Office of Justice Programs

This article highlights a recent webinar where youth spoke candidly about their needs when reentering their communities after confinement in residential facilities. The article also explores panelists’ suggestions on how to better prepare system-involved youth for life in their communities. Learn more.  ...

This site invites users to submit input on how to implement OJJDP’s current priority areas (PDF, 6 pages). This page is just one way that individuals and organizations can share feedback on the Office’s priorities – OJJDP has also been hosting a series of listening sessions and town halls with ...

This report (PDF, 24 pages) highlights patterns of juvenile court referrals of more than 160,000 youth born in 2000. It also describes the demographic and case processing characteristics of youth referred to juvenile court. Learn more. 

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) provides an overview of drug court and other problem-solving court program models for adults and youth alike. The document provides information on available guidance, programs, and research resources with hyperlinks to current training and technical assistance providers and relevant documents. Learn more.  ...

To commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, new translations of the Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials are now available for use with young survivors of human trafficking. In addition to the existing English version, these materials are now available in the following five languages:  African French  Brazilian ...

OJJDP has launched a new Youth and Family Partnership Working Group. This internal working group will solicit input from justice-involved youth and their families to develop recommendations for OJJDP, establish best practices, and assess programs and performance measures for meeting the needs of youth. The working group will update policy ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 1 page) outlines funding, training, and technical assistance opportunities to increase the competency of prosecutors involved in child welfare and juvenile delinquency cases. The training curriculum discussed helps prosecutors make thoughtful, research-informed decisions to protect the public and offer delinquent youth opportunities for rehabilitation. Learn more.  ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 1 page) describes programs, training, and technical assistance for juvenile public defenders. Research shows that barriers to juveniles’ receipt of proper counsel include juvenile defenders’ excessive caseloads, inadequate compensation for public defenders, and a lack of juvenile-specific training for lawyers. Learn more.  ...

This brief (PDF, 2 pages) explores findings on interventions and treatment programs that seek to prevent crime and reduce recidivism among youth. The following five statements are based on practices and programs rated by CrimeSolutions:  Juvenile awareness programs may be ineffective and potentially harmful.  Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce aggression in children ...

This community-based, trauma-informed, gender-responsive advocacy intervention is designed for girls 11 to 17 years old who are at risk for or already involved in the juvenile justice system. The program is rated Promising in the Crime Solutions database. Intervention group girls were less likely to engage in physical fights and ...