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1992 Juvenile Arrests
 Fact Sheet, May 1994. Provides national data on arrests of juveniles (persons under age 18) in 1992; data were taken from the FBI's Crime in the United States, 1992. 2 pages. FS 9413.
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1999 Annual Report on School Safety
 Report, May 2000. Describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property; the 1999 Report in this annual series reveals the measures some schools have taken to prevent and address school violence. 72 pages. NCJ 181757.
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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.
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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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Accountability-Based Sanctions
 Fact Sheet, March 1997. Provides information on the accountability-based sanctions requirement of the Innovative Local Law Enforcement and Community Policing program. 2 Pages. FS 9758.
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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.
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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.
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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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Allegheny County, PA: Mobilizing to Reduce Juvenile Crime
 Bulletin, June 1997. Describes the development of the communitywide collaborative process designed to reduce juvenile crime and violence in Allegheny County, documents examples of the program's achievements, and examines the reasons for the program's success. 12 pages. NCJ 165693.
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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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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.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2003
 Report, 2003. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2003 report of this annual series includes special features on decennial census data that portrays changes in the lives of America's children from 1990 to 2000 for all states and the District of Columbia for nine indicators. 161 pages. NCJ 201255.
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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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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.
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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.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
 Report, July 1999. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 1999 report of this annual series includes a special feature on children who have difficulty performing everyday activities. 79 pages. NCJ 176366.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 1998
 Report, July 1998. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 1998 report of this annual series presents data on six key demographic measures and two measures of safety/well-being. 123 pages. NCJ 171150.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
 Report, July 1997. The 1997 report, the first in the series of annual reports on the well-being of children, features a special indicator on child abuse. 107 pages. NCJ 165472.
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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.
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An Assessment of Space Needs in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities Report to Congress 1998
 Reports, July 1998. Assesses present and future needs for space in the nation's juvenile detention and correctional facilities. 118 pages. NCJ 188796.
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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.
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Annual Report on School Safety, 1998
 Report, October 1998. Describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property; the first Report in this annual series illustrates how some schools address school violence and provides the information and resources communities need to evaluate and enhance their schools' level of safety. 48 pages. NCJ 173934.
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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.
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Are Juveniles Driving the Violent Crime Trend?
 Fact Sheet, May 1994. Presents national data on Violent Crime Index offenses between 1965 and 1992 and concludes that although juveniles are not driving the violent crime trends, their responsibility for the growth in U.S. violent crime has increased. 2 pages. FS 9416.
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Arts and Performances for Prevention
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, January 2000. Teaches youth how to use music, drama, dance, and visual arts programs to draw attention to problems in their communities, educate others on the benefits of crime prevention, and suggest ways to prevent crime. 8 pages. NCJ 178927.
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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.
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Balanced and Restorative Justice
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, June 2001. Highlights some of the key principles involved in the balanced and restorative justice model. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 188420.
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Balanced and Restorative Justice
 Summary, October 1994. Discusses community supervision of juvenile offenders based on the balanced approach mission and the restorative justice philosophy. 21 pages. NCJ 149727.
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Balanced and Restorative Justice Project (BARJ)
 Fact Sheet, July 1996. Explains the balanced and restorative justice model, which underscores the importance of the victim (individual or community) in the justice process and requires the offender to actively pursue restoration of the victim by paying restitution or performing community service, or both. 2 pages. FS 9642.
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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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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.
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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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Bridging the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
 Bulletin, June 1995. Describes four programs that present opportunities for collaboration between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. 4 pages. NCJ 152155.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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Challenging the Myths
 Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, March 2000. Evaluates "superpredator" theory, which concluded that a new breed of violent juveniles was emerging in the early 1990s and predicted a wave of violent juvenile crime that would continue into the next decade. 8 pages. NCJ 178993.
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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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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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Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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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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.
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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Child Sexual Exploitation: Improving Investigations and Protecting Victims: A Blueprint for Action
 Guide, January 1995. Presents guidelines for collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of child pornography and prostitution cases and in the provision of services to young victims of these crimes. 64 pages. NCJ 153527.
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Child Welfare National Data Analysis System
 Fact Sheet, November 1999. Describes the nation's first comprehensive and interactive child welfare database: the National Data Analysis System. 2 pages. FS 99120.
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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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Children in Custody 1991: Private Facilities
 Fact Sheet, April 1993. Presents the results of OJJDP's 1991 survey of privately operated juvenile detention, correction, and shelter facilities. 2 pages. FS 9302.
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Children in Custody 1991: Public Juvenile Facilities
 Fact Sheet, April 1993. Presents the results of OJJDP's 1991 survey of privately operated juvenile detention, correction, and shelter facilities. 2 pages. FS 9302.
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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.
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Coach's Playbook Against Drugs: Portable Guide
 Guide, 1998. Equips high school, junior high school, and middle school coaches with valuable information on why students use drugs, how drugs affect performance, and what coaches can do to keep students and players drug free. 22 pages. NCJ 173393.
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Combating Underage Drinking (Videotape Parts 1 and 2)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 184175.
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Combating Underage Drinking
 Fact Sheet, February 1998. Describes OJJDP's Combating Underage Drinking program and presents national statistics that help define the problem; also provides information on two related initiatives-teen court and the Juvenile DUI Enforcement Program. 2 pages. FS 9875.
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Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan; Report
 Report, March 1996. Provides a framework and strategy for action to address juvenile violence and victimization that face community members-including youth-and the juvenile justice system. 212 pages. NCJ 157106.
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Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan Summary
 Summary, March 1996. Summarizes the National Juvenile Justice Action Plan, an eight-point statement of objectives and strategies designed to strengthen state and local initiatives to reduce juvenile violence and victimization, increase the capacity of the juvenile justice system to respond, and prevent delinquency. 41 pages. NCJ 157105.
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Communities Working Together
 Videotapes: Teleconference Videotape Series, June 1995. Reviews the collaborative process and provides examples of programs that communities that use the process in preventing or intervening in delinquency, violence, substance abuse and other problems. NCJ 160946.
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Community Assessment Centers: A Discussion of the Concept's Efficacy
 Unpublished paper, November 1995. Discusses the potential benefits of Community Assessment Centers, examines how OJJDP currently addresses issues of importance in intervening with at-risk and delinquent youth, and discusses how OJJDP may address the concept of Community Assessment Centers in fiscal year 1996. 19 pages. NCJ 161858.
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Community Cleanup
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, July 1999. Defines community cleanup projects as those that bring together volunteers to clean, repair, and improve public spaces or other areas that have been neglected, vandalized, or misused. 6 pages. NCJ 171690.
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Community Responses to Truancy: Engaging Students in School -- Teleconference Video (April 30, 2003)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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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Compendium of Programs That Work for Youth
 Fact Sheet, November 1999. Provides a synopsis of information from MORE Things That DO Make a Difference for Youth: A Compendium of Evaluations of Youth Programs and Practices, volume II, a publication of the American Youth Policy Forum. 2 pages. FS 99121.
