvenile offenders. 41 pages. NCJ 208804.

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Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program: 2004 Report to Congress

Report: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, August 2005. Provides an update on how OJJDP has implemented its Congressional mandate to meet the goals of the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) Program. 43 pages. NCJ 208362.

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Statutory Rape Known to Law Enforcement

Bulletin, August 2005. Draws on data from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System to provide a comprehensive look at the patterns of and response to statutory rape. 4 pages. NCJ 208803.

Planning Community-Based Facilities for Violent Juvenile Offenders as Part of a System of Graduated Sanctions

Bulletin: Juvenile Justice Practices Series, August 2005. Presents basic information relevant to planning smaller, community-based or regional facilities to provide secure confinement for serious, violent, and/or chronic juvenile offenders. Available online only. 39 pages. NCJ 209326.

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Juvenile Arrests 2003

Bulletin, August 2005. Summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI report Crime in the United States 2003. 12 pages. NCJ 209735.

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Investigating Child Fatalities

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, August 2005. Provides concise, practical information to assist law enforcement officers in investigating child fatalities in which investigators believe abuse or neglect caused or contributed to the fatal injury. 36 pages. NCJ 209764.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2005

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, August 2005. Includes special features on OJJDP’s recently enhanced online Model Programs Guide, OJJDP’s participation in the Federal Partnership for Disadvantaged Youth, and other topics. Available online only. NCJ 210414.

National Estimates of Children Missing Involuntarily or for Benign Reasons

Bulletin: OJJDP NISMART Series, July 2005. Provides information on the numbers and characteristics of two groups not often recognized in the literature on missing children: children involuntarily missing because they were lost or injured and those missing because of a benign explanation such as a miscommunication or mistaken expectation. 12 pages. NCJ 206180.

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Mathematics of Risk Classification: Changing Data into Valid Instruments for Juvenile Courts

Report, July 2005. Presents information to help juvenile courts develop practical risk-screening instruments for use in classifying youth as an aid in program assignment. Available online only. 44 pages. NCJ 209158.

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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2005

Report, July 2005. Presents statistics about children’s economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education and provides features on children with asthma, children with specified blood lead levels, and parental reports of children’s emotional and behavioral difficulties. NCJ 210533.

Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Juvenile Delinquency Cases

NCJFCJ Report, July 2005. Provides a benchbook of best practices that was developed by a committee of judges, a Chief Justice, prosecutors, defense attorneys, juvenile justice practitioners, and other professionals representing key stakeholders in the juvenile justice system, through the support of OJJDP. NCJ 210606.

Highlights of the 2002–2003 National Youth Gang Surveys

Fact Sheet, July 2005. Summarizes findings from the National Youth Gang Surveys for 2002 and 2003, including data on the number of gangs, gang members, and gang related homicides in urban, suburban, and rural areas. 2 pages. FS 200501.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2005

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2005. Includes a features on the U.S. Department of Justice's commemoration of Missing Children’s Day 2005, OJJDP’s participation in faith-based initiatives, and OJJDP’s new Court Coordination Program. Available online only. NCJ 209734.

Juvenile Firesetting: A Research Overview

Bulletin, May 2005. Outlines research and theories related to juvenile firesetting, identifies limitations of the research, and recommends prevention strategies. 8 pages. NCJ 207606.

Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, 2003 Report to Congress

Report, May 2005. Reviews the background of the Title V Program; highlights state, local, and federal activities in 2003; describes how states and communities responded to the loss of Title V funds in 2003; and outlines OJJDP’s plans for enhancing the positive impact of limited Title V funds in the future. 32 pages. NCJ 207694.

AMBER Alert: Best Practices Guide for Broadcasters and Other Media Outlets

AMBER Alert Guide, April 2005. Provides state, regional, and local authorities with the information necessary for developing and improving AMBER Alert initiatives and procedures. 10 pages. NCJ 208481.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2005

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance , March/April 2005. Includes a special feature on OJJDP’s Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Program. Available online only. NCJ 209154.

La Alerta Amber: Guia de las mejores practicas para radiodifusores y otros medios de comunicacion

AMBER Alert Guide, April 2005. Provides state, regional, and local authorities with the information necessary for developing and improving AMBER Alert initiatives and procedures. 16 pages. NCJ 209519.

Effective Use of National Crime Information Center

AMBER Alert Fact Sheet, April 2005. Outlines critical guidelines for registering an abducted child into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and suggestions for improving NCIC to increase the likelihood of recovering a missing child. 4 pages. FS 000308.

U.S. Department of Justice Recommended AMBER Alert Criteria

AMBER Alert Pocket Card, April 2005. Lists the criteria necessary for issuing an AMBER Alert and stresses five important principles to remember when entering and processing data in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system. 2 pages. LT000498.

Bringing Abducted Children Home

AMBER Alert Brochure, April 2005. Explains the origin of the AMBER Alert program, as well as the procedures followed in the event that an Alert is issued, and the goals the program strives to accomplish. 1 page. BC 000712.

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Uso eficaz del NCIC Centro Nacional de Informacion Criminal

AMBER Alert Fact Sheet, April 2005. Outlines critical guidelines for registering an abducted child into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and suggestions for improving NCIC to increase the likelihood of recovering a missing child. 4 pages. FS 000309.

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Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos Criterios recomendados para la Alerta AMBER

AMBER Alert Pocket Card, April 2005. Lists the criteria necessary for issuing an AMBER Alert and stresses five important principles to remember when entering and processing data in the National Crime Information Center system. 2 pages. LT 000505.

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Dedicada a regresar a casa los ninos secuestrados

AMBER Alert Brochure, April 2005. Explains the origin of the AMBER Alert program, as well as the procedures followed in the event that an Alert is issued, and the goals the program strives to accomplish. 2 pages. BC 000716.

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Implementation and Outcome Evaluation of the Intensive Aftercare Program, Final Report

Report, March 2005. Presents the findings from a 5-year, multisite evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of OJJDP’s Intensive Aftercare Program. Available online only. 110 pages. NCJ 206177.

Graduated Sanctions: An Effective Intervention Strategy for Addressing Delinquency Videoconference

Videotape/DVD: OJJDP Teleconference Series, March 2005. Highlights the efforts of OJJDP and the Juvenile Sanctions Center to support and implement effective graduated sanctions strategies. Videotape: NCJ 209016. DVD: NCJ 209017.

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State Ombudsman Programs

Bulletin: Juvenile Justice Practices Series, February 2005. Describes the role of an ombudsman and different types of ombudsman programs in several states. Available online only. 21 pages. NCJ 204607.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2005

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance , January/February 2005. OJJDP’s bimonthly newsletter presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events, includes a special feature on the national conference on truancy, titled "Partnering To Prevent Truancy: A National Priority." Available online only. NCJ 208700.

Strategies, Programs and Resources To Prevent Truancy Videoconference

Videotape/DVD: OJJDP Teleconference Series, February 2005. Provided an overview of the issues addressed in the December 2004 conference "Partnering To Prevent Truancy: A National Priority." Videotape: NCJ 208807. DVD: NCJ 208806.

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Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Report 2004

Report, January 2005. Offers advice to the President and Congress about state perspectives on the operation of OJJDP and on federal legislation pertaining to juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. 46 pages. NCJ 207500.

2004

Child Pornography: Patterns From NIBRS

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, December 2004. Presents findings from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System. 8 pages. NCJ 204911.

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Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Resource Guide for Practitioners

Report, December 2004. Presents information on instruments that can be used to screen and assess youth for mental health- and substance use-related disorders at various stages of the juvenile justice process. Available online only. 88 pages. NCJ 204956.

National Estimates of Missing Children: Selected Trends, 1988-1999

Bulletin, December 2004. Presents results of an analysis comparing selected findings from the second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART–2) and its predecessor, NISMART–1. 8 pages. NCJ 206179.

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OJJDP Annual Report 2003-2004

Report, December 2004. Describes OJJDP’s activities and accomplishments during fiscal years 2003 and 2004. 66 pages. NCJ 206630.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume III, Number 6 (November/December 2004)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance , December 2004. OJJDP’s bimonthly newsletter presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events, includes a special feature on athletic programs sponsored by OJJDP. 4 pages. NCJ 207328.

