Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Date: November 19—21, 2024  This three-day conference will feature 72 workshops, 3 plenary sessions, and youth networking events all aimed at “Shaping the Next 50 Years” in juvenile justice. Various youth justice and delinquency prevention topics will be covered, and sessions will be geared toward young people and youth and family ...

This literature review describes the legal mechanisms by which youth can be processed and incarcerated with adults and provides the most recent data on the number of youths in adult jails and prisons. Learn more.  

This literature review discusses intentional gun violence involving youth aged 10 to 24 years. The resource describes various federal data sources on gun violence, risk factors for youth gun violence perpetration, protective factors for youth, policy research on guns, public health perspectives on gun violence, outcome evidence, and legal impacts ...

Grants.gov Deadline: May 21, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: June 4, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  With this solicitation (PDF, 26 pages), OJJDP seeks to support and strengthen collaborations between arts-based organizations and juvenile justice systems to develop, expand, or enhance promising and effective interventions that provide access to high-quality arts programs ...

This literature review provides an overview of the history and evolution of the juvenile justice system. The literature review also:  Discusses the age boundaries of the juvenile justice system  Provides definitions of relevant terms  Describes common exceptions based on mitigating circumstances or transfer laws  Presents national data trends on age in the juvenile justice ...

Grants.gov Deadline: April 30, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: May 14, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support emergency planning for state, local, and Tribal juvenile justice residential facilities. Learn more and apply. 

Grants.gov Deadline: April 29, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: May 13, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  This program (PDF, 31 pages) seeks to build the capacity of states, communities, state and local courts, local government, and federally recognized Tribal governments to implement new, or enhance existing, diversion and alternative justice programs for ...

Grants.gov Deadline: April 29, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: May 13, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  With this solicitation (PDF, 35 pages), OJJDP seeks to enhance and expand mentoring services for young people impacted by opioids and other substance misuse. This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth ...

Grants.gov Deadline: April 29, 2024, 11:59 pm ET  JustGrants Deadline: May 13, 2024, 8:59 pm ET  With this solicitation (PDF, 30 pages) OJJDP seeks to fund national mentoring organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth who are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile ...

This webinar series dives deeper into themes explored at the 2024 National Mentoring Summit. Participants will join thought leaders, practitioners, and mentors in discussing self-care strategies, emotional resilience, and holistic approaches that elevate mentoring practitioners, mentors, and mentees. Webinar dates include:   June 20, 2024, 1:00 pm ET  October 17, 2024, 1:00 pm ...