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Comprehensive Framework for School Violence Prevention
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. NCJ 184177.
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Comprehensive Juvenile Justice in State Legislatures
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, February 1998. Focuses on the concerns and strategies of state legislators in developing effective juvenile justice policy and highlights state legislative action, research findings, and promising programs that contribute to a comprehensive juvenile justice system. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 169593.
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Conditions of Confinement in Juvenile Detention and Corrections
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, September 1993. Reviews the findings and recommendations of the 1993 Abt report on a nationwide study of confinement conditions in juvenile correctional facilities. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Website. NCJ 147531.
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Conditions of Confinement: Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facilities; Research Report
 Report, August 1994. Provides assessed conditions of confinement for juveniles throughout the nation, determines the extent to which those conditions conform to recognized national professional standards, and outlines recommendations for improvement. Because of its length, this Report was broken up into 17 separate PDF files. 370 pages. NCJ 145793.
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Conditions of Confinement in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities
 Fact Sheet, April 1993. Presents the results of an OJJDP-funded nationwide investigation of conditions in secure juvenile detention and correctional facilities. 2 pages. FS 9301.
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Conflict Resolution for Youth: Programming for Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, May 1996. Promotes conflict resolution strategies for schools, youth-serving organizations, and community and juvenile justice settings; discusses conflict resolution training and consultation resources; and highlights different approaches discussed in Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 161416.
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Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
 Fact Sheet, November 1995. Presents information on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, including responsibilities, profile of major activities, the National Juvenile Justice Action Plan and its implementation, and a list of members. 2 pages. FS 9531.
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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.
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Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention
 Fact Sheet, February 1999. Presents an overview of a recent RAND report, Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions. 2 pages. FS 9994.
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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.
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Counting What Counts: The Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement
 Fact Sheet, January 1998. Describes OJJDP's Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, which collects individual information for each juvenile held in residential facilities and asks questions about the juvenile's legal status, including court of jurisdiction, adjudicatory status, and the state or county that has jurisdiction over the juvenile. 2 pages. FS 9874.
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Court Appointed Special Advocates: A Voice for Abused and Neglected Children in Court
 Bulletin, March 1997. Describes the role of Court Appointed Special Advocates, volunteers who work in conjunction with child protective services and the juvenile justice system to meet the needs of abused and neglected children for safety and for suitable, permanent homes. 4 pages. NCJ 164512.
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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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Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide
 Guide, September 1996. Presents background information on school safety; action steps for schools, parents, students, and community and business groups; and information briefs on topics such as truancy, alternative education programs for expelled students, and conflict resolution. 97 pages. NCJ 163064.
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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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Criminal Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2001; 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 162426.
Cross-Age Teaching
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, July 1999. Describes cross-age teaching programs for youth, in which youth share their skills and knowledge with persons either younger or older than they are. 8 pages. NCJ 171688.
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Crowding in Juvenile Detention: A Problem Solving Approach
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, April 2000. Addresses various approaches to solving the problem of crowding in juvenile detention facilities. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 182295.
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Cultural Explanations for Vietnamese Youth Involvement in Street Gangs-- Final Report
 Report, June 1998. Examines gang involvement among Vietnamese American youth in Westminster, CA, and provides recommendations for the development of effective community-based programs to prevent gang membership and delinquency. 97 pages. NCJ 180955.
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Curfew: An Answer to Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization?
 Bulletin, April 1996. Examines recent developments in curfew ordinances, legal issues related to curfews, how jurisdictions have responded to legal challenges, the elements of sound community-based curfew programs, and examples of curfew programs and services from seven jurisdictions. 12 pages. NCJ 159533.
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Delays in Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases
 Fact Sheet, March 1997. Presents findings from the Delays in Juvenile Justice Sanctions Project conducted by the National Center for Juvenile Justice and discusses the concerns of juvenile justice experts regarding delays in case processing. 2 pages. FS 9760.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 1992
 Fact Sheet, July 1994. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1992, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 9418.
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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.
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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.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1997
 Fact Sheet, March 2000. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1997, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 200004.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1996
 Fact Sheet, May 1999. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1996, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 99109.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1995
 Fact Sheet, May 1998. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1995, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 9879.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1994
 Fact Sheet, October 1996. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1994, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 9647.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1991
 Fact Sheet, April 1994. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1991, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 9418.
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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.
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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.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1988-1997
 Fact Sheet, March 2000. 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 200002.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1987-1996
 Fact Sheet, April 1999. 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 9999.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1985-1994
 Fact Sheet, February 1997. 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 9752.
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Delinquency Prevention
 Fact Sheet, February 1994. Describes OJJDP's Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs, which was established by Congress in response to the need for local, comprehensive, delinquency prevention planning and programs for youth who have had or are likely to have contact with the juvenile justice system. 2 pages. FS 9406.
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Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Detention Practice
 Report, October 1996. Provides comprehensive information on the principles, concepts, and daily practices of juvenile detention. 237 pages. NCJ 161408.
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Detention Diversion Advocacy: An Evaluation
 Bulletin, September 1999. Provides an overview of diversion programs and evaluation findings from the Detention Diversion Advocacy Project, a disposition case advocacy program operating in San Francisco, CA, and sponsored by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. 16 pages. NCJ 171155.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1987-1996
 Fact Sheet, August 1999. 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 1987-1996. 2 pages. FS 99115.
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Developing and Administering Accountability-Based Sanctions for Juveniles
 Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, September 1999. Describes Congress's attempt, through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program, to encourage states to develop and administer sanctions that are accountability based. 12 pages. NCJ 177612.
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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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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.
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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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Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System: Summary
 Summary, May 1998. Presents findings from two projects funded by OJJDP to demonstrate innovative ways to identify and intervene with juvenile drug abusers and offers recommendations to assist juvenile justice agencies seeking to develop programs to identify, screen, and test youth for illicit drug use. 90 pages. NCJ 167889.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 1986-1995
 Fact Sheet, June 1998. Presents national data on delinquency cases involving drug law violations handled in juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 9881.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 1985-1994
  Fact Sheet, February 1997. Presents national data on delinquency cases involving drug law violations handled in juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 9753.
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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.
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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.
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Due Process Advocacy
 Fact Sheet, January 1997. Summarizes the findings of an American Bar Association survey of juvenile legal defense services, published in a report titled A Call for Justice: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings. 2 pages. FS 9749.
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Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice Teleconference Video
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 199595.
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Effective Programs for Serious, Violent and Chronic Juvenile Offenders: An Examination of Three Model Interventions and Intensive Aftercare Initiatives: National Satellite Teleconference
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, October 1995. Highlights three unique intervention strategies and provides information on the importance of effective intensive aftercare programs. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Website. NCJ 160947.
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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.
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Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth (Video Pts 1 & 2 plus a participant packet)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 186403.
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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.
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Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth: An Overview
 Fact Sheet, April 1999. Provides an overview of the OJJDP Report Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth. 2 pages. FS 99102.
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Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program
 Fact Sheet, May 1999. Describes OJJDP's Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws program, a $50 million program of block grants, discretionary programs, and training and technical assistance. 2 pages. FS 99107.