Juvenile Court Statistics 2000

Report, December 2004. Profiles more than 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 2000 and reviews judicial trends since 1985. 123 pages. NCJ 209736.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume III, Number 5 (September/October 2004)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, October 2004. OJJDP’s bimonthly newsletter presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events. 6 pages. NCJ 206629.

Trends in the Murder of Juveniles: 1980-2000

Bulletin, September 2004. Draws on statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program—in particular, supplementary homicide report data—to analyze trends in the murder of juveniles between 1980 and 2000. 8 pages. NCJ 194609.

Disproportionate Minority Confinement: 2002 Update

Summary, September 2004. Describes developments in addressing disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) at the national, state, and local levels. 42 pages. NCJ 201240.

Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume IX, Number 1 (Causes and Correlates)

Journal: Juvenile Justice Journal, September 2004. Focuses on research that assess how and why children become delinquent, including its value in preventing and combating delinquency. 40 pages. NCJ 203555.

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Juvenile Arrests 2002

Bulletin, September 2004. Summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI’s report Crime in the United States 2002. 12 Pages. NCJ 204608.

OJJDP Formula Grants Program Overview

Fact Sheet, September 2004. Provides an overview of OJJDP’s Formula Grants Program, which supports state and local delinquency prevention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. 2 pages. FS 200402.

Overcoming Barriers to School Reentry

Fact Sheet, September 2004. Describes a model for overcoming barriers to school reentry developed by the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) in New York City. 2 pages. FS 200403.

Assessing the Mental Health Status of Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings

Bulletin, August 2004. Reports the results of a study that used the Voice DISC, a computerized, self-administered version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC), to screen for psychiatric disorders in youth newly admitted to juvenile assessment centers. 8 pages. NCJ 202713.

Victims of Violent Juvenile Crime

Bulletin, July 2004. Analyzes the extent and nature of nonfatal violent victimizations committed by juvenile offenders, based on 1997–98 data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Incident-Based Reporting System. 8 pages. NCJ 201628.

Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, 2002 Report to Congress

Report, July 2004. Provides an overview of the structure of the Community Prevention Grants Program and looks at its conceptual framework, including the importance of delinquency prevention, the research on risk and protective factors, and current knowledge about "what works" in delinquency prevention. 48 pages. NCJ 202019.

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OJJDP Annual Report 2002

Report, July 2004. Describes OJJDP’s activities and accomplishments during fiscal year (FY) 2002. 84 pages. NCJ 202038.

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Successful Program Implementation: Lessons From Blueprints

Bulletin, July 2004. Presents results of the process evaluation of Blueprints programs, identifying critical components of program implementation. 12 pages. NCJ 204273.

Blueprints for Violence Prevention

Report, July 2004. Describes the Blueprints for Violence Prevention initiative, presents lessons learned about program implementation, and provides recommendations for program designers, funders, and implementing agencies and organizations. Available online only. 180 pages. NCJ 204274.

America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2004

Report, July 2004. Presents statistics about children’s economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education. 17 pages. NCJ 205911.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume III, Number 4 (July/August 2004)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, July 2004. Presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events, includes a special feature on OJJDP’s training and technical assistance opportunities. 6 pages. NCJ 205976.

Juveniles in Corrections

Bulletin: OJJDP National Report Series, June 2004. Presents the latest available national and state-level data from the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP). 24 pages. NCJ 202885.

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Detection and Prevalence of Substance Use Among Juvenile Detainees

Bulletin, June 2004. Assesses substance use detection methods (self-report and urinalysis) and prevalence among high-risk youth detained in Cook County, IL. 16 pages. NCJ 203934.

Prostitution of Juveniles: Patterns From NIBRS

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, June 2004. Examines the prostitution of juveniles by analyzing incidents of this problem that come to the attention of law enforcement. 12 pages. NCJ 203946.

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Access to Counsel

Bulletin: Juvenile Justice Practice Series, June 2004. Examines access to legal counsel in the juvenile justice system. Available online only. 34 pages. NCJ 204063.

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When Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival Guide, Third Edition

Report, May 2004; revised from 1998. Provides parents with the most current information on, and helpful insights into, what families should do when a child is missing. 108 pages. NCJ 204958.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume III Number 3 (May/June 2004)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, May 2004. Presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events, includes a special feature on Big Brothers Big Sisters 100th anniversary celebration. 6 pages. NCJ 205365.

Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children: A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies, Fourth Edition

Directory, May 2004. Describes the federal services, programs, publications, and training sessions that address child sexual exploitation issues, child pornography, child abduction, Internet crime, and missing children cases. 190 pages. NCJ 206555.

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Cuando su hijo desaparecido: una guía de supervivencia para la familia (Spanish, 2004 update, revised)

Report, May 2004; revised from 1998 and 2002. Provides Parents with insights into what families should do when a child is missing. 109 pages. NCJ 212870.

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Highlights of the 2002 National Youth Gang Survey

Fact Sheet, April 2004. Reports findings from the 2002 National Youth Gang Survey, the eighth annual survey conducted by the National Youth Gang Center. 2 pages. FS 200401.

Juvenile Suicides, 1981-1998

Bulletin: Youth Violence Research Series, March 2004. Examines mortality statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, comparing the characteristics of juvenile suicides with those of juvenile murders. 8 pages. NCJ 196978.

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Youth Gangs in Indian Country

Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, March 2004. Describes the nature and makeup of youth gangs in Indian Country. 16 pages NCJ 202714.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume III, Number 2 (March/April 2004)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, March 2004. Presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events, includes a special feature on OJJDP’s efforts to combat youth substance abuse. 6 pages. NCJ 204171.

Explanations for the Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, January 2004. Discusses the decline in the number of sexual abuse cases substantiated by child protective service agencies between 1992 and 2000. 12 pages. NCJ 199298.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume III, Number 1 (January/February 2004)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, January 2004. Presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events, includes a special feature on OJJDP’s truancy reduction efforts. 6 pages. NCJ 203557.

2003

Juvenile Arrests 2001

Bulletin, December 2003. Summarizes and analyzes national and State juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI's report Crime in the United States 2001. 12 pages. NCJ 201370.

Working Together to Stop the Prostitution of Children Videoconference

Videotape/DVD: OJJDP Teleconference Series, December 2003. This videoconference, which originally aired on December 11, 2003, examined the challenges faced by policymakers, juvenile justice officials, and other youth service professionals who are concerned with the commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth. Videotape: NCJ 203280. DVD: NCJ 212279.

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Protecting Our Children: Working Together to End Child Prostitution

Summary, December 2003. Provides a summary of the national summit Protecting Our Children: Working Together To End Child Prostitution, held December 13-14, 2002. 11 pages. NCJ 204990.

Juvenile Court Statistics 1999: Celebrating 100 Years of the Juvenile Court, 1899-1999

Report, November 2003. Profiles nearly 1.7 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 1999 and reviews judicial trends since 1990. 114 pages. NCJ 201241.

How Families and Communities Influence Youth Victimization

Bulletin, November 2003. Examines how individual, family, and community factors influence the risk for nonlethal violence among U.S. youth ages 12–17. 12 pages. NCJ 201629.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume II, Number 6 (November/December 2003)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, November 2003. Presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events, includes a special feature on OJJDP's mentoring-related activities. 6 pages. NCJ 202802.

Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol-II (J-SOAP-II) Manual

Manual, October 2003. Presents an instrument for assessing risk factors in boys ages 12–18 who have been adjudicated for sexual offenses or who have a history of sexually coercive behavior. Available online only. 31 pages. NCJ 202316.

Aftercare Services

Bulletin: Juvenile Justice Practices Series, September 2003. Describes aftercare services that provide youth with comprehensive health, mental health, education, family, and vocational services upon their release from the juvenile justice system. Available online only. 31 pages. NCJ 201800.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume II, Number 5 (September/October 2003)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, September 2003. Presents notices of OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; includes a special feature on the Gang Reduction Program. 6 pages. NCJ 201826.

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1999

Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts in 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200302.

Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1990–1999

Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents statistics on person offenses (assault, robbery, rape, and homicide) handled by juvenile courts between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200303.

Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1990–1999

Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court through the judicial waiver mechanism between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200304.

Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1990-1999

Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents data on juvenile delinquency cases that resulted in out-of-home placement between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200305.

Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1990–1999

Fact Sheet, September 2003. Provides information on the number of delinquency cases placed on probation between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200306.

Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1990-1999

Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents statistics on the use of detention in delinquency caseloads handled by juvenile courts between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200307.

Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1990-1999

Fact Sheet, September 2003. Provides data on delinquency cases involving drug offenses between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200308.

Holding Up Both Ends of the Sky: Juvenile Justice Partners in Indian Country Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, July 2003. Reviews the purpose, authority, background, and funding for OJJDP's Tribal Youth Program, which supports tribal efforts to prevent and control delinquency and improve juvenile justice systems. NCJ 200540.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume II, Number 4 (July/August 2003)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, July 2003. Presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events, includes special feature on a teleconference that addressed American Indian/Alaskan Native issues. 6 pages. NCJ 201242.

Juvenile Court Statistics 1998

Report, June 2003. Profiles more than 1.7 million delinquency cases handled by the juvenile courts during 1998 and examines trends in case processing since 1989. 115 pages. NCJ 193696.

Juveniles in Court

Bulletin: National Report Series, June 2003. Provides national numbers and an overview of how courts process cases involving juvenile offenders. 32 pages. NCJ 195420.

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Changes to OJJDP's Juvenile Accountability Program

Bulletin, June 2003. Presents an overview of recent changes in OJJDP's juvenile accountability program as a result of the Department of Justice Authorization Act for FY 2003. 6 pages. NCJ 200220.

Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention

Bulletin: Child Delinquency Series, May 2003. Presents valuable information on the nature of child delinquency and describes early intervention and prevention programs that effectively reduce delinquent behavior. 20 pages. NCJ 186162.

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Community Correlates of Rural Youth Violence

Bulletin, May 2003. Addresses the lack of knowledge of rural youth violence by applying social disorganization theory to community correlates of youth violence in nonmetropolitan communities in Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, and South Carolina. 12 pages. NCJ 193591.

OJJDP's Tribal Youth Initiatives

Bulletin, May 2003. Describes OJJDP's efforts to assist tribal communities in addressing risk factors for delinquency, including substance abuse and mental health issues. 8 pages. NCJ 193763.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume II, Number 3 (May/June 2003)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, May 2003. OJJDP's bimonthly newsletter presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events. This issue also includes special features on National Youth Service Day and National Missing Children's Day. 4 pages. NCJ 199996.

Latest Resources From OJJDP

Catalog, May 2003. Provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to information available from OJJDP. 56 pages. BC 000115.

Best Practices in Juvenile Accountability: Overview

Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, April 2003. Provides an indepth history of OJJDP's Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) Program, reviews the developmental perspective shaping juvenile accountability, and offers case histories illustrating effective practices that promote accountability. 12 pages. NCJ 184745.

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Race as a Factor in Juvenile Arrests

Bulletin, April 2003. Analyzes statistics from the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System for evidence of racial bias in police arrests of juveniles for violent crimes. 8 pages. NCJ 189180.

Risk and Protective Factors of Child Delinquency

Bulletin: Child Delinquency Series, April 2003. Focuses on four types of risk and protective factors: individual, family, peer, and school and community. 16 pages. NCJ 193409.

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Community Responses to Truancy: Engaging Students in School Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, April 2003. Reviews the collaborative process and provides examples of programs and communities that use the process in preventing or intervening in delinquecy, violence, substance abuse, and other problems. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 199584.

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Highlights of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey

Fact Sheet, April 2003. Reports findings from the annual National Youth Gang Survey, which collects statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the nation. 2 pages. FS 200301.

Treatment, Services, and Intervention Programs for Child Delinquents

Bulletin: Child Delinquency Series, March 2003. Examines various treatments, services, and intervention programs designed to mitigate the disruptive behavior of child delinquents (offenders younger than age 13). 16 pages. NCJ 193410.

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Prevalence and Development of Child Delinquency

Bulletin: Child Delinquency Series, March 2003. Provides information on very young offenders (those between the ages of 7 and 12) who become involved with the juvenile justice system. 8 pages. NCJ 193411.

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OJJDP Annual Report 2001

Report, March 2003. Describes OJJDP's major activities and accomplishments for fiscal year 2001. 74 pages. NCJ 194819.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume II, Number 2 (March/April 2003)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, March 2003. Presents notices of agency activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; also summarizes changes for OJJDP mandated by the Department of Justice reauthorization signed into law in November 2002 and discusses a town hall meeting on youth substance abuse. 6 pages. NCJ 199269.

Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, March 2003. Addresses the significance of prevention, education, and transition/aftercare in reducing the risk that youth with disabilities will become involved in the juvenile justice system. NCJ 199595.

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OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center

Fact Sheet, March 2003; revised from September 2000. Describes the OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center, which trains practitioners in the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention field to change existing practices to improve outcomes. 2 pages. FS 200013.

Mentoring Matters Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, February 2003. Highlights the importance of mentoring as an effective approach to delinquency prevention; examines mentoring in community, faith-based, school, and work settings; and shares strategies for recruiting mentors effectively. NCJ 198416.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume II, Number 1 (January/February 2003)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, January 2003. Presents notices of OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; includes features on OJJDP priorities for 2003, National Mentoring Month, and the National Summit on Child Prostitution. 6 pages. NCJ 198473.

Risk Factors for Delinquency: An Overview

This article defines risk factors, explains why they are important, and briefly discusses some of the major risk factors linked to delinquency and violence. 11 pages. NCJ 207540.

2002

Disproportionate Minority Confinement: A Review of the Research Literature From 1989 Through 2001

Bulletin, 2002. Examines research found in professional academic journals and edited books from 1989 to 2001 regarding disproportionate minority confinement. Available online only. 24 pages. NCJ 198428.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Child Sexual Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, December 2002; revised from June 1996. Discusses how the presence of a sexually transmitted disease in a child can be used to assist in identifying or eliminating suspects in child sexual abuse cases. 20 pages. NCJ 160940.

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Battered Child Syndrome: Investigating Physical Abuse and Homicide

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, December 2002; revised from August 1996. Presents practical information on the circumstances that point to the willful rather than the accidental injury or death of an infant or child, the evidence required to prove it, and the techniques for obtaining such evidence. 20 pages. NCJ 161406.

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Violent Victimization as a Risk Factor for Violent Offending Among Juveniles

Bulletin, December 2002. Analyzes the relationships between violent victimization and violent offending among juveniles, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. 12 pages. NCJ 195737.

Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2000: Selected Findings

Bulletin: National Report Series, December 2002. Presents findings from the inaugural 2000 Juvenile Residential Facility Census, focusing on facility crowding and facility-related deaths. 4 pages. NCJ 196595.

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OJJDP Report: A Discussion with J. Robert Flores Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, December 2002. Discusses research findings and initiatives, resources available through OJJDP, and program priorities, including child prostitution, disproportionate minority confinement, tribal youth programs, and truancy. NCJ 198155.

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Juvenile Arrests 2000

Bulletin, November 2002. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 2000 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 191729.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume I, Number 6 (November/December 2002)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, November/December 2002. Presents notices of OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; includes a special feature on the appointment of Assistant Attorney General Deborah J. Daniels as AMBER Alert National Coordinator. 6 pages. NCJ 197613.

Trends in Juvenile Violent Offending From 1980 to 1998: The NCVS Perspective

Bulletin, October 2002. Presents information on trends in juvenile violent offending over the past two decades, based on data collected from the victims of those offenses by the National Crime Victimization Survey. 20 pages. NCJ 191052.

Law Enforcement Guide on International Parental Kidnapping

Report, October 2002. Provides guidance for local, state, and federal law enforcement authorities who are called on to respond to international parental kidnapping cases. This publication is not available online. 116 pages. NCJ 194639.

National Estimates of Missing Children: An Overview

Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents an overview of the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART–2). 12 pages. NCJ 196465.

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Children Abducted by Family Members: National Estimates and Characteristics

Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents national estimates of children abducted by family members in 1999, their demographic characteristics, and the characteristics of perpetrators and episodes. 12 pages. NCJ 196466.