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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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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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Expert Panel Issues Report on Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders
 Fact Sheet, October 1997. Summarizes a report by OJJDP's Study Group on Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders and includes background information on the Study Group project and a list of conclusions drawn by the report authors. 2 pages. FS 9768.
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Fact-Finding Report on Community Assessment Centers (CACs): Final Report
 Report, June 1996. Provides information and recommendations on the concept of the Community Assessment Center (CAC), based on visits to selected programs. 63 pages. NCJ 180609.
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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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Family Strengthening for High-Risk Youth
 Fact Sheet, March 1994. Discusses Effective Parenting Strategies for Families of High-Risk Youth; the program was carried out by an interdisciplinary team composed of family researchers at the University of Utah and policy scientists at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. 2 pages. FS 9408.
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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.
Federal Efforts To Prevent and Reduce Juvenile Delinquency: FY 1995 Delinquency Development Statements
 Report, October 1996. Examines how 12 federal agencies and their departments, branches, or divisions are working to address the problems associated with juvenile delinquency, with emphasis on specific agency policies and programs aimed at reducing or preventing juvenile crime and criminal behavior. 3,041 pages. NCJ 162781.
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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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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.
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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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Gang Members on the Move
 Bulletin, October 1998. Examines whether gang migration has been a major influence in the proliferation of gangs. 12 pages. NCJ 171153.
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Gangs
 Fact Sheet, April 1994. Presents a series of questions and answers related to gangs in America, including the following: What is a gang? What proportion of serious and violent crime is attributable to gangs? Are gangs migrating to smaller cities? What can be done to combat gangs? 2 pages. FS 9412.
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Going Home: Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Teleconference
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, February 2002. Provides an overview of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative and presents information about funding for the Initiative. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 193384.
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The Gould-Wysinger Awards
 Fact Sheet, October 1995. Describes OJJDP's Gould-Wysinger Awards, which recognize federally funded youth services programs and projects that advance the objectives of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, and promote a standard of excellence for program development and implementation in juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. 2 pages. FS 9533.
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Gould-Wysinger Awards: A Tradition of Excellence
 Fact Sheet, August 1996. Provides information on the 1995 Gould-Wysinger Award winners; OJJDP created the awards to pay tribute to James Gould and Deborah Wysinger, who contributed significantly to the welfare of the nation's youth during their careers as OJJDP juvenile justice professionals. 2 pages. FS 9644.
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Graduated Sanctions: An Effective Intervention Strategy for Addressing Delinquency
 Videotape/DVD: OJJDP Teleconference Videotapes, March 2005. Highlights the efforts of OJJDP and the Juvenile Sanctions Center to support and implement effective graduated sanctions strategies. DVD: NCJ 209017. Videotape: NCJ 209016.
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Green Book Demonstration
 Fact Sheet, May 2001. Provides information on an integrated approach to family violence. 2 pages. FS 200121.
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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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Guide for Implementing Teen Court Programs
 Fact Sheet, August 1996. Provides information on the role of teen courts in the justice system and discusses the American Probation and Parole Association's publication Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court Programs. 2 pages. FS 9645.
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Guide for Implementing the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model
 Report, December 1998. Establishes an alternative philosophy for a more balanced approach to juvenile justice that emphasizes restorative justice in which offenders make amends to their victims and the community. 95 pages. NCJ 167887.
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Guide for Implementing the Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders
 Guide, May 1995. Provides guidance and resources to help states, cities, and communities implement OJJDP's Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders. 269 pages. NCJ 153681.
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Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
 Fact Sheet, May 1998. Describes the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law that protects the privacy interests of parents and students by restricting the unwarranted disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records. 2 pages. FS 9878.
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Guidelines for Screening Care Providers
 Fact Sheet, February 1999. Describes the need to implement screening policies in organizations and programs that care for children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities. 2 pages. FS 9992.
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Guidelines for the Screening of Persons Working With Children, the Elderly, and Individuals With Disabilities in Need of Support
 Summary, April 1998. Presents a logical decision model to guide the screening decisions of individuals and organizations that hire employees or recruit volunteers to work with children, the elderly, or the disabled. 61 pages. NCJ 167248.
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Guiding Principles for Promising Female Programming: An Inventory of Best Practices
 Report, October 1998. Outlines the promising practices in programming for girls who are already involved in the juvenile justice system or those who are at risk of delinquency. Available online only. NCJ 173415.
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Hands Without Guns
 Fact Sheet: Youth in Action Series, July 1999. Provides information on Hands Without Guns, a public health and education campaign designed to combat gun violence by providing a forum for positive youth voices. 2 pages. YFS 9903.
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Has the Juvenile Court Outlived Its Usefulness?
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, December 1996. Examines the public debate over whether the juvenile justice system remains a relevant response to juvenile delinquency. Videotape. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 163929.
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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.
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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.
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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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Highlights of the 1995 National Youth Gang Survey
 Fact Sheet, April 1997. Reports findings from the annual National Youth Gang Survey, which collects statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the nation. 2 pages. FS 9763.
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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.
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Highlights of the 2002-2003 National Youth Gang Surveys
 Report, 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.
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Holding Up Both Ends of the Sky: Juvenile Justice Partners in Indian Country (Video)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 200540.
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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.
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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.
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How Juveniles Get to Criminal Court
 Bulletin, October 1994. Uses data from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive to present state and aggregate information on the diverse mechanisms by which juveniles arrived in criminal court in 1992. 6 pages. NCJ 150309.
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How Shall We Respond to the Dreams of Youth?
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, June 2000. Highlights effective interventions and model programs that serve the needs of troubled youth. Videotape. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 182438.
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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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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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Information Sharing and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
 Fact Sheet, July 1996. Presents information on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act as it relates to information sharing with schools; also describes OJJDP's information sharing initiatives. 2 pages. FS 9639.
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Initiatives To Improve Child Welfare Outcomes
 Fact Sheet, October 1999. Presents highlights from Outcome Initiatives in Child Welfare, a Child Welfare League of America publication describing recent initiatives to measure the effectiveness of child welfare services. 2 pages. FS 99119.
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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.
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Intensive Aftercare for High-Risk Juveniles: Policies and Procedures
 Summary, September 1994. Provides assistance to corrections agencies as they develop juvenile aftercare programs to meet the needs of chronic and serious juvenile offenders. 41 pages. NCJ 147712.
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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.
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Interviewing Child Witnesses and Victims of Sexual Abuse
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, December 2002; 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 161623.
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An Introduction to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
 Fact Sheet, July 1996. Provides a description of OJJDP, which was established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and child victimization. 2 pages. FS 9643.
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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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Investing in Youth for a Safer Future
 Fact Sheet, April 1999. Presents an overview of the Investing in Youth for a Safer Future public education campaign. 2 pages. FS 9998.
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Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center Program
 Fact Sheet, March 1997. Describes the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center, which offers multitiered training and promotes awareness of and encourages the use of existing FBI and other federal resources to help law enforcement agencies investigating missing children cases. 2 pages. FS 9762.
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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.
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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. 273 pages. Available online only. NCJ 179194.
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Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants Program
 Fact Sheet, April 1998. Summarizes OJJDP's Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants program, which provides funds to states and local units of government to help them build correctional/detention facilities, hire court staff, address drugs and gang violence, establish speciality courts, and conduct related activities. 2 pages. FS 9876.
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Juvenile Admissions to State Custody, 1993
 Fact Sheet, May 1995. Presents information from OJJDP's State Juvenile Corrections System Reporting Program, which collects data on juveniles admitted to and released from state juvenile custody. 2 pages. FS 9527.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Juvenile Arrests 1998
 Bulletin, December 1999. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 1998 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 179064.
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Juvenile Arrests 1997
 Bulletin, December 1998. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 1997 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 173938.
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Juvenile Arrests 1996
 Bulletin, November 1997. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 1996 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 167578.
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Juvenile Arrests 1995
 Bulletin, February 1997. Provides a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data reported in the FBI's 1995 Crime in the United States. 12 pages. NCJ 163813.
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Juvenile Arrests for Driving Under the Influence, 1995
 Fact Sheet, October 1997. Presents national data on juvenile arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) in 1995 and includes a table showing DUI arrests for each state. 2 pages. FS 9767.
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Juvenile Arson, 1997
 Fact Sheet, February 1999. Presents statistics on juvenile arrests for arson. 2 pages. FS 9991.
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Juvenile Boot Camps
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, February 1996. Explores the characteristics, operational concepts, and implementation issues of juvenile boot camps; examines the Youth Development Program; and assesses the results of an OJJDP-funded evaluation, illustrating some changes that have been made as a result of the evaluation. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 160949.
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Juvenile Boot Camps: Lessons Learned
 Fact Sheet, June 1996. Describes OJJDP's juvenile boot camp demonstration projects, their evaluations, and lessons learned that will benefit future boot comp programs. 2 pages. FS 9636.
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Juvenile Correctional Education: A Time for Change
 Bulletin, October 1994. Recommends several changes in juvenile correctional education based on the findings of an 18-month study conducted for OJJDP by the National Office for Social Responsibility. 4 pages. NCJ 150309.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases, 1987-1996
 Fact Sheet, April 1999. Presents national data on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts; this Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 1996. 2 pages. FS 99104.
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Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases, 1986-1995
 Fact Sheet, April 1999. Presents national data on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts; this Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 1995. 2 pages. FS 99101.
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Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases, 1985-1994
 Fact Sheet, March 1997. Presents national data on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts; this Fact Sheet is based on the report Juvenile Court Statistics 1994. 2 pages. FS 9757.
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Juvenile Delinquency Development Statements
 Fact Sheet, May 1995. Discusses OJJDP's Report Juvenile Delinquency Development Statements: A Report on Federal Programs, which contains an overview of the mission and goals of federal agencies that administer juvenile delinquency prevention programs and describes how agencies and programs further the goals of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. 2 pages. FS 9524.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1988-1997
 Fact Sheet, November 2000. Presents national data on delinquency cases resulting in probation. 2 pages. FS 200019.
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1985-1994
 Fact Sheet, March 1997. Presents national data on delinquency cases resulting in probation. 2 pages. FS 9754.
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Juvenile Detention Training Needs Assessment
 Report, April 1996. Discusses ways to enhance the job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities of juvenile detention personnel. 75 pages. NCJ 156833.
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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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Juvenile Female Offenders: A Status of the States Report
 Report, October 1998. Describes state efforts to develop and implement programs and policies to address issues related to female juvenile offenders and female juveniles at risk of delinquency and status offenses. 121 pages. NCJ 174464.
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Juvenile Firesetting and Arson
 Fact Sheet, January 1997. Discusses juvenile involvement in firesetting and arson and summarizes the National Juvenile Firesetter/Arson Control and Prevention Program, an initiative funded by OJJDP and the U.S. Fire Administration from 1987 through 1993. 2 pages. FS 9751.
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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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Juvenile Justice: A Century of Change
 Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, December 1999. Reviews developments in juvenile justice system structure and process from the establishment of the nation's first juvenile court in 1899 through the present, including transfers of juveniles to criminal court. 20 pages. NCJ 178995.
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Juvenile Justice Journal, Vol 9, No 1, September 2004
 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 Justice Journal, Volume 8, Number 1
 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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Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume VII, Number 1, April 2000
 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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Juvenile Justice Journal Vol. VI, No. 2, December 1999
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, December 1999. Presents three articles on the juvenile court, which celebrates its centennial anniversary this year. 40 pages. NCJ 178255.
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Juvenile Justice Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, October 1999. Presents three feature articles, each exploring issues related to girls in the juvenile justice system. 40 pages. NCJ 178254.
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Juvenile Justice
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, December 1998. Describes efforts to combat substance abuse by youth. 38 pages. NCJ 173425.
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Juvenile Justice, Conference Edition
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, May 1998. Describes the proceedings of OJJDP's national conference, "Juvenile Justice at the Crossroads," and presents many of the program concepts discussed in the conference workshops, including juvenile crime, responses to juvenile crime, and delinquency prevention. Available Online only. NCJ 165926.
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Juvenile Justice
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, December 1997. Highlights efforts to "make a difference" in the juvenile justice system and examines drug trafficking and homicides involving youth gangs. 32 pages. NCJ 166823.
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Juvenile Justice
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, September 1997. Presents two different, but complementary, articles about encouraging progress in reducing youth gun violence and in the overall effort to combat juvenile violence and delinquency. 31 pages. NCJ 165925.
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Juvenile Justice
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, December 1996. Describes community-based efforts to institute restorative justice measures and to provide aftercare services to juvenile offenders. 39 pages. NCJ 161410.
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Juvenile Justice Journal
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, Fall/Winter 1995. Presents four articles that review the effects of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974, including deinstitutionalization of status offenders. 36 pages. NCJ 152979.
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Juvenile Justice Volume 1, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1993
 Journal: Juvenile Justice Series, Spring/Summer 1993. Presents an examination of the conditions of confinement for juvenile offenders, an interview with a leading juvenile court judge, and highlights of research on the obstacles to the recovery of parentally abducted children. 36 pages. NCJ 199876.
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Juvenile Justice Reform Initiatives in the States: 1994-1996
 Report, October 1997. Identifies and analyzes issues and trends associated with state juvenile justice reform initiatives that took place between 1994 and 1996; issues examined include juvenile violence, street gangs, delinquency prevention, boot camps, and juvenile transfer. 93 pages. NCJ 165697.
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Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP), 1998 Report to Congress
 Report, December 1998. Reviews the principles guiding OJJDP's approach to juvenile crime prevention and the community environment impacting that approach. 65 pages. NCJ 173424.
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Juvenile Offenders and Drug Treatment: Promising Approaches
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, December 1997. Publicizes promising strategies based on research in the field of substance abuse treatment for juvenile offenders and identifies the most important factors needed to treat drug-involved youth and prevent recovering youth from returning to drug abuse. NCJ 168617.