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Nonfamily Abducted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics

Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents national estimates of children abducted by nonfamily perpetrators, based on surveys of households and law enforcement agencies. 16 pages. NCJ 196467.

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Runaway/Thrownaway Children: National Estimates and Characteristics

Bulletin: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents national estimates of children who ran away from home or were thrown out of their homes, based on surveys of households and juvenile facilities. 12 pages. NCJ 196469.

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NISMART Questions and Answer

Fact Sheet: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Provides a quick overview of the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART–2). 2 pages. NCJ 196760.

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Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, 2001 Report to Congress

Report, October 2002. Presents the activities and accomplishments of the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program in 2001. 46 pages. NCJ 198482.

Highlights From the NISMART Bulletins

Fact Sheet: National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children Series, October 2002. Presents key findings summarized in OJJDP's Bulletin series on the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART–2). 2 pages. Available online only.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume I, Number 5 (September/October 2002)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, September/October 2002. Presents notices of OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; includes a special feature on the first White House Conference on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children. 6 pages. NCJ 196856.

Guide 2: School Policies and Legal Issues Supporting Safe Schools

Guides, September 2002. Assists local school districts in developing comprehensive strategies to create safe learning environments; eight technical assistance guides are available. Available through the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.NCJ 199508

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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2002

Report, July 2002. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2002 report of this annual series includes a feature on children with at least one foreign-born parent. 143 pages. NCJ 195647.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume I, Number 4 (July/August 2002)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, July/August 2002. Presents notices of OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; includes a special feature on National Youth Court Month. 6 pages. NCJ 195663.

Modern-Day Youth Gangs

Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, June 2002. Compares the characteristics of youth gangs in jurisdictions where gang problems began prior to 1991 with those in jurisdictions where gang problems began more recently. 12 pages. NCJ 191524.

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Tribal Court CASA: A Guide to Program Development

Fact Sheet, June 2002. Summarizes key points from Tribal Court CASA: A Guide to Program Development, which was published by the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (National CASA) and the Tribal Law and Policy Institute in 2000. 2 pages. FS 200209.

Juvenile Gun Courts: Promoting Accountability and Providing Treatment

Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, May 2002. Draws on the experiences of policymakers and practitioners involved with juvenile gun courts to describe the development of these courts. 12 pages. NCJ 187078.

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume I, Number 3 (May/June 2002)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, May/June 2002. Presents notices of OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; includes a special feature introducing OJJDP's Administrator, J. Robert Flores. 6 pages. NCJ 194803.

Burglary Cases in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998

Fact Sheet, May 2002. Discusses the burglary caseload handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998. 2 pages. FS 200208.

School-Wide Education for Violence Prevention, Video

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, April 2002. Highlights elements of schoolwide strategies deemed effective for violence prevention, including anger management, conflict resolution, social skills training, communications skills, and use of mediation, law enforcement, and legal services. NCJ 194032.

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Juvenile Offenders in Residential Placement: 1997-1999

Fact Sheet, March 2002. Presents data from the 1997 and 1999 Censuses of Juveniles in Residential Placement. 2 pages. FS 200207.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume I, Number 2 (March/April 2002)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, March/April 2002. Presents notices of OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; includes a special feature on National Missing Children's Day. 4 pages. NCJ 194097.

Family Resource Guide on International Parental Kidnapping

Guide, February 2002. Presents practical and detailed advice about preventing international kidnapping and increasing the chance that children who are kidnapped or wrongfully retained will be returned. English Version: 139 pages. NCJ 190448. Spanish Version: 139 pages. NCJ 199832.

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Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, 2000 Report to Congress

Report, February 2002. Presents the activities and accomplishments of the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program in 2000. 56 pages. NCJ 190635.

Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Victimization

Bulletin: Youth Violence Research Series, February 2002. Analyzes National Youth Survey data to explore how being a victim of crime during adolescence affects the likelihood of certain negative outcomes in adulthood, including violent and property offending and victimization, domestic violence perpetration and victimization, drug use, and mental health problems. 16 pages. NCJ 191210.

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Going Home: Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, February 2002. Provides an overview of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative and presents information about funding for the Initiative. NCJ 193384.

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Robbery Cases in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998

Fact Sheet, February 2002. Reports on the nature of robbery cases handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998. 2 pages. FS 200205.

Highlights of the 2000 National Youth Gang Survey

Fact Sheet, February 2002. Reports findings from the annual National Youth Gang Survey, which collects statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the nation. 2 pages. FS 200204.

National Youth Gang Survey Trends From 1996 to 2000

Fact Sheet, February 2002. Highlights findings from the five National Youth Gang Surveys conducted annually since 1996 by the National Youth Gang Center. 2 pages. FS 200203.

Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1989-1998

Fact Sheet, February 2002. Presents data on juvenile delinquency cases that result in out-of-home placement. 2 pages. FS 200202.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, Volume I, Number 1 (January/February 2002)

Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance Series, January/February 2002. Presents notices of OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events; includes a special feature highlighting the agency's approach to information dissemination. 6 pages. NCJ 190026.

Protecting Children in Cyberspace: The ICAC Task Force Program

Bulletin, January 2002. Discusses efforts by OJJDP's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program that address emerging online threats, such as computer-facilitated sex crimes, directed at children and teenagers. 8 pages. NCJ 191213.

Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1989-1998

Fact Sheet, January 2002. Examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention, the detention population (in terms of race, age, and gender), and the use of detention by juvenile courts from 1989-1998. 2 pages. FS 200201.

2001

Criminal Justice System's Response to Parental Abduction

Bulletin, December 2001. Summarizes findings of a study conducted for OJJDP by the American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law and Westat to assess the criminal justice system's response to parental abduction. 16 pages. NCJ 186160.

The Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Bulletin, December 2001. Describes the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, a uniform state law designed to deter interstate parental kidnapping and promote consistent jurisdiction and enforcement provisions in interstate child-custody and visitation cases. 16 pages. NCJ 189181.

Hybrid and Other Modern Gangs

Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, December 2001. Describes the nature of modern youth gangs—in particular, hybrid gangs. 8 pages. NCJ 189916.

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Parental Abduction: A Review of the Literature

Literature Review, December 2001. Examines the extent of the problem of parental abduction, the characteristics of those involved in parental abductions, and the effect of the crime on children and parents; this document is a companion to the OJJDP Bulletin The Criminal Justice System's Response to Parental Abduction. 13 pages. NCJ 190074.

Issues in Resolving Cases of International Child Abduction by Parents

Bulletin, December 2001. Presents key findings from a study funded by OJJDP to identify barriers encountered by those seeking to resolve cases of international child abduction by parents. 20 pages. NCJ 190105.

Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth

Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, December 2001. Presents Seattle Social Development Project data on youth who join gangs. 6 pages. NCJ 190106.

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Offenders Incarcerated for Crimes Against Juveniles

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, December 2001. Describes a study that uses data from the 1997 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities to examine the characteristics of persons incarcerated for victimizing children and youth. 12 pages. NCJ 191028.

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Law Enforcement and Juvenile Crime

Bulletin: National Report Series, December 2001. Presents statistics on the extent and characteristics of juvenile arrests in 1999 and compares them with trends from the 1980s. 32 pages. NCJ 191031.

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OJJDP: Direction and Focus for 2002 and Beyond Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, December 2001. Presents the agency's Program Plan for 2002, which outlines future funding activities generated by several of the agency's congressional appropriations, and focuses on a new faith-based and community-based initiative. NCJ 191773.

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National Juvenile Court Data Archive Web Site

Fact Sheet, December 2001. Describes the Web site of the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, which was established by OJJDP to provide juvenile justice professionals, policymakers, researchers, and the public with detailed information on the activities of the nation's juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 200140.

National Evaluation of the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program

Fact Sheet, November 2001. Describes the national evaluation of the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program, which supports the implementation of collaborative and community-based delinquency prevention plans. 2 pages. FS 200137.

Public/Private Ventures’ Evaluation of Faith-Based Programs

Fact Sheet, November 2001. Details a project established by Public/Private Ventures to involve faith-based organizations in partnerships with law enforcement, juvenile justice agencies, and other community organizations; the partnerships were created to address the developmental needs of high-risk youth. 2 pages. FS 200138.

The 8% Solution

Fact Sheet, November 2001. Explains that the prevalence of serious juvenile delinquency could be reduced significantly by identifying and treating the eight percent of juveniles who are at risk of becoming chronic offenders when they first come in contact with the juvenile justice system. 6 pages. FS 200139.

Addressing Youth Victimization

Bulletin: Action Plan Series, October 2001. Explains that although violent crime has decreased significantly since the publication of Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan in 1996, too many children continue to be victims of violent crime, child abuse and neglect, and exposure to violence. 20 pages. NCJ 186667.

Homicides of Children and Youth

Bulletin, October 2001. Provides a statistical portrait of juvenile homicide victimization by drawing on FBI and other data. 12 pages. NCJ 187239.

School Safety by Management and Design, Video

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, October 2001. Features three ongoing demonstrations of school safety programs that are coordinated by Eastern Kentucky University, the Morehouse School of Medicine, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. NCJ 191278.

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Animal Abuse and Youth Violence

Bulletin, September 2001. Describes psychiatric, psychological, and criminal research linking animal abuse to interpersonal violence perpetrated by juveniles and adults. 16 pages. NCJ 188677.

Truancy Reduction: Keeping Students in School

Bulletin, September 2001. Highlights major research findings regarding the problem of truancy and illustrates why communities should work to prevent and reduce its incidence. 16 pages. NCJ 188947.

Crimes Against Children by Babysitters

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, September 2001. Presents information on the frequency and nature of crimes committed against children by babysitters. 8 pages. NCJ 189102.

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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1989–1998

Fact Sheet, September 2001. Presents national data on delinquency cases resulting in probation. 2 pages. FS 200134.

Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1989–1998

Fact Sheet, September 2001. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court via judicial waiver; this Fact Sheet is published annually. 2 pages. FS 200135.

Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1989–1998

Fact Sheet, September 2001. Presents national data on delinquency cases involving drug law violations handled in juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 200136.

Restorative Justice Conferences as an Early Response to Young Offenders

Bulletin, August 2001. Describes restorative justice conferencing, a promising form of early intervention for very young offenders that brings together an offending youth, his or her victim, and supporters of both the offender and victim with a trained facilitator. 12 pages. NCJ 187769.

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Juvenile Delinquency and Serious Injury Victimization

Bulletin, August 2001. Draws on data from two OJJDP longitudinal studies on the causes and correlates of juvenile delinquency to explore the interrelationship between delinquency and victimization. 8 pages. NCJ 188676.

United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc.

Fact Sheet: Youth in Action Series, August 2001. Describes United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc., a nonprofit, national network organization promoting personal development, citizenship, and leadership among American Indian/Alaska Native youth. 2 pages. YFS 00107.

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OJJDP Mental Health Initiatives

Fact Sheet, August 2001. Describes OJJDP's mental health initiatives. 2 pages. FS 200130.

The National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse

Fact Sheet, August 2001. Discusses the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse, which is funded by OJJDP to help investigators and prosecutors sharpen the skills they need to handle child and adolescent abuse cases. 2 pages. FS 200133.

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1998

Fact Sheet, August 2001. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1998, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 200131.

Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998

Fact Sheet, August 2001. Presents information on delinquency cases involving person offenses. 2 pages. FS 200132.

Blueprints for Violence Prevention

Bulletin, July 2001. Provides information on violence prevention and intervention programs that have proven to be effective in reducing adolescent violent crime, aggressive delinquency, and substance abuse and predelinquent aggression and conduct disorders. 16 pages. NCJ 187079.

Preventing Delinquency Through Improved Child Protection Services

Bulletin, July 2001. Reviews research on the link between childhood maltreatment and juvenile and adult offending. 20 pages. NCJ 187759.

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2001

Report, July 2001. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2001 report of this annual series includes special features on asthma prevalence and youth employment. 141 pages. NCJ 188155.

Gun Use by Male Juveniles: Research and Prevention

Bulletin: Youth Development Series, July 2001. Examines patterns of gun ownership and gun carrying among adolescents, drawing on data from OJJDP's Rochester Youth Development Study. 12 pages. NCJ 188992.

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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Fact Sheet, July 2001. Describes the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which since 1982 has spearheaded the national effort to prevent child abductions and return missing and exploited children to their families. 2 pages. FS 200128.

PEPNet: Connecting Juvenile Offenders to Education and Employment

Fact Sheet, July 2001. Discusses The Promising and Effective Practices Network's efforts to help youth involved in the juvenile justice system prepare for economic self-sufficiency and productive citizenship by identifying and promoting effective youth development and employment programs and maintaining an extensive database resource. 2 pages. FS 200129.

Burn Injuries in Child Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, June 2001; revised from May 1997. Assists in distinguishing between burns that were intentionally inflicted on a child and burns resulting from accidental contact with hot objects. 24 pages. NCJ 162424.

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Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume VIII, Number 1 (School Violence Issue)

Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, June 2001. Examines the nature of school violence and reviews promising approaches to creating safe schools and resolving conflicts peacefully. 40 pages. NCJ 188158.

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OJJDP Annual Report 2000

Report, June 2001. Describes OJJDP's major accomplishments of 2000 and discusses the philosophy that guided program plans. 84 pages. NCJ 188419.

Balanced and Restorative Justice Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Videotape Series, June 2001. Highlights some of the key principles involved in the balanced and restorative justice model. NCJ 188420.

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Juvenile Transfers to Criminal Court in Florida: The 1994 Reforms

Fact Sheet, June 2001. Describes a multifaceted study of juvenile transfers to criminal court in Florida that OJJDP has funded since 1995. 2 pages. FS 200122.

The Teens, Crime, and the Community Initiative

Fact Sheet, June 2001. Features the Teens, Crime, and the Community initiative, which was developed by the National Crime Prevention Council and Street Law, Inc., with funding from OJJDP. 2 pages. FS 200124.

The Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center Project

Fact Sheet, June 2001. Describes the Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center project, whose goal is to provide useful resources and practical technical assistance that will strengthen the ability of local and state policymakers, program administrators and staff, and evaluators to implement and use evaluation studies and their findings. 2 pages. FS 200125.

JRSA Helps States Determine Local JAIBG Allocations

Fact Sheet, June 2001. Describes the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) Technical Support Center, which is operated by the Juvenile Research and Statistics Association and helps states calculate the amount of JAIBG funds to distribute to, or spend on behalf of, eligible local jurisdictions. 2 pages. FS 200126.

Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying

Fact Sheet, June 2001. Discusses juvenile bullying, a form of violence among children that has come under intense scrutiny amid reports that it may have been a contributing factor in recent school shootings and that it may be related to other forms of juvenile violence. 2 pages. FS 200127.

Healthy Families America

Fact Sheet, June 2001. Describes Healthy Families America, a voluntary home visitation program that was launched by Prevent Child Abuse America in 1992 in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities and with financial support from the Freddie Mac Foundation. 2 pages. FS 200123.

Juvenile Drug Court Programs

Bulletin, May 2001. Shares the perspectives of practitioners and policymakers who have helped to establish juvenile drug courts—intensive treatment programs that provide specialized services for drug-involved youth and their families. 16 pages. NCJ 184744.

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YouthARTS Development Project

Bulletin, May 2001. Describes a project that brought together federal agencies, national art organizations, and a consortium of local art agencies to develop and assess arts-based prevention programs for at-risk youth. 16 pages. NCJ 186668.

OJJDP Research 2000 Report

Report, May 2001. Summarizes representative achievements of OJJDP's Research and Program Development Division in the areas of research, evaluation, and statistics from August 1999 to the present. 71 pages. NCJ 186732.

Child Abuse Reported to the Police

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, May 2001. Describes the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and its role in depicting police experiences with child abuse and reports key findings derived from NIBRS data. 8 pages. NCJ 187238.

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YouthBuild U.S.A.

Fact Sheet: Youth in Action Series, May 2001. Describes the YouthBuild program, which harnesses the positive energies of unemployed young adults to rebuild their communities and their own lives through a commitment to work, education, responsibility, and family. 2 pages. YFS 00106.