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Juvenile Offenders and Victims: A Focus on Violence
 Report, August 1995. Presents comprehensive information on juvenile crime, violence, and victimization and on the juvenile justice system. This publication is not available online. Click here for ordering information. 100 pages. NCJ 153569.
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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.
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Juvenile Offenders in Residential Placement, 1997
 Fact Sheet, March 1999. Presents data from the 1997 Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement. 2 pages. FS 9996.
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Juvenile Probation: The Workhorse of the Juvenile Justice System
 Bulletin, March 1996. Discusses the work of juvenile probation officers and probation departments, the characteristics of youth on probation, and challenges to probation. 6 pages. NCJ 158534.
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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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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.
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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.
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Juvenile Vandalism, 1996
 Fact Sheet, October 1998. Examines juvenile vandalism arrest data from 1996, based on findings of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2 pages. FS 9885.
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Juvenile Victimization: 1987-1992
 Fact Sheet, June 1994. Presents national data on violent crimes committed against juveniles from 1987 through 1992; the statistics in this Fact Sheet are drawn from the annual National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2 pages. FS 9417.
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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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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.
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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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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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Juveniles in Private Facilities, 1991-1995
 Fact Sheet, April 1997. Provides the results of a census of juveniles held in private facilities from 1991 through 1995. 2 pages. FS 9764.
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Juveniles and the Criminal Justice System
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, December 1998. Examines trends in the prosecution of juveniles as adult criminal offenders and presents recent research on the impact of these trends on the justice system and incarcerated youth and implications for the future. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 173944.
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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.
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Kidnaping 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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Kids and Guns
 Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, March 2000. Presents an overview of statistics indicative of the impact of gun availability on the lives of youth. 12 pages. NCJ 178994.
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Latest Resources From OJJDP
 Catalog, May 2003. Provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to information available from OJJDP. 56 pages. BC 000115.
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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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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. Click here for ordering information. 116 pages. NCJ 194639.
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.
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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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Make a Friend -- Be a Peer Mentor
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, July 1999. Presents peer mentoring programs for youth (those that match older youth with young students in one-on-one relationships) as a way to prevent or reduce crime. 8 pages. NCJ 171691.
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Making the Most of Your Presentation
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, March 2000. Describes how youth can create a presentation that will get their message across effectively to those who need to hear it. 8 pages. NCJ 178997.
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The Mandates
 Fact Sheet, March 1994. Provides information on how states and territories are achieving compliance with the four mandates established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974: deinstitutionalization of status offenders, separation of juveniles from adults in detention and correctional facilities, removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups, and demonstration of efforts to reduce the disproportionate confinement of minority youth. 2 pages. FS 9407.
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Matrix of Community-Based Initiatives
 Summary, May 1995. Briefly describes major federal and private initiatives that focus on violence prevention and economic development and identifies jurisdictions throughout the nation that are implementing these initiatives. 55 pages. NCJ 154816.
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Meetings--Make Them Work!
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, September 1999. Describes the characteristics of a good meeting and provides youth with straightforward advice on how to conduct productive meetings and keep meetings moving in a positive direction. 8 pages. NCJ 171692.
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Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse Problems Among Juveniles
 Fact Sheet, July 1998. Presents four steps that government and private organizations can take to provide adequate services for juvenile delinquents with mental health disorders and substance abuse problems. 2 pages. FS 9882.
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Mental Health Issues and Juvenile Justice (videos part 1 and part 2)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 188036.
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Mentoring for Youth in Schools and Communities
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, September 1997. Provides community-based organizations with information and resources to build successful mentoring programs. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 166376.
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Mentoring Matters Satellite Teleconference (Video)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 198416.
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Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System
 Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, December 1999. Presents information on overrepresentation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system in comparison to their proportion in the general population, with a focus on disproportionate confinement of minorities. 16 pages. NCJ 179007.
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Missing and Exploited Children's Program
 Fact Sheet, March 1997. Provides information on OJJDP programs and activities addressing missing and exploited children issues under the categories of technical assistance, training, research and demonstration, and coordination. 2 pages. FS 9761.
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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.
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Model Court Practices in Abuse and Neglect Cases, Parts 1 and 2
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, February 2000. Shares model court practices for abused and neglected children, encourages the improvement of permanency planning for children, and presents methods of improved collaboration between the child welfare system and the dependency courts by illustrating working program models. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 180961.
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Model Courts Serve Abused and Neglected Children
 Fact Sheet, January 1999. Presents information on the Model Courts initiative, a collaboration between the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and OJJDP. 2 pages. FS 9990.
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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.
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
 Fact Sheet, October 1995. Describes the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which has worked in partnership with OJJDP since 1984; includes information on the Center's activities and accomplishments. 2 pages. FS 9532.
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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.
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National Juvenile Court Data Archive: Collecting Data Since 1927
 Fact Sheet, August 1997. Describes the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, which collects, stores, and analyzes data about young people referred to U.S. courts for delinquency and status offenses; it is maintained by the National Center for Juvenile Justice for OJJDP. 2 pages. FS 9766.
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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.
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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.
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National Youth Gang Center
 Fact Sheet, August 1995. Presents information about the National Youth Gang Center, describing why the center was created, what the center does, how the center carries out its mission, and other ways in which OJJDP is responding to gangs. 2 pages. FS 9528.
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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.
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National Youth Gang Survey, 1997
 Summary, December 1999. Presents findings from the 1997 National Youth Gang Survey, which is designed to facilitate analysis of changes and trends in the nature of youth gangs and their activities. Available online only. 82 pages. NCJ 178891.
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National Youth Gang Survey, 1996: Summary
 Summary, July 1999. Presents findings from the 1996 National Youth Gang Survey, which is designed to facilitate analysis of changes and trends in the nature of youth gangs and their activities. 91 pages. NCJ 173964.
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National Youth Gang Survey, 1995, Program Summary
 Summary, August 1997. Presents findings from the 1995 National Youth Gang Survey, which is designed to facilitate analysis of changes and trends in the nature of youth gangs and their activities. 53 pages. NCJ 164728.
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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.
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The National Youth Network
 Fact Sheet: Youth in Action Series, March 1998. Describes the National Youth Network, which recognizes the importance of youth leadership by uniting young people and adults to enable youth organizations and nonaffiliated youth to have a positive impact in communities and throughout the nation. 2 pages. YFS 9801.
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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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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.
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Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1996
 Bulletin, July 1999. Presents findings from the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1996, which reports on cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 12 pages. NCJ 175719.
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Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1995
 Bulletin, December 1997. Presents findings from the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1995, which reports on cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 12 pages. NCJ 167885.
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Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1994
 Bulletin, October 1996. Presents findings from the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1994, which reports on cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 12 pages. NCJ 162423.
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Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1993
 Bulletin, July 1996. Presents findings from the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1993, which reports on cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 12 pages. NCJ 160945.
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Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1992
 Bulletin, October 1994. Presents findings from the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1992, which reports on cases handled by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction. 12 pages. NCJ 150039.