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The Career Academy Concept

Fact Sheet, May 2001. Discusses the concept of career academies, which are schools within schools that link students with peers, teachers, and community partners in a disciplined environment, fostering academic success and mental and emotional health. 2 pages. FS 200115.

The YMCA’s Teen Action Agenda

Fact Sheet, May 2001. Cites survey findings and notes local YMCA programs designed to reach teens during afterschool hours. 2 pages. FS 200114.

The Missing and Exploited Children’s Program (Update)

Fact Sheet, May 2001. Describes how the Missing and Exploited Children's Program meets the needs of missing, exploited, runaway, and thrownaway children and their families. 2 pages. FS 200116.

Substance Abuse: The Nation’s Number One Health Problem

Fact Sheet, May 2001. Summarizes findings from Substance Abuse: The Nation's Number One Health Problem, a report that tracks positive and negative trends in adult and youth smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use over the past three decades. 2 pages. FS 200117.

Green Book Demonstration

Fact Sheet, May 2001. Provides information on an integrated approach to family violence. 2 pages. FS 200121.

Expansion of OJJDP’s Comprehensive Strategy

Fact Sheet, May 2001. Describes OJJDP's Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders, an innovative initiative aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency, improving juvenile justice systems, and controlling the small group of serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. 2 pages. FS 200118.

An Overview of the Title V Community Prevention Grants Program

Fact Sheet, May 2001. Describes OJJDP's Community Prevention Grants program, which focuses on reducing risk factors and enhancing protective factors to prevent youth from entering the juvenile justice system. 2 pages. FS 200119.

A Treatment Study of Children With Attention Hyperactivity Disorder

Fact Sheet, May 2001. Discusses findings of the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder—which assesses the effectiveness of different treatment protocols for children with the disorder—sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health. 2 pages. FS 200120.

Growth of Youth Gang Problems in the United States: 1970-1998

Report, April 2001. Provides information on statistical trends in the development and growth of youth gang problems in the United States during the quarter century preceding December 1995 by examining changes in the numbers, types, and localities reporting the presence of gang problems. 143 pages. NCJ 181868.

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Youth for Justice

Bulletin, April 2001. Describes the Youth for Justice program, through which OJJDP works with nonprofit organizations to support law-related education projects. 12 pages. NCJ 186161.

Mental Health Issues and Juvenile Justice Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, April 2001. Highlights the inadequacy of mental healthcare in juvenile correctional facilities, barriers to providing adequate services, and ways in which the juvenile justice and mental health systems can collaborate to increase the level and quality of services. NCJ 188036.

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OJJDP’s Program of Research for Tribal Youth

Fact Sheet, April 2001. Summarizes OJJDP's tribal youth research activities, which are designed to provide empirical evidence about juvenile justice and delinquency prevention policies and practices and their impact on tribal youth. 2 pages. FS 200110.

The National Center on Child Fatality Review

Fact Sheet, April 2001. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports the National Center on Child Fatality Review (NCFR) in El Monte, CA, to help prevent severe and fatal child abuse and neglect and bring offenders to justice. 5 pages. FS 200112.

An Overview of the JAIBG Program

Fact Sheet, April 2001. Describes OJJDP's Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants program, which is designed to strengthen the juvenile justice system, therefore promoting greater accountability among youth involved in the system. 2 pages. FS 200109.

Children’s Exposure to Violence: The Safe Start Initiative

Fact Sheet, April 2001. Presents an overview of the Safe Start Initiative, which is designed to prevent and reduce the impact of violence on young children and their families. 2 pages. FS 200113.

Culinary Education and Training Program for At-Risk Youth

Fact Sheet, April 2001. Discusses the Culinary Education and Training Program for At-Risk Youth, which provides professional training in Miami's food service industry. 2 pages. FS 200107.

Child Neglect and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2001; revised from September 1996. Defines the concept of parental duty, explores the links between poverty and neglect, describes the ways in which children are neglected and in which cases of neglect may be detected, and discusses Munchausen syndrome by proxy. This publication is not available online. 20 pages. NCJ 161841.

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Law Enforcement Response to Child Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2001; revised from May 1997. Provides information needed by law enforcement personnel to ensure consistency in child abuse investigations and offers useful suggestions on how police officers can work with physicians, respond to domestic disturbance calls, and place children in protective custody. 24 pages. NCJ 162425.

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Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program: A Compendium of Resources

Compendium, March 2001. Provides practical information to states and units of local government to help them determine how to use federal funds most effectively to combat underage drinking. Available online only. NCJ 178263.

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Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended: A Review of the Professional Literature

Report, March 2001. Reviews the research literature pertaining to juveniles who have committed sex offenses, providing a comprehensive and annotated account of the characteristics of these juveniles and the types of offenses they commit. 86 pages. NCJ 184739.

Early Identification of Risk Factors for Parental Abduction

Bulletin, March 2001. Presents the design and findings of four OJJDP-funded projects on preventing family abductions: a documentary study, a criminal sanctions study, an interview study, and an intervention study. 12 pages. NCJ 185026.

Anticipating Space Needs in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities

Bulletin, March 2001. Provides juvenile justice policymakers with information to help them project detention and corrections populations. 20 pages. NCJ 185234.

Choosing and Using Child Victimization Questionnaires

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, March 2001. Presents information on questionnaires designed to elicit information about child victimization. 16 pages. NCJ 186027.

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Keeping Children Safe: OJJDP's Child Protection Division

Bulletin, March 2001. Describes OJJDP's Child Protection Division and its efforts to safeguard children by supporting research and programs on child victimization and exposure to violence; providing information and training and technical assistance to state, local, and community-based agencies; and developing and demonstrating effective child protection initiatives. 8 pages. NCJ 186158.

Female Gangs: A Focus on Research

Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, March 2001. Summarizes research on female gangs and draws attention to programmatic and research needs. 12 pages. NCJ 186159.

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Youth Gang Homicides in the 1990’s

Fact Sheet, March 2001. Discusses the results of a study of youth gang homicides in U.S. cities in the 1990s, which was conducted by OJJDP's National Youth Gang Center; the list of references cited in this Fact Sheet are available in the ASCII text file only. 2 pages. FS 200103.

Highlights of the Youth Internet Safety Survey

Fact Sheet, March 2001. Presents findings from the Youth Internet Safety Survey conducted by the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. 2 pages. FS 200104.

School Resource Officer Training Program

Fact Sheet, March 2001. Describes the school resource officer concept, which can contribute to improving school safety and alleviating community concerns; discusses efforts to fund new school resource officers across the nation; and reports on Comprehensive School Safety Leadership Initiative training and technical assistance. 2 pages. FS 200105.

Missing and Exploited Children’s Training Program

Fact Sheet, March 2001. Discusses the Missing and Exploited Children's Training and Technical Assistance Program at the Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin. 2 pages. FS 200106.

Comparison of Four Restorative Conferencing Models

Bulletin, February 2001. Focuses on four restorative conferencing models: victim-offender mediation, community reparative boards, family group conferencing, and circle sentencing. 20 pages. NCJ 184738.

Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, February 2001. Discusses key findings from the OJJDP Report Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth, provides guidance in designing and implementing training programs that meet the needs of employers, and highlights promising programs and effective strategies for linking court-involved youth to the job market. NCJ 186403.

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Family Abductors: Descriptive Profiles and Preventive Interventions

Bulletin, January 2001. Discusses parental abduction, which encompasses a broad array of illegal behaviors that involve one parent taking, detaining, concealing, or enticing away his or her child from the parent having custodial access. 8 pages. NCJ 182788.

Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, January 2001. Analyzes statistics concerning reported and substantiated cases of child sexual abuse. 12 pages. NCJ 184741.

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Planning of New Institutions: Workshops for Juvenile Facilities

Fact Sheet, January 2001. Describes the Planning of New Institutions for Juvenile Facilities workshop program. 2 pages. FS 200101.

Assessing Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorders in Juvenile Detainees

Fact Sheet, January 2001. Addresses the issue that a significant percentage of youth involved in the juvenile justice system have unmet needs for mental health and substance abuse services. 2 pages. FS 200102.