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OJJDP: Direction and Focus for 2002 and Beyond?
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. This videotape is sold out; view the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 191773.
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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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OJJDP Annual Report 2003-2004
 Report, December 2004. Describes OJJDP's activities and accomplishments during fiscal years 2003 and 2004. 66 pages. NCJ 206630.
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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.
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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.
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OJJDP Annual Report, 1998
 Report, November 1999. Describes OJJDP's major accomplishments of 1998 and discusses the philosophy that guided program plans. 64 pages. NCJ 178892.
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OJJDP Annual Report, 1996-1997
 Report, August 1998. Describes OJJDP's major accomplishments from 1996-1997 and discusses the philosophy that guided program plans. 58 pages. NCJ 166597.
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OJJDP Formula Grants Program
 Fact Sheet, December 1999. Describes OJJDP's Formula Grants program to support state and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. 2 pages. FS 99122.
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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.
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OJJDP Mental Health Initiatives
 Fact Sheet, August 2001. Describes OJJDP's mental health initiatives. 2 pages. FS 200130.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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OJJDP Helps Big Brother Big Sister Celebrate 100th Anniversary
 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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OJJDP Report: A Discussion with J. Robert Flores Satellite Videoconference, December 11, 2002 (Video)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 198155.
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OJJDP Research: Making a Difference for Juveniles
 Report, August 1999. Summarizes key initiatives undertaken by OJJDP's Research and Program Development Division in research, evaluation, and statistics. 55 pages. NCJ 177602.
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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.
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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.
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Online Safety for Children: A Primer for Parents and Teachers
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, November 1999. Addresses growing concerns about online safety and provides important information that parents and teachers can use to ensure that children are safe while they use the Internet. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 178996.
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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.
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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.
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Overview of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
 Fact Sheet, June 2000. Presents an overview of OJJDP. 2 pages. FS 200009.
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Overview of the Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse: Update 2000
 Bulletin, February 2000. Updates Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse: An Overview, the original Bulletin summarizing OJJDP's Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse, a series designed for detectives, police officers, social workers, psychologists, attorneys-anyone who works on child victimization issues. 12 pages. NCJ 178893.
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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.
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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.
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Parental Kidnapping
 Fact Sheet, November 1995. Discusses the impact of abduction on children, strategies for handling parental abduction investigations, and the federal response and provides a list of OJJDP and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children publications that provide additional information about parental kidnapping. 2 pages. FS 9534.
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Performance Measures: What Works?
 Fact Sheet, December 1997. Describes an approach to performance measurement based on the change-agent model set forth in A Guide to Developing and Using Performance Measures in Results-Based Budgeting, a May 1997 working paper of The Finance Project. 2 pages. FS 9771.
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Permanency Planning for Abused and Neglected Children
 Fact Sheet, April 1997. Discusses issues regarding permanent placement for children who have been abused or neglected and describes the Permanency Planning for Children Project developed for OJJDP by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. 2 pages. FS 9765.
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Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court
 Fact Sheet, April 1994. Presents national data on delinquency cases in 1991 in which the most serious charge was an offense against a person; this Fact Sheet is based on the Report Juvenile Court Statistics 1991. 2 pages. FS 9410.
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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.
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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.
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Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998
 Fact Sheet, August 2001. Presents information on delinquency cases involving person offenses. 2 pages. FS 200132.
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Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1986-1995
 Fact Sheet, April 1998. Presents information on delinquency cases involving person offenses. 2 pages. FS 9877.
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Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1985-1994
 Fact Sheet, October 1996. Presents information on delinquency cases involving person offenses. 2 pages. FS 9648.
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Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents
 Guide, 1998. Advises parents how to talk to children about safety and how to keep children safe and provides tips to children about how they can protect themselves. 16 pages. NCJ 196166.
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Photodocumentation in the Investigation of Child Abuse
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2000. 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 160939.
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Plan a Special Event
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, July 1999. Explains how youth can plan special events or activities to focus community attention on important issues such as child safety or drug abuse prevention. 8 pages. NCJ 171689.
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Planning a Successful Crime Prevention Project
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, April 1998. Offers youth guidance on how to plan a successful community crime prevention project, identifies possible project activities, and cites examples of projects youth have planned and implemented. 28 pages. NCJ 170024.
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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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Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse: An Overview
 Bulletin, June 1997. Summarizes OJJDP's Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse, a series of publications that addresses a different aspect of investigating suspected cases of child abuse or neglect and that is designed for detectives, police officers, social workers, psychologists, attorneys, and others. 8 pages. NCJ 165153.
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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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Preventing Drug Abuse Among Youth: An Overview of Community-, Family-, and School-Based Programs
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, June 1997. Features three proven community-based, family strengthening, and school-based initiatives that are being implemented to empower young people to avoid drug use: Life Skills Training Program, Strengthening Families Program; and San Bernardino Communities Against Drugs, Inc. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 165583.
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Preventing Violence the Problem-Solving Way
 Bulletin: Family Strengthening Series, April 1999. Describes the use of interpersonal cognitive problem-solving skills by Raising a Thinking Child, a primary prevention program for parents and their children. 12 pages. NCJ 172847.
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Promising Practices for Safe and Effective Schools
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, September 1999. Provides information on effective approaches and practices that can improve school discipline, safety, and related academic results. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 178908.
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Promising Strategies To Reduce Gun Violence
 Report, February 1999. Presents profiles of 60 programs that address the problem of gun violence, examines the nature of the problem from a national perspective, and discusses the process of developing a solution. 262 pages. NCJ 173950.
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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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Protecting Children Online (2 part video)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, April 1998. Enables viewers to recognize the dangers posed by emerging online technology, find resources to assist law enforcement officials in resolving online crimes against children, and identify critical components of successful prevention programs. NCJ 170023.
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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.
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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.
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Raising Awareness and Educating the Public
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, January 2000. Describes how youth can use a public awareness or education project to bring an important issue to their community's attention. 8 pages. NCJ 178926.
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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, December 2002; revised from June 1996. Provides practical pointers for police in determining whether a child's injuries are accidental or intentional. 28 pages. NCJ 160938.
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Reducing Youth Gun Violence
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, August 1996. Summarizes the problem of juvenile gun violence, risk factors related to gun violence, and possible strategies to curb gun violence and illustrates promising programs. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 162421.
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Reducing Youth Gun Violence: An Overview of Programs and Initiatives, Program Report
 Report, May 1996. Discusses a wide range of youth violence prevention strategies and includes relevant research, evaluation, and legislation to provide a context for successful violence prevention program implementation. 85 pages. NCJ 154303.
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Reducing Youth Violence: A Comprehensive Approach: Version 2
 CD-ROM, September 1999. Provides juvenile justice practitioners, researchers, and policymakers with a broad array of publications and technical assistance and other resources on prevention and intervention programs for at-risk juveniles and those involved with the juvenile justice system. The CD-ROM is not available online. NCJ 167256.