2000

Jurisdictional Technical Assistance Package for Juvenile Corrections

Report, December 2000. Provides jurisdictions with guidance in assessing local needs for corrections technical assistance and committing available resources to address those needs. Available online only. 273 pages. NCJ 179194.

Increasing School Safety Through Juvenile Accountability Programs

Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, December 2000. Describes activities in support of OJJDP's commitment to promote school safety by holding students accountable for their behavior. 16 pages. NCJ 179283.

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State Custody Rates, 1997

Bulletin, December 2000. Presents state-by-state statistics on custody rates for juvenile delinquents and status offenders held in public and private facilities. 4 pages. NCJ 183108.

Juvenile Victims of Property Crimes

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, December 2000. Presents data on juvenile victims of property crimes. 12 pages. NCJ 184740.

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Functional Family Therapy

Bulletin: Family Strengthening Series, December 2000. Chronicles the 30-year evolution of Functional Family Therapy; sets forth the program's core principles, goals, and techniques; and reviews its research foundations. 8 pages. NCJ 184743.

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Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume VII, Number 3 (Parenting Issue)

Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, December 2000. Highlights the importance of parent-child relationships and features ways to strengthen the capacity of families to make crucial contributions to their children's welfare. 36 pages. NCJ 184746.

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Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume VII, Number 2 (American Indian Issue)

Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, December 2000. Presents three feature articles, each of which provides a compendium of information on preventing and combating delinquency among American Indian youth. 40 pages. NCJ 184747.

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Juvenile Arrests 1999

Bulletin, December 2000. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 1999 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 185236.

Coordinating Council Promotes Federal Collaboration

Fact Sheet, December 2000. Provides information on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which encourages federal agencies to collaborate on programs that improve juvenile justice systems, prevent juvenile delinquency, and focus on missing and exploited children. 2 pages. FS 200021.

Nurturing Parenting Programs

Bulletin: Family Strengthening Series, November 2000. Describes the Nurturing Parenting Programs, a family-centered parenting initiative designed to address the generational cycle of violence in which parents rear children in the context of the violence they experienced as children. 12 pages. NCJ 172848.

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Co-occurrence of Delinquency and Other Problem Behaviors

Bulletin: Youth Development Series, November 2000. Examines the co-occurrence or overlap of serious delinquency with drug use, problems in school, and mental health problems. 8 pages. NCJ 182211.

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Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth

Report, November 2000. Presents a compendium of the opinions and concerns of an OJJDP task force about current conditions that affect court-involved youth and identifies the most promising strategies for connecting court-involved youth to the labor market. 106 pages. NCJ 182787.

Safe From the Start: Taking Action on Children Exposed to Violence

Summary, November 2000. Presents an action plan for addressing the problem of children's exposure to violence. 76 pages. NCJ 182789.

National Youth Gang Survey, 1998: Summary

Summary, November 2000. Presents findings from the 1998 National Youth Gang Survey, which is designed to facilitate analysis of changes and trends in the nature of youth gangs and their activities. 86 pages. NCJ 183109.

Comprehensive Responses to Youth at Risk: Interim Findings From the SafeFutures Initiative: Summary

Summary, November 2000. Describes the lessons learned over the first 3 years of OJJDP's SafeFutures initiative, which focuses on preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency and violence based on research on risk and protective factors and experience with promising strategies. 91 pages. NCJ 183841.

Law Enforcement Referral of At-Risk Youth: The SHIELD Program

Bulletin, November 2000. Describes an innovative program that facilitates early identification and treatment of at-risk youth. 8 pages. NCJ 184579.

Juveniles and the Death Penalty

Bulletin: Coordinating Council Series, November 2000. Examines the history of capital punishment and Supreme Court decisions related to its use with juveniles. 16 pages. NCJ 184748.

Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, November 2000. Presents key findings of OJJDP's Study Group on Very Young Offenders, features effective and promising intervention and prevention programs, analyzes the implications of dealing with seriously disruptive children in the preschool and early elementary school years. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 185594.

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Resources for Juvenile Detention Reform

Fact Sheet, November 2000. Addresses the issue of crowding in juvenile detention facilities because of minority overrepresentation and discusses the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, which has had some success in facilities in Chicago, Portland, and Sacramento. 2 pages. FS 200018.

Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1988–1997

Fact Sheet, November 2000. Examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention, the detention population (in terms of race, age, and gender), and the use of detention by juvenile courts from 1988–1997. 2 pages. FS 200017.

Female Delinquency Cases, 1997

Fact Sheet, November 2000. Describes the types of offenses committed by juvenile female offenders and provides additional data on detention, intake decisions, waiver to criminal court, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 200016.

Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1988–1997

Fact Sheet, November 2000. Presents national data on delinquency cases resulting in probation. 2 pages. FS 200019.

Highlights of the 1999 National Youth Gang Survey

Fact Sheet, November 2000. Reports findings from the annual National Youth Gang Survey, which collects statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the nation. 2 pages. FS 200020.

Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1997

Bulletin, October 2000. Presents findings from the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1997, which reports on cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 16 pages. NCJ 181204.

High/Scope Perry Preschool Project

Bulletin, October 2000. Reviews the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project, an early childhood education program established in 1962; reviews the results of an ongoing study of the program; explains how and why the program was successful on several outcome measures; and examines the implications for future policy decisions. 8 pages. NCJ 181725.

Teen Courts: Focus on Research

Bulletin, October 2000. Presents the results of a national survey of teen courts that was conducted as part of OJJDP's Evaluation of Teen Courts Project by researchers at The Urban Institute. 16 pages. NCJ 183472.

Comprehensive Framework for School Violence Prevention Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, October 2000. Presents a comprehensive approach to school safety that was developed by the Hamilton Fish Institute after extensive examination of and research on an array of approaches to preventing school violence and promoting school safety. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 184177.

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School Safety: Annual Report, 2000

Report, October 2000. Describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property; the 2000 Report in this annual series discusses student discipline and includes data on harassment and hate crime among students. 159 pages. NCJ 193163.

Counting America's Youth: Easy Access to Population Data

Fact Sheet, October 2000. Describes Easy Access to Juvenile Populations, a new online interactive data dissemination tool that provides demographic information about U.S. juveniles. 2 pages. FS 200014.

Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1988–1997

Fact Sheet, October 2000. Presents data on juvenile delinquency cases that result in out-of-home placement. 2 pages. FS 200015.

Involving Youth in Civic Life, 2000

Fact Sheet: Youth in Action Series, October 2000. Describes two activities that enhance civic involvement by youth: Youth Advisory Councils and Youth Town Hall Meetings. 2 pages. YFS 00005.

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Juvenile Mentoring Program: A Progress Review

Bulletin, September 2000. Lists the parameters under which OJJDP's JUMP programs operated in 2000, describes the scope and methodology of JUMP's ongoing national evaluation, and presents preliminary evaluation findings. 8 pages. NCJ 182209.

Preventing Adolescent Gang Involvement

Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, September 2000. Provides information on the history of American youth gangs and current knowledge about gangs. 12 pages. NCJ 182210.

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Fighting Juvenile Gun Violence

Bulletin, September 2000. Describes the implementation of OJJDP's Partnerships To Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence Program at demonstration sites in Baton Rouge and Shreveport, LA; Oakland, CA; and Syracuse, NY. 12 pages. NCJ 182679.

Combating Underage Drinking Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, September 2000. Highlights health and social problems associated with underage drinking, shares model approaches to reduce underage drinking, and discusses federal funding opportunities and the roles of governmental and nongovernmental agencies. NCJ 184175.

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Interstate Compact on Juveniles

Fact Sheet, September 2000. Provides information on the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, a multistate agreement that provides the procedural means to regulate the movement across state lines of juveniles who are under court supervision. 2 pages. FS 200012.

Innovative Information on Juvenile Residential Facilities

Fact Sheet, September 2000. Describes the first Juvenile Residential Facility Census, a new effort designed to collect information about the facilities in which juvenile offenders are held. 2 pages. FS 200011.

Youth Gang Programs and Strategies

Summary, August 2000. Outlines programs that have been and are being used to break the appeal of gangs and reduce gang crime violence. 86 pages. NCJ 171154.