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Report to Congress, 1998: Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs; Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as Amended in 1992 (PL 93-415; 42 U.S.C. 5601 Et Seq)
 Report, May 1999. Presents the experiences and accomplishments of states and communities that implement the Community Prevention Grants Program in 1998. 58 pages. NCJ 176342.
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Report to Congress, 1995: Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as Amended in 1992 (PL 93-415; 42 U.S.C. 5601 ET SEQ.): Program Report
 Report, March 1996. Presents the experiences and accomplishments of states and communities that implement the Community Prevention Grants Program in1995. 98 pages. NCJ 160942.
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Report to Congress on Juvenile Violence Research
 Report, July 1999. Provides a brief overview of the findings of three existing studies and four new violence studies examining the causes and correlates of serious and violent juvenile offending in urban and rural settings. 41 pages. NCJ 176976.
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Report to the Attorney General on International Parental Kidnapping
 Report, April 1999. Describes current federal responses to international parental kidnapping, describes shortcomings in the current responses, and makes recommendations to close the gaps and more effectively engage federal agencies. 47 pages. NCJ 189382.
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Reporting Crimes Against Juveniles
 Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, November 1999. Presents an analysis of National Crime Victimization Survey data on reports of crimes against juveniles to police and other authorities (e.g., school officials). 8 pages. NCJ 178887.
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Residential Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1987-1996
 Fact Sheet, September 1999. Provides information on adjudicated delinquency cases from 1987 to 1996 that resulted in out-of-home placement. 2 pages. FS 99117.
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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.
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Responsible Fatherhood
 Fact Sheet, December 1997. Presents information from a publication of the National Center for Children in Poverty, Map and Track: State Initiatives to Encourage Responsible Fatherhood, which examines the role of states in promoting responsible fatherhood. 2 pages. FS 9773.
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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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RESTTA (Restitution Education, Specialized Training, and Technical Assistance) National Directory of Restitution and Community Service Programs
 Directory, March 1998. Describes 500 individual programs of restitution and community service for juveniles throughout the United States. 570 pages. NCJ 166365.
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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.
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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.
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Role of the Mass Communication System in Natural and Technological Disasters and Possible Extrapolation to Terrorism Situations
 Report, March 2003. Describes OJJDP's major activities and accomplishments for fiscal year 2001. 74 pages. NCJ 197819.
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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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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.
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SafeFutures: Partnerships To Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency
 Fact Sheet, June 1996. Provides an overview of the SafeFutures project and describes each of the six SafeFutures sites; the project's coordinated approach of prevention, intervention, and treatment is designed to serve a community's juveniles and encompasses both the human services and juvenile justice systems. 2 pages. FS 9638.
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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.
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School Safety by Management and Design Teleconference Videotape and Participant's Packet
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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. This videotape is sold out; view the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 191278.
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School-wide Education for Violence Prevention
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape 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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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.
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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.
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Self-Reported Delinquency by 12-Year-Olds, 1997
 Fact Sheet, March 2000. Presents data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. 2 pages. FS 200003.
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Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders
 Bulletin, May 1998. Provides information on serious and violent juvenile offenders, who are substantially different from typical juveniles involved in delinquent conduct and who are responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime. 8 pages. NCJ 170027.
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Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders: Risk Factors and Successful Interventions
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, September 1998. Examines a research report by OJJDP's Study Group on Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders that discusses what is known about serious and violent offenders and how we can best prevent offending among high-risk youth and intervene in the lives of serious and violent juvenile offenders. NCJ 172860.
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Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program
 Fact Sheet, August 1996. Describes OJJDP's Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program, which seeks to improve public safety by involving those who work in law enforcement, prosecution, education, probation, corrections, and social services in a cooperative process to share information and manage juvenile justice cases. 2 pages. FS 9635.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Child Sexual Abuse
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2001; 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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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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Special Joint Report: Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children
 Report, May 1997. Details the steps taken by the Federal Agency Task Force for Missing and Exploited Children in 1996 to fulfill its basic purpose of coordinating federal services for missing children. 30 pages. NCJ 166595.
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Stand Up and Start a School Crime Watch!
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, December 1998. Encourages youth to set up school crime watch programs and tells them exactly how to get such programs up and running in their schools. 8 pages. NCJ 171123.
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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.
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States at a Glance: Juveniles in Public Facilities, 1995
 Fact Sheet, November 1997. Presents information from the 1995 census of public juvenile detention, correctional, and shelter facilities. 2 pages. FS 9769.
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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.
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Strategies for Success: Combating Juvenile DUI
 Report, 1999. Describes the comprehensive Juvenile DUI Enforcement Program developed by the Police Executive Research Forum, with support from OJJDP and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 126 pages. NCJ 167250.
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Strategies, Programs and Resources To Prevent Truancy
 Videotape/DVD: OJJDP Teleconference Videotapes, 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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Strategies To Reduce Gun Violence
 Fact Sheet, February 1999. Presents an overview of the findings from Promising Strategies To Reduce Gun Violence, an OJJDP Report that describes 60 programs designed to address gun violence. 2 pages. FS 9993.
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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.
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Teens, Crime, and the Community
 Fact Sheet: Youth in Action Series, September 1999. Describes the activities and goals of Teens, Crime, and the Community, a national program that combines education and action to reduce teen victimization. 2 pages. YFS 9904.
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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.
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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.
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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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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 197337.
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Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as Amended in 1992 (PL93-415; 42 U.S.C. 5601 ET SEQ): 1997 Report to Congress
 Report, March 1998. Presents the experiences and accomplishments of states and communities that implement the Community Prevention Grants Program in 1997. 72 pages. NCJ 170605.
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Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs: 1996 Report to Congress
 Report, 1996. Presents the experiences and accomplishments of states and communities that implement the Community Prevention Grants Program in 1996. 62 pages. NCJ 165694.
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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.
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Training of Staff in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities
 Fact Sheet, July 1996. Describes OJJDP-funded training programs for juvenile detention/correctional facility staff. 2 pages. FS 9637.
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Treating Serious Anti-Social Behavior in Youth: The MST (Multisystemic Therapy) Approach
 Bulletin, May 1997. Highlights evaluations of several programs that have implemented the multisystemic therapy approach to the treatment of serious anti-social behavior in adolescents. 8 pages. NCJ 165151.
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Treatment Foster Care
 Bulletin: Family Strengthening Series, December 1998. Describes an alternative to residential and group care placements for serious and chronic juvenile offenders. 12 pages. NCJ 173421.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tribal Youth Program
 Fact Sheet, April 1999. Describes the Tribal Youth Program, the first OJJDP program dedicated to prevention, control, and juvenile justice system improvement in American Indian communities. 2 pages. FS 99108.
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Truancy: First Step to a Lifetime of Problems
 Bulletin: Youth out of the Education Mainstream Series, October 1996. Describes seven promising community programs that are reducing truancy and juvenile delinquency by enlisting and coordinating a broad array of local resources. 8 pages. NCJ 161958.
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Trying Juveniles as Adults in Criminal Court: An Analysis of State Transfer Provisions
 Report, December 1998. Analyzes the principal statutory mechanisms and criteria by which juveniles are placed in the criminal justice system at the state level for serious and violent crimes. 29 pages. NCJ 172836.