Juvenile Transfers to Criminal Court in the 1990's: Lessons Learned From Four Studies

Summary, August 2000. Presents the findings of four studies of juvenile transfers to adult criminal court conducted by the National Center for Juvenile Justice. 68 pages. NCJ 181301.

Competency Training: The Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14

Bulletin: Family Strengthening Series, August 2000. Provides information on the Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10–14, a 7-week curriculum designed to bring parents together with their children to reduce substance abuse and other problem behaviors. 11 pages. NCJ 182208.

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Youth Gangs in Schools

Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, August 2000. Presents results of analyses of gang-related data gathered by the 1995 School Crime Supplements. 8 pages. NCJ 183015.

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Incredible Years Training Series

Bulletin: Family Strengthening Series, July 2000. Describes the Incredible Years Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series developed by Dr. Carolyn Webster-Stratton. 24 pages. NCJ 173422.

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Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System

Bulletin, July 2000. Summarizes the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and analyzes their relevance to the juvenile justice process. 16 pages. NCJ 179359.

Kidnapping of Juveniles: Patterns From NIBRS

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, July 2000. Examines data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System on kidnaping of juveniles. 8 pages. NCJ 181161.

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OJJDP Annual Report 1999

Report, July 2000. Describes OJJDP's major accomplishments of 1999 and discusses the philosophy that guided program plans. 64 pages. NCJ 181205.

Implementation of the Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Program

Bulletin, July 2000. Provides an overview of the Intensive Aftercare Program model—the goal of which is to reduce recidivism among high-risk juvenile parolees—and describes its implementation in participating sites. 20 pages. NCJ 181464.

Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Report to Congress, 1999

Report, July 2000. Presents the experiences and accomplishments of states and communities that implement the Community Prevention Grants Program in 1999. 55 pages. NCJ 182677.

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2000

Report, July 2000. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2000 report of this annual series includes special features on kindergartners' knowledge and skills and youth participation in volunteer activities. 77 pages. NCJ 182680.

Juvenile Vandalism, 1997

Fact Sheet, July 2000. Examines juvenile vandalism arrest data from 1997, based on findings of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2 pages. FS 200010.

Developing a Policy for Controlled Substance Testing of Juveniles

Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, June 2000. Presents an overview of the issues involved in developing and implementing a substance-testing program for juveniles. 12 pages. NCJ 178896.

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Ten Steps for Implementing a Program of Controlled Substance Testing of Juveniles

Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, June 2000. Presents a detailed discussion of a 10-step process for developing and implementing a substance-testing program. 28 pages. NCJ 178897.

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Characteristics of Crimes Against Juveniles

Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, June 2000. Examines data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System on the characteristics of crimes committed against juveniles. 12 pages. NCJ 179034.

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Juvenile Court Statistics 1997

Report, June 2000. Profiles delinquency cases and status offense cases handled by the juvenile courts in 1997. 118 pages. NCJ 180864.

Race, Ethnicity, and Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending

Bulletin: Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending Series, June 2000. Discusses racial and ethnic differences in the rates of serious and violent offending among juveniles. 8 pages. NCJ 181202.

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How Shall We Respond to the Dreams of Youth? Videoconference

Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, June 2000. Highlights effective interventions and model programs that serve the needs of troubled youth. NCJ 182438.

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Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook

Fact Sheet, June 2000. Provides information on the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook. 2 pages. FS 200008.

Overview of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Fact Sheet, June 2000. Presents an overview of OJJDP. 2 pages. FS 200009.

Children as Victims (From Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report, 1999, by Howard N. Snyder and Melissa Sickmund)

Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, May 2000. Presents an overview of statistics on juveniles as victims of crime and maltreatment. 24 pages. NCJ 180753.

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Second Chances: Giving Kids a Chance To Make a Better Choice

Bulletin, May 2000. Presents profiles of 12 individuals who were petitioned into juvenile court as delinquents when they were young and then went on to lead successful lives. 28 pages. NCJ 181680.

National Youth Court Center

Fact Sheet, May 2000. Provides information on the National Youth Court Center, which was established by OJJDP at the American Probation and Parole Association in Lexington, KY. 2 pages. FS 200007.

Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 1988–1997

Fact Sheet, May 2000. Provides information on person offense cases handled by juvenile courts from 1988 to 1997. 2 pages. FS 200006.

Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume VII, Number 1 (Mental Health Issue)

Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, April 2000. Presents three feature articles, each exploring mental health issues related to youth in the juvenile justice system. 44 pages. NCJ 178256.

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Prevention of Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending

Bulletin: Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending Series, April 2000. Describes some developmental precursors to serious and violent juvenile offending and outlines effective approaches to prevention of such offending. 16 pages. NCJ 178898.

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Creating Publications: Write To Fight Crime

Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, April 2000. Describes how youth can create publications to help inform, persuade, and motivate their audience. 8 pages. NCJ 179000.

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Does Your Youth Program Work?

Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, April 2000. Helps youth get started in evaluating their youth programs. 6 pages. NCJ 179001.

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Predictors of Youth Violence

Bulletin: Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending Series, April 2000. Presents findings of OJJDP's Study Group on Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders, which spent 2 years analyzing data collected by long-term studies of juvenile violence. 12 pages. NCJ 179065.

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Second Comprehensive Study of Missing Children

Bulletin, April 2000. Describes the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, which measures the incidence of each of eight categories of missing children. 6 pages. NCJ 179085.

Brief Strategic Family Therapy

Bulletin: Family Strengthening Series, April 2000. Describes brief strategic family therapy, an intensive, short-term, problem-focused intervention that addresses minority youth and families in Miami, FL. 12 pages. NCJ 179285.

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Family Skills Training for Parents and Children

Bulletin: Family Strengthening Series, April 2000. Features the Strengthening Families Program, which serves culturally and geographically diverse families and their children throughout the nation. 12 pages. NCJ 180140.

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Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders

Bulletin: Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending Series, April 2000. Presents the results of a meta-analysis (a systematic synthesis of quantitative research results) that posed two questions: (1) Can intervention programs reduce recidivism rates among serious delinquents? and (2) If so, what types of programs are most effective? 8 pages. NCJ 181201.

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Juveniles Facing Criminal Sanctions: Three States That Changed the Rules

Report, April 2000. Examines state laws that target serious juvenile crime by expanding eligibility for criminal court processing and sanctioning and reducing confidentiality protections for a subset of juvenile offenders. 66 pages. NCJ 181203.

Crowding in Juvenile Detention: A Problem Solving Approach Videoconference

Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Series, April 2000. Addresses various approaches to solving the problem of crowding in juvenile detention facilities. NCJ 182295.

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Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2000; revised from July 1996. Provides guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging in medical evaluations designed to determine whether an injury is evidence of child abuse. 16 pages. NCJ 161235.

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Forming a Multidisciplinary Team To Investigate Child Abuse

Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2000; revised from November 1998. Delineates the benefits of forming a multidisciplinary team of professionals from law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, medicine, counseling, and related fields to investigate cases of child abuse and neglect. 28 pages. NCJ 170020.

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System Change Through State Challenge Activities: Approaches and Products

Bulletin, March 2000. Describes problems in the juvenile justice system (e.g., inadequate services for youth with special needs, poor conditions of confinement, overrepresentation of minorities, insufficient use of alternatives to incarceration, inadequate aftercare services, and gender bias) and Congress's response to these problems—the State Challenge Activities Program. 12 pages. NCJ 177625.

Violent Neighborhoods, Violent Kids

Bulletin, March 2000. Presents findings of research that examined the types of delinquent behavior found among boys living in the three most violent neighborhoods in Washington, DC, and the role that institutions such as families, schools, churches, and youth-serving organizations play in the boys' lives. 16 pages. NCJ 178248.

Comprehensive Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Pilot Sites

Bulletin, March 2000. Offers an overview of the Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders, which was developed by OJJDP to assist states and local communities in prevention and intervention efforts. 12 pages. NCJ 178258.

Establishing and Maintaining Interagency Information Sharing

Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, March 2000. Presents the necessary elements to develop and maintain an interagency information-sharing program to be used by representatives from juvenile courts, probation, social services, education, law enforcement, prosecution, and other juvenile justice partners who serve at-risk and delinquent youth. 16 pages. NCJ 178281.

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