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Two Generations -- Partners in Prevention
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, July 1999. Defines intergenerational programs and explains how youth can work with and assist senior citizens in their communities. 8 pages. NCJ 171687.
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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.
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Understanding and Investigating Child Sexual Exploitation
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, August 1997. Provides information that enhances the professional investigator's understanding of child sexual victimization; includes legal and professional definitions of key terms; and explores the dynamics of child sex rings. This publication is not available online. Click here for ordering information. 28 pages. NCJ 162427.
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.
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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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Use of Computers in the Sexual Exploitation of Children
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2000; revised from June 1999. Describes the computer-based techniques used by child molesters to exploit child users of the Internet and to traffic in child pornography and on the techniques investigators can use to identify such offenders and collect the evidence necessary to obtain their conviction. This publication is not available online. 32 pages. NCJ 170021.
Using Agency Records To Find Missing Children: A Guide for Law Enforcement; Program Summary
 Summary, March 1996. Provides law enforcement officers with practical information on how to use agency records in the recovery of missing children and discusses parental consent and parental abduction. 31 pages. NCJ 154633.
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Vietnamese Youth Gang Involvement
 Fact Sheet, February 2000. Summarizes findings from the final report of a study that examined factors related to gang involvement by Vietnamese American youth. 2 pages. FS 200001.
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Violence After School
 Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, November 1999. Presents information on temporal patterns (time of day, school-day versus non-school-day) of violent crimes committed by and against juveniles; excerpted from Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report. 8 pages. NCJ 178992.
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Violent Crimes Cleared by Juvenile Arrests
 Fact Sheet, May 1994. Presents national data on violent crimes cleared by the arrest of juveniles from 1965 to 1992; this Fact Sheet is based on data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program and its Crime in the United States reports. 2 pages. FS 9415.
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Violent Families and Youth Violence
 Fact Sheet, December 1994. Presents data from the Rochester Youth Development Study to address the following questions: (1) Are children who are victims of maltreatment and abuse during childhood more apt to be violent when they are adolescents? and (2) Are children who are exposed to multiple forms of family violence-not just maltreatment-more likely to be violent? 2 pages. FS 9421.
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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.
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Want To Resolve a Dispute? Try Mediation
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, March 2000. Describes how youth can create a mediation program in their communities that will help prevent violence. 8 pages. NCJ 178999.
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Welfare-to-Work Grants and Juvenile Justice Agencies
 Fact Sheet, December 1997. Describes welfare-to-work grants, which help eligible youth enter the labor market, obtain the services needed to remain employed, and build a foundation for a productive career. 2 pages. FS 9770.
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What About Girls? Females and the Juvenile Justice System
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, May 1999. Discusses gender-specific services that address the needs of at-risk girls and female juvenile offenders, examines various approaches and promising program models for girls, and identifies available resources that support gender-specific programming. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 176364.
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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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When Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival Guide (2004 Update, Spanish Translation)
 Report, May 2004; revised from 1998. Provides parents with insights into what families should do when a child is missing. 108 pages. NCJ 206837.
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White House Conference on School Safety: Causes and Prevention of Youth Violence
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, October 1998. Covers the 1998 White House Conference on School Safety, including a policy address by President Clinton, panel discussions, and an audience participation session that explores best practices and model school safety strategies. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 173399.
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Wipe Out Vandalism and Graffiti
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, December 1998. Defines vandalism-emphasizing that it is a crime and not a prank-and provides youth with practical and straightforward advice on how to wipe out vandalism and graffiti in their communities. 8 pages. NCJ 171122.
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Working Together to Stop the Prostitution of Children
 Videotape: OJJDP Teleconference Videotapes, 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. NCJ 203280.
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Working With the Media
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, March 2000. Describes how youth can publicize their message by working with the media. 8 pages. NCJ 178998.
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Workload Measurement for Juvenile Justice System Personnel: Practices and Needs
 Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, December 1999. Reviews workload measurement methods and related issues for juvenile court judges, court-appointed defenders, probation officers, and pretrial services employees. 8 pages. NCJ 178895.
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YES: Youth Environmental Service Initiative
 Fact Sheet, June 1996. Describes the Youth Environmental Service initiative, which increases the capacity of states and communities to treat and rehabilitate delinquent youth and helps to prevent at-risk youth from entering the juvenile justice system. 2 pages. FS 9630.
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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.
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Youngest Offenders, 1996
 Fact Sheet, November 1998. Summarizes the arrest profile of youth under age 15. 2 pages. FS 9887.
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Youth Courts: A National Movement (Videotape)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, May 1998. Examines the youth court concept as a potentially effective strategy in a graduated sanctions model for juvenile offenders and highlights effective practices in youth court programs. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 171149.
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Youth Crime Watch of America
 Fact Sheet: Youth in Action Series, January 1999. Describes Youth Crime Watch of America, Inc. (YCWA), a nonprofit organization that establishes Youth Crime Watch programs throughout the United States and in other countries. 2 pages. YFS 9902.
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Youth Environmental Service: Technical Assistance Package
 Technical Assistance Package, June 1996. Assists communities in deciding whether to implement a Youth Environmental Service (YES) program and in developing a YES program; YES enhances delinquent youth's skills through work and education programs. 66 pages. NCJ 159763.
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Youth Environmental Service in Action: Program Summary
 Summary, June 1996. Provides background for the Youth Environmental Service (YES) initiative, which enhances delinquent youth's skills through work and education programs, and indepth descriptions of the development and operation of six YES pilot sites. 48 pages. NCJ 159762.
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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.
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Youth Gang Drug Trafficking
 Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, December 1999. Presents nationally representative data on the extent and nature of youth gang involvement in drug trafficking, based on results from the 1996 National Youth Gang Survey. 12 pages. NCJ 178282.
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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.
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Youth Gangs
 Fact Sheet, December 1997. Presents a series of questions and answers related to youth gangs; references are provided separately in formats. 2 pages. FS 9772.
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Youth Gangs: An Overview
 Bulletin: Youth Gang Series, August 1998. Reviews data and research on youth gangs, outlines the history of youth gangs and their demographic characteristics, and assesses the scope of the problem. 20 pages. NCJ 167249.
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Youth Gangs in America: An Overview of Suppression, Intervention, and Prevention Programs
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, March 1997. Explores promising gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies being implemented throughout the nation. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 164937.
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Youth-Oriented Community Policing: National Satellite Teleconference
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, December 1995. Discusses the characteristics of youth-oriented community policing and how it differs from general community-oriented policing and illustrates three unique and effective youth-oriented community policing programs. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 160948.
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Youth Out of the Education Mainstream
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, October 1996. Discusses three components of the Youth Out of the Education Mainstream initiative-truancy, dropping out, and reintegration of youth-and showcases effective and promising programs that give youth the opportunity to become productive members of society. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 163386.
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Youth Preventing Drug Abuse
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, December 1998. Encourages youth to set up drug prevention projects in their communities. 8 pages. NCJ 171124.
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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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